• Song:

    Black Night

  • Artist:

    Deep Purple

Standard Tuning (eBGDAE)
Listen to the song for the rhythm
Intro
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------
E|12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3

Main Bit
e|---------------------
B|---------------------
G|---------------------
D|-5-------5-7-5-----5-
A|7-7-5-5-7-7---7-5-7-7
E|-----7---------------

e|-----
B|-----
G|7/9-9
D|7/9-9
A|5/7-7   x6
E|-----

e|--------------------
B|--------------------
G|--------------------
D|-------4------------
A|7-5-5-5-7-5-7-5-----
E|---7-7---------7-5-3 (Hold the last A note (5) for four beats)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------------
D|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9--9--9-9-9-9-
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9--9--9-9-9-9-
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7--7--7-7-7-7-

Repeat Main Bit Twice

Solo
For the solo I just improvise with notes from the E Blues scale, using hammer ons, pull offs, sliding and bending.
Here is the scale:
e|-------------------------------12-15
B|--------------------------12-15-----
G|------------------12-14-15----------
D|-------------12-14------------------
A|-----12-13-14-----------------------
E|12-15-------------------------------
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