DEEP PURPLE - "highway star" Tablature

"Highway Star" by Deep Purple (from the album "Machine Head")
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transcribed by Gilles Velay (gvelay@free.fr)

Notations
w : whole e : 8th h : hammer on
h : half s : 16th p : pull off
q : quarter +++ : tied notes


Intro
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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
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------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-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|

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
G-|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D-|-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3h5-3---3---------|
A-|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------5---5-3-----|
E-|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------6-5-|

play following bar 15 times
e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|
E-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|



Verse
-----
h h
G-|-----|
D-|-3-1-|
A-|-----|
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 h q q
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1---3-1-|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
E-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e h q q
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1---3-1-|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
E-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------|

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 q q q
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---------1---1-|-3-3-3-3-----1-3-|-3-3-------------|
A-|-----------------|-------1-3---3---|---------1-3-----|-----8---7---6---|
E-|-----------------|---1-3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|



Chorus
------
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 e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-------7-5-------|-------7-5-------|
D-|-----------5h7---|-----------------|---7-5-----7-5---|-5-7-5-----7-5---|
A-|-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-------------7-|---------------7-|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

q+e e e e e e q+e e e e e e q+e e e e e e q e e q e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-0-----7-0-5-0-3-|-0-----7-0-5-0-3-|-0-----7-0-5-0-3-|-0---3h5-0---3h5-|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

q+e e e e e e q+e e e e e e q e e q e e q e e q e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----5p3-----3h5-|-----5p3-----3h5-|
A-|-0-----7-0-5-0-3-|-0-----7-0-5-0-3-|-3-------5-------|-3-------5-------|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

q e e q e e q e e q e e w+++++w
G-|-------5-------7-|----------10----------12-|-----|-----|
D-|-----5-------7---|-------10----------12----|-----|-----|
A-|-3-------5-------|-8-----------10----------|-12--|-12--|
E-|-----------------|-------------------------|-----|-----|



1st Solo
--------
play following bar 12 times :
e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|
A-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E-|-----------------|

then
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
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-6-|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-4-|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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 q q q q
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
D-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-1-3-1-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
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
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-0-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


play following riff 4 times :
e e e e e e e e h q q
G-|-----------------|---------|
D-|-----------------|-3---5-3-|
A-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------|
E-|-----------------|---------|

then
e e e e e e e w e e e e e e e e w
G-|-----------5-5-|-7--|-7-5-------------|----|
D-|-----3-5-7-----|----|-----7-6-5-3-----|----|
A-|-3-5-----------|----|-------------5-3-|-3--|
E-|---------------|----|-----------------|----|



2d solo
-------
play following bar 7 times :
e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|
A-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E-|-----------------|

then
e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|
A-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|
E-|-----------------|

then following bar 7 times :
e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|
E-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

then
e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|
A-|-----------0-3-0-|
E-|-5-5-5-5-5-------|


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
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|---------------3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3---|
A-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-----------------|---------------5-|
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
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|---------------5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5-3-5-3-------|
A-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5---|-----------------|-----------5-3-0-|
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
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|---------------3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3---|
A-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-----------------|---------------5-|
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
G-|-----------------|-5-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----5-3-------5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5-3-5-3-------|
A-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------5-3-5---|-----------------|-----------5-3-0-|
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
G-|-----------------|-----------3h5-3---|-------------------|---3-3-3-5-7-7-7-|
D-|-----------------|-----------------3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------------|
A-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5---------|-------------------|-----------------|
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
G-|-----------------|-5-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----5-3-------5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5-3-5-3-------|
A-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------5-3-5---|-----------------|-----------5-3-0-|
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
G-|-----------------|-----------3h5-3---|-------------------|---3-3-3-5-7-7-7-|
D-|-----------------|-----------------3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------------|
A-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5---------|-------------------|-----------------|
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
G-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5---5---|-------------------|-------------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------5---5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|

play following bar 8 times :
e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|
D-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A-|-----------------|
E-|-----------------|



End
---
play following 2 riff 3 times :
q e e q e e q e e q e e
G-|-------5-------7-|----------10----------12-|
D-|-----5-------7---|-------10----------12----|
A-|-3-------5-------|-8-----------10----------|
E-|-----------------|-------------------------|

then
w
G-|-----|
D-|-----|
A-|-12--|
E-|-----|