#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From Trond J. Stroem Jun 21 '94 at 12:27 pm 60 Return-Path:X-Sender: trondjs@ulrik.uio.no Date: Tue, 21 Jun 1994 12:27:40 +0100 To: guitar@nevada.edu Subject: d/deep.purple/Burn.crd -------------------------------- Deep Purple - Burn (Blackmore/Lord/Paice/Coverdale) From "Burn" (1974) -------------------------------- Key: B flat Intro: Gm Gm The sky is red, I don't understand; F/G past midnight I still see the land. Gm People are sayin' the woman is damned, C Gm she makes you burn with a wave of her hand.___ The city's ablaze, the town's on fire; F/G the woman's flames are reachin' higher. Gm We were fools, we called her "liar"; Bb F C Gm Eb C Gm All I hear is "Burn!"_____________ I didn't believe she was devil's sperm; she said, "Curse you all, you'll never learn! When I leave there's no return!" The people laughed till she said, "Burn!"___ Warning came, no one cared; earth was shakin', we stood and stared. When it came no one was spared; Still I hear "Burn!"______________ Dm Bb You know we had no time, Am Bb we could not even try,______ Dm Bb/D C/D Gm You know we had no time. The sky is red, I don't understand; past midnight, I still see the land. People are sayin' the woman is damned; she makes you burn with a wave of her hand. Warning came, no one cared; earth was shakin, we stood and stared. When it came no one was spared. Still I hear "Burn!" Chords typed in from an old songbook of the album "Burn" (1974) by: Bill Jones (wcj@perseus.nl.nuwc.navy.mil) RIFF SUGGESTION 1: (from Scott Hannon (hannon@umbc.edu)): "Thanks for the post...since the guitar riff was omitted, here it is (from memory, so no guarantee!) e----------------------------------------------------------- b----------------------------------------------------------- g------5-3-0-5------3-3--0-5--0-3-------5-3-0-5----5-3-0---- d------5-3-0-5------3-3--0-5--0-3-------5-3-0-5----5-3-0-3-- a--------------------------------------------------------3-- e---3-------------3------------------3-------------------1-- "Use pull-offs and hammer-ons....this is basically a two finger riff." RIFF SUGGESTION 2: (from Tomas (etxtlm@sta.ericsson.se)) "Sorry, but I think your riff is slightly incorrect. I think this is more accurate: (also from memory, no guarantees)" e----------------------------------------------------------- b----------------------------------------------------------- g------3-2-0-5------3-2-0-5--0-3------3-2-0-5------3-2-0---- d------3-2-0-5------3-2-0-5--0-3------3-2-0-5------3-2-0-3-- a--------------------------------------------------------3-- e---3-------------3------------------------------3------(1)- RIFF SUGGESTION 3: (from rps92@ecs.soton.ac.uk (Richard Swann)) "Well just to give my two cents' worth, I think the riff should be played like this: >e----------------------------------------------------------- >b----------------------------------------------------------- >g---0--3-2-0-5----0-3-2-0-5----3------3-2-0-5----0-3-2-0---- >d---0--3-2-0-5----0-3-2-0-5----3------3-2-0-5----0-3-2-0-3-- >a--------------------------------------------------------3-- >e----------------------------------------------------------- "...but I know I play a whole load of Purple riffs differently to the way the b'stard in black does (I know he plays Space Truckin' differently to me)"