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Black Night Guitar Tablature
Band:Deep Purple
Song:Black Night

Introduction 
Arranged for Guitar 

e---------------------------------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------------------------------| 
G---------------------------------------------------------| 
D---------------------------------------------------------| 
A-7--7--7---7--7--7---5--5--5---5--5--5-------------------| 
E-----------------------------------------7--7--7---7--7-7| 
  

  
e----------------------| 
B----------------------| 
G----------------------| 
D----------------------| 
A----------------------| 
E---3--3--3---3--3--3--| 

Main Riff 
     (0:04) 
     (0:47) 
      E chord                                          (Uh!) 
     e|---------------------------------------------------| 
     B|---------------------------------------------------| 
     G|---------------------------------------------------| 
 0/  D|------5--------------------5-----7--5--------------| 
 /0  A|--7------7--5-------5---7-----7-------7-------5--7-| 
     E|----------------7----------------------------------| 

e---------------------------------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------------------------------| 
G---------------------------------------------------------| 
D--5--------------5-----------------5----7--5-------------| 
A-----7----5ch7-------7--5----5--7----7--------7--5----7--| 
E---------------------------7-----------------------------| 
  

e----------| 
B----------| 
G----------| 
D-5--------| 
A----7-----| 
E----------| 

(0:18) 
(1:01) 
(2:30) 
Verse Riff 
     Black  night,                is not  right,    I don't  feel, 
     Don't  need,                 a dark tree,      I don't  want, 
     Black  night,                 black night,     I don't  need, 
e---------------------------------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------------------------------| 
G---------------------------------------------------------| 
D---------------------------------------------------------| 
A--5---7----7----7-----7---5--7---7---7---7---5---7----7--| 
E--------0----0----0------------0---0---0------------0---0| 
  

                 so    bright.           Don't    care, 
               a rough sea.             I can't   feel, 
                black  night.           I can't   see, 
e---------------------------------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------------------------------| 
G---------------------------------------------------------| 
D---------------------------------------------------------| 
A-7-----7--5---7-----7-----7------7---5---7---7---7-------| 
E----0------------0-----0----0--------------0---0---0-----| 
  

    to sit tight,______ 
     I can't see,______ 
      dark light,______ 
e---------------------------| 
B---------------------------| 
G---------------------------| 
D---------------------------| 
A-5---7-----7-----7------7--| 
E--------0-----0-----0------| 

Chorus Riff 
  may - be   I'll find  on the  way  down the line that_I'm 
e---------------------------------------------------------- 
B---------------------------------------------------------- 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A-5/7----5--------5--------5----7/9---7----5---7---5-5----- 
E------------7----------7-------------------------------7-- 
  

A chord 

  
(0:33) 
(1:15)                                        
(2:44)                                        
                                       G chord    upon "me")
    free________                      free  to be 
e---------------------------------------------------------- 
B---------------------------------------------------------- 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D---7p5h7p5--7p5--5-----5-----------5--3-3----------------- 
A--------------------7----------------------5-------------- 
E-5---------------------------3--3------------------------- 

Transition Solo 
  E chord 
  me                 tv= tremelo bar vibrato 
e---------------------------------------------12---------12 
B------------------------------------------12---------12--- 
G--------12----12-14--12-12tv---12---14b15------14b15------ 
D-----12----14--------------------------------------------- 
A--14------------------------------------------------------ 
E---------------------------------------------------------- 
  

e--------------| 
B-15b17-ps---| 
G--------------| 
D--------------| 
A--------------| 
E--------------| 
  

A chord                                             B5 Chord 
      Black  night is    a_______ long way    from   home__¬___¬_ 
e---------------------------------------------------------- 
B---------------------------------------------------------- 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------7--5-5----------5--------5---3-3------3----4-let- 
A--------------------5h7--------------------5--------4-ring 
E---5--5---------------------3--3--------------------2----------| 

 Push tremelo bar down in time to ho-o-o-o-me 
_¬___¬___¬___¬___¬___ 
e---------------------| 
B---------------------|  0/ 3rd time to coda 
G----4----------------|  /0 
D----4----------------| 
A----2----------------| 
E---------------------| 

Solo 1 
E chord Gtr 2 

               trv____________________ 
e---------------------------------------------------------- 
B---------------------------------------15-15tr/12--------- 
G-------14b16-12--12---12-----12----12--------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E---------------------------------------------------------- 

   tv_____ 
e--14fb15---15--14fb15-------15--(14)b15--14(5)-5/(20)---| 
B--14fb15---15--------14fb15-15---------------------------| 
G---------------------------------------------------------| 
D---------------------------------------------------------| 
A---------------------------------------------------------| 
E---------------------------------------------------------| 
  

e---------20-18-17-15-15h16-------------------------------| 
B--20fb21-------------------17p15--15--17-----------------| 
G------------------------------------16-----16-15-14-12-14| 
D---------------------------------------------------------| 
A---------------------------------------------------------| 
E---------------------------------------------------------| 
  

                                       trv_________ 
e---------------------------------------------------------- 
B---------------------------------------------------------- 
G-:14--12---------12------14--------12--14--14---14-------- 
D-:-------14--12-:-----14--------14------------------------ 
A-:--------------:----------------------------------------- 
E-:--------------:----------------------------------------- 
  |______4_______| 

                             trv________________________ 
e-12¬10---12-12¬10--12¬10--12¬10--12--12----12----12--- 
B---------------------------------------------------------- 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E---------------------------------------------------------- 
  

                                                trv________ 
e---------------------------------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------------------------------| 
G---16--14--12-14---14-12-------------14---11-12-12-12(4)| 
D------------------------14p12--14-14---------------------| 
A---------------------------------------------------------| 
E---------------------------------------------------------| 
  
  

e---------------------------------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------------------------------| 
G--12-9-9---7-9--10p9---7---9----7--9p7-------------------| 
D-------------------------9-----9---------9--:7h9p7:------| 
A--------------------------------------------:-----:10-72| 
E--------------------------------------------:-----:------| 
                                             |__3__| 

                                       A Chord (1:55) 
                                        Organ Enters 
e---------------------------------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------------------------------| 
G---------------------------------------------------------| 
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A-7--5-----5-----5---9---7--5-7---5-5---------------------|
E--------7-----7----------------------7---5---------------| 
  

     During Organ Solo with distortion leads to riff below 
e-----------------------| 
B-----------------------| 
G-----------------------| 
D-----------5/5----5----| 
A------5h7--------------| 
E-----------------------| 

e------------------------------------------| 
B------------------------------------------|Repeat this  
G------------------------------------------|10 times During 
D--5--7-----7----7-----7--5---7----7---7--7|Organ Solo 
A-------0-----0----0------------0---0---0--| 
E------------------------------------------| 

    (2:16) 
Go back to verse riff after this bit 
e---------------------------------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------------------------------| 
G---------------------------------------------------------| 
D-----5------------------5----7---5-------------------5---| 
A-7-------7--5-----5--7-----7--------7----5--7-----------7| 
E---------------7-----------------------------------------| 
  

Coda Outro/2nd solo 
(2:59) 
E Chord 
e---------------------------------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------------------------------| 
G14-1612-14fb15-12--14fb15--12-14-14-12-14-13-14-14-12----| 
D-----------------14---------------------------------12-14| 
A---------------------------------------------------------| 
E---------------------------------------------------------| 
  

            trv____ 
e---------------------------------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------------------------------| 
G---14-12-12-14h16p12-14p12--12----:14p12-14p12-14p12--12:| 
D-14-----------------14----14------:----14----14-----14--:| 
A----------------------------------:---------------------:| 
E----------------------------------:---------------------:| 
                                 |___________10__________| 

e--------------12------------------17fb19-19-18-17-15-----| 
B------------12-15fb17-15fb17-17---------------------1712| 
G-14p12-14h16-----------------------(0)-------------------| 
D---------------------------------------------------------| 
A---------------------------------------------------------| 
E---------------------------------------------------------| 
  

e--17b19-19-19-18-17------------17h19-19-18-17-15-17h18p17| 
B-------------------19-20-17-(0)--------------------------| 
G(0)------------------------------------------------------| 
D---------------------------------------------------------| 
A---------------------------------------------------------| 
E---------------------------------------------------------| 
  

e-15------17------15-15-----------------------------------| 
B---16--17--17-17------17---------------------------------| 
G-------------------------16-15-14--14-14-15-14-12-----14-| 
D---------------------------------17--------------12-14---| 
A---------------------------------------------------------| 
E---------------------------------------------------------| 
  

e------------------------------------------------------| 
B------------------------------------------------------| 
G----12h14p12------------------------------------------| 
D-14----------14-(12)h14p12-----------------12---14----| 
A---------------------------14-13-12---12-13--14----14-| 
E------------------------------------15----------------| 
  

e---------------------------------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------------------------------| 
G-12h14-12------------------------------------------------| 
D---------14-(12)h14p12-------------------12--14--12-14-| 
A----------------------14-13-12---12-13-14--14--14--------| 
E-------------------------------15------------------------| 

 Start to fade 
e---------------------------------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------------------------------| 
G----------------7---------------7------------------------| 
D---------7--8-9---9--7--7--8--9---9h11--9h11-11-11-0-----| 
A-5ch7-10--------------10---------------------------------| 
E---------------------------------------------------------| 

                                                trv_________ 
e---------------------------------------------------------| 
B-12fb15--12-11-10----------------------------------------| 
G------------------12-11-10-9-------:10--9----9:-10p9----9| 
D-----------------------------12--9-:------12--:-----12p9-| 
A-----------------------------------:----------:----------| 
E-----------------------------------:----------:----------| 
                                    |___ 4 ____| 

e---7---------------------------------| 
B-----8--7--7-8p7---8--10-------------| 
G----------9------9-------------------| 
D-------------------------------------| 
A-------------------------------------| 
E-------------------------------------| 
  
Tabber : Maxime Legault
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