Deep Purple – Bloodsucker (Bass Tab)
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BLOODSUCKER (Bassline)
As recorded by Deep Purple
(From the 1970 Album DEEP PURPLE IN ROCK)
Words and Music by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord & Ian Paice
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Roger Glover - Bass'
Intro 1st & 2nd Verses
Q=90
4/4
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S E. E E
|---------7----------------7--------||------------------------|
|---7-8-9---9-7------7-8-9---9-7----||o-----------------------|
|---------------10---------------10-||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--9-8-|
|-----------------------------------||------------------------|
E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S E. S S S S
|---------------------7--------|---------------------------|
|---------------7-8-9---9-7----|---------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--9-9-8-8-|
|------------------------------|---------------------------|
E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S E. E E
|---------------------7--------|-----------------------|
|---------------7-8-9---9-7----|-----------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--9-8-|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S E. E E E E Q H
|---------------------7--------|-----------------------|-------------||
|---------------7-8-9---9-7----|-----------------------|-------------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--9-8-|-7-----------||
|------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------||
Interlude
S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E E S E.
|-------------------9-7--------|-------------------------------|
|-7-9-7-5-7-5---5-------9-7----|-7-9-7----7--------------------|
|-------------7---7---------10-|-------10---10-7-10-7-10-------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------10--|
3/4 4/4
S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S +H H
|----------------------9-7--------||-----7-----9-----7-----9-||-(9)---------|
|-7-9-7----7---------------9-7----||-7-9---7-9---7-9---7-9---||-------------|
|-------10---10-7-10-7---------10-||-------------------------||-------------|
|---------------------------------||-------------------------||-------------|
1. 2.
W H S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S
|----------|--------------7---------||--------------7--------||
|----------|--------7-8-9---9-7----o||--------7-8-9---9-7-5--||
|----------|--------------------10-o||-----------------------||
|----------|------------------------||-----------------------||
3rd Verse
E S S E S S S E. E E E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S E. E E
|-----------------------|---------------------7--------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------7-8-9---9-7----|-----------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--9-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--9-8-|
|-----------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------|
E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S E. E E
|---------------------7--------|-----------------------|
|---------------7-8-9---9-7----|-----------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--9-8-|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S E. E E E E Q H
|---------------------7--------|-----------------------|-------------||
|---------------7-8-9---9-7----|-----------------------|-------------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--9-8-|-7-----------||
|------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------||
Interlude
S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E E S E.
|----------------------9-7--------|-------------------------------|
|-7-9-7----7---------------9-7----|-7-9-7----7--------------------|
|-------10---10-7-10-7---------10-|-------10---10-7-10-7-10-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------10--|
3/4 4/4
S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S +H H
|----------------------9-7--------||-----7-----9-----7-----9-||-(9)---------|
|-7-9-7----7---------------9-7----||-7-9---7-9---7-9---7-9---||-------------|
|-------10---10-7-10-7---------10-||-------------------------||-------------|
|---------------------------------||-------------------------||-------------|
W W E S S +S S E S E. S S E
|----------|----------|--------------------------|
|----------|----------|-------------5----------5-|
|----------|----------|---5-------5---7------5---|
|----------|----------|-7---7-(7)----------------|
S S S S Q S E S +S S E
|-----------------------------||
|------------9-8-7-(7)--------||
|-7-7-7----------------7-10---||
|-----------------------------||
Guitar Solo 1
E. S E. S +S S E S S E E. S E. S +S S E E E
|-----------------------7-|-9---------------------|
|-------------------7-9---|-----------------------|
|-7--7-7--7-(7)-7-7-------|----7-7--7-(7)-7-7-5-6-|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
E. S E. S +S S E S S E E. S E. S +S S E E E E S S +S S E e E S S E
|-----------------------7-|-9---------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------7-9---|-----------------------|-------------5---------5--|
|-7--7-7--7-(7)-7-7-------|----7-7--7-(7)-7-7-5-6-|-7-5-------5---7-----5----|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----7-(7)----------------|
Organ Solo 1
S S S S Q S E S +S S E E. S E. S +S S E S S E E. S E. S +S S E E E
|---------------------------||-----------------------7-|-9---------------------|
|------------9-8-7-(7)------||-------------------7-9---|-----------------------|
|-7-7-7----------------7-10-||-7--7-7--7-(7)-7-7-------|----7-7--7-(7)-7-7-5-6-|
|---------------------------||-------------------------|-----------------------|
E. S E. S +S S E S S E E. S E. S +S S E E E E S S +S S E e E S S E
|-----------------------7-|-9---------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------7-9---|-----------------------|-------------5---------5--|
|-7--7-7--7-(7)-7-7-------|----7-7--7-(7)-7-7-5-6-|-7-5-------5---7-----5----|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----7-(7)----------------|
Guitar Solo 2
S S S S Q S E S +S S E E. S E. S +S S E S S E E. S E. S +S S E E E
|---------------------------||-----------------------7-|-9---------------------|
|------------9-8-7-(7)------||-------------------7-9---|-----------------------|
|-7-7-7----------------7-10-||-7--7-7--7-(7)-7-7-------|----7-7--7-(7)-7-7-5-6-|
|---------------------------||-------------------------|-----------------------|
E. S E. S +S S E S S E E. S E. S +S S E E E E S S +S S E e E S S E
|-----------------------7-|-9---------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------7-9---|-----------------------|-------------5---------5--|
|-7--7-7--7-(7)-7-7-------|----7-7--7-(7)-7-7-5-6-|-7-5-------5---7-----5----|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----7-(7)----------------|
Organ Solo 2
S S S S Q S E S +S S E E. S E. S +S S E S S E E. S E. S +S S E E E
|---------------------------||-----------------------7-|-9---------------------|
|------------9-8-7-(7)------||-------------------7-9---|-----------------------|
|-7-7-7----------------7-10-||-7--7-7--7-(7)-7-7-------|----7-7--7-(7)-7-7-5-6-|
|---------------------------||-------------------------|-----------------------|
E. S E. S +S S E S S E E. S E. S +S S E E E E S S +S S E e E S S E
|-----------------------7-|-9---------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------7-9---|-----------------------|-------------5---------5--|
|-7--7-7--7-(7)-7-7-------|----7-7--7-(7)-7-7-5-6-|-7-5-------5---7-----5----|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----7-(7)----------------|
S S S S Q S E S +S S E E. S E. S +S E S +S S S S
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------9-8-7-(7)------|-7--7-7------------------5-6-|
|-7-7-7----------------7-10-|---------4-(4)-5-6-(6)-7-----|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
Outro
E. S +S S E +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S
|------------------------7--------||----------------------------------|
|-7----------7-(7)-7-8-9---8-7----||o---------------------------------|
|----5-(5)-7-------------------10-||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-9-9-8-8-|
|---------------------------------||----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S
|-------------------------7--------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------7-8-9---9-7----|---------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-9-9-8-8-|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
|-------------------------7----------||
|-------------------7-8-9---9-7-----o||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------10--o||
|------------------------------------||Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths