The Battle Rages On

Deep Purple

Tom: F

INTRO 
  

Dm (strings)                              Bb/D      fill (dr) 
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A1p0-0-----------I1p0-0-----------I1p0-------------I1p0-0-----------I
D|---3--1p0-------I---3-1p0--------I-----1p0--------I---3--0=======-I 

  
MAIN RIFF 
  
Dm                                (Kbd appears) 

  
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B|--------------------------------I--------------------------------I  
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D|----------------------3p0=------I----------------------3p0=====--I  


A1p0---0-----1p0-3p0-----------0)I1p0---0-----1p0-3p0--------------I
D|----3---1p0---------3------(3---I----3---1p0---------3-----------I   

                           ????? 

  
E|--------------------------------I--------------------------------I  
B|--------------------------------I--------------------------------I  
G|--------------------------------I------------------------2===5---I 
D|----------------------3p0=------I3p0-0-2p0-0-3p0-0-5p0-0---------I  


A1p0---0-----1p0-3p0--------(0h3)I---------------------------------I
D|----3---1p0---------3-----------I--------------------------------I   

                           ????? 
Repeat the main riff (throughout with kbd) 
  
1st VERSE 
  
Dm                    C  (from here on organ only) 
Been so many words so much to say 
Dm                     F         Gm                       
Words are not enough to keep the guns at bay 
  
Main riff (with gtr) 
  
2nd verse 
  
Dm               C   Gtr fill #1 
Some live in fear some do not 
Dm                        F            Gm 
some gamble everything on who gets the final shot 
  
The first half of the main riff 
  
SECOND RIFF (using D min harmonic scale) 
  
A                                                          Bb   
Oh dont't talk to me of love                          It's obvious 

  
E|----------------I----------------I----------------I-----------I 
B|----------------I----------------I----------------I-----------I 
G|---67-6---------I---67-6---------I---67-6---------I---67-6----I  
D|-78--8-7857-5--5I-78--8-7857-5757I-78--8-7857-5--5I-78--8-78==I 
A|-----------8-78-I-----------8----I-----------8-78-I-----------I 
D|----------------I----------------I----------------I-----------I 

  
C/E         Dm          Bb/D       Dm        Bb C 

  it's not enough   Annihilation   Kill them all 
E|-----------I10====-----10=====---I10=====6===8===I 
B|-----------I10====-----11=====---I10=====6===8===I 

G10=========I10====-----10=====---I10=====7===9====I 

D10=========I12====-----12=====---I12=====8===10===I 
A|-----------I---------------------I---------------I 
D|-----------I---------------------I---------------I 

  
Dm     Bb/D       C         Bb  C     Dm      Bb/D 
Capitulation    watch the mighty fall The road to glory 
E10=====10========I12--------6===8===I10=======10=====I 
B10=====11========I13--------6===8===I10=======11=====I 
G10=====10========I12--------7===9===I10=======10=====I

D10=====10========I14--------8===10==I12=======12=====I 
A|-----------------I------------------I---------------I 
D|-----------------I------------------I---------------I 

  
Dm          Bb  C Dm        C     Bb       G 
is lined in red   And thoug the   gone 
                  reason now is 
E10=======6==8===I10=====8======--I6======I3=====I 
B10=======6==8===I10=====8======--I6======I3=====I 
G10=======7==9===I10=====9======--I7-=====I4=====I 

D12=======8==10==I12=====10=====--I8======I5=====I
A|----------------I----------------I-------I-----I 
D|----------------I----------------I-------I-----I 

  
Gm 
  The battle rages on 
E3===================I 
B3===================I 
G3===================I     main riff 

D5============I 
A|-------------------I 
D|-------------------I 

  
3rd verse (guitar murders the chords) 
  
Dm (gtr D5)         C5              
Was it love or hate that got here first 
Dm (D5)        F5           Gm  (G5) 
Hate's a habit it's hard to shake the curse 
  
The first half of the main riff 
  
4th verse (now melody chords with fills) 
  
Dm               C 
Kill to live and live to die 
Dm          F            Gm 
Human nature you let the strong survive 
  
1/2 of the usual riff... 
  
  
2nd riff and top 4 string chords as above                   
  
A 
Oh don't talk to me of love 
   Bb     C/E         Dm 
Be serious it's not enough 
      Bb/D   Dm        C Bb 
Annihilation kill them all 
Dm            C          Bb C  Dm 
 Capitulation watch the mighty fall 
            Bb/D  Dm          Bb C     
The road to glory is lined in red 
Dm             C             Bb   G Gm 
And though the reason now is gone  
  
The battle rages on 
  
                  Guitar solo 
                  (organ plays chords) 
  
IE5   I     I     I     I 
  
IH5   IG5   IH5   IA5 H5I 
  
Guitar & org power chords: 
(D bass throughout) 
D        F        G       Bb       C       Eb       F      G (fill) 

(let ring) 
E|-------I--------I-------I--------I-------I--------I------I-------I 
B|-------I--------I-------I--------I-------I--------I------I-------I 
G|-------I--------I-------I1-------I3------I6-------I8-----I----12=I 
D0------I3-------I5------I3-------I5------I8-------I10----I--------I 
A0------I3-------I5------I3-------I5------I8-------I10----I9/10----I 
D0------I3-------I5------I--------I-------I--------I------I--------I 

  

G!        !       !       !        !       !       !       !  
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B|---------------------------------I-------------------------------I 

G12-------------------------------I--------------------------------I
D12-------------------------------I--------------------------------I 

A10-------------------------------I--------------------------------I 
D|---------------------------------I-------------------------------I  

 X X   X X===D D X X X D X W W===  X X   X X===  X X===X X X==== 
  

 !       !       !       ! 
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B|---------------------------------I 
G|---------------------------------I 
D|---------------------------------I 
A|---------------------------------I 
D|---------------------------------I 

 X X   X X===W W X X X X X======== 
  
(!=basic beat X=strum D=lh damped strum W=less powerful strum) 
(transcribed approximately especially this strumming part) 
  
Second riff twice: 
1st time kbd-gtr-kbd-gtr 
2nd time unisono + chainsaw fills from 2nd gtr 
  
Annihilation....as played earlier with gtr licks in 10th position... 
  
THE END 
  
D (bass) 
(org chord progressions) 

Gtr riff n+1 times 
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A1p0-0-----------I1p0-0-----------I1p0--0----------I1p0-0-----------I
D|---3-1p0--0-0---I---3-1p0--0-0---I----3-1p0--0-0--I---3--0--0-0---I 

  
the last bar of the main riff x 3 times 
ending the last time in high D (7th fret on B|-stiring) 
  
the first bar of the main riff 
and that's the song 
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Gtr fill #1 
  

some  do not 
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B|----------- 
G|-(7)^9r7=5= 
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A|----------- 
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