When A Blind Man Cries

WHEN A BLIND MAN CRIES

As recorded by Deep Purple

(Released as a Single in 1972)

Words and Music by Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Clean Lead'

Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Clean Rhythm'

Intro

Bm Em Bm Em

Gtr I

|----------|----------------|-------------------------|

|----------|-------------10-|-10b12------7-10b12---10-|

|----------|------9b11------|--------6h7--------------|

|--------7-|-9--------------|-------------------------|

|----------|----------------|-------------------------|

|----------|----------------|-------------------------|

Verse

Bm Em Bm Bm

Gtr I

~

|-------------------------|--------------|------------------|-----------------|

|-10b12-10pb12r10-7-------|--------------|------------------|-----------------|

|-------------------7-----|--------------|------------------|-----------------|

|-----------------------7-|-9--------7---|----------------7-|-9------------9--|

|-------------------------|------7h9-----|------------7h9---|-----------------|

|-------------------------|--------------|------------------|-----------------|

|

| Gtr II

|-------------------------|--------------|------------------|-----------------|

|-------------------------|--------------|-------3----------|-------3---------|

|-------------------------|--------------|-----4---4------2-|-----4---4----4--|

|-------------------------|--------------|---4--------2h4---|---4--------4----|

|-------------------------|--------------|-2----------------|-2---------------|

|-------------------------|--------------|------------------|-----------------|

A Bm

Gtr I

|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|

|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|

|-6-----7-9-----|---------------|---------------|----------------|

|-------------7-|-9-----------7-|-9-----------7-|-9-----------9--|

|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|

|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|

|

| Gtr II

|---------------|---------7-----|---------7-----|---------7------|

|---------5-----|-------7-------|-------7-------|-------7--------|

|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|

|-----7-------7-|-----9---------|-----9---------|-----9----------|

|---7-----------|---9-----------|---9-----------|---9------------|

|-5-------------|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7--------------|

A Bm D G

Gtr I

|--------------|------------------|----------------------------|--------------|

|--------------|------------------|----------10----------------|--------------|

|-6---7-9--7-6-|------------------|-----9b11----9b11---9pb11r7-|--------------|

|--------------|-9--------------7-|----------------------------|-9------------|

|--------------|------------7h9---|----------------------------|--------------|

|--------------|------------------|----------------------------|--------------|

|

| Gtr II Gtr II

|--------------|---------7--------|----------------------------|---------3----|

|--------------|-------7----------|----------------------------|-------3------|

|------------6-|------------------|-----7--------------7-------|-4------------|

|-7------------|-----9------------|---7-------7------7-------5-|-----5--------|

|-4------------|---9--------------|-5-----------5--------------|---5----------|

|--------------|-7----------------|----------------------------|--------------|

Em Bm D G

Gtr I

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|----------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|----------10-----------|----------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----9b11----9b11------|----------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|----------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|-10--9--7-------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------10---|

|

| Gtr II

|---------0-------|---------2-------|-----------------------|----------------|

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

|-------------0---|-----4-------4---|---2-------2------2----|----------------|

|-----2---------0-|---4-----------4-|-0-----------0---------|--5--4--2-------|

|---2-------------|-2---------------|-----------------------|------------5---|

|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------------|----------------|

Guitar Solo

Bm

Gtr I

|----------------|---------------------------------------------------|

|----------------|--------------------------------------------10-----|

|--------------7-|-9b11-9b11---9b11-9b11-9b11---9b11-(9)pb11=====9r7-|

|------------9---|---------------------------------------------------|

|----------------|---------------------------------------------------|

|----------------|---------------------------------------------------|

|

| Gtr II

|---------7------|------------------------------------7--------------|

|-------7--------|----------------------------7----------------------|

|----------------|---------------------------------------------------|

|-----9----------|------------------9--------------------------------|

|---9------------|-----------9---------------------------------------|

|-7--------------|-7-------------------------------------------------|

A

~~~~

|-------------------------------------------|---------------|

|---------------------------------7---------|---------------|

|-9b11-9b11---9b11-9b11---(9)pb11---9pb11r7-|-6--7--7b9-----|

|-------------------------------------------|---------------|

|-------------------------------------------|---------------|

|-------------------------------------------|---------------|

|

|--------------------------7----------------|---------------|

|-----------------------7-------------------|-------5-------|

|-------------------------------------------|-6--7----------|

|------------------9------------------------|-------------7-|

|-----------9-------------------------------|---------------|

|-7-----------------------------------------|---------------|

Bm

Gtr I

~

|---------------|------------------------------------------7-|

|-------------7-|-10b12-10b12---10b12-10b12-10b12-----7h10---|

|-7-6-----------|--------------------------------------------|

|-----9---------|--------------------------------------------|

|---------------|--------------------------------------------|

|---------------|--------------------------------------------|

|

| Gtr II

|---------7-----|---------------------------------7----------|

|-------7-------|----------------------------7---------------|

|---------------|--------------------------------------------|

|-----9---------|----------------------9---------------------|

|---9-----------|-------------9------------------------------|

|-7-------------|--7-----------------------------------------|

|-10b12====10r9-7-------7---------------------|

|-----------------7-6h7---7-------------------|

|---------------------------7-------9-7h9p7---|

|-----------------------------9-(9)-----------|

|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|

|

|-----------------------7---------------------|

|-------------------7-------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|

|-------------9-------------------------------|

|--------9------------------------------------|

|--7------------------------------------------|

A Bm

Gtr I

|---------------|----------------|-----------------------------------|

|---------------|----------------|-----------------------------------|

|-6--7--7b9-----|-7r==6--------7-|-9b11-9b11-9b11-9b11-(9)pb11-----7-|

|---------------|---------9--9---|-------------------------------9---|

|---------------|----------------|-----------------------------------|

|---------------|----------------|-----------------------------------|

|

| Gtr II

|---------------|---------7------|-----------------------------------|

|-------5-------|-------7--------|-----------------------------------|

|-6--7----------|----------------|-----------4-------------------4---|

|-------------7-|-----9----------|------4---------4------------4---4-|

|---------------|---9------------|-2--------------------2------------|

|---------------|-7--------------|-----------------------------------|

D G

|-----------------------------------|-------10---------------10----------|

|-----------------------------------|-10b12----10b12---10b12----10b12----|

|-9b11-9b11-9b11-9b11-(9)pb11-------|------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

|

|-----------------------------------|-------------------3----------------|

|-----------------------------------|----------------3-------------------|

|-----------7-------------------7---|--4---------------------------------|

|------7---------7------------7---5-|-----------5------------------------|

|-5--------------------5------------|--------5---------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Em Bm

Gtr I

|-------------------10b12====10r|=10b12====10r10b12==10r==10b12==(10)-10r7----|

|-10b12-10b12-------------------|------------------------------------------10-|

|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

|

| Gtr II

|-----------------0-------------|----------------------------------2----------|

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

|--------------------------0----|--------------4-------------------------4----|

|-------------2---------------0-|--------4----------------------------------4-|

|--------2----------------------|--2------------------------------------------|

|--0----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

D G

|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|

|------------------------10-----|-----------------------------|

|-9b11-9b11-----(9)pb11=====9r7-|-7b9-7pb9r==7-----9pb11r7----|

|-------------------------------|----------9---------------9--|

|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|

|

|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-----------3---------------3---|-----------------------------|

|------2------2-----------2-----|-----------------------------|

|-0--------------0--------------|-5----------4--2-------------|

|-------------------------------|------------------5----------|

|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|

Bm

Gtr I

~~~~~~ ~~~~~

|--------------------10b12-10pb12r7-|---------------------|

|---10b12======(10)r----------------|-10b12---------------|

|-7---------------------------------|---------------------|

|-----------------------------------|---------------------|

|-----------------------------------|---------------------|

|-----------------------------------|---------------------|

|

| Gtr II

|----------------7------------------|-----------5-7-------|

|------------7----------------------|---------7-----7-----|

|-----------------------------------|-------7---------7---|

|----------9------------------------|--9----------------7-|

|----9------------------------------|---------------------|

|-7---------------------------------|---------------------|

Verse

Bm A Bm

|-----------------|-------------|--------------|

|-----------------|-------------|--------------|

|-----------------|-6---7-9-----|--------------|

|---------------9-|-----------7-|-9------------|

|-----------------|-------------|--------------|

|-----------------|-------------|--------------|

|

|-------5-7-------|-------------|---------7----|

|-----7-----7-----|-------5-----|-------7------|

|---7---------7---|-6---7-------|--------------|

|-9-------------7-|-----------7-|-----9--------|

|-----------------|-------------|---9----------|

|-----------------|-------------|-7------------|

Bm

Gtr I

|-7----------------|-7-----------7-|

|---------------10-|---------------|

|------------------|---------------|

|------------------|---------------|

|------------------|---------------|

|------------------|---------------|

|

| Gtr II

|------------------|---------7-----|

|------------------|-------7-------|

|-----4-------4----|---------------|

|---4---4---4----4-|-----9---------|

|-2-------2--------|---9-----------|

|------------------|-7-------------|

A Bm

|-9---10-12------|-7-------------------------|

|-------------10-|---------------------------|

|----------------|---------------------------|

|----------------|-------------7-----7-------|

|----------------|---------7h9---7h9---7h9---|

|----------------|---------------------------|

|

|----------------|---------7-----------------|

|---------5------|-------7-------------------|

|-6----7---------|---------------------------|

|--------------7-|-----9---------------------|

|----------------|---9-----------------------|

|----------------|-7-------------------------|

D G

Gtr I

|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|

|------------------|-----------------|-12----------12----|

|------------------|-7---------------|----12----12-------|

|----------------7-|-----------------|-------12----------|

|------------7h9---|-----------------|-------------------|

|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|

|

| Gtr II

|---------7--------|-----------------|--------------3----|

|-------7----------|-----------------|-----------3-------|

|------------------|-----7-------7---|--4----------------|

|-----9------------|---7---7---7---5-|--------5----------|

|---9--------------|-5-------5-------|-----5-------------|

|-7----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

Em Bm

|-------------------------|--------------------------|

|-12----------15b17-------|-15b17-15b17-15b17--------|

|----12----12-------------|--------------------------|

|-------14----------------|--------------------------|

|-------------------------|--------------------------|

|-------------------------|--------------------------|

|

|--------------0----------|---------------------7----|

|-----------0-------0-----|-------------------7------|

|---------------------0---|--------------------------|

|--------2--------------0-|--------------9-----------|

|-----2-------------------|--------9-----------------|

|--0----------------------|--7-----------------------|

Outro

D G Bm

Gtr I

|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------7---10-|

|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

|-----------------|-10---9---7------|------------------|

|-----------------|-------------10--|-7----------------|

|

| Gtr II

|-----------------|----------3------|------------------|

|-----------------|--------3--------|--------3---------|

|-----7-------7---|--4--------------|-----4----------2-|

|---7---7---7---5-|------5----------|---4-------2h4----|

|-5-------5-------|----5------------|-2----------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

|-----------------------------------12b14==(12)12r10-12b14===|

|-10b12-10b12---10b12-10b12===(10)r--------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------3----------------------------|

|----------------------4---------------------------2---------|

|-------------4------------------------------2h=4------------|

|--2---------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr I

~~~~~

|-(12)r------------7-|-10b12-10-9-7---------------7----------|---------*|

|----------------7---|--------------7h10p7------7------------|---------*|

|--------------------|---------------------9b11-----9b11=====|=(9)r----*|

|--------------------|---------------------------------------|---------*|

|--------------------|---------------------------------------|---------*|

|--------------------|---------------------------------------|---------*|

|

| Gtr II

|--------------------|---------------------------------------|---------*|

|------------3-------|---------------------------------------|---------*|

|---------4------2---|--4------------------------------------|-(4)-----*|

|-------4------------|---------------------------------------|---------*|

|---2----------------|---------------------------------------|---------*|

|--------------------|---------------------------------------|---------*|

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

/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip

- 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

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