Highway Star 1
(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
From "Machine Head", 1972
Notation
(1)
|--7^--| = bend (one whole step
\ = slide down
/ = slide up
~~~~~~~ = tremolo
Intro
G5 Fsus2 C Fsus2
E|| -----------|-------------|-----1-------|------------- ||
B|| ----3------|------1------|-----1-------|------1------ ||
G|| ----0------|------0------|-----0-------|------0------ ||
D|| ----5------|------3------|-----2-------|------3------ ||
A|| -----------|-------------|-------------|------------- ||
E|| -----------|-------------|-------------|------------- ||

G5 Fsus2 G5
E|| -----------|-------------|-------------|------3------ ||
B|| ----3------|------1------|-----1-------|------0------ ||
G|| ----0------|------0------|-----0-------|------0------ ||
D|| ----5------|------3------|-----2-------|------5------ ||
A|| -----------|-------------|-------------|------5------ ||
E|| -----------|-------------|-------------|------------- ||

E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
B|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
G|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
D|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
A|| -5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--- ||
E|| -3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--- ||

E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
B|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
G|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
D|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
A|| -5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--- ||
E|| -3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--- ||

E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
B|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
G|| ---3-------0---3--------0---3----|---3--------0---3--------0---5--- ||
D|| ---3-------0---3--------0---3----|---3--------0---3--------0---5--- ||
A|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||

E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
B|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
G|| ---3-------0---3--------0---3----|---3--------0---3--------0---5--- ||
D|| ---3-------0---3--------0---3----|---3--------0---3--------0---5--- ||
A|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||

E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
B|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
G|| ---3-----0---3---------0---3-----|---0---3------0---3------5---0--- ||
D|| ---3-----0---3---------0---3-----|---0---3------0---3------5---0--- ||
A|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||

E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
B|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
G|| ---3---3---3---0---0---0---0--0--|--3---3---3---0---0---0---0---0-- ||
D|| ---3---3---3---0---0---0---0--0--|--3---3---3---0---0---0---0---0-- ||
A|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||

E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
B|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
G|| ---3-----0---3--------0---3------|---0---3-----0---3---3---3---5--- ||
D|| ---2-----0---0--------0---3------|---0---3-----0---3---3---3---5--- ||
A|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||

C Bb
E|| ---------------------------------|-------------------- ||
B|| ---------------------------------|----5--------3------ ||
G|| ---3------0------3------0--------|----5--------3------ ||
D|| ---3------0------3------0--------|----5--------3------ ||
A|| ---------------------------------|----3--------1------ ||
E|| ---------------------------------|-------------------- ||

Verses 1 & 2
1. No -body gonna take my car, I'm
2. No -body gonna take my girl, I'm
E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
B|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
G|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
D|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
A|| ---------5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--- ||
E|| --1 / 3--3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--- ||

gonna race it to the ground.
gonna keep her to the end.
E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
B|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
G|| ---------------------------------|--3-----------5------------3----- ||
D|| ---------------------------------|--3-----------5------------3----- ||
A|| -5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|--------------------------------- ||
E|| -3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|--------3------------3----------- ||

A - No - body gonna beat my car, It's gonna
A - No - body gonna have my girl, She stays
E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
B|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
G|| ---------------------------------|-----------------5-------5------- ||
D|| ---------------------------------|-----------------5-------5------- ||
A|| -5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5------------------- ||
E|| -3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3-------3-------3--- ||

break the speed of sound.
close on ev - 'ry bend.
E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
B|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
G|| ---------------------------------|--3-----------5------------3----- ||
D|| ---------------------------------|--3-----------5------------3----- ||
A|| -5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|--------------------------------- ||
E|| -3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|--------3------------3----------- ||

Ooh, It's a killin' machine.
Ooh, She's a killin' machine.
E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
B|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
G|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
D|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
A|| ---------3---3---3---3---3---3---|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-- ||
E|| ---1-----1---1---1---1---1---1---|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-- ||

It's got a - ev - 'ry thing,
She's got a - ev - 'ry thing,
E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
B|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
G|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
D|| ---------------------------------|------------2------1------0------ ||
A|| --3---3---3---3---3---3---3------|--3---------3------2------1------ ||
E|| --1---1---1---1---1---1----------|-------3------------------------- ||

like a drivin' power,
like a movin' mouth,
D Dsus4 D
E|| ---------2-----------------3-----|---------2----------------------- ||
B|| ---------3-----------------3-----|---------3----------------------- ||
G|| ---------2----------2------2-----|---------2----------------------- ||
D|| ----0---------------0------------|---------0----------------------- ||
A|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||

big fat tires and ev - 'ry thing.
body control and ev - 'ry thing.
D Dsus4 D
E|| ---------2-----------------3-----|---------2----------------------- ||
B|| ---------3-----------------3-----|---------3----------------------- ||
G|| ---------2----------2------2-----|---------2----------------------- ||
D|| ----0---------------0------------|---------0-------------7--------- ||
A|| ---------------------------------|-----------------------0--------- ||
E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||

I love it and I need it!
I love her and I need her!
E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
B|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
G|| ----------------------------5----|---------------------------5----- ||
D|| --------7---7---7---7---7---5----|-------7---7---7---7---7---5----- ||
A|| ----0---0---0---0---0---0--------|-------0---0---0---0---0--------- ||
E|| ----0----------------------------|--------------------------------- ||

I bleed it!
I seed her!
E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
B|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
G|| ---------------------------5-----|---------5-----------------5----- ||
D|| -----7---7---7---7---7-----5-----|-----7---5------------7----5----- ||
A|| -----0---0---0---0---0-----------|-----0----------------0---------- ||
E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||

Yeah, it's a wild hurricane!
Yeah, she turns me on! C
E|| ---------------------------------|----------------------------8---- ||
B|| ---------------------------------|----------------------------8---- ||
G|| ---5------------------------5----|----------------------------9---- ||
D|| ---5----7---7---7---7---7---5----|-------7---7---7---7--------10--- ||
A|| --------0---0---0---0---0--------|-------0---0---0---0---0----10--- ||
E|| ---------------------------------|----------------------------8---- ||

Al - right, hold tight, I'm
D C D C
E|| --------------------------8------|--------------------------8------ ||
B|| ---------7----------------8------|--------7-----------------8------ ||
G|| ---------7----------------9------|--------7-----------------9------ ||
D|| ---------7----------------10-----|--------7-----------------10----- ||
A|| -----0---5----------------10-----|----0---5-----------------10----- ||
E|| --------------------------8------|--------------------------8------ ||

a high - way star!
C D F Gm A
E|| ----8----------------------------|----------10-------------12------ ||
B|| ----8----------7------------10---|----------11-------------14------ ||
G|| ----9----------7------------10---|----------12-------------14------ ||
D|| ----10---------7------------10---|----------12-------------14------ ||
A|| ----10----0----5-------0----8----|----------10-------------12------ ||
E|| ----8----------------------------|--------------------------------- ||

E|| ---------------------------------|----------------------12-\ ------ ||
B|| ---------------------------------|----------------------14-\ ------ ||
G|| ---------------------------------|----------------------14-\ ------ ||
D|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
A|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||

C Bb
E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
B|| ---------------------------------|-----5------------3-------------- ||
G|| ---------------------------------|-----5------------3-------------- ||
D|| ------7--------------------------|-----5------------3-------------- ||
A|| ------0--------------------------|-----3------------1-------------- ||
E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||

E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
B|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
G|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
D|| ------7--------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
A|| ------0--------------------------|--------------------0------------ ||
E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||

Organ solo begins

Repeat 8x
E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
B|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
G|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
D|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
A|| ----5----5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5--5- ||
E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||

Then the following chords:
Measure 1: 8 x Am
Measure 2: 8 x E\G#
Measure 3: 8 x Gm
Measure 4: 8 x D\F#

E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
B|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
G|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
D|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
A|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
E|| --1---1---0---1---1---1---0---1--|--1---1---1---1---1---1---0---0-- ||

E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
B|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
G|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
D|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
A|| --5---5---5---0---5---5------0---|--5---5---5---0---5---5---5---5-- ||
E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||

E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
B|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
G|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
D|| -------------5----7----5----7----|-------------5----7----5----7---- ||
A|| ---0-----7------------------0----|---------7------------------0---- ||
E|| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------- ||
Shamelessly take from Guitar World Magazine February 1991.
Transcribed by Dave Whitehill