Black Night Chords & Tabs
SLINGER GIBSON RULE........posted by spidey devlin.
Time Signature:12/8 time
Tempo=134
Vocals are synchronised above notes played where possible.
Symbols that are invented for this song:
ch= crushed note. Play note indicated. Let it hardly
sound, then hammer on to following note.
(*not* a hammer on don't let note fully sound)
trv__= tremelo bar vibrato: pushdown and release rapidly
to "shake"note as far as solid line indicates.
ps\\= pick scrape down towards guitar nut and string winders.
ps//= pick scrape up towards guitar bridge and plug input.
¬= Tremelo push and release. Produces a pulsing note.
¬\= Tremelo push down to next note as near as possible.
fb= Fast bend up to note as quickly as humanly possible.
0/ = Repeat Sectionenclosed by this sign once from first repeat
/0 marker.
Conventional Symbols
h = hammer on.
p = pull off.
b = bend string up.
r = release bend.
/ = slide up.
\ = slide down.
v = vibrato, more v's= ore vib
t = right hand tap.
x = play 'note' with heavy damping.
(x)= Ghost note: where x is a hardly heard note.
(7)b9= Pre Bend: Fret the first bracketed note bent up to 9
and pick.
Note: A line of dots runing vertically downwards
through the tab that encloses note groups represents their
own speed in the bar i.e
e--------------------|
B--------------------|
G--------------------|
D--:7h9p7:-----------|
A--:-----:-----------|
E--:-----:-----------|
|__3__|means play note as Triplets
This is to aid your reading and playing of the tab
Introduction
Bass Arranged for Guitar
E Chord
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----------------------------------------------------------
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/deep_purple/black_night_tab_ver_3.html ]
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--------------------------------------------:-----:10-7\2|
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---------------------17\12|
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\0-|
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-------------------------------------|
No comments cos its perfect.
