MAN ON THE SILVER MOUNTAIN (Bassline)
As recorded by Rainbow
(From the 1975 Album RITCHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW)
Words and Music by Ritchie Blackmore & Ronnie James Dio
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Craig Gruber - Bass'
Intro
Q=110
4/4
Gtr I
Wx3 H Q E E
|------------|-------------|
|------------|-------------|
|------------|-------------|
|------------|-----------1-|
E E E E E E E E E E S S E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q. E
|-----------------|---------0--------|-----------------|---0-------------|
|-----------------|-----3-4----------|-----------------|-----3-1-(1)-----|
|-----------------|-----------3--1---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3------------1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-------------1-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H
|-------------0---|----------------|-----------------|---0------------||
|---------------3-|----------------|-----------------|-----3-1-(1)----||
|-----------------|---------3--1---|-----------------|----------------||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-3-3-3-3------1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
Q Q Q E. S E E E S S E E E S S
||----------------|---------------------|
||o-3-------------|---------------------|
||o-------3-------|---------------------|
||--------------1-|-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-|
Q E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E S S
|------------------|---------------------|
|-1--1-------------|---------------------|
|------1-2-3-3-3---|---------------------|
|------------------|-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---1-|
E E E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S Q E S S E E E S S
|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|-1--1---------------|
|---------------------|-3---1-3-----3---1-3-----|------1-2-3-3-3-----|
|-3-3-3---3-1-1-1---1-|---3-------3---3-------3-|----------------1-1-|
Pre-Chorus
$
E S S E S S E E E S S Q E. S E E E. S
|-----------------------||------------------|
|-----------------------||-0--0----0-0-0--0-|
|-------------------3-4-||-------0----------|
|-3-1-1-3-1-1-3-3-3-----||------------------|
E E E S S E E E E Q E. S E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-0--0----0---------|
|-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-|-------0-----------|
|---------1---------|-----------1-3-4---|
To Coda
E E E S S S S E E E H Q E. S E E Q Q +E. S H Q. E
|---------------------|--------------|--------0--(0)---|--------------||
|---------------------|--------------|---------------0-|-1----3-------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1----3--3----|-1-1-1-----------|--------------||
|---------------------|------------3-|-----------------|-----------1--||
Chorus
E E E E E E S S E E E E E Q S S E
|-----------------0-|------------------|
|-------------3-4---|------------------|
|-------------------|---------3--1-1---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|-3-3-3-3--------1-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q +S S E
|-----------------|---0------------------|
|-----------------|-----3-1-(1)--(1)-----|
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3----------------1-1-|
1.
E E E E E E E E S S E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q +E. S
|-----------------|-0---0------------|-----------------|---0-----------------||
|-----------------|---3--------------|-----------------|-----3-1-(1)--(1)---o||
|-----------------|-----------3--1---|-----------------|------------------3-o||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------3-3------1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-------------------||
2.
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---0---------------|
|-----------------|-----3-1-(1)-1---1-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-------------3---|
Guitar Solo
2/4 4/4
Q. E S S S S Q +Q S S E E E E S S E E E S S
|-------------------||------------|-0---0-----------------|
|-------------------||--------0-3-|-----------------------|
|-3----1-0h1-0------||------3-----|-----------------------|
|--------------3-1--||-(1)--------|---3---3-3-3-3-3-1-1---|
E E E S S E E E E E E E. S E E E. S
|-----0-----0-------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-1---1--1----------|
|-------------------|----------3-3-3--3-|
|-3-3---3-3---3-3---|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E S S
|-----------------|-----0---------------|
|-----3---3---3---|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-1-1---1---1---1-|-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E E E S S E E E E E E E S S Q E E E E E. S E E E E E E E S S E E E E
|-----0-------------|------------------|-------------------|-----0-------------|
|-------------------|-1---1------------|-0---0-------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------1-1-3--3---|---0----0-/x-------|-------------------|
|-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------3-|-------------1-1-1-|-3-3---3-3-3-1-3-1-|
E E E S S E E E E Q E S S Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E S S
|-----0-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----0-----------------|
|-------------------|-1--1-----------|-----3---3---3---|-----------------------|
|-------------------|------1-1-3--3--|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-3-3---3-3-3-1-3-1-|----------------|-1-1---1---1---1-|-3-3---1-1-3-3-3-1-1---|
D.S. al Coda
E E E S S E E E E Q E S S Q E S S E E E E E E E E
|-----0-------------|-------------------|------------------||
|-------------------|-1--1--------------|-----5------------||
|-------------------|------1-1-3--3-----|-----------1-3-4--||
|-3-3---1-1-3-3-3-3-|---------------1-1-|-3-3---3-3--------||
Out-Chorus
&
E E E E S S E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q. E
|-------------0---0-|----------------|-----------------|---0-------------|
|---------3-3---3---|----------------|-----5-------5---|-----3-1-(1)-----|
|-------------------|---------3--1---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-----------|-3-3-3-3------1-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3-------------1-|
E E E E E E S S E E E E E Q E E
||------------------0-|----------------|
||o-----5-------3-3---|----------------|
||o-------------------|---------3--1---|
||--3-3---3-3-3-------|-3-3-3-3------1-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E 9x
|-----------------|---0-----------------||
|-----------------|-----3-1-(1)--------o||
|-----------------|--------------------o||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-----------1-1-2---||
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
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Man on the Silver Mountain
Type: Bass