Self Portrait Lyrics

As recorded by Rainbow
(From the 1975 Album RITCHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW)
Words by Ronnie James Dio
Music by Ritchie Blackmore & Ronnie James Dio
Arranged by Ritchie Blackmore
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Lead Gtr.'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Rythm Gtr. (Crunch Distortion)'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Solo Gtr.'
N.C.
Gtr I
|-------||---------5---------|---------5b7==(5)r5-----|---------5---------|
| Gtr II
|-------||---------5---------|---------5h====7--5-----|---------5---------|
Verse I
Gtrs I, II
|---5h7-5h7---5h7-5h7-||---5h7-5h7-3-4-5S7-----||-0-----------|--------------|
Gtr I
|---7-5-----5h7-|---7-5b7==(5)-------|---7-5h7---5h7-----|---0---0-----|
| Gtr II
|---7-5h7---5h7-----|---7-5h7-----5S7-||
Pre-Chorus I
|-------5-----|-----7---7-5tr7-|-----2---2---|
|---7-------7-5tr7-|----------------|
|-------5S7--------|-------5tr7-----|
Chorus II
F Am G G N.C.
N.C. Am G C5 F
|---------|-12b14-(12)---10b12-(10)---|-7b9-(7)---8b10-(8)---|
|-12b14-(12)---10b12-(10)---|-7b9-(7)---8b10==(8)----||
Intro Riff
N.C.
Gtr I
|-(8)-------------------|---------5h7-5-----|
|---------5b7==(5)r==(5)--|---------------------||
|---7-5h7-------5h=7------|---------------------||
Verse II
N.C. Am G D5 Am
|---------------------5-||-------5-------|-------5b7r5---|-------5tr7--------|
|---5h7-5h7-3-4-5S7-----||-0-------0-----|-0-------------|-------------------|
|---5h7-5h7-3-4-5S7-----||-0-------------|---------------|-0-----------------|
|---------5b7==(5)r(5)-|---------5---------|
Pre-Chorus II
|-----------5b7==(5)r(5)-||-------------|---------5---------|-----5--------7---|
|---7-5-(5)--------------||-----3-----5-|---7-5h7---5h7-----|-----5----7-------|
|---7-5b7==(5)-------|---2-------2--|
Chorus II
N.C. Am G
C5 F N.C.
Guitar Solo
Gtr III
|------------------|----------------5tr7---5b6.5---|
|------------------|-/7b9-7---(7)-7--------------7-|
|-------------------8b10-|-(8)---8b10---8------|
|-5b7==(5)r-5h7-5--------|----------------7-5--|
|-7---------7-------5b8====|=(5)r==(5)-------|
|-----------7---7-6-------5-|-5b7-(5)---5-7---|
|-------------------8b9.5---|---------8-------|
|-12-----------12--|-12b14-(12)----12b14-(12)-----|
|-13b15===(13)r=(13)b14--|-(13)-------------||
Out-Chorus
G N.C.
Gtr I
Am G C5 G N.C.
1.,2. 3.=H
||o-10-(10)---8-(8)---|-5-(5)---6-(6)---o||-5-(5)---6-(6)---|-10----*|
||o-------------------|-----------------o||-----------------|-------*|
||o---------1-------0-|-----------------o||---------------1-|-^1----*|
||o-------------------|-3---------------o||-3---------------|-^0----*|
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
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - 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
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda