Deep Purple's Never Before tab

NEVER BEFORE (Bassline)
As recorded by Deep Purple
(From the 1972 Album MACHINE HEAD)
Words and Music by Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord & Paice
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Roger Glover - Bass'

 Intro
  Q=142
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E Q    Q  E E E E E E
|----------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------|-2--------0---2-|---------------|-2--------0---2-|
|----------|------2---------|------1-2-2----|------2---------|

  Q  E E E E Q    Q  E E +E  E +E  E   +Q   E E E E Q    Q  E E E E E E
|---------------|--------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|---------------|--------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|---------------|-2----------0-(0)-2-|-(2)-------------|-2--------0---2-|
|------1-2-2----|------2-(2)---------|--------1-2-2----|------2---------|

  Q  E E E E Q    Q  E E +E  E +E  E   Q  E E E E Q    Q  E E E E E E
|---------------|--------------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|--------------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|-2----------0-(0)-2-|---------------|-2--------0---2-|
|------1-2-2----|------2-(2)---------|------1-2-2----|------2---------|

  Q  E E E E Q    Q  E E +E  E +E  E   Q  E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E   W
|---------------|--------------------|---------------|-----------------|------||
|---------------|--------------------|---------------|-----------------|------||
|--------0---0--|-2----------0-(0)-2-|--------0---0--|-2---------0---2-|------||
|------2---2----|------2-(2)---------|------2---2----|-------2---------|------||

   1st - 3rd Verses
    $
    E E E E Q.   E   E E E E Q.   E   E E E E E E E E   E Q.   Q  Q
||-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
||o----------------|----------------|---4-7-----7-----|---------------|
||o-5-7-----7\-----|-5-7-----7\-----|-5-----4-7-----4-|-7-------------|
||--------0--------|-------0--------|-------------5---|---4----5--7---|

  E E E E Q  Q    E E E E Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E Q.   Q  Q
|---------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
|---------------|---------------|---4-7-----7-----|--------------|
|-5-7-----7-----|-5-7-----7-----|-5-----4-7-----4-|-7------------|
|-------0-------|-------0-------|-------------5---|---4----5--7--|

  E E E E Q  Q    E E E E Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E Q.   Q  Q
|---------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------||
|---------------|---------------|---4-7-----7-----|--------------||
|-5-7-----7-----|-5-7-----7-----|-5-----4-7-----4-|-7------------||
|-------0-------|-------0-------|-------------5---|---4----5--7--||

 Chorus
  Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   E E E E Q    H    E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------|
|-------------9-|-(9)--9---7---9--|----------6-9-|-(9)---7-8-9-7-----|
|---------6-9---|--------9---9----|------6-9-----|-----9---------9-7-|
|-7--7--7-------|-----------------|-7------------|-------------------|

  H    H      H    H      Q  Q  E E E E   +E  E E E +E  E E E
|-----------|-----------|---------------|---------------------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------5-5-|-(5)-----5-(5)-------|
|-5----4----|-----------|---------------|-----5-7-------7-5---|
|-----------|-7----5----|-3--3--3-7-----|-------------------7-|

  Q  Q  +E  E E E   +E  Q  E +E  E Q
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------7-5-|-(5)---------------|
|-----------7-----|-----7--5-(5)-6-7--|
|-5--5--(5)-------|-------------------|

                             1.
              To Coda
                  ~~~
  H    E E E E   +W           E E E E E Q.
|----------2---|------------|-----------------||
|--------2---5-|-(5)--------|-----7-----5----o||
|-0----4-------|------------|-5-7---5-7------o||
|--------------|------------|-----------------||

                   Bridge
  2.
  E E E E E E Q     H    E E E E   W          H    E E E E
|----------------||------5-5---5-|----------|------5-5---5--|
|-----7-----5----||--------------|----------|---------------|
|-5-7---5-7------||-3------------|-3--------|-3-------------|
|----------------||--------------|----------|---------------|

  E E E E E E E E   W          E E E E H      Q  E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------|--------------|----5-5---5-5---|
|-----------------|----------|--------------|----------------|
|-3-3---3---3---3-|-3--------|-3-3---3-3----|-3--------------|
|-----------------|----------|--------------|----------------|

  E E E E +E  E E E   H    E Q.     H    E E E E   H    E E E E
|-5-5---------5-----|------5-5----|------5-5---5-|------5-5---5-|
|-------5-(5)---5---|-------------|--------------|--------------|
|-----------------3-|-3-----------|-3------------|-3------------|
|-------------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|

  H    E E E E   H    E E E E   E E E E H      E Q.   Q.   E
|------5-5---5-|------5-5---5-|-5-5---5-5----|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-3-------------|
|-3------------|-3------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---0----1----2-|

                     Guitar Solo
  +Q   Q  +E  Q.      Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E
|------------------||---------------|---------------|----------------|
|------------------||---------------|-9-------------|-9--------------|
|------------------||-------6-7-8-9-|-------6-7-8-9-|-------6-7-8-9--|
|-(2)--3--(3)-5----||-7--7----------|----7----------|----7-----------|

  Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-9-------------|-9-------------|-9-------------|-9--------------|
|-------6-7-8-9-|-------6-7-8-9-|-------6-7-8-9-|-------6-7-8-9--|
|----7----------|----7----------|----7----------|----7-----------|

  Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-9-------------|-9-------------|-9-------------|-9--------------|
|-------6-7-8-9-|-------6-7-8-9-|-------6-7-8-9-|-------6-7-8-9--|
|----7----------|----7----------|----7----------|----7-----------|

  Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-9-------------|-9-------------|-9-------------|
|-------6-7-8-9-|-------6-7-8-9-|-------6-7-8-9-|
|----7----------|----7----------|----7----------|

                      D.S. al Coda
  Q  Q  E E E E   E E Q  H      W
|---------------|-------------|-------||
|-9-------------|-------------|-------||
|-------6-7-8-9-|-9-----------|-------||
|----7----------|-------------|-------||

                    Outro
  &
  E E E E E Q.       E E E E Q.   E   E E E E Q.   E   E E E E E E E E
|----------------||-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----7-----5----||o----------------|----------------|---4-7-----7-----|
|-5-7---5-7------||o-5-7-----7\-----|-5-7-----7\-----|-5-----4-7-----4-|
|----------------||--------0--------|-------0--------|-------------5---|

  E Q.   Q  Q   3x E E Q  H      W          E E E E E E Q
|---------------||-------------|----------|----------------*|
|--------------o||-------------|----------|----------------*|
|-7------------o||-7-----------|----------|-5-7-----7------*|
|---4----5--7---||-------------|----------|-------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
  - 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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Never Before

Type: Bass