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Rat Bat Blue

(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)

From "Who Do We Think We Are", 1973

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'

  Q=96
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|


  W          E S S S S S S S E S S S S S   E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|----------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|----------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|


  E S S S S S S S E S S S S S   E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|


  E S S S S S S S E S S S S S   E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|


  E S S S S S S S E S S S S S   E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------0-1-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-5-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---7-5-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-5-6-5-3-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|---------------------------------|-5-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-7-|---7-5-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-5-6-5-3-0-|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  S S S S E S S S E S E S S   S E S E S S E E E E   S E S E S S S E S S S S S
|---------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
|-5-5---5-5---3-5-5-5-5---3-|-5-5-5-5---3-5-------|-------------0-0-0-0-5-6-7--|
|-----------5-----------5---|---------5-----2-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-0-3----------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E   H    Q.   E   Q  E. S S E S +S  S S S
|-5-----------------------------|-------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-2----0------|---------------------0-2--|
|---7-5-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-5-6-5-3-0-|-----------3-|-0--0--0---0-0-(0)-2------|
|-------------------------------|-------------|--------------------------|


  E S S S S S S S E S S S S S   E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|


  E S S S S S S S E S S S S S   E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|


  E S S S S S S S E S S S S S   E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|


  E S S S S S S S E S S S S S   E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------0-1-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-5-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---7-5-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-5-6-5-3-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|---------------------------------|-5-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-7-|---7-5-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-5-6-5-3-0-|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  S S S S E S S S E S E S S   S E S E S S E E E E   S E S E S S S E S S S S S
|---------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
|-5-5---5-5---3-5-5-5-5---3-|-5-5-5-5---3-5-------|-------------0-0-0-0-5-6-7--|
|-----------5-----------5---|---------5-----2-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-0-3----------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E   H    Q.   E   Q  E. S S E S +S  S S S
|-5-----------------------------|-------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-2----0------|---------------------0-2--|
|---7-5-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-5-6-5-3-0-|-----------3-|-0--0--0---0-0-(0)-2------|
|-------------------------------|-------------|--------------------------|


  E S S S S S S S E S S S S S   E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|


  E S S S S S S S E S S S S S   E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|


  E S S S S S S S E S S S S S   E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|


  E S S S S S S S E S S S S S   E S S S S S S S E. +S  S S S
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)-------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------0-|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0------------0-3---|


  S E S S S E S S E S S S S   S E S S S E S S E S S S S
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-3-0-----0---3-0---------0-|-3-0-----0---3-0---------0--|
|-------3-------------0-3---|-------3-------------0-3----|


  S E S S S E S S E S S S S   S E S S S E S S E S S S S
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-3-0-----0---3-0---------0-|-3-0-----0---3-0---------0--|
|-------3-------------0-3---|-------3-------------0-3----|


  S E S S S E S S E S S S S   S E S S S E S S E S S S S
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-3-0-----0---3-0---------0-|-3-0-----0---3-0---------0--|
|-------3-------------0-3---|-------3-------------0-3----|


  S E S S S E S S E S S S S   S E S S S E S S E S S S S
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-3-0-----0---3-0---------0-|-3-0-----0---3-0---------0--|
|-------3-------------0-3---|-------3-------------0-3----|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|---------3-----------------0-3---|---------3-----------------0-3---|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|---------3-----------------0-3---|---------3-----------------0-3---|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|---------3-----------------0-3---|---------3-----------------0-3---|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|---------3-----------------0-3---|---------3-----------------0-3---|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|---------3-----------------0-3---|---------3-----------------0-3---|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|---------3-----------------0-3---|---------3-----------------0-3---|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|---------3-----------------0-3---|---------3-----------------0-3---|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|---------3-----------------0-3---|---------3-----------------0-3---|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|---------3-----------------0-3---|---------3-----------------0-3---|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|---------3-----------------0-3---|---------3-----------------0-3---|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|---------3-----------------0-3---|---------3-----------------0-3---|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|---------3-----------------0-3---|---------3-----------------0-3---|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|---------3-----------------0-3---|


  E E +S  E. E. S +E  S S   E E +S   E.  E.  S  +E   S  S
|-2-----------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------5-6-|-7------------------------------|
|---4-(4)-5--6--7-(7)-----|-------------------------10-11--|
|-------------------------|---9-(9)-10--11--12-(12)--------|


  E E +S  E. E. S +E  S S   E E +S  E. E. S +E  S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7-------------------5-6-|-7-------------------5-6-|
|---4-(4)-5--6--7-(7)-----|---4-(4)-5--6--7-(7)-----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-14-2-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|------7----------------------------|
|-12--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   H    +Q.   E   W
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2----(2)-----|------|
|---------------------------------|--------------|------|
|---------------------------------|--------------|------|
|---------------------------------|--------------|------|


  E S S S S S S S E S S S S S   E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|


  E S S S S S S S E S S S S S   E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|


  E S S S S S S S E S S S S S   E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|


  E S S S S S S S E S S S S S   E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------0-1-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-5-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---2-0---0---------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------3---3---3-5-3-5-6-5-3-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------5-----------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|---------------------------------|-5-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-7-|---7-5-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-5-6-5-3-0-|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  S S S S E S S S E S E S S   S E S E S S E E E E   S E S E S S S E S S S S S
|---------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
|-5-5---5-5---3-5-5-5-5---3-|-5-5-5-5---3-5-------|-------------0-0-0-0-5-6-7--|
|-----------5-----------5---|---------5-----2-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-0-3----------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E   H    Q.   E   Q  E. S S E S +S  S S S
|-5-----------------------------|-------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-2----0------|---------------------0-2--|
|---7-5-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-5-6-5-3-0-|-----------3-|-0--0--0---0-0-(0)-2------|
|-------------------------------|-------------|--------------------------|


  E S S S S S S S E S S S S S   E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|


  E S S S S S S S E S S S S S   E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|


  E S S S S S S S E S S S S S   E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|


  E S S S S S S S E S S S S S   E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|


  E S S S S S S S E S S S S S   E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|


  E S S S S S S S E S S S S S   E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|


  E S S S S S S S E S S S S S   E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|


  E S S S S S S S E S S S S S   E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------|


  E S S S S S S S E S S S S S   E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------*|
|---2---2-0---2---0-------0-2-|---2---2-0---2---0--(0)--*|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------*|
|-0---------0-------0---0-----|-0---------0-------------*|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
<n>  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
Transcribed by Jim Huckle