BLOODSUCKER

As recorded by Deep Purple

(from the 1970 Album "Deep Purple In Rock")
Transcribed by Slowhand Words by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord & Ian Paice
Music by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord & Ian Paice

A Intro B 1st & 2nd Verses

P = 90
N.C. N.C. b
G5 F 5 F5 N.C.
1
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T
A 0 0 0
B 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 5 4 3 0 1 2 2 0
3 3 0 x 0 0 x 0 0 3 2 1 0 x 0 0 x 0 0 3

G5 F 5 F5 b N.C. b
G5 F 5 F5
4
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T
A 0
B 5 4 3 0 1 2 2 0 5 4 3
0 x 0 0 x 0 0 3 2 1 0 x 0 0 x 0 0 3 0 x 0 0 x 0 0 3 2 1

N.C. b
G5 F 5 F5 N.C.
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g k j
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A 0
B 0 1 2 2 0 5 4 3
0 x 0 0 x 0 0 3 0 x 0 0 x 0 0 3 2 1 0

C Interlude
N.C.

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V V V V
T 3 5 3
2 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2
A 5 5 2 2 5 5 5 2 2 5
B 5 5 5
sl. sl.

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g P V V V V V V V V 4 W V j
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T 3 5 3 3 5 3 5 5 5
2 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4
A 5 5 2 2 5
B 5
sl.

1. 2.

15
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A 0 0
B 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 2 2 0
3 3

D 3rd Verse
N.C. G5 F 5 F5 b N.C. G5 F 5 F5 b
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T
A 0
B 5 4 3 0 1 2 2 0 5 4 3
0 x 0 0 x 0 0 3 2 1 0 x 0 0 x 0 0 3 0 x 0 0 x 0 0 3 2 1

N.C. b
G5 F 5 F5 N.C.
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A 0 0
B 0 1 2 2 0 5 4 3 0 1 2 2 0
0 x 0 0 x 0 0 3 0 x 0 0 x 0 0 3 2 1 0 x 0 0 x 0 0 3

E Interlude
G5 Fb5 F5 N.C. N.C.

g k j V V V
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T 3 5 3
2 4 2 2 4 2
A 5 5 2 2 5
B 5 4 3 5
0 x 0 0 x 0 0 3 2 1 0
sl.

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g l l c P V V V V
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2 4 2 2 2 4 2 2 4 2
A 5 5 2 2 5 5 5 2 2 5
B 5 5 5
sl. sl.

g 3 V V V V 4 U
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T 3 5 3 5 5
2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4
A
B

33
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V V V V gV f V V
V V
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A 5 5
B 7 5 5 7 5 7 7 7
7 7 7 6 5 5 0 3

F Guitar Solo 1
N.C.
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Full

T 8 7 10
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12
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7 7 7 7 7 9 14 15 14 12 12
A 14
B
0
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7 9 9 12 12
A 12 11 9 9 5 5
B 7 5 5 7 5 7 7 7
7 7 7 6 5 5 0 3
sl. P

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G Organ Solo 1
N.C.
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B

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A 5 5
B 5 7 5 5 7 5 7 7 7
7 7 7 6 5 5 0 3
sl.

H Guitar Solo 2
N.C.

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A 12 11 9 9 12 11 9 12 9 12 11 9
B 12 12 11 9 11 11
0
sl. P sl. P

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12 12
A 9 5 5
B 7 5 5 7 5 7 7 7
7 7 7 6 5 5 0 3

I Organ Solo 2
N.C.
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A 5 5
B 7 5 5 7 5 7 7 7
0 x 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 7 6 5 5 0 3

J Outro
N.C. b
G5 F 5 F5
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I V gV f Vfade out
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1

T
A 0
B 0 0 x x 0 1 2 2 0 5 4 3
3 0 x 0 0 x 0 0 3 2 1

N.C. b
G5 F 5 F5 N.C.
62
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V } V V } V V V } V V } V V V VfV V } V V } V V
T
A 0 0
B 0 1 2 2 0 5 4 3 0 1 2 2 0
0 x 0 0 x 0 0 3 0 x 0 0 x 0 0 3 2 1 0 x 0 0 x 0 0 3

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