The Battle Rages On 78201

Deep Purple

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MAIN RIFF

Dm (Kbd appears)

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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

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C/E Dm Bb/D Dm Bb C

it's not enough Annihilation Kill them all

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Dm Bb/D C Bb C Dm Bb/D

Capitulation watch the mighty fall The road to glory

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Dm Bb C Dm C Bb G

is lined in red And thoug the gone

reason now is

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The battle rages on

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G3===================I main riff

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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

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)

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IH5 IG5 IH5 IA5 H5I

Guitar & org power chords:

(D bass throughout)

D F G Bb C Eb F G (fill)

(let ring)

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! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

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! ! ! !

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(!=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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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

Gtr fill #1

some do not

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Chords Used