• Song:

    Temple Of The King

  • Artist:

    Rainbow

  • Album:

    Ballads & Instrumentals

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TEMPLE OF THE KING

As recorded by Rainbow

(From the 1975 Album RITCHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW)

Tablature (Tab) for Guitar

Transcribed by Jonny Petersson

Words and Music by Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio

C (x32010@1)x 3 2 0 1 0  C(type 2)

x 3 2 0 1 0  Dm (xx0231@1)x 5 0 2 3 1  Gm (355333@1)3 1 0 0 3 3  
Am (x02210@1)5 0 2 2 1 0  Fm (133111@1)1 3 3 1 1 1  Gm(type 2)

3 1 0 0 3 3  Em (022000@1)0 2 2 0 0 0  
G (320003@1)3 2 0 0 0 3  Dm(type 2)

x 5 0 2 3 1  F (133211@1)1 0 3 2 1 1  G(type 2)

3 2 0 0 0 3  
G(type 3)

3 2 0 0 0 3  E (022100@1)0 2 2 1 0 0  D (xx0232@1)x 5 0 2 3 2



Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'

Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'

Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'

Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'



Intro/Pre-Verse
  Pretty Slow Q=85
  $
  Am (x02210@1)                   F (133211@1)4/4
  Gtr I
  H      S S S E (022100@1) S E (022100@1) W
|-0--------------------|-------------------|
|-5------3-5-3-1---3-1-|-------------------|
|----------------------|-2-----------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E Q  E (022100@1) E (022100@1) Q       E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
|----------------------|-------------------|
|-----1----------1-----|-----10s8----------|
|---2--------2---------|----------9-7------|
|-2------2-------------|---7----------10-7-|
|----------------------|-8-----------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|

G (320003@1)                    Am (x02210@1) H      S S S E (022100@1) S E (022100@1) W
|----------------------|-------------------|
|-3------3-5-3-1---3-1-|-------------------|
|----------------------|-2-----------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|
| E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E Q  E (022100@1) E (022100@1) Q       E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
|----------------------|-------------------|
|-----0----------3-----|-----------0-1-3---|
|---0--------0---------|---2-2-4-5---------|
|-0------0-------------|-2-----------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|

Am (x02210@1)                   G (320003@1) H      S S S E (022100@1) S E (022100@1) W
|-0--------------------|-------------------|
|-1------3-5-3-1---3-1-|-3-----------------|
|----------------------|-0-----------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|
| E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E Q  E (022100@1) E (022100@1) Q       E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
|----------------------|-------------------|
|-----1----------1-----|-----10-8----------|
|---2--------2---------|---0------9-7------|
|-2------2-------------|-0------------10-7-|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|

To Coda
  Dm (xx0231@1)                   Am (x02210@1) H      S S S E (022100@1) S E (022100@1) H       +S  S S S S S S S
|----------------------|-----------------------------|
|-3------3-5-3-1---3-1-|-----------------------------|
|----------------------|-2-------(2)-----------------|
|----------------------|-------------------2-0-------|
|----------------------|-------------0-2-3-----2-3---|
|----------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E Q  E (022100@1) E (022100@1) Q       E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E  E (022100@1)  E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E|----------------------|-----------------------------| (022100@1)|-----3----------3-----|---------------5---3---------|
|---2--------2---------|---2-2-4--5------------4-----|
|-0------3-------------|-3---------------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------------|

Verse
  C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)      Dm (xx0231@1)        Am (x02210@1) Gtr II
  H      H        H           H
  |      |        |           |
  /      /        /           /

Gtr I
  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E Q  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E Q    ES (022100@1)S S S E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E EQ (022100@1)|---------------|--------------------|
|-----1------0--|-----3---3-------1--|
|---0------0----|---2---2---2---2----|
|-2------0------|-0-----------2------|
|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|

F (133211@1)    G (320003@1)      Am (x02210@1) H      H        W
  |      |        |
  /      /        /

E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E Q  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E Q    E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E Q  +S  S S S S S S S
|---------------|--------------------------|
|-----1------0--|-----1--(1)---------------|
|---2------0----|---2----------------------|
|-3------0------|-2----------------2-0-----|
|---------------|------------0-2-3-----2-3-|
|---------------|--------------------------|

C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)      E (022100@1)    Am (x02210@1)     F (133211@1)    G (320003@1)      Am (x02210@1) H      H        H      H        H      H        W
  |      |        |      |        |      |        |
  /      /        /      /        /      /        /

E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E Q  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E Q    E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E Q  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E Q    E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E Q  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E Q    E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E Q  +S  S S S S S S S
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------------|
|-----1------0--|-----0------1--|-----1------0--|-----1--(1)---------------|
|---0------0----|---1------2----|---2------0----|---2----------------------|
|-2------0------|-2------2------|-3------0------|-2----------------2-0-----|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------0-2-3-----2-3-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------------|

Chorus
  $$
  Dm (xx0231@1)                    Am (x02210@1) W                       W
  |                       |
  /                       /

S S S S Q  S S S S Q    S S S S Q  S S S S Q
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---3---3-3----3---3-3--|---1---1-1----1---1-1--|
|-2---2---2--2---2---2--|-2---2---2--2---2---2--|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|

G (320003@1)                     Am (x02210@1) W                       W
  |                       |
  /                       /

S S S S Q  S S S S Q    S S S S Q  +S  S S S S S S S
|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
|---0---0-0----0---0-0--|---1---1-1--(1)----------------|
|-0---0---0--0---0---0--|-2---2---2--(2)----------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------2-0------|
|-----------------------|----------------0-2-3-----2-3--|
|-----------------------|-------------------------------|

Dm (xx0231@1)                    Am (x02210@1) W                       W
  |                       |
  /                       /

S S S S Q  S S S S Q    S S S S Q  S S S S Q
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---3---3-3----3---3-3--|---1---1-1----1---1-1--|
|-2---2---2--2---2---2--|-2---2---2--2---2---2--|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|

To Dbl. Coda
  G (320003@1)                     E (022100@1) W                       W
  |                       |
  /                       /

S S S S Q  S S S S Q    S S S S Q  S S S S Q
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---0---0-0----0---0-0--|---0---0-0----0---0-0--|
|-0---0---0--0---0---0--|-1---1---1--1---1---1--|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|

Solo
    D.C. al Coda  &
    D.C. al Coda
  F (133211@1)     G (320003@1)       Am (x02210@1)           F (133211@1)                    Am (x02210@1)                   Gtr II
  Q   Q   Q   Q     W               W                     W
  |   |   |   |     |               |                     |
  /   /   /   /     /               /                     /

Gtr III
  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   H       H      +Q     E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E  Q    Q     H        H
|-----------------|--------------|----------------------|---------------|
|-----1-------0---|---------8----|-(8)------8-10---13---|---------10----|
|-------2-------0-|--------------|-------10-------------|-9-------------|
|---3-------0-----|-7------------|----------------------|---------------|
|-0-------2-------|--------------|----------------------|---------------|
|-----------------|--------------|----------------------|---------------|
|
| Gtr III           Gtr I
| W                 E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E H       E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E  H
|-----------------|--------------|-------------1--------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----1--------|--------1------1------|-----1---------|
|-----------------|-------2------|----------2-------2---|-------2-------|
|-----------------|---2----------|-----3--------------3-|---2-----------|
|-----------------|-0-------0----|--0-------------------|-0--------0----|
|-----------------|--------------|----------------------|---------------|

F (133211@1)                      Am (x02210@1)   W                       W
    |                       |
    /                       /

+Q     E (022100@1)E (022100@1)Q    Q      H.            E (022100@1)E|------------------------|---------------------| (022100@1)|-(10)---------13---15---|-17------------17-15-|
|--------12-14-----------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|
|   E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E    E (022100@1)E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E|---------------1--------|-----------0---------| (022100@1)|---------1-------1------|-------1-----1-------|
|------------2-------2---|---------2------2----|
|------3---------------3-|-----2-------------2-|
|---0--------------------|--0------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|

G (320003@1)                      Dm (xx0231@1)  W                        W
   |                        |
   /                        /

E (022100@1)E (022100@1)+H         E (022100@1)E (022100@1)  H.            Q
|------------------------|--------------------|
|-13s15-(15)-------13-15-|-15------------17---|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|
|  E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)  E (022100@1)E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
|--------------3---------|-----------1--------|
|---------0------3-------|-------3-----3------|
|------------0------0----|---------2------2---|
|-----0----------------0-|-----0------------0-|
|--0---------------------|--0-----------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|

E (022100@1)                     Am (x02210@1)     W                    W
      |                    |
      /                    /

a (x02210@1)H.            Q      H.            E (022100@1)E|-----------------------|---------------------| (022100@1)|-15s12------------12s==|=13------------12-13-|
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|
|     E (022100@1)E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E    E (022100@1)E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E|--------------0--------|-----------0---------| (022100@1)|----------0-----0------|-------1-----1-------|
|------------1------1---|---------2------2----|
|--------2------------2-|-----2-------------2-|
|-----2-----------------|--0------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|

F (133211@1)                   Am (x02210@1)  W                     W
   |                     |
   /                     /

H.            E (022100@1)E (022100@1)  Q    H        E (022100@1)   a (x02210@1)E|---------------------|---------------------------| (022100@1)|---------------------|-13---17-------15b17r17s15-|
|---------------12-14-|---------------------------|
|-15------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|
|  E (022100@1)E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E  E (022100@1)      E|-----------1---------|-----------0---------------| (022100@1)|-------1-----1-------|-------1-----1-------------|
|---------2------2----|---------2------2----------|
|-----3-------------3-|----2--------------------2-|
|--0------------------|--0------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|

F (133211@1)                   Am (x02210@1)                   G (320003@1)  W                     W                      W
   |                     |                      |
   /                     /                      /

H.            E (022100@1)E (022100@1)  H        e (022000@1)e (022000@1)e (022000@1)e (022000@1)  H        +E   E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------| (022100@1)|-13------------------|-------------12-13-15-|-15-------(15)-13-15-17-|
|---------------------|----------14----------|------------------------|
|---------------15-17-|-14-------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
|
|  E (022100@1)E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E  E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E|-----------1---------|-----------0----------|------------3-----------| (022100@1)|-------1-----1-------|------1-------1-------|------0---------3-------|
|---------2------2----|--------2--------2----|--------0----------0----|
|-----3-------------3-|----2---------------2-|----0-----------------0-|
|--0------------------|--0-------------------|--0---------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------|

D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
  Dm (xx0231@1)                        E (022100@1)  W                            W
   |                            |
   /                            /

Gtr IV
   H        E (022100@1)     +Q.        +S   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-18-------17b17.5r(17)-----|-(17)s18s17s18s17s18s17s18s17---------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------------2-0-----|
|---------------------------|------------------------------0-2-3-----2-3-|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|
|  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E  E (022100@1)      E (022100@1)E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E     E (022100@1)    E (022100@1)   E (022100@1)   E (022100@1)   E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E|-----------1---------------|----------------------------0---------------| (022100@1)|------3-------------3------|----------------0---------------0-----------|
|--------2--------------2---|----------------------1-------------1-------|
|----0--------------------0-|----------2-----------------------------2---|
|--0------------------------|---2----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------|

Out-Chorus
  &&
  Dm (xx0231@1)                    Am (x02210@1) W                       W
  |                       |
  /                       /

Gtr I
  S S S S Q  S S S S Q    S S S S Q  S S S S Q
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---3---3-3----3---3-3--|---1---1-1----1---1-1--|
|-2---2---2--2---2---2--|-2---2---2--2---2---2--|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|

G (320003@1)                     Dm (xx0231@1) W                       W
  |                       |
  /                       /

S S S S Q  S S S S Q    S S S S Q  S S S S Q
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---0---0-0----0---0-0--|---3---3-3----3---3-3--|
|-0---0---0--0---0---0--|-2---2---2--2---2---2--|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|

E (022100@1)                     F (133211@1)        G (320003@1) W                       Q       Q  Q       Q
  |                       |       |  |       |
  /                       /       /  /       /

S S S S Q  S S S S Q    S S S S Q  S S S S Q
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---0---0-0----0---0-0--|---1---1-1----3---3-3--|
|-1---1---1--1---1---1--|-2---2---2--0---0---0--|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|

Outro
  Am (x02210@1)                   F (133211@1)4/4
  Q   Q  S S S E (022100@1) S E (022100@1) W
|-0---0----------------|-------------------|
|-5---5--3-5-3-1---3-1-|-------------------|
|----------------------|-2-----------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E Q  E (022100@1) E (022100@1) Q       E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
|----------------------|-------------------|
|-----1----------1-----|-----10-8----------|
|---2--------2---------|----------9-7------|
|-2------2-------------|---7----------10-7-|
|----------------------|-8-----------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|

Am (x02210@1)                   F (133211@1) Q   Q  S S S E (022100@1) S E (022100@1) W
|----------------------|-------------------|
|-3---3--3-5-3-1---3-1-|-------------------|
|----------------------|-2-----------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|
| E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E Q  E (022100@1) E (022100@1) Q       E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
|----------------------|-------------------|
|-----1----------1-----|-----------0-1-3---|
|---2--------2---------|---2-2-4-5---------|
|-2------2-------------|-3-----------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|

Am (x02210@1)                   G (320003@1) Q   Q  S S S E (022100@1) S E (022100@1) W
|-0---0----------------|-------------------|
|-1---1--3-5-3-1---3-1-|-3-----------------|
|----------------------|-0-----------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|
| E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E Q  E (022100@1) E (022100@1) Q       E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
|----------------------|-------------------|
|-----1----------1-----|-----10-8----------|
|---2--------2---------|---0------9-7------|
|-2------2-------------|-0------------10-7-|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|

H.=H
  Dm (xx0231@1)                   Am (x02210@1) Q   Q  S S S E (022100@1) S E (022100@1) W
|----------------------|-----------------|
|-3---3--3-5-3-1---3-1-|-----------------|
|----------------------|-2---------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|
|
| E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E Q  E (022100@1) E (022100@1) Q       E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
|----------------------|-----------------|
|-----3----------3-----|-----------5-3---|
|---2--------2---------|---2-2-4-5-----4-|
|-0------3-------------|-2---------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|

Q=75
  F (133211@1)                   Em (022000@1)             Am (x02210@1) Gtr I
   H    S S ES (022100@1)S S S   Q  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E   E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E  H.        +W
|-^1--------1---------|------------0---|-0---^0-------|-(0)----*|
|-^1------1---1-------|--------------0-|---0-^1-------|-(1)----*|
|-^2----2-------------|----------1-----|-----^2-------|-(2)----*|
|-^3------------3-----|--------2-------|-----^2-------|-(2)----*|
|-^0--------------3s0-|------2---------|-----^0-------|-(0)----*|
|-^1------------------|-3--0-----------|-----^5-------|-(5)----*|



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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 (x24432@1) - 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
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 |  - 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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