Chord/Tab song: The Battle Rages On

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Subject: TAB: The Battle Rages On - Deep Purple

TAB: The Battle Rages On/Deep Purple

Posted by: [email protected] (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)

E----------------I----------------I----------------I---------------I
B----------------I----------------I----------------I---------------I
G----------------I----------------I----------------I---------------I
D----------------I----------------I----------------I---------------I
A1p0-0-----------I1p0-0-----------I1p0-------------I1p0-0----------I
D---3--1p0-------I---3-1p0--------I-----1p0--------I---3--0-I

MAIN RIFF
Dm (Kbd appears)

E--------------------------------I--------------------------------I
B--------------------------------I--------------------------------I
G--------------------------------I--------------------------------I
D----------------------3p0------I----------------------3p0--I
A1p0---0-----1p0-3p0-----------0)I1p0---0-----1p0-3p0-------------I
D----3---1p0---------3------(3---I----3---1p0---------3-----------I 

''?

E--------------------------------I--------------------------------I
B--------------------------------I--------------------------------I
G--------------------------------I------------------------25---I
D----------------------3p0------I3p0-0-2p0-0-3p0-0-5p0-0---------I
A1p0---0-----1p0-3p0--------(0h3)I--------------------------------I
D----3---1p0---------3-----------I--------------------------------I 

''?
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]Words are not enough to[F] keep the [Gm]guns at bay

Main riff (with gtr)
2nd verse
Dm C Gtr fill #1
Some live in fear some do not
[Dm]some gamble everything on [F]who gets the [Gm]final shot

The first half of the main riff

SECOND RIFF (using D min harmonic scale)

[A]Oh dont't talk to me of love It's [Bb]obvious

E----------------I----------------I----------------I-----------I
B----------------I----------------I----------------I-----------I
G---67-6---------I---67-6---------I---67-6---------I---67-6----I
D-78--8-7857-5--5I-78--8-7857-5757I-78--8-7857-5--5I-78--8-78I
A-----------8-78-I-----------8----I-----------8-78-I-----------I
D----------------I----------------I----------------I-----------I

[C/E] it's not e[Dm]nough Anni[Bb/D]hilation [Dm]Kill them [Bb]all[C]

E-----------I10-----10---I1068I
B-----------I10-----11---I1068I
G10I10-----10---I1079I
D10I12-----12---I12810I
A-----------I---------------------I----------------I
D-----------I---------------------I----------------I

[Dm]Capitul[Bb/D]ation wa[C]tch the mi[Bb]ghty[C] fall [Dm]The road[Bb/D] to glory

E1010I12--------68I1010I
B1011I13--------68I1011I
G1010I12--------79I1010I
D1010I14--------810I1212I
A-----------------I------------------I----------------I
D-----------------I------------------I----------------I

[Dm]is lined in [Bb]red [C] [Dm]And thoug [C]the [Bb]gone[G]
reason now is
E1068I108--I6I3I
B1068I108--I6I3I
G1079I109--I7-I4I
D12810I1210--I8I5I

A----------------I----------------I-------I------I
D----------------I----------------I-------I------I

[Gm] The battle rages on
E3I
B3I
G3I main riff
D5I

A--------------------I
D--------------------I

3rd verse (guitar murders the chords)
Dm (gtr D5) C(5)
Was it love or hate that got here first
[Dm]Hat[(D5)]e's a habit [F(5)]it's hard to [Gm(G5)]shake the curse
The first half of the main riff
4th verse (now melody chords with fills)

[Dm]Kill to live and [C]live to die
[Dm]Human nature[F] you let the [Gm]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
Be [Bb]serious[C/E] it's not en[Dm]ough
Annihi[Bb/D]lation [Dm]kill them [C]al[Bb]l
[Dm] Capitulation [C]watch the m[Bb]igh[C]ty [Dm]fall
The road to [Bb/D]glory [Dm]is lined in [Bb]red[C]
[Dm]And though the [C]reason now is [Bb]gone [G][Gm]
The battle rages on
Guitar solo
(organ plays chords)
IE5 I I I I
IH5 IG5 IH5 IA5 H5I
Guitar & org power chords:
(D bass throughout)
D F G Bb C Eb F G (fill)
(let ring)

E-------I--------I-------I--------I-------I--------I------I--------I
B-------I--------I-------I--------I-------I--------I------I--------I
G-------I--------I-------I1-------I3------I6-------I8-----I----12I
D0------I3-------I5------I3-------I5------I8-------I10----I--------I
A0------I3-------I5------I3-------I5------I8-------I10----I9/10----I
D0------I3-------I5------I--------I-------I--------I------I--------I

G! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

E---------------------------------I--------------------------------I
B---------------------------------I--------------------------------I
G12-------------------------------I--------------------------------I
D12-------------------------------I--------------------------------I
A10-------------------------------I--------------------------------I
D---------------------------------I--------------------------------I 

X X X XD D X X X D X W W X X X X X XX X X
! ! ! !

E---------------------------------I
B---------------------------------I
G---------------------------------I
D---------------------------------I
A---------------------------------I
D---------------------------------I

X X X XW W X X X X X
(!basic beat Xstrum Dlh damped strum Wless 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](o[(bass)]rg chord progressions)
Gtr riff n+1 times

E----------------I----------------I----------------I---------------I
B----------------I----------------I----------------I---------------I
G----------------I----------------I----------------I---------------I
D----------------I----------------I----------------I---------------I
A1p0-0-----------I1p0-0-----------I1p0--0----------I1p0-0----------I
D---3-1p0--0-0---I---3-1p0--0-0---I----3-1p0--0-0--I---3--0--0-0---I

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

Gtr fill #1

some do not

E-----------
B-----------

G-(7)^9r75

D-----------
A-----------
D-----------

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 [email protected]

...hands of metal will bring you down!