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Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple

Smoke On The Water tab by Deep Purple

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Ok, dont laugh, so maybe it's a pretty simple song, but its got a cool little

solo.  Anyway here it is in its glorious entirety, love to see some other
Blackmore stuff up here (hint, hint).

P.S. Never, ever play this in a guitar store!
P.P.S.  Remember to finger pick the riff, Blackmore is said to be pissed off
        that everyone plays it as chords.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 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
		Chord diagramE MajorE	- Eighth note etc.
                g       - Grace notes
                .	- Dotted note
		-	- Tied note
		xR	- Rest of duration x

                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 Chord diagramA augmentedA                                                       -----------------
                                                             |     1-5        |
  Q   Q   Q    Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  ER Chord diagramE MajorE ER Chord diagramE MajorE   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE   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      Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Q    Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Q                 Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Q   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Q
|-------------------|-----------------------|----------|----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|----------|----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|-----%----|----------------------|
|----5--------------|--------5----------5---|-----%----|--------5---------3---|
|----5----------10\-|-----5----------5------|----------|-----5---------3------|
|----3--------------|--3----------3---------|----------|--3---------1---------|
     >        >              .          .                       .         .

 (line                   to ...  mo - bile,_____                     we didnt)
   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Q    Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Q              Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Q    Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Q      Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Q   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  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  Chord diagramE MajorE   Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE   Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE   Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE    Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE   Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE   Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE  Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE
-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
-------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  Chord diagramE MajorE   Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE   Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE   Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE    Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE   Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE   Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE  Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE
-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
-------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 Chord diagramE MajorE   Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE
----------------------||
----------------------||
----------------------||
-------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.  Chord diagramE MajorE
--------------|--------------|---------|--------|--------------|--------------|
--------------|--------------|---------|--------|--------------|--------------|
---------5----|--------------|---------|--------|---------5----|--------------|
-----5--------|---------6----|---------|--------|-----5--------|---------6---X|
-3------------|-----6--------|-----5---|-(5)----|-3------------|-----6--------|
--------------|-4------------|-3-------|--------|--------------|-4------------|
 >              >              >                  >       >      >       >
let ring----------------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff Chord diagramA augmentedA


Riff A, 1st 3 bars + Rhy Fill 1

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

2nd Verse
Rhy. Fig 1

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

Chorus

Riff Chord diagramBB


Riff Chord diagramA augmentedA


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 Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Q.        Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  E-----Q  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE
|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------13gfr(13)p11q-----------11t-X-X-----|----12-15-15f~~~~~-15-14-|
|--12~~~~~~~-X------------|----12wwwwwwww----X-X--12-|-15----------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|

             3
  Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  [S  S  S] Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  E---Q         Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------8-|
|-12-14--12h14p12\10--12-10--8-10-|-10-10gf10gh10gf(10)~~~~~--X-----|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------X-----|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   E------E   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE    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--
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------



  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE    E-S-S-E     Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  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 Chord diagramE MajorE  [Q   Q   Q]  Q    Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  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-----|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
  > . .   . . .               .                    .  .   .  .  .  .  .


  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Q.         Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   S S S  S  S S S Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  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   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Q   RE  Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Q.     ER   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  S-S Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  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 Chord diagramA augmentedA
   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  H------E  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  [Q  Q  Q] Chord diagramE MajorE 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 Chord diagramA augmentedA - first 3 bars
Rhy. Fill 1

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

Verse 3

Rhy Fig 1. - first 12 bars

Palm Mute-------------------------------------------------------
  Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------5---------------5-----|---------5---------------5-----|
|-----5-------x-------5-------5-|-----5-------5-------5-------5-|
|-3---------------3-------------|-3---------------3-------------|


Palm Mute-------------------------------------------------------
  Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------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    Chord diagramE MajorE   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 Chord diagramA augmentedA - four times


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

Outro - Organ Solo

  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  H                    Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  E-Q    Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE
|-------------------|------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|------------|-----------------------|
|-------3-----------|------%-----|-3---------------------|
|-3--5--3--3--5-----|------%-----|-3--5--3--5------3-----|
|-3--5-----3--5-----|------------|----5--3--5------3--5--|
|-------------------|------------|-----------------------|


  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  E-Q    Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  E-Q    Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  E-Q   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-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.......


  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE RE  Chord diagramE MajorE RE  Chord diagramE MajorE   RE  Chord diagramE MajorE RE  Chord diagramE MajorE RE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE   Q    Q    Q    Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE
|------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-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  Chord diagramE MajorE RE  Chord diagramE MajorE RE  Chord diagramE MajorE RE  Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE RE  Chord diagramE MajorE RE  Chord diagramE MajorE   RE  Chord diagramE MajorE RE  Chord diagramE MajorE RE  Chord diagramE MajorE RE  Chord diagramE MajorE
|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-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-|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|

---

--
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rob Alley                  |        And I'm so tired, and I'm so uninspired
CS/GIS Hons. Student       |        Won't you please help me?
Curtin Uni.  WA.  Aust.    |        ----------------------------------------
[email protected]       |          So Tired / Uriah Heep
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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