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Highway Star - Tutorial

Table of Contents

  1. Song Audio (YouTube)
  2. Song Lyrics and Chords
  3. Keyboard
  4. Bass Tab
  5. Guitar Tab

YouTube Song Audio



Song Form

SONG FORM:

		Get this down first, then we'll build further.
		ORGAN solo comes up first after 2 Choruses.
 
INTRO A
	| G / / / | (x8)

INTRO B (with rock beat)
	| G / / / | (x15)
			-- organ stabs on 5th bar
		
	| C / Bb / | (16th measure)	



VERSE (0:34)
|: G / / / | G / / / | G / / / | Bb  C  Bb :|


PRE CHORUS (0:45)
| F / / / | F / / / | F / / / | F F E Eb |
| D / / / | D / / / | D / / / | D / / / | 

CHORUS (0:56)
| A / / / | A / / / | A / / / | A / / / |
| A / / / | A / / / | 
| C / D / | C / D / | C / D / | F / G / |
| A / / / | A / / / | A / / / | C / Bb / |

back to a Verse

Song Lyrics and Chords

The following is a mess...just a first look. I will organize better asap.

INTRO

(G staccato bass note)         Deep Purple - Highway star

Gm     F     C      F       Gm      F        Gm     F (bass riff below)

Gm      Gm     Gm      Gm _     

   Bb Gm   Bb Gm  Bb Gm   Bb Gm  Bb C  X  4   

1  Gm     2    Gm     3    Gm      4   Gm      5   Gm    6   Gm   _>>   G+C   F+Bb    


VERSE 1

Gm           Gm        			      
Nobody gonna take my  car   I'm  gonna 
Gm                    Bb  C   Bb
race   it to    the  ground
Gm           Gm  
Nobody gonna beat my  car   it's gonna 
Gm                    Bb  C   Bb
break the speed  of  sound

F              F		      
   Ooh it's a killing machine   
F                  F    F    E   Eb  D
   it’s got everything
   
D             D
     Like a driving power     
D                    D     
big fat tires   and  everything


Am7     	  Am7	       Am7             Am7		      
   I love it     I need it     I bleed it        
Am7     	    Am7	                  
   Yeah it's  a wild  hurricane
   
C  D        C    D        
Alright     hold tight   
C   D      F    G     A   / / / | A / / / |
I'm a      high way   star


TRANSITION to VERSE 2
| A / / / | C / Bb / |  


VERSE 2
Gm               Gm          
   Nobody gonna take my girl I'm gonna 
   
Gm               Bb  C   Bb
keep her to the end
Gm               Gm
    Nobody gonna have my girl she stays 
Gm              Bb  C   Bb
close on every bend

F            F               
Ooh she's a killing machine 
F                F    F    E   Eb  D
she   got  everything

D               D
       Like a moving mouth 
D                D       
body control and everything


Am7           Am7	          Am7	         Am7          
    I Love her     I need her     I seed her          
Am7           Am7
    Yeah she turns me on
    
C  D        C    D         
Alright     hold tight    
C  D      F    G     A _  >>  DRUMS Fill
I'm a     high way    star


(1:58) 
ORGAN SOLO SET UP
Trot guitar
| Dm / / / | Dm / / / | Dm / / / | Dm / / / | (x12)


ORGAN SOLO
(2:15)
| A / / / | E/G# / / / | Gm / / / | D/F# / / / | (x2)

| F / / / | F / / / | Dm / / / |  Dm / / / |

(2:32)
| A / / / | A / / / | A / / / | A / / / | (x2)

(2:43)
| Dm / / / | F  G  F | Dm / / / | F  G  F | (x2)

(2:54)
RIFF ASCENDING (pentatonic starting on 7th)
Bass+Guits: C D F G  A  C C D_________
Keys: | Dm  C  Dm  C  | Dm  _______

RIFF DESCENDING
Bass+Guits: D C A Ab G  F D | C / / / | ~ ~ ~ ~ | 


TRANSITION to VERSE 3
| C / / / | C / Bb / | 


VERSE #             
Gm           Gm 
Nobody gonna take my head I got 
Gm                Bb  C  Bb
speed inside my  brain   
Gm            Gm    
Nobody gonna steal my head now that I'm 
Gm            Bb  C  Bb
on the road again 
  
F              F
   Ooh I'm in heaven again 
F                  F   F    E   Eb  D
   I’ve got everything 
   
D             D
      Like a moving ground  
D                     D
throttle  control and everything


Am7           Am7	         Am7	        Am7          
     I love it    I need it      I seed it	       
Am7          Am7
     8-cylinders all mine 
     
 C  D     C   D          
 Alright hold tight 
 C   D    F   G   A _
 I'm a   highway star ~   
 
 Trill on keys:A  DRUMS Fill 
 
 
GUITAR SOLO 
(I'll script this better soon)
          SOLO Guitar:  Dm_________ x 8      Am_________ x 8 
Dm  Gm  C  A     Dm  Gm  C  A     Dm  Gm  C  A     Dm  Gm  C  A 
A__________________      A_________           C    Bb    


VERSE 1 (repeated)

Gm           Gm        			      
Nobody gonna take my  car   I'm  gonna 
Gm                    Bb  C   Bb
race   it to    the  ground
Gm           Gm  
Nobody gonna beat my  car   it's gonna 
Gm                    Bb  C   Bb
break the speed  of  sound

F              F		      
   Ooh it's a killing machine   
F                  F    F    E   Eb  D
   it’s got everything
   
D             D
     Like a driving power     
D                    D     
big fat tires   and  everything


Am7     	  Am7	       Am7             Am7		      
   I love it     I need it     I bleed it        
Am7     	    Am7	                  
   Yeah it's  a wild  hurricane
   
C  D        C    D        
Alright     hold tight   
C   D      F    G     A   / / / | A / / / |
I'm a      high way   star




Keyboards

coming soon

Bass

Bass Tab

Guitar

GUITAR Tab
SEAN'S SOLO (high harmony)
starter

e|-------------------10-13-|-------------------10-13-|
B|----------------10-------|----------------10-------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

e|----------------------13-|----12-10----------------|
B|----10-------------------|----------13-10----13-10-|
G|-------------------------|----------------12-------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
   
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-14--14------------------|
G|-14--14------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-14-12-------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------14-12-------12----|-------------------------|
D|-------------14-12----14-|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   
   

e|-10-------------------10-|-------------------------|
B|----13-10----------------|----13-10----------------|
G|----------10-------------|----------10-------------|
D|-------------12----------|-------------12----------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

e|-10-------------------10-|-------------------------|
B|----13-11----------------|----13-11----------------|
G|----------12-------------|----------12-------------|
D|-------------12----------|-------------12----------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

e|-12-10-------------------|-12-10-------------------|
B|-------13----------------|-------13----------------|
G|----------12-------------|----------12-------------|
D|-------------9-----------|-------------9-----------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

e|-12----------13----------|-14----------15----------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +


ALEX'S SOLO (low harmony)   

e|----------------------10-|----------------------10-|
B|-------------------10----|-------------------10----|
G|----------------10-------|----------------10-------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +


e|----------------------10-|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|----13-10----------------|
G|----10-------------------|----------12-10----12-10-|
D|-------------------------|----------------12-------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-14--14------------------|
D|-14--14------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-14-12-------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------14-12-------12----|-------------------------|
A|-------------15-12----15-|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  


e|-10-------------------10-|-------------------------|
B|----13-10----------------|----13-10----------------|
G|----------10-------------|----------10-------------|
D|-------------12----------|-------------12----------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

e|-10-------------------10-|-------------------------|
B|----13-11----------------|----13-11----------------|
G|----------12-------------|----------12-------------|
D|-------------12----------|-------------12----------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

e|-12-10-------------------|-12-10-------------------|
B|-------13----------------|-------13----------------|
G|----------12-------------|----------12-------------|
D|-------------9-----------|-------------9-----------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-10----------11----------|-12----------13----------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +





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