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DEMON'S EYE (Bassline)
As recorded by Deep Purple
(From the 1971 Album FIREBALL)
Words and Music by Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord & Paice
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Roger Glover - Bass'

 Intro
  Q=120(8=s8)
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx6          E E E     E Q  Q
|------------|-----3b3.5---------||
|------------|-----------5-------||
|------------|---5---------5-----||
|------------|----------------6--||

   1st - 3rd Verses
    E E E E E E E E   E E E     E Q  Q    E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----3b3.5---------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------5-------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|---5---------5-----|-----------------|
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------------6--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

  E E E     E Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E     E Q  Q
|-----3b3.5---------|-----------------|-----3b3.5---------|
|-----------5-------|-----------------|-----------5-------|
|---5---------5-----|-----------------|---5---------5-----|
|-3--------------6--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------------6--|

  E E E E E E E E   E   E E      E  Q   Q    E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------8b8.5------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------10---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---/10----------10------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3------------------11--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|

  E  E E      E  Q   Q    E E E E E E E E   E  E E     E Q  Q
|------8b8.5------------|-----------------|------3b3.5---------|
|------------10---------|-----------------|------------5-------|
|---10----------10------|-----------------|----5---------5-----|
|-8-----------------11--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8\--------------6--|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E     E Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|-----3b3.5---------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------5-------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|---5---------5-----|-----------------|-----------------||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------------6--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---||

 Chorus
  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   W          +W
|----------------|----------------|-0--------|-(0)----|
|----------------|----2-2-3-3-4-4-|----------|--------|
|----0-0-1-1-2-2-|-3--------------|----------|--------|
|-1--------------|----------------|----------|--------|

  1.,2.
  E E +Q.   +Q.     E E E     E Q  Q   3x
|-----------------|-----3b3.5----------||
|-----------------|-----------5-------o||
|-----------------|---5---------5-----o||
|-1s3-(3)---(3)---|----------------6---||

 3.
  E E +Q.   +Q.     E E E     E Q  Q
|-----------------|-----3b3.5----------||
|-----------------|-----------5--------||
|-----------------|---5---------5------||
|-1s3-(3)---(3)---|----------------6---||

 Guitar Solo
  E E E E E E E E   E E E     E Q  Q    E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----3b3.5---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------5-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---5---------5-----|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------------6--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

  E E E     E Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E     E Q  Q
|-----3b3.5---------|-----------------|-----3b3.5---------|
|-----------5-------|-----------------|-----------5-------|
|---5---------5-----|-----------------|---5---------5-----|
|-3--------------6--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------------6--|

  E E E E E E E E   E   E E      E  Q   Q    E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------8b8.5------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------10---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---/10----------10------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3------------------11--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|

  E  E E      E  Q   Q    E E E E E E E E   E  E E     E Q  Q
|------8b8.5------------|-----------------|------3b3.5---------|
|------------10---------|-----------------|------------5-------|
|---10----------10------|-----------------|----5---------5-----|
|-8-----------------11--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8\--------------6--|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E     E Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|-----3b3.5---------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------5-------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---5---------5-----|-----------------|------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------------6--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3\---|

  E E E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E     E Q  Q
|-----------------|------------3---|-----------------|-----3b3.5----------||
|-----------------|----2-2-3-4---4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------5--------||
|-----0-0-1-1-2-2-|-3--------------|-----------------|---5---------5------||
|-1-1-------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------6---||

 4th Verse
  E E E E E E E E   E E E     E Q  Q    E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----3b3.5---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------5-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---5---------5-----|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------------6--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

  E E E     E Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E     E Q  Q
|-----3b3.5---------|-----------------|-----3b3.5---------|
|-----------5-------|-----------------|-----------5-------|
|---5---------5-----|-----------------|---5---------5-----|
|-3--------------6--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------------6--|

  E E E E E E E E   E   E E      E  Q   Q    E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------8b8.5------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------10---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---/10----------10------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3------------------11--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|

  E  E E      E  Q   Q    E E E E E E E E   E  E E     E Q  Q
|------8b8.5------------|-----------------|------3b3.5---------|
|------------10---------|-----------------|------------5-------|
|---10----------10------|-----------------|----5---------5-----|
|-8-----------------11--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8\--------------6--|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E     E Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|-----3b3.5---------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------5-------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|---5---------5-----|-----------------|-----------------||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------------6--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---||

 Chorus
  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   W          +W
|----------------|----------------|-0--------|-(0)----|
|----------------|----2-2-3-3-4-4-|----------|--------|
|----0-0-1-1-2-2-|-3--------------|----------|--------|
|-1--------------|----------------|----------|--------|

  E E +Q.   +Q.     E E E     E Q  Q
|-----------------|-----3b3.5---------|
|-----------------|-----------5-------|
|-----------------|---5---------5-----|
|-1s3-(3)---(3)---|----------------6--|

   Outro
    E E E E E E E E   E E E     E Q  Q   11x
||------------------|-----3b3.5-----------||
||o-----------------|-----------5--------o||
||o-----------------|---5---------5------o||
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------------6----||

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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