Rat Bat Blue
(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
From "Who Do We Think We Are", 1973
Gtr I (E A D G) - ''Bass''
Q=96
4/4
Gtr I
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
W E S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|----------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|----------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|
E S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|
E S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|
E S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------0-1-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-5-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---7-5-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-5-6-5-3-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|---------------------------------|-5-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-7-|---7-5-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-5-6-5-3-0-|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
S S S S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S E E E E S E S E S S S E S S S S S
|---------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
|-5-5---5-5---3-5-5-5-5---3-|-5-5-5-5---3-5-------|-------------0-0-0-0-5-6-7--|
|-----------5-----------5---|---------5-----2-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-0-3----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E H Q. E Q E. S S E S +S S S S
|-5-----------------------------|-------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-2----0------|---------------------0-2--|
|---7-5-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-5-6-5-3-0-|-----------3-|-0--0--0---0-0-(0)-2------|
|-------------------------------|-------------|--------------------------|
E S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|
E S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|
E S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|
E S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------0-1-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-5-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---7-5-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-5-6-5-3-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|---------------------------------|-5-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-7-|---7-5-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-5-6-5-3-0-|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
S S S S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S E E E E S E S E S S S E S S S S S
|---------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
|-5-5---5-5---3-5-5-5-5---3-|-5-5-5-5---3-5-------|-------------0-0-0-0-5-6-7--|
|-----------5-----------5---|---------5-----2-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-0-3----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E H Q. E Q E. S S E S +S S S S
|-5-----------------------------|-------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-2----0------|---------------------0-2--|
|---7-5-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-5-6-5-3-0-|-----------3-|-0--0--0---0-0-(0)-2------|
|-------------------------------|-------------|--------------------------|
E S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|
E S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|
E S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|
E S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S S S E. +S S S S
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)-------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------0-|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0------------0-3---|
S E S S S E S S E S S S S S E S S S E S S E S S S S
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-3-0-----0---3-0---------0-|-3-0-----0---3-0---------0--|
|-------3-------------0-3---|-------3-------------0-3----|
S E S S S E S S E S S S S S E S S S E S S E S S S S
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-3-0-----0---3-0---------0-|-3-0-----0---3-0---------0--|
|-------3-------------0-3---|-------3-------------0-3----|
S E S S S E S S E S S S S S E S S S E S S E S S S S
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-3-0-----0---3-0---------0-|-3-0-----0---3-0---------0--|
|-------3-------------0-3---|-------3-------------0-3----|
S E S S S E S S E S S S S S E S S S E S S E S S S S
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-3-0-----0---3-0---------0-|-3-0-----0---3-0---------0--|
|-------3-------------0-3---|-------3-------------0-3----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|---------3-----------------0-3---|---------3-----------------0-3---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|---------3-----------------0-3---|---------3-----------------0-3---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|---------3-----------------0-3---|---------3-----------------0-3---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|---------3-----------------0-3---|---------3-----------------0-3---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|---------3-----------------0-3---|---------3-----------------0-3---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|---------3-----------------0-3---|---------3-----------------0-3---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|---------3-----------------0-3---|---------3-----------------0-3---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|---------3-----------------0-3---|---------3-----------------0-3---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|---------3-----------------0-3---|---------3-----------------0-3---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|---------3-----------------0-3---|---------3-----------------0-3---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|---------3-----------------0-3---|---------3-----------------0-3---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|---------3-----------------0-3---|---------3-----------------0-3---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|---------3-----------------0-3---|
E E +S E. E. S +E S S E E +S E. E. S +E S S
|-2-----------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------5-6-|-7------------------------------|
|---4-(4)-5--6--7-(7)-----|-------------------------10-11--|
|-------------------------|---9-(9)-10--11--12-(12)--------|
E E +S E. E. S +E S S E E +S E. E. S +E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7-------------------5-6-|-7-------------------5-6-|
|---4-(4)-5--6--7-(7)-----|---4-(4)-5--6--7-(7)-----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-14-2-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|------7----------------------------|
|-12--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H +Q. E W
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2----(2)-----|------|
|---------------------------------|--------------|------|
|---------------------------------|--------------|------|
|---------------------------------|--------------|------|
E S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|
E S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|
E S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|
E S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------0-1-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-5-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---2-0---0---------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------3---3---3-5-3-5-6-5-3-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------5-----------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|---------------------------------|-5-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-7-|---7-5-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-5-6-5-3-0-|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
S S S S E S S S E S E S S S E S E S S E E E E S E S E S S S E S S S S S
|---------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
|-5-5---5-5---3-5-5-5-5---3-|-5-5-5-5---3-5-------|-------------0-0-0-0-5-6-7--|
|-----------5-----------5---|---------5-----2-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-0-3----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E H Q. E Q E. S S E S +S S S S
|-5-----------------------------|-------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-2----0------|---------------------0-2--|
|---7-5-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-5-6-5-3-0-|-----------3-|-0--0--0---0-0-(0)-2------|
|-------------------------------|-------------|--------------------------|
E S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|
E S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|
E S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|
E S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|
E S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|
E S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|
E S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|
E S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|
E S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------*|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--*|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------*|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
