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Song: Highway Star
Artist: Deep Purple
Album: Machine Head
Riff A - Intro - Shuffle
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--10-------10------10--------------------------------------------------------------------
-----10-8-----8h10-----------3------x-x-3-x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--
Then after 4 guitar chords, slide into...
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-----------------------------------------------5-3---3---------
--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----5---5-3-----
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--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
Riff B
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--10-8-----------------------------------------------------------------------8--10--8-
---------8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----------
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------8--10--8--------
--8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------8-8-8-
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-----------------------------------------------------------------3--------357-5---5--
--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-6-5-5-5-5-5-3h5---3h5-5---------7----
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-------------------5-75-----5-75-----5-75------------------5-75-----5-75--
----59-7---7--7--7-7--77--7-7--77--7-7--77--5h7-7-5h7-7--7-7--77--7-7--7-
--7-------9---------------------------------------------------------------
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Riff C
--5-5--7-7--5-5--7-7--5-5--7-7--10--10-12--12-------
---5----7----5----7----5----7-----10-----12----7----
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Riff D
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--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
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--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
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--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
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--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
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------------------3-5-3- x 4
--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------
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------------5-5h7----7-5--------5-3----
------3-57--------------7-6-5-3-------
--3h5----------------------------------
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Riff E
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--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
Note: *= Bass fill 1 & **=Bass Fill 2
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--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------
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--3-3-3-3-3----------------
------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5
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--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*3-3-3
----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------
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--3-3-3-3-3----------------
------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5
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--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-**5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------
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--3-3-3-3-3----------------
------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5
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--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------
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--3-3-3-3-3----------------
------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5
Bass Fill 1 (Replace the eight 3s)
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--3h5--3-------
---------5-3-0-
Bass Fill 2 (Replace the eight 5s)
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---3-----------
--5---5-3------
----------5-3--
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--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
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Outro
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--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-710-10-10-10------------7-----------------------
-----------------------------10-10-10-10---------5h7p5-----------
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