Freedom Fighter
As recorded by Rainbow
(From the 1982 Album DIFFICULT TO CURE)
Words and Music by Richie Blackmore,Roger Glover&Joe Lynn Turner
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'dist gtr 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'dist gtr 2'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'OverDriven Guitar with Octarver'
Intro
Q=120
Bm
4/4
Gtr I
PM----------------------------------------------|
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|---------||o-------5-----------------|-------5------------------|
|---------||--7-7-7---7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7---7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7--|
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| Gtr II
| PM----------------------------------------------|
|---------||--------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------||o-------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------||--4-4-4-7-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-|---4-4-7-4-4---4-4-4-4-4--|
|---------||--------------7-----------|-7-----------7------------|
|---------||o-------------------------|--------------------------|
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1. 2.
PM--------------------------------------| PM----------|
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|-------------------------|-------------------o||------------------|
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|-------------------------|--------------------||------------------|
|-------5-----------------|-------5-----------o||-------5----------|
|-7-7-7---7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7---7-7-5-7----||-5-7-7---7-5-7----|
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| PM--------------------------------------| PM-------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------||------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------o||------------------|
|-4-4-4-7-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-|---4-4-7-4-4---4----||---4-4-7-4---4----|
|-------------7-----------|-7-----------7------||-7---------7------|
|-------------------------|-------------------o||------------------|
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1st&2nd Verse
Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D C D
PM PM PM PM PM
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||o-8-----7-----|-8-----7-----|-8-----7---5-5-|-5---5-5-7---7-7---|
||--7---x-7-----|-7-----7-----|-7-----7---5-5-|-5---5-5-7---7-7---|
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||o-5-----5---5-|-5---5-5---5-|-5---5-5---3-3-|-3---3-3-5---5-5---|
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Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D C G/B
2/4
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|-8-------7-------|-8-------7-------|-8-------7-------|--8-x-x-8-x-x-|
|-7-------7-------|-7-------7-------|-7-------7-------|--9-----7-----|
|-7---x-x-7---x-x-|-7---x-x-7---x-x-|-7---x-x-7---x-x-|-10-----9-----|
|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|--------------|
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D.S. Verse
$
A A/G D/F# A/E Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
4/4
PM PM PM PM
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|-----------|-----------|-5---5-5---5-|-5---5-5---5-|
|-5----3----|-2----0----|-------------|-------------|
Dsus4 D C D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
PM PM| PM| PM| PM|
|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-8-----7---5-5-|-5---5-5-7--7--|-8-------7-------|-8-------7-------|
|-7-----7---5-5-|-5---5-5-7--7--|-7-------7-------|-7-------7-------|
|-7-----7---5-5-|-5---5-5-7--7--|-7---x-x-7---x-x-|-7---x-x-7---x-x-|
|-5---5-5---3-3-|-3---3-3-5--5--|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|
|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Pre-Chorus
Dsus4 D C G A A/G D/F# A/E
2/4 4/4
PM| PM
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|-8-------7-------|-------||-----------|------------|
|-7-------7---5-5-|-5-----||-----------|------------|
|-7---x-x-7---5-5-|-5--5--||-----------|------------|
|-5-------5---3-3-|-3--5--||-----------|------------|
|-----------------|----3--||-5----3----|-2----0-2-3-|
Chorus
A A/G D/F# D D/C# Bm
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|------2----|-4----5--4--||-------5-----------------|-------5-----------------|
|-5---------|------------||-7-7-7---7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7---7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-|
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| Gtr II
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|-----------|------------||-4-4-4-7-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-|---4-4-7-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------|------------||-------------7-----------|-7-----------7-----------|
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To Coda
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|-------5-----------------|-------5-----------|
|-7-7-7---7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7---7-7-5-7---|
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|-4-4-4-7-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-|---4-4-7-4-4---4---|
|-------------7-----------|-7-----------7-----|
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|-------------------------|--------------------------|
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|-------------------------|--------------------------|
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|-------5-----------------|-------5------------------|
|-7-7-7---7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7---7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7--|
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|-------------------------|--------------------------|
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|-4-4-4-7-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-|---4-4-7-4-4---4-4-4-4-4--|
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1. 2.
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|-------5-----------------|-------5----------o||-------5----------||
|-7-7-7---7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7---7-5-7-----||-5-7-7---7-5-7----||
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|-4-4-4-7-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-|---4-4-7-4---4-----||---4-4-7-4---4----||
|-------------7-----------|-7---------7-------||-7---------7------||
|-------------------------|------------------o||------------------||
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Interlude
D D/C# D/B A A/G A/C# D D/C# D/B A A/G A/F#
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|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5---4-(4)--2--|----------------|-5---4-(4)--2--|---------------|
|---------------|-5---3-(3)--2-0-|---------------|-5---3-(3)-3-2-|
D D/C# D/B A A/G A/C# D D/C# D/B A
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------|--------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------|--------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------|--------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------|--------|
|-5---4-(4)--2--|----------------|-5---4-(4)--2--|-0--------|-(0)----|
|---------------|-5---3-(3)--2-0-|---------------|----------|--------|
F#m
Gtr III
~
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|-2-----------|-2-----------|-------------------|
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|----4----2-4-|----4--------|-------------------|
|-------------|---------2-4-|-4b6r=4--(4)-2-----|
|-------------|-------------|---------------5-4-|
/ \0.5 /0_______\0.5
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|-2-(2)---(2)--(2)-(2)---(2)-(2)/-|
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|------------------|-4b6r4b6r4-2------------|-2--1---2b4--2b4--|------x/--x\--|
|-------2-(2)-4--2-|-------------4-(4)--2-4-|------4-----------|-4------------|
|-2-0--------------|------------------------|------------------|--------------|
|-----2------------|------------------------|------------------|--------------|
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|------------|-----------------------|---------------------|--------7-5-|
|------------|-2----------------2b4==|=2r2-----------------|------------|
|---4----2-4-|-----4--------(4)------|-----4-2b3==2r2----2-|-1----------|
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| Gtr II
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|------------|-2---2--(2)------------|---------------------|------------|
|------------|---4-------------------|---------------------|------------|
|------------|-----------------------|---------------------|------------|
|------------|------------0--2--0----|---------------------|------------|
/ /
|------/7-(7)--7-6-5-|---5---5-7b9r7-7pb9-7pb9-7pb9-7pb9-7pb9-7pb9-|
|-5--5---------------|-7---7---------------------------------------|
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|-7pb9-7pb9-(7)-7-5---5-------|
|-------------------7----7-5--|
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C#m F#m E7 D C#m
~~~ ~~~~~~
|---5--------------|------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-7---7-(7)--------|------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-6----(6)-------6-|-6b7--6------------6-|-6b7--6---9--6-9-|
|--------------7-9-|----------9-(9)---|--------9-(9)--(9)---|--------9--------|
|------------------|------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
Bm
~~
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------7-10b12r10----|------7-10------7----------7-|
|-9b11----------------|-9b11------9b11---7-----10---|
|---------------------|--------------------9--------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
Gtr I
|-7-------------------------------------|-----------7\----||
|---7-7-10b12r10--(10)-10pb12-10pb12-10-|-7-10-7-10-------||
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&
Bm
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|-------5-----------------|-------5-----------------|
|-5-7-7---7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7---7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-|
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| Gtr II
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---4-4-7-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-|---4-4-7-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-|
|-7-----------7-----------|-7-----------7-----------|
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7x
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||o-------5-----------------|-------5--------------------o||
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| 7x
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||o-------------------------|----------------------------o||
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||--7-----------7-----------|-7-----------7---------------||
||o-------------------------|----------------------------o||
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|-------------------------|------------------*|
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|-------5-----------------|-------5----------*|
|-7-7-7---7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7---7-7-5-7--*|
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|-------------------------|------------------*|
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|-4-4-4-7-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-|---4-4-7-4-4---4--*|
|-------------7-----------|-7-----------7----*|
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Lyrics:
You can't control me tell me what to do
chained in mediocrity so I can be like you
I am not a statue not part of machine
I'm sick and tired of the whole routine
calculate your future,computerise your past
instant replay if it's gone too fast
take away my freedom,take away my home
I'm only human but it might not show
I'm not made of stone
I'm a freedom fighter I got something to say
I'm a freedom fighter get out of my way
Hide behind your politics,hide behind your rules
tell me I'm a man but you treat me like a fool
it's the same old story with a different name
you give us all a number and nothing changes
out in the winter of a world upon it's knees
everyone is watching but no one sees
you can't take my freedom you know it is my right
if you try and stop me I'm gonna fight
with all of my might
I'm a freedom fighter and I'm taking command
I'm a freedom fighter and I'm making a stand
Fighting for breath as the world gathers speed
time's running out for the things that I need
I'm a freedom fighter I gotta take a stand
I'm a freedom fighter, yeah that's what I am
I'm a freedom fighter I can't take it no more
I'm a freedom fighter no no more
I'm a freedom fighter but I'm not afraid
I'm a freedom fighter get out of my way
Tablature Legend
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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
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
