DEMON'S EYE (Bassline)
As recorded by Deep Purple
(From the 1971 Album FIREBALL)
Words and Music by Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord & Paice
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Roger Glover - Bass'
Intro
Q=120(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
Wx6 E E E E Q Q
|------------|-----3b3.5---------||
|------------|-----------5-------||
|------------|---5---------5-----||
|------------|----------------6--||
1st - 3rd Verses
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----3b3.5---------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------5-------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|---5---------5-----|-----------------|
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------------6--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-----3b3.5---------|-----------------|-----3b3.5---------|
|-----------5-------|-----------------|-----------5-------|
|---5---------5-----|-----------------|---5---------5-----|
|-3--------------6--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------------6--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------8b8.5------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------10---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---/10----------10------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3------------------11--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|------8b8.5------------|-----------------|------3b3.5---------|
|------------10---------|-----------------|------------5-------|
|---10----------10------|-----------------|----5---------5-----|
|-8-----------------11--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8\--------------6--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|-----3b3.5---------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------5-------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|---5---------5-----|-----------------|-----------------||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------------6--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---||
Chorus
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E W +W
|----------------|----------------|-0--------|-(0)----|
|----------------|----2-2-3-3-4-4-|----------|--------|
|----0-0-1-1-2-2-|-3--------------|----------|--------|
|-1--------------|----------------|----------|--------|
1.,2.
E E +Q. +Q. E E E E Q Q 3x
|-----------------|-----3b3.5----------||
|-----------------|-----------5-------o||
|-----------------|---5---------5-----o||
|-1s3-(3)---(3)---|----------------6---||
3.
E E +Q. +Q. E E E E Q Q
|-----------------|-----3b3.5----------||
|-----------------|-----------5--------||
|-----------------|---5---------5------||
|-1s3-(3)---(3)---|----------------6---||
Guitar Solo
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----3b3.5---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------5-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---5---------5-----|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------------6--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-----3b3.5---------|-----------------|-----3b3.5---------|
|-----------5-------|-----------------|-----------5-------|
|---5---------5-----|-----------------|---5---------5-----|
|-3--------------6--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------------6--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------8b8.5------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------10---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---/10----------10------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3------------------11--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|------8b8.5------------|-----------------|------3b3.5---------|
|------------10---------|-----------------|------------5-------|
|---10----------10------|-----------------|----5---------5-----|
|-8-----------------11--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8\--------------6--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|-----3b3.5---------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------5-------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---5---------5-----|-----------------|------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------------6--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3\---|
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-----------------|------------3---|-----------------|-----3b3.5----------||
|-----------------|----2-2-3-4---4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------5--------||
|-----0-0-1-1-2-2-|-3--------------|-----------------|---5---------5------||
|-1-1-------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------6---||
4th Verse
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----3b3.5---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------5-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---5---------5-----|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------------6--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-----3b3.5---------|-----------------|-----3b3.5---------|
|-----------5-------|-----------------|-----------5-------|
|---5---------5-----|-----------------|---5---------5-----|
|-3--------------6--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------------6--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------8b8.5------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------10---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---/10----------10------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3------------------11--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|------8b8.5------------|-----------------|------3b3.5---------|
|------------10---------|-----------------|------------5-------|
|---10----------10------|-----------------|----5---------5-----|
|-8-----------------11--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8\--------------6--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|-----3b3.5---------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------5-------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|---5---------5-----|-----------------|-----------------||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------------6--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---||
Chorus
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E W +W
|----------------|----------------|-0--------|-(0)----|
|----------------|----2-2-3-3-4-4-|----------|--------|
|----0-0-1-1-2-2-|-3--------------|----------|--------|
|-1--------------|----------------|----------|--------|
E E +Q. +Q. E E E E Q Q
|-----------------|-----3b3.5---------|
|-----------------|-----------5-------|
|-----------------|---5---------5-----|
|-1s3-(3)---(3)---|----------------6--|
Outro
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q 11x
||------------------|-----3b3.5-----------||
||o-----------------|-----------5--------o||
||o-----------------|---5---------5------o||
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------------6----||
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
