The Batle Rages On

"The Battle Rages on"

(Blackmore/Gillan/Lord/Paice)

Dm (strings) Bb/D fill (dr)

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D---3--1p0-------I---3-1p0--------I-----1p0--------I---3--0=======-I

MAIN RIFF

Dm (Kbd appears)

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D----3---1p0---------3------(3---I----3---1p0---------3-----------I

?????

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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

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

some gamble everything on who gets the final shot

The first half of the main riff

SECOND RIFF (using D min harmonic scale)

Oh dont't talk to me of love It's obvious

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it's not enough Annihilation Kill them all

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D10=========I12====-----12=====---I12=====8===10===I

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Capitulation watch the mighty fall The road to glory

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B10=====11========I13--------6===8===I10=======11=====I

G10=====10========I12--------7===9===I10=======10=====I

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is lined in red And thoug the gone

reason now is

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D12=======8==10==I12=====10=====--I8======I5=====I

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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) 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)

Kill to live and live to die

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

Be serious it's not enough

Annihilation kill them all

Capitulation watch the mighty fall

The road to glory is lined in red

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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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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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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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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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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All right! Here we are. I sincerely hope that even somebody finds

this simple transcription useful.

Especially in the main riff I was having real difficulties, but my

dear friend Antti "Donald" Kauppinen gave me some valuable clues

(Thanks a Million!!)...There's something still indistinct but those

parts are marked with '???'s.

Because I usually play keyboards, I wasn't skilled enough to

transcribe the solo. Also some fills I left off to save my brain &

time & fellowmen :) Maybe somebody will let us know the secrets of

Ritchie's fill & solo playing.

The tab isn't perfect (stranger) but who cares?? Flames, corrections

and thanks more than welcome!

If someone thinks this was a cool piece of work or something like

that PLEASE LET ME KNOW! Email or write a follow-up! This was

actually my first attempt on transcribing so you understand that

feedback is important.

Keep on rocking!