Cry Free (Bass)
Other versions:
CRY FREE (Bassline)
As recorded by Deep Purple
(From the 1977 Album POWERHOUSE)
Words and Music by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord & Ian Paice
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Roger Glover - Bass'
Pre-Verse
Q=124
6/4 4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E Q E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------------|
|-5-6-7----------3-4-5-6-|-/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--|
|-------5-6-7------------|------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10---|
|------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S E E E E
|-----------------------------|-------------------------||
|-----------------------------|-------------------------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-5-||
|-----------------------------|-------------------------||
1st & 3rd Verses
$
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-7-6-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-7-6-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|
|-----------------|-------------7-6-|
Q E. S Q E E E Q E E E E E
|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|--------------5-||
|-5--5--5-5--5-6-|-7-7--7-7-7-7---||
Interlude
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
To Coda
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S E E E E
|-----------------------------|--------------------------||
|-----------------------------|--------------------------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-5--||
|-----------------------------|--------------------------||
2nd Verse
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-7-6-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-7-6-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|
|-----------------|-------------7-6-|
Q E. S Q E E E Q E E E E E
|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|--------------5-||
|-5--5--5-5--5-6-|-7-7--7-7-7-7---||
Interlude
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------||
Bridge
Q S S E E E S S E Q E S S E E E E
|--------------------|------------------|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7--7-7-7-7-5-----|
|--------------------|--------------7-6-|
|--------------------|------------------|
E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------2-4-7-|-----------7-5-4-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|
|-------------------|-----------------|
6/4
Q E E +Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
|----------------|------------------------||
|----------------|------------------------||
|-7--7-7-(7)--7--|-5-6-7----------3-4-5-6-||
|----------------|-------5-6-7------------||
Guitar Solo
4/4
Q E. S E E E E H +E S S E E Q. S S E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-------------5---|--------------5---|------7-8-9-7-5---|
|-7--7--7-7-5---7-|-7----(7)-5-5---7-|-7--------------5-|
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
Q Q S S E E E Q.. S +S S E E E +E E E. S E E E E
|-----------------|-------9-(9)-7-------|--------------------|
|-----------5-7---|---------------9-7-5-|-(5)------------5-7-|
|-7--7--5-7-----7-|-7-------------------|-----7-7--7-7-5-----|
|-----------------|---------------------|--------------------|
+E S S Q E E E E +E E E. S E E E E +E Q E +E E E E
|------------------4-|-(4)--------------7-|-(7)-11--------------|
|-(7)------------5---|--------------7-9---|---------9-(9)-7-5---|
|-----7-7-7--7-5-----|-----7-7--7-7-------|-------------------5-|
|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Q E. S +E E E E +Q E. S +S S E E E Q E. S +S S E E E
|-------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|---------------5---|-----------------------|----5--7-(7)-7-8-9---|
|-7--7--7-(7)-5---7-|-(7)--7--7-(7)-7-7-5-6-|-7-----------------7-|
|-------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
Q E. S +E S S E E +E E E. S +S S E E E +E Q E +E E E E
|---------------------|------------------------|--------------7-9---|
|-----------------5---|----------------------5-|-(5)-7--9-(9)-------|
|-7--7--7-(7)-5-7---7-|-(7)-7-7--7-(7)-7-7-5---|------------------7-|
|---------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
Q E. S +E E E E Q E. S +E Q E E E E E +E E Q
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-7--7--7-(7)-7-5---|------------------|------------------|
|-----------------7-|-7--7--7-(7)-7--7-|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7--|
Q E E +E E Q E Q E +E Q E Q Q S E. Q
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7--|-7-7--7-(7)-7--5-|-7--7--5-7--7--|
D.S. al Coda
5/4
Q Q S E. Q Q Q S E. Q E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|-----------------------||
|---------------|---------------|-----------------------||
|---------------|---------------|-7-6-5-7-6-5---7-6-5---||
|-7--7--5-7--7--|-7--7--5-7--7--|-----------------------||
&
4/4
Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E Q E. S E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4--4--4-3-4-4-3-|-4--4--4-3-4-4-3-|-4--4--4-3-4-4-3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q E. S +E E E E E Q E E Q E E E S S E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------|--------------------||
|---------------4-6-|-7-7--7-7-7--7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-9-11-||
|-4--4--4-(4)-4-----|---------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|---------------|--------------------||
Outro
Q E. S +E E E E Q E. S +E E E E E Q E E E E S S
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------7---|
|-------------------|-------------6-7-8-|-9--------7-9---9-|
|-7--7--7-(7)-7-5-6-|-7--7--7-(7)-------|---7--7-7---------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
E E E E S S E E E Q E. S +E E S S E Q E. S +E E E E
|-7---9-------9-----|---------------------|-------------------|
|---9---9-7-9---5-6-|---------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-7--7--7-(7)-7-5-6-7-|-7--7--7-(7)-5---5-|
|-------------------|---------------------|---------------7---|
Q E. S +E E E E Q E. S E Q E Q Q E S S S S E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------9-9-9-7-----|
|-----------------5-|---------7/-9----|---------------9-9-|
|-7--7--7-(7)-6-7---|-7--7--7-------7-|-7--7--------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Q E. S E Q E Q E. S E E E E E Q E +E Q E
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|---5--6-(6)-7--8-|
|-7--7--7-5-6--7-|-7--7--7-7-7-5-6-|-7---------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
+E Q E Q Q Q E. S +E E E E Q E. S E E E E
|----------7/--9--|-------------------|-----------------|
|-(8)-9--9--------|-------------------|---------5-7-8-9-|
|-----------------|-7--7--7-(7)-7-5-6-|-7--7--7---------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
Q E. S S S E E E Q E. S +E E E E
|-------------------|----9--7-(7)--------|
|---------5-6-7-8-9-|-------------9-7----|
|-7--7--7-----------|-7---------------10-|
|-------------------|--------------------|
Q E. S +E E E E E. S E E +H
|----9--7-(7)--------|-----------------*|
|-------------9-7----|----4-5----------*|
|-7---------------10-|-7------7-(7)----*|
|--------------------|-----------------*|
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
- 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
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths