Band: Deep Purple Song: Highway Star Album: Machine Head Tabbed By: Jack This is one of my all time favorites from Deep Purple I almost certain this is 100% correct ~=Vibrato ^=Bend (full step) \=Bend (1/4 step) /=Slide x=mute (Palm Muted)=Whole section Palm muted <|Palm Muted|>=Just Part is palm muted INTRO First Guitar: (Played Fast) E||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D||----6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-----| A||----x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-----| E||----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-----| (Played Fast) E||-------------------------------------------------------------| B||-------------------------------------------------------------| G||-------------------------------------------------------------| D||----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-----| A||----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-----| E||----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----| (Palm Muted) E||--------------------------------------------------------------| B||--------------------------------------------------------------| G||--------------------------------------------------------------| D||----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------| A||----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------| E||----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3------| (Palm Muted) Second Guitar: E||-----------------------------------| B||----2--2--2--2----2--4-------------| G||----2--2--2--2----2--4-------------| D||----2--2--2--2----2--4--(x4)-------| A||-----------------------------------| E||-----------------------------------| Verse 1: No body gonna take my car___ E||-------------------------------------------------------| B||-------------------------------------------------------| G||-----5--3----------------------------------------------| D||-----5--3-----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-------| A||-----3--1-----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-------| E||--------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------| (let ring) <|----------Palm Mute---------------------| E||--------------------------------------------------------| B||--------------------------------------------------------| G||----3--5--3---------------------------------------------| D||----3--5--3-----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------| A||----1--3--1-----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------| E||----------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3------| <|----------Palm Mute--------------------| E||-------------------------------------------------------| B||-------------------------------------------------------| G||----3--5--3--------------------------------------------| D||----3--5--3-----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----| A||----1--3--1-----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----| E||----------------1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-----| E||-----------------------------------------------------------| B||-----------------------------------------------------------| G||-----------------------------------------------------------| D||----10--9--8--7-----7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----| A||----8---7--6--5-----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-----| E||-----------------------------------------------------------| I love it, I need it, I bleed it E||-----------------------------------------| B||----13----13----13----13-13-13----13-----| G||----12----12----12----12-12-12----12-----| D||----11----11----11----11-11-11----11-----| A||----12----12----12----12-12-12----12-----| E||-----------------------------------------| Alright hold tight I'm a High-way Star________ E||---------------------------------------------| B||---------------------------------------------| G||----5---7---5---7---5---7---10---12---14-----| D||----5---7---5---7---5---7---10---12---14-----| A||----3---5---3---5---3---5---8----10---12-----| E||---------------------------------------------| Verse 2: No body gonna take my girl____ E||-------------------------------------------------------| B||-------------------------------------------------------| G||-----5--3----------------------------------------------| D||-----5--3-----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-------| A||-----3--1-----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-------| E||--------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------| (let ring) <|----------Palm Mute---------------------| E||--------------------------------------------------------| B||--------------------------------------------------------| G||----3--5--3---------------------------------------------| D||----3--5--3-----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------| A||----1--3--1-----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------| E||----------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3------| <|----------Palm Mute--------------------| E||-------------------------------------------------------| B||-------------------------------------------------------| G||----3--5--3--------------------------------------------| D||----3--5--3-----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----| A||----1--3--1-----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----| E||----------------1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-----| E||-----------------------------------------------------------| B||-----------------------------------------------------------| G||-----------------------------------------------------------| D||----10--9--8--7-----7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----| A||----8---7--6--5-----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-----| E||-----------------------------------------------------------| I Love her, I need her, I seed her E||-----------------------------------------| B||----13----13----13----13-13-13----13-----| G||----12----12----12----12-12-12----12-----| D||----11----11----11----11-11-11----11-----| A||----12----12----12----12-12-12----12-----| E||-----------------------------------------| Alright hold tight I'm a Highway Star________ E||---------------------------------------------| B||---------------------------------------------| G||----5---7---5---7---5---7---10---12---14-----| D||----5---7---5---7---5---7---10---12---14-----| A||----3---5---3---5---3---5---8----10---12-----| E||---------------------------------------------| Verse 3(keyboard Solo): This is played during Keyboard Solo E||------------------------------------------------------------------| B||------------------------------------------------------------------| G||------------------------------------------------------------------| D||----7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------------------| A||----5-5-5-5-(x4)--7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-----4-4-4-4-----------| E||------------------5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3(x4)-2-2-2-2(x4)-------| (Palm Muted) E||----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B||----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G||----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D||----7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------------------| A||----5-5-5-5-(x4)--7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-----4-4-4-4-----3-3-3-3---------| E||------------------5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3(x4)-2-2-2-2(x4)-1-1-1-1(x8)-----| (Palm Muted) E||----------------------------------------------------------------------| B||----------------------------------------------------------------------| G||-------5-7-5-----------------5-5---5-7------7-5-----------------------| D||----7--3-5?3(x4)-------3-5-7--------------------7-6-5--3---3----------| A||----5---------------3-5---------------------------------------5-3-----| E||----------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 4: No body gonna take my head____ E||-------------------------------------------------------| B||-------------------------------------------------------| G||-----5--3----------------------------------------------| D||-----5--3-----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-------| A||-----3--1-----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-------| E||--------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------| (let ring) <|----------Palm Mute---------------------| E||--------------------------------------------------------| B||--------------------------------------------------------| G||----3--5--3---------------------------------------------| D||----3--5--3-----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------| A||----1--3--1-----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------| E||----------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3------| <|----------Palm Mute--------------------| E||-------------------------------------------------------| B||-------------------------------------------------------| G||----3--5--3--------------------------------------------| D||----3--5--3-----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----| A||----1--3--1-----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----| E||----------------1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-----| E||-----------------------------------------------------------| B||-----------------------------------------------------------| G||-----------------------------------------------------------| D||----10--9--8--7-----7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----| A||----8---7--6--5-----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-----| E||-----------------------------------------------------------| I Love it, I need it, I seed it E||-----------------------------------------| B||----13----13----13----13-13-13----13-----| G||----12----12----12----12-12-12----12-----| D||----11----11----11----11-11-11----11-----| A||----12----12----12----12-12-12----12-----| E||-----------------------------------------| Alright hold tight I'm a Highway Star________ E||---------------------------------------------| B||---------------------------------------------| G||----5---7---5---7---5---7---10---12---14-----| D||----5---7---5---7---5---7---10---12---14-----| A||----3---5---3---5---3---5---8----10---12-----| E||---------------------------------------------| Solo: E||--------8^------8^---------8^-8-5----------------| B||------6-------6----6~----6--------8-6---8-6~-----| G||----7-------7----------7--------------7----------| D||-------------------------------------------------| A||-------------------------------------------------|(x2) E||-------------------------------------------------| (Play Fast) E||------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B||----8^-8^--8^-8^---8^-8-5-----------------------------------------------------------| G||--------------------------7-5---7-5----5/---5/-5/---5/-5/---5/-5/---5/-5/---5^------| D||------------------------------7-----7-----7-------7-------7-------7-------7---------| A||------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E||------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E||------------8^-8-5----------8^-8-6----------10^-10-8--------------| B||----8^-(x8)--------6---------------8-----------------8------------| G||---------------------7-(x2)----------7-(x2)------------9-(x2)-----| D||------------------------------------------------------------------| A||------------------------------------------------------------------| E||------------------------------------------------------------------| E||----5---6---7----8-------| B||----8^--9^--10^--11^-----| G||-------------------------| D||-------------------------| A||-------------------------| E||-------------------------| E||----8^-8-5-----8^-8-6-----8^-8^-8-6-----8^-8-6-----10^-10^-10-8-----10^-10-8---------| B||-----------6----------8-------------8----------8----------------8------------8-------| G||-------------7----------7-------------7----------7----------------9-----------9------| D||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E||----5---6---7----8-------| B||----8^--9^--10^--11^-----| G||-------------------------| D||-------------------------| A||-------------------------| E||-------------------------| (This Part Of the solo is played Very Very Fast) E||----5-7-8-8--5-7-8-8--5-7-8-8--5-7-8-8--5-7-8-8--5-7-8-8--5-7-8-8--5-7-8-8-----| B||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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D||--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A||--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E||--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E||----5-7-8-8--5-7-8-8--5-7-8-8--5-7-8-8--5-7-8-8--5-7-8-8--5-7-8-8--5-7-8-8-----| B||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E||----10-12-13-13--10-12-13-13--10-12-13-13--10-12-13-13--10-12-13-13--10-12-13-13--10-12-13-13--10-12-13-13-----| B||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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D||--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A||--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E||--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E||----0-0-0-2-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-4-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-6-0-0-0-7-0-0-0-8------| B||-----------------------------------------------------------------| G||-----------------------------------------------------------------| D||-----------------------------------------------------------------| A||-----------------------------------------------------------------| E||-----------------------------------------------------------------| E||------------------------------------------------------| B||----8^-8^-8-5------------8^-8-5-----------------------| G||--------------7-5---------------7-5---5-7-5-----------| D||------------------7-5-7-------------7-------7-5-7-----| A||------------------------------------------------------| E||------------------------------------------------------| Verse 5: No body gonna take my car____ E||-------------------------------------------------------| B||-------------------------------------------------------| G||-----5--3----------------------------------------------| D||-----5--3-----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-------| A||-----3--1-----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-------| E||--------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------| (let ring) <|----------Palm Mute---------------------| E||--------------------------------------------------------| B||--------------------------------------------------------| G||----3--5--3---------------------------------------------| D||----3--5--3-----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------| A||----1--3--1-----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------| E||----------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3------| <|----------Palm Mute--------------------| E||-------------------------------------------------------| B||-------------------------------------------------------| G||----3--5--3--------------------------------------------| D||----3--5--3-----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----| A||----1--3--1-----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----| E||----------------1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-----| E||-----------------------------------------------------------| B||-----------------------------------------------------------| G||-----------------------------------------------------------| D||----10--9--8--7-----7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----| A||----8---7--6--5-----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-----| E||-----------------------------------------------------------| I Love her, I need her, I seed her E||-----------------------------------------| B||----13----13----13----13-13-13----13-----| G||----12----12----12----12-12-12----12-----| D||----11----11----11----11-11-11----11-----| A||----12----12----12----12-12-12----12-----| E||-----------------------------------------| Alright hold tight I'm a Highway Star____Highway Star___ Highway STAR___ E||---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B||---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G||----5--7--5--7--5--7--10--12--14---5--7--10--12--14---5--7--10--12--14-----| D||----5--7--5--7--5--7--10--12--14---5--7--10--12--14---5--7--10--12--14-----| A||----3--5--3--5--3--5--8---10--12---3--5--8---10--12---3--5--8---10--12-----| E||---------------------------------------------------------------------------|