Cry Free (Guitar)
Other versions:
CRY FREE
As recorded by Deep Purple
(From the 1977 Album POWERHOUSE)
Words and Music by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord & Ian Paice
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Ritchie Blackmore - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=124
N.C. E5
6/4 4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E Q E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----|
|------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12--|
|-5-6-7----------3-4-5-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--|
|-------5-6-7------------|-----------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10---|
|------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S E E E E
|-----------------------------|-------------------------||
|-----------------------------|-------------------------||
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------||
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-5-||
|-----------------------------|-------------------------||
1st & 3rd Verses
$
C#5
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-6-5-|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-6-5--|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
B5A#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 E E E E
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-8--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-9-8--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------7-6--|
A5 A#5 B5
Q S S S S S S S S E E Q S S S S S S S S E E
|------------------------|------------------------||
|------------------------|------------------------||
|------------------------|------------------------||
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-|-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----||
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-|-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---5-||
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---||
Interlude
E5 G E5 G
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5--|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
To Coda
E5 G E5
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S E E E E
|----------------------------|--------------------------||
|----------------------------|--------------------------||
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------||
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-5--||
|----------------------------|--------------------------||
2nd Verse
C#5
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-6-5-|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-6-5--|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
B5A#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 E E E E
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-8--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-9-8--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------7-6--|
A5 A#5 B5
Q S S S S S S S S E E Q S S S S S S S S E E
|------------------------|------------------------||
|------------------------|------------------------||
|------------------------|------------------------||
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-|-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----||
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-|-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---5-||
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---||
Interlude
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5--|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S
|----------------------------|-------------------------------||
|----------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------||
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------||
|----------------------------|-------------------------4-6-6-||
Bridge
A5
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
C5 D5
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E5
6/4
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E Q E E E E
|---------------------------------|------------------------||
|---------------------------------|------------------------||
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|------------------------||
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|------------------------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-6-7----------3-4-5-6-||
|---------------------------------|-------5-6-7------------||
Guitar Solo
E5
4/4
~~~~
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E Q. +H
|-------------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------|
|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7b9-7b9====(7)r----|
|-9-----------------------------|--------------------|
|-7-----------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------|
|-3-|
E E S E S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|---7b9==7r-7b9==7r-7-5-4---4h5p4-----|
|-------------------------7-------7-5-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
E Q. +H +S S S S S E S E. S E E
|---------------|--------------------------|
|---------------|-------8-8---8---8----8---|
|-4-4----(4)----|-(4)S9-----9---9----9---9-|
|---------------|--------------------------|
|---------------|--------------------------|
|---------------|--------------------------|
~~~
|-3-|
+W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S
|------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------|-5h6p5-----------5-5---------3pb5r(3)-3-6-|
|-(9)--------|-------7-4-7b9-7-----7-4-3-4--------------|
|------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------|------------------------------------------|
~
|-3-|
S S S S S S S S S H
|------------------------|
|-5---5h6p5---6-5---5----|
|---7-------7-----7------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
~~~
E E E E S S S S E S S E Q. +H
|---7-7-7-7-5-7---5b5.5-4---|---------------|
|-5-------------8---------5-|---5----(5)----|
|---------------------------|-7-------------|
|---------------------------|---------------|
|---------------------------|---------------|
|---------------------------|---------------|
S E S S S S S E S S +S S E
|--------------------------------12-(12)-12--------|
|-----------------------------12------------15b17--|
|-----12----11-11----11-14b16----------------------|
|-/14----14-------14-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-3-|
E e S S S S S S E E E S S E e s S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-15b17==15r-15-10----------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------15-15-14-12-12-------|-------4-4-4---------4---3h4p3--|
|---------------------------------14\---|-4-4-4-------7-5---5---5--------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------7--------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--3--|
S E S E S S +S S E +E E E W a H.. E
|-----------------------------------------|----------|----------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------|----------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-4--------|-2h4---------x--|
|-5-8-5-8b10-5-8b10==(8)r-5-8b9==(8)r-5-7-|----------|----------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------|----------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------|----------------|
|-3--| |-3--|
S S T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-------7-9-7---9-10-9-8-------9----8-10-8---8-|
|-/9-10-------9----------9-7-9---10--------9---|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------8--------------8------|
|-8-9-11p10-10p9-10---10p9-10p9-10---10p9-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--3--|
S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E
|-------------------------------------------|
|----------8--------------12-10-12-13-12-10-|
|-11p10-10---10-9-10-10-9-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-12-13-12-11-12-13-12-11-12-13-12-11-12-13-12-11-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
5/4
W H Q S E. Q E E +H E E E E E E E E E E
|----------|--------------|------------------|----------------------||
|----------|--------------|-/x\----x-(x)\----|----------------------||
|----------|-----------x/-|------------------|----------------------||
|----------|--------------|------x-----------|----------------------||
|----------|--------------|------------------|-7-6-5-7-6-5---7-6-5--||
|----------|--------------|------------------|----------------------||
&
4/4
~
E Q. +Q. E H. E E H +E. S S +S E W
|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|------|
|---------------------|-6-------6b8-6b8-|-6b8=====(6)-6-6r(6)---|------|
|---4b6====(4)r---4b6-|-----------------|---------------------4-|-6----|
|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|------|
|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|------|
|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|------|
Outro
\1
|-3-|
E Q E E Q. E Q E S S S E Q Q E E +Q +Q
|----------5--------|-5----5------------||------------------|
|-5-5--------8b10---|---8----8p7p5---5--||------x-(x)--(x)--|
|------7b9----------|--------------7----||------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------||------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------||------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------||-0----------------|
H. Q H E S S +S S E
|--------------|-------------------------|
|-10\----------|-------------------------|
|--------------|-------------------------|
|----------x/--|--------12-12-(12)----12-|
|--------------|-------------------14----|
|--------------|-------------------------|
S E S E S S +S S E S E S
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-12-12----12----12-(12)----12----12----|
|-------14----14---------14----14----14-|
|---------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------12-------14-|
|-12----14-12----14-12----12-14----14-12----|
|----14-------14-------14-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-12----12-12----------12-------14-12----12-12-|
|----14-------14-12-14----14-12-------14-------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
H +E S S S S S S
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|---------------------14-12----|
|-14----(14)-12-13-14-------14-|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|---------------------------------------12--------|
|------------------------------------12----15b17==|
|-14-12---------------14-12----12-14--------------|
|-------14------12-14-------14--------------------|
|----------(14)-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
+Q S S S S T T S S S S S S S
|--------12-------------------------------------|
|-(15)r-----16----------------------------------|
|--------------16-15-14-12----14----12----------|
|--------------------------14----14----14-13----|
|--------------------------------------------14-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------12-------------14p12-------------------|
|-12-13-14----14p12----14-------14-12----12-13-14-|
|-------------------14----------------14----------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----14-12----12b14-13-------------13-------13-|
|-14-------14----------14-------13----14-14----|
|-------------------------15-14----------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----12-12-12----12-12----12-12----12-12-|
|-14----------14-------14-------14-------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. +E E +E E E
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----12-12----12-12----12-11----11-12-|-11-9----(9)-9b11==(9)r-11-9-|
|-14-------14-------14-------14-------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-3-|
H E E S S E E Q. +E S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-7b9----7---------|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------9-7-5---|----------------4h7-4-|-5-7-5-4-7-5-4---5-4---------5-4---|
|----------------7-|-5-7----(7)-5-7-------|---------------7-----7-5---7-----7-|
|------------------|----------------------|-------------------------7---------|
|-3-|
S S S S S S E S E S S S S E S E S +S S E E Q.
|-----------------------------|----------------------*|
|-----------------------------|----------------------*|
|-------------7-6-4-4---------|----------------------*|
|-7-----7-5-7---------7-5-4---|-5--------------------*|
|---5-7---------------------7-|---5-7-(7)-7-5-5-7----*|
|-----------------------------|-----------------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
- 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 - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths