Deep Purple

Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers guitar tab

From: "Stu Jensen"

Subject: d/deep_purple/perfect_strangers.tab

Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 18:10:16 +1000

Song: Perfect Strangers

Artist: Deep Purple / Dream Theatre

Tabbed by Stu Jensen (big_pig_truck@yahoo.com.au)

I tabbed the basic bits of this song from both the Dream

Theatre and Deep Purple versions, the Deep Purple version

had some fancier note-work in between bridge and chorus etc,

bust essentially the song is the same.

Enjoy -Stu

Quick Tab reference:

-5/6- slide note from 5th to 6th Fret

F5/G5 slide (power)chord shape up two frets

-5h7p5 hit and pull-off from 5th fret to 7th

-5~~- hold note

[Intro] (organ arr. for guitar)

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

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

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

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

A|-5~~~~~~---3--5--8--5--3--5--8--10~~~---|

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

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

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

G|---------------------------------------7|

D|---------------------------------------7|

A|12-10-12-15-12-10-8-10-8-5-3-10~~~~~~~~5|

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

[Verse]

Slide between C5 and D5 (all powerchords)

Slide between F5 and G5

C5/D5 | F5/G5

C5/D5 F5/G5

Can you remember...

C5/D5

...your life

[Bridge 1]

A5 Powerchord, with:

|---------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|

|-7---7--5--2-------------7---7----5--2-------------|

|-7-----------------------7-------------------------|

|-5-------------3/5h8p5-3/5---------------3/5h8p5-3-| [x2]

And cold....

[Verse]

[Bridge 1] {Same as above}

[Chorus]

F5

C Dm

And if you...

G

...understand

Dm C

we must remain...

G

Ahhh....

Gm5

Ohhhhh....

[Bridge 2]

First time on D string (Palm muted)

D|--777-888-555--777-333-777-555-5-| [x3]

*then*

D|--777-888-555--777-333-777-555333222000---|

A|----------------------------------------3-|

[Verse]

[Bridge 1]

[Chorus]

[Bridge 2]

Second time on A string (palm muted, distortion)

A|--777-888-555--777-333-777-555-5-| [x3]

*then*

A|--777-888-555--777-333-777-555333222000---|

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

Then quick change thru walkdown to E (palm muted, distortion, solo)

E|--777-888-555--777-333-777-555-5-| [repeat till fade/end]

Note: The Deep Purple version does not change to E for some time,

while the Dream Thetre version changes after one time thru.

[No Solo yet! sorry :) ]

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