Deep Purple

Deep Purple - Fireball guitar tab

Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 10:46:56 -0400

From: Henry Leyh

Subject: d/deep_purple/fireball.tab

Another Purple gem, being not exactly a ballade.

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DEEP PURPLE "Fireball" (Fireball -- 1971)

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written by Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice

transcribed by Henry Leyh -- leyh@inp-greifswald.de

verse 1:

e|------------------------------------------------------------------

B|------------------------------------------------------------------

G|------------------------------------------------------------------

D|------------------------------------------------------------------

A|-----------------------------5--------------------------5---------

E|--(5h)7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-5---(5h)7--7-7-7-7-7-7---7-5--7x-

v v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v v v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v v

The golden light about you -- show me where you're from

The magic in your eye bewitches -- all you gaze upon

You stand up on your hill and -- behop all around you

They wonder where you're from oh -- they wonder where I found you

chorus 1:

e|--------------------------------------7----------------------2----

B|-----------------------9------------7-7----------------------2----

G|-----------------------9------------8-8----------------------3----

D|-----------------------9------------9-9----------------------4----

A|-------------4-5-7------------------------------------------------

E|--5----------------0------------7---------7-7\-----------3--------

Oh my love it's a -- long way Where you're from it's a long way

verse 2:

I tried to understand you, -- I tried to love you right

The way you smile and touch me always sets my heart alight

Your lips are like a fire -- burning through my soul

And people ask me where you're from They really wanna know

chorus 2:

e|----------------------------------------------------------2-------

B|----------------------------------------------------------2-------

G|----------------------------------------------------------3-------

D|--------------------------------9-------------------------4-------

A|-------------4-5-6-(7)----------9-------------------------4-------

E|--5-----------------0-----------7---------------------------------

Oh my soul it's a long way -- Where you're from it's a long way

interlude 1:

e|------------------------------------------------------------------

B|------------------------------------------------------------------

G|------------------------------------------------------------------

D|------------------------------------------------------------------

A|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------

E|------------------------------------------------------------------

v v ^ ...

Magic woman -- wreckin' up my soul

e|------------------------------------------------------------------

B|------------------------------------------------------------------

G|------------------------------------------------------------------

D|------------------------------------------------------------------

A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-

E|----------------------------------3-3-3-3-------------------------

Things you tell me have -- never been told

e|------------------------------------------------------------------

B|------------------------------------------------------------------

G|------------------------------------------------------------------

D|------------------------------------------------------------------

A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------3h4p3h4-

E|----------------------------------5-----5\2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------

trill

Magic woman -- I don't know

e|------------------------------------------------------------------

B|------------------------------------------------------------------

G|------------------------------------------------------------------

D|------------------------------------------------------------------

A|------------------3h4p3h4---------3h4p3h4---some weird scratching-

E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-2---------------------------------

(...4 times...)

Electric before me I love you so I love you so

verse 3:

You're racing like a fireball -- dancing like a ghost

You're gemini and I don't know which one I like the most

My head is getting broken and my -- mind is getting bust

But now I'm coming with you down the road of golden dust

chorus 3:

Oh my love it's a long way Where you're from it's a long way

interlude 2 (after Roger's solo):

e|------------------------------------------------------------------

B|--7x---7-7x---7x--------------------------------------------------

G|--8x---8-8x---8x---3-4--------------------------------------------

D|--9x---9-9x---9x-----------3-4------------------------------------

A|--9x---9-9x---9x-------1-2----------------------------------------

E|-------------------------------0-1-2-3-4-5-5h7--7-7-7-7-7...

verse riff over Jon's solo

verse riff again

chorus 4:

e|------5-----------7---11------------------------------------------

B|------5---9-9---7-7---11------------------------------------------

G|------6---9-9---8-8---11------------------------------------------

D|------7---9-9---9-9---11------------------------------------------

A|------7---7-7---9-----9-------------------------------------------

E|--5---------------------------------------------------------------

verse again until fade...

Hope you enjoy.

Comments, suggestions and general admiration to

leyh@inp-greifswald.de

--

Gru?,

Henry

"So ein paar grundgelehrte Zitate sind eine Zier f?r den Menschen."

-- Heinrich Heine

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