"Purple Mountain's Majesty" by TNT Artist : TNT Song : Purple Mountain's Majesty Album : Realized Fantasies Tuning : A half a step lower Transcribed by : Yutaka Uchimura (yutaka@twave.net) Another one of the songs that many people asked me for a tab of, and here it is! It has a very strange riff that uses both major and minor notes. Just a single note of F# during the verse is played by picking up and down, not down strokes only. The harmonics part in the intro is what he did in the solo to All You Need also. Put your right index finger over the 12th fret and your left hand does pull-offs, so that it makes harmonics. Since both hands are full, Ronni used a wall in the recording studio to arm down :) As always, use the machine gun technique part in this tab as just a reference. I mean, there's no way I can copy it completely! Enjoy! Place your right index finger over the 12th fret while your left hand does pull-offs to make harmonics. | | Eb|------------------|-------------|--------------------------------------- Bb|-----------8\-----|-------------|--------------------------------------- Gb|------------------|------------<12>7p5p0\------2------------------------ Db|-----------------<12>7p5p0--------------w/-------4-4-4------------------ Ab|---<------------------------------------bar-----PMPM----4-4-4--3-2-0---- Eb|---0-/~------------------------------------------------PMPM-----------2- w/ bar |----------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------7--- |-----------------------------7---5h6-------------------------7--- |-----5h7-----4h5---------5h7---7---------5h7-------------5-7----- |-0-------0-0-----0-0-6-7-------------0-------0---0-0-6-7--------- PMPM |->Palm Mute<-| |-> PM <-| |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |-----------------------------7---5h6--------------------------------- |-----5h7-----4h5---------5-7---7---------5h7-----4h5---------4------- |-0-------0-0-----0-0-6-7-------------0-------0-0-----0-0-6-7---6-2~-- PMPM |->Palm Mute<-| |----------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------7--- |-----------------------------7---5h6-------------------------7--- |-----5-7-----4-5---------5-7---7---------5h7-------------5-7----- |-0-------0-0-----0-0-6-7-------------0-----------0-0-6-7--------- PMPM |->Palm Mute<-| |-> PM <-| |------------------------ |-8--8----7--7----8---7-- |-7--7----7--7----7---7-- |------------------------ |------------------------ |------------------------ 1st Verse |--------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------5h7---------4---------------------- |-0h2-2-2-2...-----0-------0-0-6-7---6-2~---0h2-2-2-2...-- PMPMPM PMPMPMPM PMPMPM |---------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------7-- |-----------------------------7---5h6-------------------------7-- |-----5h7-----4h5---------5h7---7---------5h7-------------5-7---- |-0-------0-0-----0-0-6-7-------------0-----------0-0-6-7-------- PMPM |->Palm Mute<-| |-> PM <-| 1st Pre-chorus |------------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------------ |------5----------------------------------------------------- |------3----|-> x3 <-|--2h4-----2h4-------------2-4-3-5- |-----------7h9---------------------------------------------- |-1-------------x-x-0h2-x-x------0h2-----0h2-0-2-1-3--------- |->Palm Mute<-| 1st Chorus |---------------------------------------------5------- |------------------------------------5--------5------- |-2---4p2h4/5-----5----5-4-----7-------7--7----------- |-2------------xx-5----5-5--xx-7----------7----------- |-0---------------3----3-2-----5----------5-------x\-- |-----------------------------------------6----------- |---------------------------------------------5---/10------- |------------------------------------5--------5---/10------- |-2---4p2h4/5-----5----5-4-----7-------7--7----------------- |-2------------xx-5----5-5--xx-7----------7----------------- |-0---------------3----3-2-----5----------5-------------x\-- |-----------------------------------------6----------------- |-----5--------------------------------- |-----5--------------------------------- |-2----------2-----2-------------------- |-2----------2-----2-------------------- |-0------x-x-0-x-x-0---|->Palm Mute<-|-- |----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-- 2nd Verse |--------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------5h7---------4---------------------- |-0h2-2-2-2...-----0-------0-0-6-7---6-2~---0h2-2-2-2...-- PMPMPM PMPMPMPM PMPMPM |-------------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------7------ |-----------------------------7---5h6-------------------------7------ |-----5h7-----4h5---------5-7---7---------5h7-------------5-7----x\-- |-0---------------0-0-6-7-------------0-----------0-0-6-7------------ |->Palm Mute<-| |-> PM <-| 2nd Pre-Chorus |------------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------------ |------5----------------------------------------------------- |------3----|-> x7 <-|--2h4-----2h4-------------2-4-3-5- |-----------7h9---------------------------------------------- |-1-------------x-x-0h2-x-x------0h2-----0h2-0-2-1-3--------- |->Palm Mute<-| Guitar at CD time 2'43" |-------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-15b1/~----15b1/-15u-15u--15u--14\12-------------------------------------- |-14b1/~------------------------------14~-----------------9---------------- |-------------------------------------------x-10bh/~---11---11-11\9p7------ |-------------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------9~--- 2nd Chorus |---------------------------------------------5------- |------------------------------------5--------5------- |-2---4p2h4/5-----5----5-4-----7-------7--7----------- |-2------------xx-5----5-5--xx-7----------7----------- |-0---------------3----3-2-----5----------5-------x\-- |-----------------------------------------6----------- |---------------------------------------------5---/10------- |------------------------------------5--------5---/10------- |-2---4p2h4/5-----5----5-4-----7-------7--7----------------- |-2------------xx-5----5-5--xx-7----------7----------------- |-0---------------3----3-2-----5----------5-------------x\-- |-----------------------------------------6----------------- |----------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------- |-2-----2------2-----2-------------------- |-2-----2------2-----2-------------2/4~--- |-0---x-0--x-x-0-x-x-0-------------------- |--------------------------3---2~--------- |-> Palm mute |------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------- |-------------.-.------.-.------.-.------.-.------.----- |-.--4h5---.--5-4--.---4-5---.--4-5---.--5-4--.---4-5~-- |-0--------0-------0---------0--------0-------0--------- <-| |------------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------------ |-------------.-.------.-.------.-.------.-.------.---------- |-.--4-5---.--5-4--.---4-5---.--4-5---.--5-4--.---4-5~---7~-- |-0--------0-------0---------0--------0-------0-------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-15\----------------------------------------------------------------------- |---w/----12b1/----12b1/---------------------14--12------------------------- |---bar-------------------12/14-p12--12b1/---PM--PM-12-12-15-14bq/-12b1/~\-- |---------------------------------------------------PM---------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------- |-0---12-12--12--------------------------------------------- |-PM--12-12--14--12h14-PM----12~---PM-PM-PM----------------- |----------------------15----------10h12p10---x\--x\--x\---- |-------15-15\---------10----------------17\---- |----------------10bq/----10\--/---\------------ |-/16------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------- Guitar Solo |-> Machine gun technique |----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-/12\-/14\12/14\12/14\12/14\12/14\12/14\-12-12-12-14-12-9-9-9-12-9-7-7-7-9-7- |----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-7h9-0-0-0...-7h9-0-0-0...-7h9-0-0-0...---/12-11-12-14-12-11-12-14-12-11-12- |-------------------------------------------^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^-- |---------------------------------------x\----------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------------------------ |-12-12-12-14-12-11-11-11-12-11-9-9-9-11-9-7-7-7-9-7-5-5-5-7-5-4-4-4-5-4- |------------------------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------------------------ |---------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------- |-0-2-4-2-------------------/17\-/17\-/17\-/19\-/17\--/17\- |---------0-2-4-2------------------------------------------ |-----------------0-2-3-2---------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------- |-9-10-13-9-10-13---------------------------/17\-/17\-/17\-/17\-/17\-- |-----------------7-7-9-7--------------------------------------------- |-------------------------5-5-7-5-0-2-3------------------------------- |---------------------------------------4~---------------------------- Machine gun technique <-| |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-9-10-13-9-10-13-----------------------------4---- |-----------------7-7-9-7---------------------2---- |-------------------------5-5-7-5-0-2-3-0---------- |-----------------------------------------0\------- w/ bar Guitar overdubbed at CD time 4'12" |-> with bar <-| PH |--17-16-14-16-14----15-------17~---- |---- ------------17----17------w/--- |------------------------------------ |------------------------------------ |------------------------------------ |------------------------------------ |---------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------7-- |-----------------------------7---5h6-------------------------7-- |-----5h7-----4h5---------5h7---7---------5h7-------------5-7---- |-0---------------0-0-6-7-------------0-----------0-0-6-7-------- |->Palm Mute<-| |-> PM <-| |-------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------- |-2h4-----2h4-------------2-4-3-5------ |---------------------------------0---- |-----0h2-----0h2-0-2-1-3-------------- |->Palm Mute<-| (Let the people say....) |---------------------5---/10------- |-----------------5---5---/10------- |-5-4-----7-------7----------------- |-5-5-----7-------7----------------- |-3-2-----5-------5-------------x\-- |-----------------6----------------- |-----5--------------------------------------------------------------- |-----5--------------------------------------------------------------- |-2---------2-----2--------------------------------------------------- |-2---------2-----2------------------2h4-----2h4-------------2-4-3-5-- |-0-----x-x-0-x-x-0--------------------------------------------------- |----------------------3--x-x-3--x-x-----0h2-----0h2-0-2-1-3---------- |->Palm Mute<-| Repeat next 2 lines |---------------------------------------------5------- |------------------------------------5--------5------- |-2---4p2h4/5-----5----5-4-----7-------7--7----------- |-2------------xx-5----5-5--xx-7----------7----------- |-0---------------3----3-2-----5----------5-------x\-- |-----------------------------------------6----------- |---------------------------------------------5---/10------- |------------------------------------5--------5---/10------- |-2---4p2h4/5-----5----5-4-----7-------7--7----------------- |-2------------xx-5----5-5--xx-7----------7----------------- |-0---------------3----3-2-----5----------5-------------x\-- |-----------------------------------------6----------------- * Legend * / = Slide up \ = Slide down h = Hammer-on p = Pull-off ~ = Vibrato ^ = Trill PM = Palm Mute PH = Picking harmonic (Artificial harmonic) < = Volume in = Natural harmonic over ?th fret b?/ = Bend : ? represents how many steps to bend bh/ = Bend a 'half' step b1/ = Bend a whole step b1.5/ = Bend whole and a half steps b?\ = Release : ? represents how many steps to release. If no number is present, release it to the original pitch. This notation could be just '\' as in bh/ \ / for bending, releasing to the original pitch, then bending again g? = Prebend (Ghost bend) : The number before 'g' is the fret and ? represents how many steps 10gh = Bend the 10th fret note for a 'h'alf step THEN pick u = Hold : After bending the previous note, keep the pitch, then pick the same string again 10bh/ 10u = Bend the 10th fret note for a 'h'alf step THEN pick the same string again while keep the half step higher pitch _________ _________ \ __ __ \ / __ __ / Yutaka Uchimura \ \| | \/\ |\/ | |/ / The TNT Mailing List Administrator \ | | | \| | | | / yutaka@twave.net \| | | |\ | | |/ http://users.twave.net/yutaka/tnt.html |_|\|_| |_|/|_| \\ // TNT : Tony Harnell (Lead & Harmony vocals) \\ // Ronni Le Tekro (Guitars, vocals) \v/ Morty Black (Bass guitar) "When I'm tripping down, Got my sky turned around, F I R E F L Y I can almost feel my feet above the ground" - Tripping