Lockdown Licks no. 52
“Black Night” by Deep Purple.
Signature riff and power chords. Played on the butterscotch blonde Telecaster with bridge pickup selected with the volume on 9, tone 7. NUX amp set to ‘super lead’ with gain on 8, treble 7, bass 7, mid 6. Originally played by Ritchie Blackmore on a Stratocaster he bought from Jimi Hendrix Roadie!
“Black Night” is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple, first released as a single in June 1970 and later included on the 25th Anniversary version of their 1970 album, ‘In Rock’. The song became a hit following its release, peaking at No. 2 on the UK charts, and to this day remains Deep Purple’s highest charting UK single.