Son Of Alerik
(Blackmore)
From "Perfect Strangers", 1984
From the remastered CD of Perfect Strangers.

Dm F C G
e-1-1-0-----1-0----0-------------------|
h-------3--------3---1-----------------|
g--------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------|
a------------------------0--2-3--------|
e--------------------------------3-----|


Dm F Am G
e-1-1-0--------------------------------|
h-------3------------------------------|
g-------------5-7--5h7h5---------------|
d--------------------------------------|
a------------------------0--2-3--------|
e--------------------------------3-----|

main line

Dm F C G
Dm F Am G

entering the distorted guitar
trem p.
e-----------------------------------------------------|
h----------8b10rb8-6-8b10-10-10rb-8-6-8b10rb8b10rb8---|
g---7-------------------------------------------------|
d---7-------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------------------|


Dm F C G
e-----------------------------------------------------|
h---------------18b20rb18-----------------------------|
g-------------------------17----7b9rb7-5h7vvv-5-7-5---|
d-----------------------------------------------------|
a-----5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------------------|


Dm F C G
e--------------------------------------------------|
h-3-3--3-3--3--3---3-3---3-3--3------5-------------|
g-2-2--2-2--2--2---2-2---2-2--2------5-------------|
d------------------------------------5-------------|
a---------------------------------------3----------|
e-----------------------------------------3--------|


Dm F C G
Dm F Am G

improvise solos around D minor scale

changing into
e-------------------------------------------------------|
h-------------------------------------------------------|
g-----------10-------10---------------------------------|
d-----------10-------10-----------/7-5h7p5--------------|
a--8--8-8-8----8-8-8-----8--8-8-8----------8------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------|

w/delay
e---------------------------------------------------------|
h---------------------------------------------------------|
g-----------10-------10---------------10------------------|
d-----------10-------10-----------/10---------------------|
a--8--8-8-8----8-8-8-----8--8-8-8-------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------|
back to
Dm F C G
Dm F Am G

and rest of the song is the same
Important! listen to cd - this is without timing