I just bought the Purplexed album (or more accurately, a ‘mix’) and found a couple cool
tracks, this was one of them. I tried all the top tab sites and couldn’t find a tab anywhere.
I couldn’t believe it.
I sat down for about 15-30 minutes figuring out as much as I could. Then when I wrote this,
I figured it out to a further extent.
I’m lead to believe there are two guitars playing most of the time because of the
use of power chords at the start of the big intro while the lead is playing.
They’ve been doing some studio work I guess.
Each section of the song has been labelled and the exact time that each part is heard on
the CD is written down.
Some of the working out was just me improvising to something that sounds good with the
track or comes pretty close to sounding like the song. This file is best viewed in the
Courier New font in size 9.
=-=-= Legend =-=-=
~ – Let ring (Hold for as long as possible)
s – Slide to required note
p – Pull off
x – Dead String
[] – Continued Note from Last Bar
= – Staccato (Stop note immediately)
_ – 1/16 Notes (1 underscore above the note)
^ – Bend note 1/4 ^^^ – Bend note 3/4
^^ – Bend note 1/2 ^^^^ – Bend note 1 Semitone.
5+ – Bend 1 Whole Step (2 Semitones, Eg. fret 17 to 19)
+5 – Pre-Bend note 1 Whole Step.
PM – Palm mute (only mute notes that are underlined with a dash [-])
Tuning: Standard (E;A;D;G;B;e)
Timing: Medium, around 140-160
Time Signature: 4/4 (whole song)
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Intro
Clean Nylon Acoustic – Blackmore (Guitar 1 – Finger Picked)
CD: 0:00
This is quite a difficult intro to work out with the rapid hammer-ons and pull-offs.
I could only manage to work out the guitar and not the organ in the background. This is
the best I could get. I’m not sure of the timing so I’ve put in bar lines that separate
each part for easier reading. So don’t think there is a pause after every bar.
I finger pick this part, but it can be done just as easily with a pick.
e|-12~~12h13~~10-12-10h12p10~~~~~|-10-12-10h12p10~~~8-10—-0~~~~~~|
B|——————————-|———————–10——–|
G|——————————-|———————————|
D|——————————-|———————————|
A|——————————-|———————————|
E|——————————-|———————————|
The guitar pauses here and the organ plays. at about 0:15, the next part starts.
e|——————————-|———————————|
B|—5-5-5h6–3-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|—1-3-1h3p1h3p1—0h1–0h1——|
G|——————————-|-2—————2—-2———-|
D|——————————-|———————————|
A|-0—————————–|———————————|
E|——————————-|———————————|
e|——————————-|———————————|
B|—-0-0h1p0—0h1p0h1p0——–|—————–0-1-0h1p0——-|
G|–2—————————-|—–0~~~~~~————–2——|
D|-2—————————–|—0~~~~~~~~—2————2—-|
A|——————————-|————-0——————-|
E|——————————-|-3~~~~~~~~~~———————|
At the end of that last bar he plays a bit of a scale but I can’t work that part out.
Then comes the speed of light ending. I improvised this little part, because I’m not
going to spend an hour working out a couple of the notes that I can’t get the pitch of.
e|-1-3-1h3p1-0—|-0h2h3————————————–0~~~~~~~~~|
B|—————|——0h3h5——————————–0~~~~~~~~~~|
G|—————|———–0h3h5————————–1~~~~~~~~~~~|
D|—————|—————–0h2h4——————-2~~~~~~~~~~~~|
A|—————|———————-0h2h3h5———–2~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
E|—————|—————————–0h2h3h5-0-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
“Big” Intro
Distorted Electric – Blackmore (Guitar 1 – Picked)
CD: 0:45
This part is a bit tricky to hear towards the end of the riff because of the drums,
bass etc. but I think I’ve got it right. The organ is playing the same as the guitar at
this point but with chords. Add your own pull-offs and slides. This is the way I play it.
The chords the guitar in the background is playing are written below the Tab. Let each
note ring for as long as possible.
e|—————–|
B|—————–|
G|—————–|
D|—————–|
A|-2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|*
E|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|*
*Volume swell.
Play 3x
e|—————–|——————–|———————|——————–|
B|—————–|——————–|———————|——————–|
G|—-9=–10=–7-9~|[9]~~—————|———————|——————–|
D|—————–|—–10=–12=–9-10~|[10]~-7-9-9s10-9-7-9~|[9]~~-5-7-7s9-7-5-7~|**
A|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|[0]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|—–0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|—–0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
E|—————–|——————–|———————|——————–|
A5 A5 E5
*Let the note on the 7th fret play into the next bar instead of the open A.
e|—————–|——————–|———————|———-|———|
B|—————–|——————–|———————|———-|———|
G|—-9=–10=–7-9~|[9]~~—————|———————|———-|———|
D|[7]~————-|—–10=–12=–9-10~|[10]~-7-9-9s10-9-7-9~|[9]~~~~~~~|[9]~~~~~~|
A|—————–|——————–|—–0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|———-|———|
E|—————–|——————–|———————|———-|———|
A5 A5 E5
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Verse
Distorted Electric – Blackmore (Guitar 1 – Picked)
CD: 1:15
The organ might be playing the 12th fret notes, but here it is for guitar anyway.
e|—————–|—————–|—————–|—————–|
B|—————–|—————–|—————–|—12~~~~~~~~~~=-|
G|—–2=——–2=|—12~~~~~~~~~~=-|—–2=——–2=|—12~~~~~~~~~~=-|
D|—–2=——–2=|—12~~~~~~~~~~=-|—–2=——–2=|—12~~~~~~~~~~=-|
A|—2———2—|—————–|—2———2—|—————–|
E|-0—–x—0—–|—————–|-0—–x—0—–|—————–|
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
e|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|
B|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|
G|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|
D|———-|-5~~~~~~~~|-7~~~~~~~~|———-|———-|-5~~~~~~~~|-12~~~~~~~|[12]~~~~~~|
A|-7~~~~~~~~|-3~~~~~~~~|-5~~~~~~~~|-7~~~~~~~~|-7~~~~~~~~|-3~~~~~~~~|-10~~~~~~~|[10]~~~~~~|
E|-5~~~~~~~~|———-|———-|-5~~~~~~~~|-5~~~~~~~~|———-|———-|———-|
A5 C5 D5 A5 A5 C5 G5 [G5]
“I’m so far away…”
*Fill #1 goes here.
e|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|
B|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|—****—|
G|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|
D|———-|-5~~~~~~~~|-7~~~~~~~~|———-|———-|-5~~~~~~~~|———-|———-|
A|-7~~~~~~~~|-3~~~~~~~~|-5~~~~~~~~|-7~~~~~~~~|-7~~~~~~~~|-3~~~~~~~~|-5~~~~~~~~|[5]~~~~~~~|
E|-5~~~~~~~~|———-|———-|-5~~~~~~~~|-5~~~~~~~~|———-|-3~~~~~~~~|[3]~~~~~~~|
“Where have they been…”
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Fill #1
Distorted Electric – Blackmore (Guitar 1 – Picked)
CD: 1:32
The second and third time you play the 2 notes, the 5 is already bent to the 7th. The way
to do these bends is to bend towards you. Note that the 3 doesn’t bend. This way you’re
layering up the same pitch on both strings.
e|—————-|
B|-3~~~~~3~~~~~3–|
G|-5+~~~+5~~~~+5~~|
D|—————-|
A|—————-|
E|—————-|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Verse/Chorus
Distorted Electric – Blackmore (Guitar 1 – Picked)
CD: 1:46
Play 2x
e|—————–|——————-|—————–|——————-|
B|—————–|——————-|—————–|——————-|
G|—————–|——————-|—————–|——————-|
D|—–7=—-7=—-|—7=—-12~~~10~~~|—–7=—-7=—-|—7=—-12~~~10~~~|
A|-x-x-5=–x-5=–x-|-x-5=–x-10~~~8~~~~|-x-x-5=–x-5=–x-|-x-5=–x-10~~~8~~~~|
E|—————–|——————-|—————–|——————-|
“A hidden passion…”
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
CD: 1:59
e|——————|—————–|——————|—————–|
B|——————|—————–|——————|—————–|
G|——————|—————–|——————|—————–|
D|—9-9=—10=-7-9~|[9]~~~~~———|-9-9-9=—10=-7-9~|[9]~~~~~———|
A|—7-7=—8==-5-7~|[7]~~~~~———|-7-7-7=—8==-5-7~|[7]~~~~~———|
E|-0—————-|———0-0-0-0-|——————|———0-0-0-0-|
PM:-: :- – – -: :- – – -:
“Oh, a gypsy heart…”
e|——————|—————–|——————|—————–|
B|——————|—————–|——————|—————–|
G|——————|—————–|——————|—————–|
D|-9-9-9=—10=-7-9~|[9]~~~~~———|-9-9-9=—10=-7-9~|[9]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
A|-7-7-7=—8==-5-7~|[7]~~~~~———|-7-7-7=—8==-5-7~|[7]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
E|——————|———0-0-0-0-|——————|—————–|
PM :- – – -:
“Anya____________”
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
“Big” Intro
Distorted Electric – Blackmore (Guitar 1 – Picked)
CD: 2:12
e|—————–|——————–|———————|——————–|
B|—————–|——————–|———————|——————–|
G|—-9=–10=–7-9~|[9]~~—————|———————|——————–|
D|—————–|—–10=–12=–9-10~|[10]~-7-9-9s10-9-7-9~|[9]~~-5-7-7s9-7-5-7~|
A|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|[0]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|—–0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|—–0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
E|—————–|——————–|———————|——————–|
//A5 A5 E5
/ – Guitar 1
– Guitar 2
Play 3x, play the next bar and move to next part
e|*——————–*|——————|
B|*——————–*|——————|
G|*——-__———–*|——-__———|
D|*-7-7-7-777-7-7-7-77-*|-5-5-5-55——__-|
A|*——————–*|———7-7-7-77-|
E|*——————–*|——————|
PM :- – – — – – – –: :- – – — – – –:
“___________________________Spirit of…”
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
e|—————–|——————–|———————|——————–|
B|—————–|——————–|———————|——————–|
G|—-9=–10=–7-9~|[9]~~—————|———————|——————–|
D|—————–|—–10=–12=–9-10~|[10]~-7-9-9s10-9-7-9~|[9]~~-5-7-7s9-7-5-7~|
A|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|[0]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|—–0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|—–0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
E|—————–|——————–|———————|——————–|
//A5 A5 E5
/ – Guitar 1
– Guitar 2
Play 3x then play next bar.
e|*——————–*|——————|
B|*——————–*|——————|
G|*——-__———–*|——-__——__-|
D|*-7-7-7-777-7-7-7-77-*|-9-9-9-997-7-7-77-|
A|*——————–*|——————|
E|*——————–*|——————|
PM :- – – — – – – –: :- – – — – – –:
“Anya____________”
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Verse 2
Distorted Electric – Blackmore (Guitar 1 – Picked)
CD: 2:40
Leave out the 12s on the last bar the first time. I’m aware of another part in here
but I’m not sure how it goes.
Play 2x
e|—————–|—————–|—————–|—————–|
B|—————–|—————–|—————–|—12~~~~~~~~~~=-|
G|—–2=——–2=|—12~~~~~~~~~~=-|—–2=——–2=|—12~~~~~~~~~~=-|
D|—–2=——–2=|—12~~~~~~~~~~=-|—–2=——–2=|—12~~~~~~~~~~=-|
A|—2———2—|—————–|—2———2—|—————–|
E|-0—–x—0—–|—————–|-0—–x—0—–|—————–|
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
This time the guitar is playing some fills over the chords. You can kind of improvise
this stuff.
e|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|
B|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|
G|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|
D|———-|-5~~~~~~~~|-7~~~~~~~~|———-|———-|-5~~~~~~~~|-12~~~~~~~|[12]~~~~~~|
A|-7~~~~~~~~|-3~~~~~~~~|-5~~~~~~~~|-7~~~~~~~~|-7~~~~~~~~|-3~~~~~~~~|-10~~~~~~~|[10]~~~~~~|
E|-5~~~~~~~~|———-|———-|-5~~~~~~~~|-5~~~~~~~~|———-|———-|———-|
// A5 C5 D5 A5 A5 C5 G5 [G5]
/ – Guitar 1
– Guitar 2
*Bend only the B string 1 whole step, the e string remains the same note.
e|-5~~~~~~~~|-8~~~~~~~~|-10~~~~~~~|-5~~~~~~~~|-5~~~~~~~~|-8~~~~~~~~|——–12h15~|~~~~~~|*
B|-8+~~~~~~~|-11+~~~~~~|-13+~~~~~~|-8+~~~~~~~|-8+~~~~~~~|-11+~~~~~~|-12h14p12—–|——|*
G|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|————–|——|
D|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|————–|——|
A|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|————–|——|
E|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|————–|——|
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
e|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|
B|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|
G|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|
D|———-|-5~~~~~~~~|-7~~~~~~~~|———-|———-|-5~~~~~~~~|———-|———-|
A|-7~~~~~~~~|-3~~~~~~~~|-5~~~~~~~~|-7~~~~~~~~|-7~~~~~~~~|-3~~~~~~~~|-5~~~~~~~~|[5]~~~~~~~|
E|-5~~~~~~~~|———-|———-|-5~~~~~~~~|-5~~~~~~~~|———-|-3~~~~~~~~|[3]~~~~~~~|
// A5 C5 D5 A5 A5 C5 G5 [G5]
/ – Guitar 1
– Guitar 2
*Bend only the B string 1 whole step, the e string remains the same note.
e|-5~~~~~~~~|-8~~~~~~~~|-10~~~~~~~|-5~~~~~~~~|-5~~~~~~~~|-8~~~~~~~~|-10~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~|*
B|-8+~~~~~~~|-11+~~~~~~|-13+~~~~~~|-8+~~~~~~~|-8+~~~~~~~|-11+~~~~~~|-13+~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~|*
G|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|
D|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|
A|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|
E|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|———-|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Solo
Distorted Electric – Blackmore (Guitar 1 – Picked)
CD: 4:09
I’ve got no idea with this part. If someone can work this part out it’d be appreciated.
In the background, the ‘Verse/Chorus’ riff is playing (only the part where Ian’s singing
“Ooh, a Gypsy heart”)
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Ending
Distorted Electric – Blackmore (Guitar 1 – Picked)
CD: 6:10
There is 1 guitar playing an ending solo and another holding the note. The note being
held is all I’ve worked out. These kinds of solos are usually done on the spot.
e|—————–|
B|-10~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
G|—————–|
D|—————–|
A|—————–|
E|—————–|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
That took ALOT of hard work I swear. If you manage to work out the solo or the
parts missing in the intro etc, PLEASE email me them.
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