Highway Star
(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
From "Machine Head", 1972
Bass Tablature
Notations
w : whole e : 8th h : hammer on
h : half s : 16th p : pull off
q : quarter +++ : tied notes
Intro
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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
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E-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
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D-|-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3h5-3---3---------|
A-|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------5---5-3-----|
E-|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------6-5-|
play following bar 15 times
e e e e e e e e
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Verse
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h h
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D-|-3-1-|
A-|-----|
E-|-----|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e h q q
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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e h q q
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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q q q
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D-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---------1---1-|-3-3-3-3-----1-3-|-3-3-------------|
A-|-----------------|-------1-3---3---|---------1-3-----|-----8---7---6---|
E-|-----------------|---1-3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chorus
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e e e e e e e e+++q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
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D-|-----------5h7---|-----------------|---7-5-----7-5---|-5-7-5-----7-5---|
A-|-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-------------7-|---------------7-|
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q+e e e e e e q+e e e e e e q+e e e e e e q e e q e e
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A-|-0-----7-0-5-0-3-|-0-----7-0-5-0-3-|-0-----7-0-5-0-3-|-0---3h5-0---3h5-|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
q+e e e e e e q+e e e e e e q e e q e e q e e q e e
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D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----5p3-----3h5-|-----5p3-----3h5-|
A-|-0-----7-0-5-0-3-|-0-----7-0-5-0-3-|-3-------5-------|-3-------5-------|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
q e e q e e q e e q e e w+++++w
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D-|-----5-------7---|-------10----------12----|-----|-----|
A-|-3-------5-------|-8-----------10----------|-12--|-12--|
E-|-----------------|-------------------------|-----|-----|
1st Solo
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play following bar 12 times :
e e e e e e e e
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then
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D-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-6-|
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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
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D-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-4-|
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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q q q q
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D-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-1-3-1-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-|
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play following riff 4 times :
e e e e e e e e h q q
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then
e e e e e e e w e e e e e e e e w
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D-|-----3-5-7-----|----|-----7-6-5-3-----|----|
A-|-3-5-----------|----|-------------5-3-|-3--|
E-|---------------|----|-----------------|----|
2d solo
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play following bar 7 times :
e e e e e e e e
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A-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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then
e e e e e e e e
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A-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|
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then following bar 7 times :
e e e e e e e e
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E-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
then
e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|
A-|-----------0-3-0-|
E-|-5-5-5-5-5-------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
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D-|-----------------|---------------3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3---|
A-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-----------------|---------------5-|
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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
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A-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------5-3-5---|-----------------|-----------5-3-0-|
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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
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D-|-----------------|-----------------3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------------|
A-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5---------|-------------------|-----------------|
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A-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------5-3-5---|-----------------|-----------5-3-0-|
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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
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D-|-----------------|-----------------3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------------|
A-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5---------|-------------------|-----------------|
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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5---5---|-------------------|-------------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------5---5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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play following bar 8 times :
e e e e e e e e
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D-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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End
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play following 2 riff 3 times :
q e e q e e q e e q e e
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D-|-----5-------7---|-------10----------12----|
A-|-3-------5-------|-8-----------10----------|
E-|-----------------|-------------------------|
