Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple

Smoke On The Water tab by Deep Purple (Ver. 2)

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Smoke on The Water
Deep Purple

(Blackmore - Gillan - Glover - Lord - Paice)

>From - Guitar For The Practicing Musician - December 1990

Key -
 Rythym Symbols (above the bar):

Q - Quarter note
 E - Eighth note etc.
        g    - Grace notes
        . - Dotted note
 - - Tied note
 xR - Rest of duration x

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Notes grouped within square brackets with a three above
        are played as triplets.

Accents (below the bar):

> - Accent the note
 . - Stacatto

Others (within the bar):

: - Repeat marks
 | - Bar seperators
        f    - full bend
        h    - half bend
        q    - quarter bend
        ~    - vibrato
        w    - wide vibrato
        p    - pull off
        h    - hammer on
            - slide down
        /    - slide up
        g    - Ghost bend (bend to pitch, then strike note)
        r    - Release bend, note still ringin

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
112 BPM

Riff A                            -----------------
                               |   1-5    |

Q  Q  Q  E E ER E ER E  Q  Q   Q  Q  Q  E E  ER Q.-Q   Q
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|
|--------------*----|----------------*--|--------------*-----|-------------*--|
:--------------X----|----------------X--|--------------X-----|-------------X--:
:-5---8---10------5-|---8---11--10------|--5---8---10-----8--|---5------------:
|-5---8---10------5-|---8---11--10------|--5---8---10-----8--|---5------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---3------------|
 >. >. >    >.  >. >. >     >. >. >   >.   >
(* Hit pick ups with palm of right hand)

-----------------+-  1st Verse
| 6. Rh. Fill 1 (We all came out to........)
 ER Q.-Q    Q   E E Q  E E Q         E E Q  E E Q
|-------------------|-----------------------|----------|----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|----------|----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|-----%----|----------------------|
|----5--------------|--------5----------5---|-----%----|--------5---------3---|
|----5----------10-|-----5----------5------|----------|-----5---------3------|
|----3--------------|--3----------3---------|----------|--3---------1---------|
   >    >       .     .            .
   >    > .

(line          to ... mo - bile,_____           we didnt)
  E E Q  E E Q       E E Q  E E Q   E E Q  E E Q
|-----------------------|-------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|-------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|---%---|------------------(3)--|---------------------|
|--------5----------5---|---%---|--------5----------5---|--------5---------3--|
|-----5----------5------|-------|-----5----------5------|-----5------3--3-----|
|--3----------3---------|-------|--3----------3---------|--3---------1--------|
     .     .          .     >.           .

(have much time    But Frank.....   Mothers.....    at the best....)
 Q Q E  Q Q E  Q Q E  Q Q E  Q Q E  Q Q E  Q Q E Q Q E
-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
-------5---------5-|-------5---------5--|-------------------|-------5--3------|
----5------5--5----|----5------5--5-----|-5--5--5---5--5--5-|-5--5--------3---|
-3---------3-------|-3---------3--3-----|-3--3--3---3--3--3-|-3--------------1|
    .     .     .     .     .     .     .    .

( But some ....... flare gun     burned...........)
 Q Q E  Q Q E  Q Q E  Q Q E  Q Q E  Q Q E  Q Q E Q Q E
-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
-------5-----------|-------5---------5--|-5---------------5-|-------5--------3|
-5--5------5--5--5-|----5---------5-----|-5--5---------5----|----5--------3---|
-3---------3-----3-|-3---------3--------|-------3---3-------|-3--------1------|
    .     .     .     .     .     .     .    .

_______________________
    end Rhy Fig 1 |
 Q Q g E  Q Q E
----------------------||
----------------------||
----------------------||
-------3h5---------5--||
-5--5-----------5-----||
-3-----------3--------||
     .     .

Chorus
(Smoke  on.. wa --  ter   a fire..     Smoke   on.. wa -- ter--)
_______________________________________________________________________________
| Riff B.                                  |
 Q  Q  H   Q  Q  H   Q  H.-----W    Q  Q  H   Q  Q  Q. E
--------------|--------------|---------|--------|--------------|--------------|
--------------|--------------|---------|--------|--------------|--------------|
---------5----|--------------|---------|--------|---------5----|--------------|
-----5--------|---------6----|---------|--------|-----5--------|---------6---X|
-3------------|-----6--------|-----5---|-(5)----|-3------------|-----6--------|
--------------|-4------------|-3-------|--------|--------------|-4------------|
 >       >       >         >    >   >    >
let ring----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff A

Riff A, 1st 3 bars + Rhy Fill 1

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2nd Verse
Rhy. Fig 1

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus
Riff B

Riff A

Riff A, 1st 3 bars + Rhy Fill 1
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Solo (With 2nd guitar playing 16 bars similar to Rhy Fig 1)

RH   Q  Q
|----------------|
|----------------| (Played over last bar, Rhy Fill 1)
|----------------| (Played with neck pickup)
|---------12--15-| (2nd guitar comes in after this bar)
|----------------|
|----------------|

H------S S RE E  E  E  Q.    E  E E E  E E E E-----Q E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------
|
|----------------13gfr(13)p11q-----------11t-X-X-----|----12-15-15f~~~~~-15-14-
|
|--12~~~~~~~-X------------|----12wwwwwwww----X-X--12-|-15----------------------
|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------
|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------
|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------
|

3
 E  E [S S S] E  E E E E  E  E  E E---Q     E  E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------8-|
|-12-14--12h14p1210--12-10--8-10-|-10-10gf10gh10gf(10)~~~~~--X-----|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------X-----|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E  E  E  E------E  E  E  E  S S S S  S S  S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------~~~~~~~--8---------|------8---------------------------------+-

|-11--11gf11--11gf--------11--8--11-|----8---11-10-8-------------------------+-

|-----------------------------------|-10f-------------11-10p8----10-8-7p5----+-

|-----------------------------------|-------------------------10----------8-7--

|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------+-

|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------+-





E E E E E E E E  E-S-S-E   E E E E  E E E E--S-E--S-E
|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------/-----|
|-------------------------|------------------------|----------------/------|
|----------5-----8--7--5--|-3fr-(3)~~~~-5--3--2--3-|-2--3--2--0-----(0)-----|
|-5--8--7-----8-----------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
 . . . . . . . .   >     . . . .  . . . > (drop pitch
                                2.5 steps with
                                trem and return
                                to pitch)

behind       Gradual          Gradual
            beat--|    3   Bend           Bend
 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E [Q  Q  Q] Q  E E  E E E E E Q--E
|-----3h--3-3-------------------|-----------------------|-3--------3--6--8f---|

|---3---6h----6-5p3-------------|------------------3--6-|----3--6-------------|

|-5f----------------6p5-3---5-3-|-5f--5f--5f--5f--------|---------------------|
|-------------------------5-----|-----------------------|---------------------|

|-------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|

|-------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|

> . .  . . .        .          . .  . . . . .

E E E E Q.     E  E  S S S S S S S E E  E E RE E-Q.  E---
|-8h-8--6--8---------------|---------8-------8---8--10-|-11-13-----13f~~~~13--|
|-------------8~~~~~~~~--8-|-11----8---11--8---11------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|----10h--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|

--E  E  E E Q  RE E  E E E E Q.   ER  E E S-S E  E E Q
|(13)f13-13f13-13fwwww-13-|13gf13-10---------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|----------13-13f~~~~~~~-|----6------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-5f----5ghr3q--5--3h---|
|-------------------------|------------------------|---------------------5-|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
                              ^  ^   ^
                       Half Ghost bend  Quarter Half
                       and release    bend  bend

Bridge pickup, guitar 2 plays Riff A
  E E E E H------E E E E  E E E [Q Q Q] E RS S RE E--
|-----8--6--8--8----|(8)f8--8--8h-f8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8----8q-----|
|-/8----------------|----------------------|--------------------6-|
|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
       Grad bend    1/2 Release        Release bend to
                bend, and re-bend     quarter

--E-----E------H------------H      RH
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|(6)---(6)f---(6)~~~~~~~~|~(6)~~~~~~~~~~~--------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|

Riff A - first 3 bars
Rhy. Fill 1

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse 3

Rhy Fig 1. - first 12 bars

Palm Mute-------------------------------------------------------
 E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------5---------------5-----|---------5---------------5-----|
|-----5-------x-------5-------5-|-----5-------5-------5-------5-|
|-3---------------3-------------|-3---------------3-------------|



Palm Mute-------------------------------------------------------
 E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------5---------------3-----|---------5---------------5-----|
|-----5-------5-------3-------3-|-----5-------5-------5---------|
|-3---------------1-------------|-3---------------3-----------3-|

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus (Variation:)

Let ring throughtout:

Q  Q  H     Q  Q  H     Q  E  E-H--------W
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|

|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|

|-----------5-------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|

|------5------------|-----------6-------|-------------------|-----------------|

|-3-----------------|------6------------|----------5--------|(5)--------------|

|-------------------|-4-----------------|-3----3------------|-----------------|



Q  Q  H     Q  Q  H
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------5-------|-------------------|
|------5------------|-----------6-------|
|-3-----------------|------6------------|
|-------------------|-4-----------------|

Riff A - four times

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Outro - Organ Solo

E E E E H          E E E E-Q  E E
|-------------------|------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|------------|-----------------------|
|-------3-----------|------%-----|-3---------------------|
|-3--5--3--3--5-----|------%-----|-3--5--3--5------3-----|
|-3--5-----3--5-----|------------|----5--3--5------3--5--|
|-------------------|------------|-----------------------|

E E E E-Q  E E  E E E E-Q  E E  E E E E-Q  E E
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-3--------------------|-3--------------------|-3h-5-----------------|
|-3--5--3--5------3--5-|-3--5--3--5------3--5-|-3h-5--3--5-----3-----|
|----5--3--5------3--5-|----5--3--5------3--5-|-------3--5-----3--5--|
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
             Begin to fade.......

E E E E RE E RE E  RE E RE E RE E E E  Q  Q  Q  E E
|------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-3----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-3--5--3--5-----5-----5-|-----5-----5-----5--3--4-|-5----5----5----5--5-|
|----5--3--5-----5-----5-|-----5-----5-----5--3--4-|-5----5----5----5--5-|
|------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|

RE E RE E RE E RE E  E E E E RE E RE E  RE E RE E RE E RE E
|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-3----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----5-----5-----5-----5-|-3--5--3--5-----5-----5-|-----5-----5-----5-----5-|
|-----5-----5-----5-----5-|----5--3--5-----5-----5-|-----5-----5-----5-----5-|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|

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