• Song:

    Whats Going On Here

  • Artist:

    Deep Purple

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE (Bassline)

As recorded by Deep Purple
(From the 1974 Album BURN)

Words and Music by Ritchie Blackmore, Glenn Hughes, Jon Lord, Ian Paice & David Coverdale
Transcribed by Slowhand

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Glenn Hughes - Bass'


 Intro
  Q=128(8=s8)
 4/4
  Gtr I
  H    Q  E E   H    +Q.   E   +H     +Q.   E   H    +Q.   E
|-------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|
|-------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|
|-----------0-|-2----(2)-----|--------------0-|-2----(2)-----|
|-------------|------------0-|-(0)----(0)-----|------------0-|


  +H     +Q.   E   H    +Q.   E   +W           E E Q  H
|----------------|--------------|------------|-------------|
|----------------|--------------|------------|-------------|
|--------------0-|-2----(2)-----|------------|-------------|
|-(0)----(0)-----|------------3-|-(3)--------|-2-----------|


              1st - 3rd Verses
           $
  W            E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------||------4-4-----4-4-|-----------------|-----4-4-----4-4--|
|----------||o-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------||o-2-2-----2-2-----|-2-2-----0-0-1-1-|-2-2-----2-2------|
|----------||------------------|-----4-4---------|------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----4-4-----4-4-|-----------------|-----4-4-----4-4--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2-----0-0-1-1-|-2-2-----2-2-----|-2-2-----0-0-1-1-|-2-2-----2-2------|
|-----4-4---------|-----------------|-----4-4---------|------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------0-0-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-4-4---------|-----------------|---------0-0-1-1-|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----4-4---------|------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----4-4-----4-4-|-----------------|-----4-4-----4-4--|
|-2-2-------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------0-0-1-1-|-2-2-----2-2-----|-2-2-----0-0-1-1-|-2-2-----2-2------|
|-----4-4---------|-----------------|-----4-4---------|------------------|


                                                                 To Coda
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-0-0-------------|-0-0-------------|-2-2--------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-|-----3-3-0-0-----|-------------0-0-|-----4-4-2-2------|
|-----------------|-------------2-2-|-----2-2-3-3-----|-------------4-4--|


                    Chorus
  E E E E E E E E    H    +Q.   E   +H     +Q.   E   H    +Q.   E
|-----------------||--------------|----------------|---------------|
|-----------------||--------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------0-||-2----(2)-----|--------------0-|-2----(2)------|
|-0-0-2-2-3-3-4---||------------0-|-(0)----(0)-----|------------0--|


                                              1.
  +H     +Q.   E   H    +Q.   E   +W           E E Q  H
|----------------|--------------|------------|-------------|
|----------------|--------------|------------|-------------|
|--------------0-|-2----(2)-----|------------|-------------|
|-(0)----(0)-----|------------3-|-(3)--------|-2-----------|


              2.
  W            E E Q  H      W
|-----------||-------------|------||
|----------o||-------------|------||
|----------o||-------------|------||
|-----------||-2-----------|------||


 Guitar Solo
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----4-4-----4-4-|-----4-4-----4-4-|-----4-4-----4-4-|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2-----2-2-----|-2-2-----2-2-----|-2-2-----2-2-----|-2-2-----0-0-1-1--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----4-4----------|


          |-3-| |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----4-4---4---4-2---|-----------------|-----4-4-----4-4-|
|-------------------4-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-----------------|-2-2-----0-0-1-1-|-2-2-----2-2-----|
|---------------------|-----4-4---------|-----------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-----0-0-1-1-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----4-4---------|-----------------|-0-0-2-2-3-3-4-4-|------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----4-4-----4-4-|-----4-4-----4-4-|-----4-4-----4-4--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-2-2-----2-2-----|-2-2-----2-2-----|-2-2-----2-2------|
|-0-0-2-2-3-3-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


  |-3-|     |-3-| |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|---4---4-4---4---4-2---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------------4-|-0-0-------------|-0-0-------------|-2-2-------------|
|-2---2-----2-----------|-----------------|-----2-2-0-0-----|-----4-4-2-2-----|
|-----------------------|-----2-2-3-3-4-4-|-------------2-2-|-------------4-4-|


                    Interlude
  E E E E E E E E    H    +Q.   E   +H     +Q.   E   H    +Q.   E
|-----------------||--------------|----------------|---------------|
|-----------------||--------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------0-||-2----(2)-----|--------------0-|-2----(2)------|
|-0-0-2-2-3-3-4---||------------0-|-(0)----(0)-----|------------0--|


  +H     +Q.   E   H    +Q.   E   +W           E E Q  H
|----------------|--------------|------------|-------------|
|----------------|--------------|------------|-------------|
|--------------0-|-2----(2)-----|------------|-------------|
|-(0)----(0)-----|------------3-|-(3)--------|-2-----------|


             Piano Solo
  W           E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-----0-0-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|----------||-----------------|-----4-4---------|------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------0-0-1-2-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2-4-4---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-----0-0-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----4-4---------|------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----9-9-----9-9-|-----9-9-----9-9-|-----9-9-----9-9--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2-4-4-5-5-6-6-|-7-7-----7-7-----|-7-7-----7-7-----|-7-7-----7-7------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


  |-3-|     |-3-| |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|---9---9-9---9---9-7---|-----4-4-----4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------------9-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-2-2-----2-2-----|-2-2-----0-0-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------------|-----------------|-----4-4---------|-----------------|


                                              |-3-| |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----4-4---------|-----5-5-2-2-----|-----------------0-2-|------------------|
|-----------------|-------------4-4-|-0-0-4-4---4---4-----|-2-2--------------|
|-2-2-----3-3-4-4-|-5-5-------------|---------------------|-----4-4-2-2------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------4-4--|


                    Interlude
  E E E E E E E E    H    +Q.   E   +H     +Q.   E   H    +Q.   E
|-----------------||--------------|----------------|---------------|
|-----------------||--------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------0-||-2----(2)-----|--------------0-|-2----(2)------|
|-0-0-2-2-3-3-4---||------------0-|-(0)----(0)-----|------------0--|


  +H     +Q.   E   H    +Q.   E   +W           E E Q  H
|----------------|--------------|------------|-------------|
|----------------|--------------|------------|-------------|
|--------------0-|-2----(2)-----|------------|-------------|
|-(0)----(0)-----|------------3-|-(3)--------|-2-----------|


D.S. al Cod&
  W           E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E
|----------||----------------|-----------------|
|----------||-2-2------------|-0-0-------------|
|----------||-----4-4-2-2----|---------------0-|
|----------||----------------|-----2-2-3-3-4---|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----5-5-2-2-----|-----------------|-----------------||
|-------------4-4-|-2-2-------------|-----------------||
|-5-5-------------|-----4-4-2-2-----|---------------0-||
|-----------------|-------------3-3-|-0-0-2-2-3-3-4---||


 Outro
  H    +Q.   E   +H     +Q.   E   H    +Q.   E
|--------------|----------------|--------------|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|
|-2----(2)-----|--------------0-|-2----(2)-----|
|------------0-|-(0)----(0)-----|------------0-|


  +H     +Q.   E   H    +Q.   E   +W           E E Q  H
|----------------|--------------|------------|-------------|
|----------------|--------------|------------|-------------|
|--------------0-|-2----(2)-----|------------|-------------|
|-(0)----(0)-----|------------3-|-(3)--------|-2-----------|


             |-3-|    |-3-|        |-3-|    |-3-|
  W          E E E Q  E E E a Q    E E E Q  E E E a Q
|----------|----------------2h4--|----------------2h4---|
|----------|-------0-------------|-------0--------------|
|----------|-2-0-2----2-0-2------|-2-0-2----2-0-2-------|
|----------|---------------------|----------------------|


  E Q.   +H       E Q.   +H       W          +W
|-4-2----(2)----|---------------|----------|--------*|
|---------------|-2-0----(0)----|----------|--------*|
|---------------|---------------|-2--------|-(2)----*|
|---------------|---------------|----------|--------*|


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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