Deep Purple - The Battle Rages On

INTRO

Dm (strings) Bb/D fill (dr)
E|-------------|----------------|----------------|-------------|
B|-------------|----------------|----------------|-------------|
G|-------------|----------------|----------------|-------------|
D|-------------|----------------|----------------|-------------|
A|1p0-0--------|1p0-0-----------|1p0-------------|1p0-0--------|
D|---3--1p0----|---3-1p0--------|-----1p0--------|---3--0=====-|

MAIN RIFF

Dm (Kbd appears)

E|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|----------------------3p0=------|----------------------3p0=-|
A|1p0---0-----1p0-3p0-----------0)|1p0---0-----1p0-3p0--------|
D|----3---1p0---------3------(3---|----3---1p0---------3------|
?????

E|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|------------------------2=5-|
D|----------------------3p0=------|3p0-0-2p0-0-3p0-0-5p0-0-----|
A|1p0---0-----1p0-3p0--------(0h3)|----------------------------|
D|----3---1p0---------3-----------|----------------------------|
?????
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|----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------|
B|----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------|
G|---67-6---------|--67-6---------|---67-6---------|---67-6----|
D|-78--8-7857-5--5|78--8-7857-5757|-78--8-7857-5--5|-78--8-78==|
A|-----------8-78-|----------8----|-----------8-78-|-----------|
D|----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------|

C/E Dm Bb/D Dm Bb C
it`s not enough Annihilation Kill them all
E|-----------|10====-----10=====---|10=====6===8====|
B|-----------|10====-----11=====---|10=====6===8====|
G|10=========|10====-----10=====---|10=====7===9====|
D|10=========|12====-----12=====---|12=====8===10===|
A|-----------|---------------------|----------------|
D|-----------|---------------------|----------------|

Dm Bb/D C Bb C Dm Bb/D
Capitulation watch the mighty fall The road to glory
E|10====10========|12--------6===8===|10=======10=====|
B|10====11========|13--------6===8===|10=======11=====|
G|10====10========|12--------7===9===|10=======10=====|
D|10====10========|14--------8===10==|12=======12=====|
A|----------------|------------------|----------------|
D|----------------|------------------|----------------|

Dm Bb C Dm C Bb G
is lined in red And thoug the gone
reason now is
E|-10=======6==8===|10=====8===--|-6===|-3=|
B|-10=======6==8===|10=====8===--|-6===|-3=|
G|-10=======7==9===|10=====9===--|-7-==|-4=|
D|-12=======8==10==|12=====10==--|-8===|-5=|
A|-----------------|-------------|-----|---|
D|-----------------|-------------|-----|---|

Gm
The battle rages on
E|-3=|
B|-3=|
G|-3=| main riff
D|-5=|
A|---|
D|---|

3rd verse (guitar murders the chords)

Dm (gtr D5) C(5)
Was it love or hate that got here first
Dm (D5) F(5) 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)
E|---|---|---|---|---|---|----|--------|
B|---|---|---|---|---|---|----|--------|
G|---|---|---|-1-|-3-|-6-|-8--|----12==|
D|-0-|-3-|-5-|-3-|-5-|-8-|-10-|--------|
A|-0-|-3-|-5-|-3-|-5-|-8-|-10-|9/10----|
D|-0-|-3-|-5-|---|---|---|----|--------|

E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-12--|
D|-12--|
A|-10--|
D|-----|

(!=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
E|--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
B|--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
G|--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
D|--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
A|1p0-0---------|1p0-0---------|1p0--0---------|1p0-0----------|
D|---3-1p0--0-0-|---3-1p0--0-0-|----3-1p0--0-0-|---3--0--0-0---|

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
E|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-(7)^9r7=5=|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
D|-----------|