Deep Purple — The Battle Rages On Tab
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Subject: TAB: 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)
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MAIN RIFF
Dm (Kbd appears)
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?????
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?????
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 F Gm
Words are not enough to keep the guns at bay
Main riff (with gtr)
2nd verse
Dm C Gtr fill #1
Some live in fear some do not
Dm F Gm
some gamble everything on who gets the final shot
The first half of the main riff
SECOND RIFF (using D min harmonic scale)
A Bb
Oh dont't talk to me of love It's obvious
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D—78——8—7857—5——5I—78——8—7857—5757I—78——8—7857—5——5I—78——8—78==I
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C/E Dm Bb/D Dm Bb C
it's not enough Annihilation Kill them all
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Dm Bb/D C Bb C Dm Bb/D
Capitulation watch the mighty fall The road to glory
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Dm Bb C Dm C Bb G
is lined in red And thoug the gone
reason now is
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Gm
The battle rages on
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G3===================I main riff
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3rd verse (guitar murders the chords)
Dm (gtr D5) C(5)
Was it love or hate that got here first
Dm (D5) F(5) Gm(G5)
Hate's a habit it's hard to shake the curse
The first half of the main riff
4th verse (now melody chords with fills)
Dm C
Kill to live and live to die
Dm F Gm
Human nature you let the 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
Bb C/E Dm
Be serious it's not enough
Bb/D Dm C Bb
Annihilation kill them all
Dm C Bb C Dm
Capitulation watch the mighty fall
Bb/D Dm Bb C
The road to glory is lined in red
Dm C Bb G Gm
And though the reason now is gone
The battle rages on
Guitar solo
(organ plays chords)
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IH5 IG5 IH5 IA5 H5I
Guitar & org power chords:
(D bass throughout)
D F G Bb C Eb F G (fill)
(let ring)
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G! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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! ! ! !
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(!=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 (bass)
(org chord progressions)
Gtr riff n+1 times
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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
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G—(7)^9r7=5=
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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!