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Black Masquerade  Rainbow

BLACK MASQUERADE by Ritchie Blackmore?s Rainbow, from Stranger in
us all
INTRO:
 
 e|------------------|
 B|------------------|
 D|-10---12---9---10-|
 A|--0----0---0----0-|
 E|------------------|
 e|--0---------------|
 B|--1---------------|
 D|--2---------------|
 A|--0---------------|
 E|--x---------------|
 e|-------------------------------------------13-16-17-19------------|
 B|----------------------------------13-15-17-------------17-15-13-12|

1.git
 
 G|-------------------------13-14-16---------------------------------|
 D|----------------12-14-15------------------------------------------|
 A|-12-14-15-14-15---------------------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 e|--5--5-----3--3-----1--1-----0--0-----5--5-----3--3-----0---------|
 B|--5--5-----3--3-----1--1-----0--0-----6--6-----5--5-----0/3-------|

2.git
 
 G|--5--5-----4--4-----2--2-----1--1-----7--7-----5--5-----1---------|
 D|--7--7-----5--5-----3--3-----2--2-----7--7-----5--5-----2---------|
 A|--7--7-----5--5-----3--3-----2--2-----5--5-----3--3-----2---------|
 E|--5--5-----3--3-----1--1-----0--0-----5--5-----3--3-----0---------|
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 1.git G|--------7-9-10-9-7------------7--4-|
 D|-7-9-10------------10-7-9-10--7--5-|
 A|-----------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------|
 e|-0----------------------------1--3-|
 B|-1----------------------------3--3-|
 2.git G|-2----------------------------2--4-|
 D|-2----------------------------0--5-|
 A|-0-------------------------------5-|
 E|---------------------------------3-|
 e|---------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------|
 1.git G|--------7-9-10-9-7---------------------------|
 D|-7-9-10------------10-7-9-10--9-7-676-9-7-676|
 A|---------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------|
 e|-0----------------------------3-------0------|
 B|-1----------------------------3-------3------|
 2.git G|-2----------------------------4-------1------|
 D|-2----------------------------5-------2------|
 A|-0----------------------------5-------2------|
 E|------------------------------3-------0------|

VERSE:
 
 e|-0--1--3--0--3---------|
 B|-1--3--0--1--0---------|
 D|-2--0--0--2--0---------|
 A|-0-----2--0--2-------2-|
 E|-------3-----3--0--4---|
 e|------------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------------------|
 G|-7---------3---9--10--7---9---9--10--7---9------|
 D|-7------8--3--10--12--9--10--10--12--9--10------|
 A|-5-78---5--1---0--------------0-----------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------|
 e|---------------------------------------0--------|
 B|---------------------------------------0--------|
 G|-7---------3------------------------9--1--------|
 D|-7------8--3--------3-5--------7-9--9--2--------|
 A|-5-78---5--1--3-5-7-----7-9-11------7--2--------|
 E|---------------------------------------0--------|

CHORUS:
1.git:
 
 e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------0-|
 B|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------0-|
 G|--------7-9-10-9-7------------7--4-|--------7-9-10-9-7------------4--1-|
 D|-7-9-10------------10-7-9-10--7--5-|-7-9-10------------10-7-9-10--5--2-|
 A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------2-|
 E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------0-|

2.git:
 
 e|-0----------------------------1--3-|-0----------------------------3--0-|
 B|-1----------------------------3--3-|-1----------------------------3--0-|
 G|-2----------------------------2--4-|-2----------------------------4--1-|
 D|-2----------------------------0--5-|-2----------------------------5--2-|
 A|-0-------------------------------5-|-0----------------------------5--2-|
 E|---------------------------------3-|------------------------------3--0-|

play this section 2 x
(watch for extended last two notes, when you play the second time)
BRIDGE:
 
 e|-----------------------------8-10-12--|
 B|--------------------9-10-12-----------|
 1.git G|-----------7--9-10--------------------|
 D|--7--9-10-----------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------|
 e|--5--5-----3--3-----1--1-----0--0-----|
 B|--5--5-----3--3-----1--1-----0--0-----|
 2.git G|--5--5-----4--4-----2--2-----1--1-----|
 D|--7--7-----5--5-----3--3-----2--2-----|
 A|--7--7-----5--5-----3--3-----2--2-----|
 E|--5--5-----3--3-----1--1-----0--0-----|

SOLO:
1.PART: ACOUSTIC GUITAR - LEAD
1.git: acoustic solo
 
 e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------------------|

2.git
 
 G|-10--9--4--2---10--9--4--2---7--5---------10--9--4--------------|
 D|-10--9--4--2---10--9--4--2---7--5--5--7---10--9--4--------------|
 A|--8--7--2--0----8--7--2--0---5--3--5--7----8--7--2--0-2-3-0-2-3-|
 E|-----------------------------------3--5-------------------------|

2.PART: KEYBOARD - LEAD
 
 e|-5--3--5---5--3--5---5--3--------------------------------------|
 B|-6--3--5---6--3--5---6--3--------------------------------------|
 2.git G|-7--4--5---7--4--5---7--4---5--4--2----------------------------|
 D|-7--5--7---7--5--7---7--5---5--4--2--5--3--2-------------------|
 A|-5--5--7---5--5--7---5--5---3--2--0--5--3--2--0--2--3--0--2--3-|
 E|-5--3--5---5--3--5---5--3------------3--1--0-------------------|

3.PART: ELECTRIC GUITAR - LEAD
1.git: electric solo
 
 e|-5--3--5---5--3--5---5--3--------------------------------------|
 B|-6--3--5---6--3--5---6--3--------------------------------------|
 2.git G|-7--4--5---7--4--5---7--4---5--4--2----------------------------|
 D|-7--5--7---7--5--7---7--5---5--4--2--5--3--2-------------------|
 A|-5--5--7---5--5--7---5--5---3--2--0--5--3--2--0--2--3--0--2--3-|
 E|-5--3--5---5--3--5---5--3------------3--1--0-------------------|

VERSE:
(only the second half of the reguler verse)
 
 e|------------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------------------|
 G|-7---------3---9--10--7---9---9--10--7---9------|
 D|-7------8--3--10--12--9--10--10--12--9--10------|
 A|-5-78---5--1---0--------------0-----------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------|
 e|---------------------------------------0--------|
 B|---------------------------------------0--------|
 G|-7---------3------------------------9--1--------|
 D|-7------8--3--------3-5--------7-9--9--2--------|
 A|-5-78---5--1--3-5-7-----7-9-11------7--2--------|
 E|---------------------------------------0--------|

CHORUS:
1.git:
 
 e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------0-|
 B|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------0-|
 G|--------7-9-10-9-7------------7--4-|--------7-9-10-9-7------------4--1-|
 D|-7-9-10------------10-7-9-10--7--5-|-7-9-10------------10-7-9-10--5--2-|
 A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------2-|
 E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------0-|

2.git:
 
 e|-0----------------------------1--3-|-0----------------------------3--0-|
 B|-1----------------------------3--3-|-1----------------------------3--0-|
 G|-2----------------------------2--4-|-2----------------------------4--1-|
 D|-2----------------------------0--5-|-2----------------------------5--2-|
 A|-0-------------------------------5-|-0----------------------------5--2-|
 E|---------------------------------3-|------------------------------3--0-|

1.git:
 
 e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 G|--------7-9-10-9-7------------7--4-|--------7-9-10-9-7------------4----|
 D|-7-9-10------------10-7-9-10--7--5-|-7-9-10------------10-7-9-10--5--4-|
 A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------6-|
 E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

2.git:
 
 e|-0----------------------------1--3-|-0----------------------------3----|
 B|-1----------------------------3--3-|-1----------------------------3----|
 G|-2----------------------------2--4-|-2----------------------------4--4-|
 D|-2----------------------------0--5-|-2----------------------------5--4-|
 A|-0-------------------------------5-|-0----------------------------5--2-|
 E|---------------------------------3-|------------------------------3----|

(watch out for the change at the last note)
END: (of the STUDIO VERSION)
 
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 1.git: G|------------------------------7--4-|
 D|--------7-9-10-9-7------------7--4-|
 A|-7-9-10------------10-7-9-10--5--2-|
 E|-----------------------------------|
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 2.git: G|------------------------------7--4-|
 D|-2----------------------------7--4-|
 A|-2----------------------------5--2-|
 E|-0----------------------------5--2-|

END: (of the LIVE VERSION)
then play extendend last two notes, to start this ending section)
 
 e|------------------------------------------8-11-12-14--------------|
 B|---------------------------------10-12-14------------12-10-8-7--5-|

1.git
 
 G|-------------------------8--9-11----------------------------------|
 D|----------------7--9-10-------------------------------------------|
 A|-7--9-10--9--7----------------------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 e|----------------------------------------------------------------0-|
 B|----------------------------------------------------------------0-|

2.git
 
 G|-9--9-----7--7-----5--5------4--4---------------------4---------0-|
 D|-9--9-----7--7-----5--5------2--2-----7--7---5--5-----4---------2-|
 A|-7--7-----5--5-----3--3------2--2-----7--7---5--5-----2---------2-|
 E|--------------------------------------5--5---3--3---------------0-|

LYRICS:
1.VERSE:
[Am]I know the k[Dm]ey to s[G]ecrets never t[Am]old,
they?re hidden [G]in your s[E]oul
F[Am]eelings you h[Dm]ide never w[G]anting me to f[Am]ind
they?ve [G]always been m[E]ine
[Dm]Release all the madness with[Am]in,
let it all beg[Am]in
[Dm]Now you?ll see, the dark side of m[C]e[E]
CHORUS:
In our BLACK MASQUER[Am]ADE[Dm] [G]
[Am] Let the moonlight surr[G]ound y[E]ou
[Am] [Dm]ooooh [G]ooooh
[Am] The g[G]ame that we play[E]
Am Am G G F F E E(this is the BRIDGE)
is the BLACK MASQUERADE
2.VERSE:
The f[Am]ull moon unm[Dm]asks the str[G]anger in us [Am]all
and the cruel world t[G]akes its t[E]oll
The sh[Am]adow is c[Dm]ast on wh[G]o you used to b[Am]e,
let me s[G]et you fr[E]ee
[Dm]Come on now, come take my h[Am]and,
then you?ll underst[Am]and
[Dm]We?ll go to that forbidden l[C]and[E]
CHORUS:
of our BLACK MASQUER[Am]ADE[Dm] [G]
[Am] Let the moonlight surr[G]ound y[E]ou
[Am] [Dm]ooooh [G]ooooh
[1] [Am] The ga[G]me that we play[E]
F (this is the first tune of the SOLO)
is the BLACK MASQUERADE
SOLO:
3.VERSE: (just the second part of a verse)
[Dm]Release all the madness with[Am]in,
let it all beg[Am]in
[Dm]We ?ll go to that forbidden l[C]and[E]
END-CHORUS:
come let me take you th[Am]ere[Dm] [G]
[Am] Let the moonlight surr[G]ound y[E]ou
[Am] [Dm]ooooh [G]ooooh
Am G B (this is the CHANGE)
don?t be afraid
[Em] it?s the BL[D]ACK MASQUER[B]ADE
[Em] BL[D]ACK MASQUER[B]ADE
[Em] BL[D]ACK MASQUER[B]ADE (FADE ?TIL END)
(or use the LIVE FINISH)
[Em] The g[D]ame that we play[B]
is the BLACK MASQUER[Em]ADE[Em] [D] [D] [C] [C] [B] [B] [Am] [Am] [G] [G] [B(7)] [Em]
 
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