Deep Purple - Catch The Rainbow "3 ways" - Guitar Solo Tab

About Catch The Rainbow "3 ways"

Wait, "Catch The Rainbow" is actually a Rainbow track, not Deep Purple, though the connection makes sense: Ritchie Blackmore founded Deep Purple before forming Rainbow, and his fingerprints are all over the song's moody, arpeggiated guitar work. Played in D Standard tuning, everything sits a whole step lower than concert pitch, giving the chords and single-note lines a heavier, darker quality that suits the song's slow, atmospheric pace. At 72 BPM there is no rush, but that tempo can be deceptive. Slow Classic Rock lines demand clean fretting and smooth pick control, because every note has space to ring or to clang. The arpeggiated chord passages are where most players stumble, so isolate those sections with the Practice Toolbar and run them slowed down until the picking hand follows a consistent pattern. Getting the dynamics right, letting chords swell and fade rather than staying flat, is really the heart of this one.

• Played in D Standard tuning, all six strings drop a whole step, giving chords and lead lines a noticeably darker, heavier resonance.
• At 72 BPM the tempo is slow, which puts a premium on clean fretting and even pick attack since every note is exposed.
• The arpeggiated chord passages are the core challenge here, requiring a steady, consistent picking-hand pattern across slowly changing chord shapes.