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[Intro]
(Bass arranged for guitar)
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[Riff 1]
e|---------------------|---------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------5--------------|------5----7--5------|------------------|-5----------------| x2
A|-7-------7-5-------5-|-7-------7------7----|-5--7-------------|----7-------------|
E|----------------7----|---------------------|------------------|------------------|
[Verse]
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------| x6
A|-5--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-|
E|---------------------|
[Riff 2]
(A)
e|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
B|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
G|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
A|-7----5----5-------5-|/9----7--5-7--5-----|-----------------|
E|---------7------7----|-----------------7--|-5---------------|
[Intro]
N.C.
[Riff 1]
[Verse 1]
EBlack night is not right
I don't feel so bright
I don't care to sit tight
[Riff 2]
Maybe I'll find on the way down the line that I'm Afree
GFree to be Eme
ABlack night is a Glong way from Bhome
[Riff 1]
[Verse 2]
EI don't need a dark tree
I don't want a rough sea
I can't feel, I can't see
[Riff 2]
Maybe I'll find on the way down the line that I'm Afree
GFree to be Eme
ABlack night is a Glong way from Bhome
[Guitar Solo]
| E| E| E| E|
| E| E| E| E|
| E| E| E| E|
[Riff 2]
[Organ Solo]
| A| A| A| A|
| A| A| A| A|
| A| A| A| A|
[Riff 1]
[Verse 3]
EBlack night, black night
I don't need black night
I can't see dark light
[Riff 2]
Maybe I'll find on the way down the line that I'm Afree
GFree to be Eme
ABlack night is a Glong way from Bhome
[Outro Solo]
| E| E| E| E|
| E| E| E| E|
| E| E| E| E|
| E| E|
(fade out)
All chords in this song (4)

The story behind the song

"Black Night" emerged when Deep Purple was asked to record a single to promote their 1970 album, Deep Purple in Rock. Its driving bass line, a key element of the song, is said to have been inspired by Ricky Nelson's 1962 arrangement of "Summertime," and it also shares similarities with Blues Magoos's "(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet." This track showcases the band's shift to a heavier sound, cementing their place as pioneers of hard rock. Playing it, you can feel the raw energy and foundational rhythm that shaped a genre.

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