Smoke On The Water bass tab by Deep Purple

Bass tabs

DEEP PURPLE - "Smoke On the Water" - Bass Tab

  Intro:
      (x15)
  |-----------|-------------|
  |*---------*|-------------|
  |*-r-r-r-r-*|-------------|
  |-----------|-------0-1-2-|
    1 2 3 4  1 2 3 & 4 &

  Riff 1:
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  |-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-3-1-|
  |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

  |-----------------|
  |-----------------|
  |-----------------|
  |-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

  Riff 2:
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  |-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-3-1-|
  |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

  |-----------------|
  |---------5-3-----|
  |-1-------------5-|
  |---3-3-3---------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

  Verse:
  |-------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
  |-----5-----5-|-----5---------|-----5-3-------|---------5-------|
  |---5-----5---|---5---1-1-3-5-|---5-----3-----|---1-3-5---5-3-1-|
  |-3-----3-----|-3-------------|-3---------1-3-|-3---------------|
   1 & 2 3 & 4  1 & 2 & 3 & 4  1 & 2 3 & 4 7  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

  |-------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
  |-----5-----5-|-----5---5---5-|-----5-3-----|-----------------|
  |---5-----5---|---5---5---5---|---5-----3---|---5-4-3-1-------|
  |-3-----3-----|-3-------------|-3---------1-|-3---------3-1-2-|
   1 & 2 3 & 4  1 & 2 & 3 & 4  1 & 2 3 & 4  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

  |-------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
  |-----5-----5-|---5-3-----------|-----5-3-------|---5-3---------|
  |---5-----5---|-------5-3-1-----|---5-----3-----|-------5-3---3-|
  |-3-----3-----|-3-----------3-1-|-3---------1-1-|-3---------3---|
   1 & 2 3 & 4  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 3 & 4 &  1 2 & 3 & 4 &

  |-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
  |-----5-----5-|---5-----3-------|-----5-3-----|-----5-3---------|
  |---5-----5---|-----3-5---5-3-5-|---5-----3---|---------5-3-----|
  |-3-----3-----|-3---------------|-3---------1-|-3-3---------3-1-|
   1 & 2 3 & 4  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 3 & 4  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

  Chorus:
  |---------|---------|-----------------|---------------|
  |---------|---------|-----------------|---------------|
  |-3-------|---------|-----1---1-------|-----1---1-----|
  |---------|-4-------|-3-3---3---3-1-3-|-3-3---3---3-1-|
   1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4

  |---------|---------|
  |---------|---------|
  |-3-------|---------|
  |---------|-4-------|
   1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4

  Solo:
  |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  |*---------5-3-----|-----------------|---1-3-5-3-1-----|
  |*---1-3-5-----5-3-|-1---------1-3-5-|-3-----------3-1-|
  |--3---------------|---3-1-2-3-------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

  |------------------|
  |---5-3---------3-*|
  |-------5-1-3-5---*|(x4)
  |-3----------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

  |---------|---------|---------|-------------|
  |---------|---------|---------|-------------|
  |-3-------|---------|---------|-------------|
  |---------|---------|-1-------|-------0-1-2-|
   1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 & 4 &

  Song Structure:
  Intro
  Riff 1
  Riff 2
  Verse
  Chorus
  Riff 1
  Riff 2
  Verse
  Chorus
  Riff 1
  Riff 2
  Solo
  Riff 1(x2)
  Riff 2
  Verse
  Chorus
  Riff 1(fade-out)

  By: Johari Taylor
  Email: [email protected]