Rainbow
Man on the Silver Mountain
Transcribed by Guitar Freak
From "Ritchie Blackmores Rainbow" Rainbow (1975)
Words: Ronnie James Dio, Music: Dio/Blackmore
## Author's Note:
I prefer the faster Dio solo version with Vivian Campbell but this is the
slower Rainbow version transcribed here. Vivian took some of Blackmore's
solo bits and improvised around them making it his own but stayed to the
original chord wise ##
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Fig.1 - Intro Riff
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Fig.2 - Backing Riff
I'm a wheel, I'm a wheel...
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Fig.3 - Bridge Riff
Come down with fire...
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Fig.1 Main Riff
I'm the man on the silver mountain
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Fig.2 - Backing Riff
I'm the day, I'm the day I can show you the way...
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Fig.3 - Bridge Riff
Come down with fire, Lift my spirit higher
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Fig.1 Main Riff
I'm the man on the silver mountain
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Solo
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END OF SOLO
Fig.3 - Bridge Riff
Come down with fire Lift my spirit higher...
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Fig.1 - Main Riff until end
I'm the man on the silver mountain...ad libs
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