Deep Purple – Cry Free (Bass Tab)

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CRY FREE (Bassline) As recorded by Deep Purple (From the 1977 Album POWERHOUSE) 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'
 Pre-Verse
  Q=124
 6/4                      4/4
  Gtr I
  E E E E E E Q  E E E E    S S S S S S S S S S S S  Q
|------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------------|
|-5-6-7----------3-4-5-6-|-/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--|
|-------5-6-7------------|------------------------------|

  S S S S S S S S S S S S  Q
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10---|
|------------------------------|

  S S S S S S S S S S S S  Q    S S S S S S S S E E E E
|-----------------------------|-------------------------||
|-----------------------------|-------------------------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-5-||
|-----------------------------|-------------------------||

 1st & 3rd Verses
  $
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-7-6-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-7-6-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|
|-----------------|-------------7-6-|

  Q  E. S Q  E E   E Q  E E E E E
|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|--------------5-||
|-5--5--5-5--5-6-|-7-7--7-7-7-7---||

 Interlude
  S S S S S S S S S S S S  Q    S S S S S S S S S S S S  Q
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

                                                 To Coda
  S S S S S S S S S S S S  Q    S S S S S S S S E E E E
|-----------------------------|--------------------------||
|-----------------------------|--------------------------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-5--||
|-----------------------------|--------------------------||

 2nd Verse
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-7-6-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-7-6-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|
|-----------------|-------------7-6-|

  Q  E. S Q  E E   E Q  E E E E E
|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|--------------5-||
|-5--5--5-5--5-6-|-7-7--7-7-7-7---||

 Interlude
  S S S S S S S S S S S S  Q    S S S S S S S S S S S S  Q
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

  S S S S S S S S S S S S  Q    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------||

 Bridge
  Q  S S E E E S S E   Q  E S S E E E E
|--------------------|------------------|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7--7-7-7-7-5-----|
|--------------------|--------------7-6-|
|--------------------|------------------|

  E E E S S E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------2-4-7-|-----------7-5-4-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|
|-------------------|-----------------|

                  6/4
  Q  E E +Q   Q    E E E E E E Q  E E E E
|----------------|------------------------||
|----------------|------------------------||
|-7--7-7-(7)--7--|-5-6-7----------3-4-5-6-||
|----------------|-------5-6-7------------||

 Guitar Solo
 4/4
  Q  E. S E E E E   H    +E  S S E E   Q.   S S E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-------------5---|--------------5---|------7-8-9-7-5---|
|-7--7--7-7-5---7-|-7----(7)-5-5---7-|-7--------------5-|
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|

  Q  Q  S S E E E   Q..   S +S  S E E E   +E  E E. S E E E E
|-----------------|-------9-(9)-7-------|--------------------|
|-----------5-7---|---------------9-7-5-|-(5)------------5-7-|
|-7--7--5-7-----7-|-7-------------------|-----7-7--7-7-5-----|
|-----------------|---------------------|--------------------|

  +E  S S Q  E E E E   +E  E E. S E E E E   +E   Q  E +E  E E E
|------------------4-|-(4)--------------7-|-(7)-11--------------|
|-(7)------------5---|--------------7-9---|---------9-(9)-7-5---|
|-----7-7-7--7-5-----|-----7-7--7-7-------|-------------------5-|
|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

  Q  E. S +E  E E E   +Q   E. S +S  S E E E   Q  E. S +S  S E E E
|-------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|---------------5---|-----------------------|----5--7-(7)-7-8-9---|
|-7--7--7-(7)-5---7-|-(7)--7--7-(7)-7-7-5-6-|-7-----------------7-|
|-------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|

  Q  E. S +E  S S E E   +E  E E. S +S  S E E E   +E  Q  E +E  E E E
|---------------------|------------------------|--------------7-9---|
|-----------------5---|----------------------5-|-(5)-7--9-(9)-------|
|-7--7--7-(7)-5-7---7-|-(7)-7-7--7-(7)-7-7-5---|------------------7-|
|---------------------|------------------------|--------------------|

  Q  E. S +E  E E E   Q  E. S +E  Q  E   E E E E +E  E Q
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-7--7--7-(7)-7-5---|------------------|------------------|
|-----------------7-|-7--7--7-(7)-7--7-|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7--|

  Q  E E +E  E Q    E Q  E +E  Q  E   Q  Q  S E. Q
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7--|-7-7--7-(7)-7--5-|-7--7--5-7--7--|

                                          D.S. al Coda
                                 5/4
  Q  Q  S E. Q    Q  Q  S E. Q    E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|-----------------------||
|---------------|---------------|-----------------------||
|---------------|---------------|-7-6-5-7-6-5---7-6-5---||
|-7--7--5-7--7--|-7--7--5-7--7--|-----------------------||

  &
 4/4
  Q  E. S E E E E   Q  E. S E E E E   Q  E. S E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4--4--4-3-4-4-3-|-4--4--4-3-4-4-3-|-4--4--4-3-4-4-3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  Q  E. S +E  E E E   E Q  E E Q  E   E E S S E E E E  E
|-------------------|---------------|--------------------||
|---------------4-6-|-7-7--7-7-7--7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-9-11-||
|-4--4--4-(4)-4-----|---------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|---------------|--------------------||

 Outro
  Q  E. S +E  E E E   Q  E. S +E  E E E   E Q  E E E E S S
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------7---|
|-------------------|-------------6-7-8-|-9--------7-9---9-|
|-7--7--7-(7)-7-5-6-|-7--7--7-(7)-------|---7--7-7---------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|

  E E E E S S E E E   Q  E. S +E  E S S E   Q  E. S +E  E E E
|-7---9-------9-----|---------------------|-------------------|
|---9---9-7-9---5-6-|---------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-7--7--7-(7)-7-5-6-7-|-7--7--7-(7)-5---5-|
|-------------------|---------------------|---------------7---|

  Q  E. S +E  E E E   Q  E. S E  Q  E   Q  Q  E S S S S E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------9-9-9-7-----|
|-----------------5-|---------7/-9----|---------------9-9-|
|-7--7--7-(7)-6-7---|-7--7--7-------7-|-7--7--------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|

  Q  E. S E Q  E   Q  E. S E E E E   E Q  E +E  Q  E
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|---5--6-(6)-7--8-|
|-7--7--7-5-6--7-|-7--7--7-7-7-5-6-|-7---------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  +E  Q  E Q   Q    Q  E. S +E  E E E   Q  E. S E E E E
|----------7/--9--|-------------------|-----------------|
|-(8)-9--9--------|-------------------|---------5-7-8-9-|
|-----------------|-7--7--7-(7)-7-5-6-|-7--7--7---------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|

  Q  E. S S S E E E   Q  E. S +E  E E  E
|-------------------|----9--7-(7)--------|
|---------5-6-7-8-9-|-------------9-7----|
|-7--7--7-----------|-7---------------10-|
|-------------------|--------------------|

  Q  E. S +E  E E  E   E. S E E +H
|----9--7-(7)--------|-----------------*|
|-------------9-7----|----4-5----------*|
|-7---------------10-|-7------7-(7)----*|
|--------------------|-----------------*|
Duration Legend --------------- 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