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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
---------------
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

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