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
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----------------------
|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------
|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------
|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------
|
E E (S [3]S S) E E E E E E E E E---Q E E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------8-| |-12-14--12h14p12\10--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-- |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------+- |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------+-
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/deep_purple/smoke_on_the_water_tab_ver_2.html )
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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