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Artist: Deep Purple
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"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 
----- 

    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-|-----| 
  
  
  





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