The Battle Rages On Deep Purple
TAB: The Battle Rages On/Deep Purple
Posted by: kahokas@plootu.Helsinki.FI (Kari T Ahokas)
Posted to: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature
Post date: 16 Aug 1993
DEEP PURPLE: THE BATTLE RAGES ON (Blackmore/Gillan/Lord/Paice)
Tab version 1.00 by Kari Ahokas
IMPORTANT NOTE: the 6th string is tuned to D. Other strings are
normally tuned.
'=' means sustain in this tablature
p is for pulloff
INTRO
Dm (strings) Bb/D fill (dr)
E----------------I----------------I----------------I---------------I B----------------I----------------I----------------I---------------I G----------------I----------------I----------------I---------------I D----------------I----------------I----------------I---------------I A1p0-0-----------I1p0-0-----------I1p0-------------I1p0-0----------I D---3--1p0-------I---3-1p0--------I-----1p0--------I---3--0=======-I
MAIN RIFF
Dm (Kbd appears)
E--------------------------------I--------------------------------I B--------------------------------I--------------------------------I G--------------------------------I--------------------------------I D----------------------3p0=------I----------------------3p0=====--I A1p0---0-----1p0-3p0-----------0)I1p0---0-----1p0-3p0-------------I D----3---1p0---------3------(3---I----3---1p0---------3-----------I
?????
E--------------------------------I--------------------------------I B--------------------------------I--------------------------------I G--------------------------------I------------------------2===5---I D----------------------3p0=------I3p0-0-2p0-0-3p0-0-5p0-0---------I A1p0---0-----1p0-3p0--------(0h3)I--------------------------------I D----3---1p0---------3-----------I--------------------------------I
?????
Repeat the main riff (throughout with kbd)
1st VERSE
Dm C(from here on organ only)
Been so many words so much to say
[Dm]Words are not enough to[F] keep the [Gm]guns at bay
Main riff (with gtr)
2nd verse
Dm C Gtr fill #1
Some live in fear some do not
[Dm]some gamble everything on [F]who gets the [Gm]final shot
The first half of the main riff
SECOND RIFF (using D min harmonic scale)
[A]Oh dont't talk to me of love It's [Bb]obvious
E----------------I----------------I----------------I-----------I B----------------I----------------I----------------I-----------I G---67-6---------I---67-6---------I---67-6---------I---67-6----I D-78--8-7857-5--5I-78--8-7857-5757I-78--8-7857-5--5I-78--8-78==I A-----------8-78-I-----------8----I-----------8-78-I-----------I D----------------I----------------I----------------I-----------I
[C/E] it's not e[Dm]nough Anni[Bb/D]hilation [Dm]Kill them [Bb]all[C]
E-----------I10====-----10=====---I10=====6===8====I B-----------I10====-----11=====---I10=====6===8====I G10=========I10====-----10=====---I10=====7===9====I D10=========I12====-----12=====---I12=====8===10===I A-----------I---------------------I----------------I D-----------I---------------------I----------------I
[Dm]Capitul[Bb/D]ation wa[C]tch the mi[Bb]ghty[C] fall [Dm]The road[Bb/D] to glory
E10=====10========I12--------6===8===I10=======10=====I B10=====11========I13--------6===8===I10=======11=====I G10=====10========I12--------7===9===I10=======10=====I D10=====10========I14--------8===10==I12=======12=====I A-----------------I------------------I----------------I D-----------------I------------------I----------------I
[Dm]is lined in [Bb]red [C] [Dm]And thoug [C]the [Bb]gone[G]
reason now is
E10=======6==8===I10=====8======--I6======I3=====I
B10=======6==8===I10=====8======--I6======I3=====I
G10=======7==9===I10=====9======--I7-=====I4=====I
D12=======8==10==I12=====10=====--I8======I5=====I
A----------------I----------------I-------I------I D----------------I----------------I-------I------I
[Gm] The battle rages on
E3===================I
B3===================I
G3===================I main riff
D5===================I
A--------------------I D--------------------I
3rd verse (guitar murders the chords)
Dm (gtr D5) C(5)
Was it love or hate that got here first
[Dm]Hat[(D5)]e's a habit [F(5)]it's hard to [Gm(G5)]shake the curse
The first half of the main riff
4th verse (now melody chords with fills)
[Dm]Kill to live and [C]live to die
[Dm]Human nature[F] you let the [Gm]strong survive
1/2 of the usual riff...
2nd riff and top 4 string chords as above
[A]Oh don't talk to me of love
Be [Bb]serious[C/E] it's not en[Dm]ough
Annihi[Bb/D]lation [Dm]kill them [C]al[Bb]l
[Dm] Capitulation [C]watch the m[Bb]igh[C]ty [Dm]fall
The road to [Bb/D]glory [Dm]is lined in [Bb]red[C]
[Dm]And though the [C]reason now is [Bb]gone [G] [Gm]
The battle rages on
Guitar solo
(organ plays chords)
IE5 I I I I
IH5 IG5 IH5 IA5 H5I
Guitar & org power chords:
(D bass throughout)
D F G Bb C Eb F G (fill)
(let ring)
E-------I--------I-------I--------I-------I--------I------I--------I B-------I--------I-------I--------I-------I--------I------I--------I G-------I--------I-------I1-------I3------I6-------I8-----I----12==I D0------I3-------I5------I3-------I5------I8-------I10----I--------I A0------I3-------I5------I3-------I5------I8-------I10----I9/10----I D0------I3-------I5------I--------I-------I--------I------I--------I
G! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
E---------------------------------I--------------------------------I B---------------------------------I--------------------------------I G12-------------------------------I--------------------------------I D12-------------------------------I--------------------------------I A10-------------------------------I--------------------------------I D---------------------------------I--------------------------------I
X X X X===D D X X X D X W W=== X X X X=== X X===X X X====
! ! ! !
E---------------------------------I B---------------------------------I G---------------------------------I D---------------------------------I A---------------------------------I D---------------------------------I
X X X X===W W X X X X X========
(!=basic beat X=strum D=lh damped strum W=less powerful strum)
(transcribed approximately especially this strumming part)
Second riff twice:
1st time kbd-gtr-kbd-gtr
2nd time unisono + chainsaw fills from 2nd gtr
Annihilation....as played earlier with gtr licks in 10th position...
THE END
[D](o[(bass)]rg chord progressions)
Gtr riff n+1 times
E----------------I----------------I----------------I---------------I B----------------I----------------I----------------I---------------I G----------------I----------------I----------------I---------------I D----------------I----------------I----------------I---------------I A1p0-0-----------I1p0-0-----------I1p0--0----------I1p0-0----------I D---3-1p0--0-0---I---3-1p0--0-0---I----3-1p0--0-0--I---3--0--0-0---I
the last bar of the main riff x 3 times
ending the last time in high D (7th fret on B-stiring)
the first bar of the main riff
and that's the song
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Gtr fill #1
some do not
E----------- B-----------
G-(7)^9r7=5=
D----------- A----------- D-----------
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All right! Here we are. I sincerely hope that even somebody finds
this simple transcription useful.
Especially in the main riff I was having real difficulties, but my
dear friend Antti "Donald" Kauppinen gave me some valuable clues
(Thanks a Million!!)...There's something still indistinct but those
parts are marked with '???'s.
Because I usually play keyboards, I wasn't skilled enough to
transcribe the solo. Also some fills I left off to save my brain &
time & fellowmen :) Maybe somebody will let us know the secrets of
Ritchie's fill & solo playing.
The tab isn't perfect (stranger) but who cares?? Flames, corrections
and thanks more than welcome!
If someone thinks this was a cool piece of work or something like
that PLEASE LET ME KNOW! Email or write a follow-up! This was
actually my first attempt on transcribing so you understand that
feedback is important.
Keep on rocking!
[--]Kari "Kartsa" Ahokas kahokas@plootu.helsinki.fi
...hands of metal will bring you down!
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