Smoke on the Water Deep Purple
SMOKE ON THE WATER
As recorded by Deep Purple
(From the 1972 Album MACHINE HEAD)
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Ritchie Balckmore lead'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm'
Intro
Q=112
[4/4] Gtr I
E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E Q. +Q Q 5x
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E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E Q. +Q Q
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Verse
PM----------------------------------------------| PM------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-0---0-----------|---------0---0----| |-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|---0-----3---3---|-----5-----0------| |---5-------5-----|---5-------5-----|-----------3-----|---5--------------| |-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-3----------------| PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----5---5---5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------3----| |---5-------5-----|---5-------5-----|---5-------5-----|---5-------3------| |-3---------------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------1--------| PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5---3---3----| |---5-------5-----|---5-------5-----|---5-------5-----|---5-------3------| |-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3----------------| PM---------------------------------------------------
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---| |---5-------5-----|---5-------5-----|---5-------5-----| |-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------| ---------------------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|| |-----5---3---3---|-----5-------5-----|| |---5-------3-----|---5-------5-------|| |-3---------------|-3-------3---------||
Chorus
Q Q H Q Q H Q E E +H
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+W Q Q H Q Q Q. E
|------------|------------|---------------| |------------|------------|---------------| |-(0)--------|-------5----|---------------| |------------|----5-------|-------6-------| |------------|-3----------|----6----------| |------------|------------|-4-------------|
E E E E Q E E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E +E Q. +Q Q
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E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q. E E Q. +Q Q
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Verse
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
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Chorus
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Q Q H Q Q H W +W Q Q H Q Q Q. E
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E E E E Q E E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E +E Q. +Q Q
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E E E E Q E E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E Q. +Q E E
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| Gtr II
| W W W H. Q
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Guitar Solo
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H +E E A +E E E Q. E q E
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| PM----------------------------------------------------------
| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------| |------5-----5--------------------|--5-----5-------------5----| |----5---5------5-----------------|-----5--------------5------| |--3------------------------------|-------------3-------------|
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E E E S +S +Q E E
|------------------------------------| |-------11-11b13==(11)-(11)r---11-10-| |-10-12------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |--------5-------------------5-------| |-----5------------------5-----------| |--3----------------3----------------| |------------------------------------|
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|--3--|
E E S S S E E E E E E A +E E A +E +Q E E
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| PM--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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[E] [A] [+E] [E] [A] [+E] [+E] [E] [E] [E]
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| E E E E E E E E
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a +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------8-----------------------------------| |--------------8---11-10-8---------------------------| |-10b12==(10)r-------------11--10p8----10-8-7--------| |-----------------------------------10--------10-8-7-| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------|
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| PM-------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E +S S +Q E E E E
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| PM----------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---3---|
E E E E +E. +S +Q a +S S S a +S S S S S S S S S S s E E
|---------------------------|-----------3---------3-3------------------------| |---------------------------|---------3---6b8-(6)-----6-5-3------------------| |-2-3-2-0-(0)-----(0)-(0)---|-5b7-(5)-----------------------6-5p3---5-----3--| |---------------------------|-------------------------------------5----------| |---------------------------|------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
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| PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------5---------------5----------| |-----5----------------5----|-----------5-------------5-------5--------------| |-3-5------3----5-----------|------3----------------------3------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------------------------| |---------3---------|
A +q A +q A +q S +E. E E
|---------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------3-6-| |-5b7-(5)---5b7-(5)---5b7-(5)---5b7-(5)-------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|
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| PM--------------------------------------
| E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |-------------------5---------------------5---| |---------5-----------------------------5---5-| |------3------------------------3-------------|
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E E E E E A +Q. A +E E E E Q. E
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|------------------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E a +S S S S S S S S S S e e e E e a +E +Q. E
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| PM----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
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+E E A +E E A +Q. E
|-(13)-13-(13)pb15-(13)-13-13b15==(13)r---13--| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|
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| Q Q H
|---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------5---------| |--------------------5------------------------| |---3-----------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|
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A +E E E E A +Q. E
|-(13)pb15-(13)-13-10-------------------| |---------------------13-13b15-(13)-----| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|
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| Q Q H
|---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |--------------------------------5------| |-------------------5-------------------| |------------3--------------------------| |---------------------------------------|
A +E E A +S S E E E Q E E E E A +H
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| W Q Q Q +Q
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+E E E E E E E E q q q q q Q
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| E E E E Q E E E E E E Q. E
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+Q +H. +H. Q
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| E E E E Q. E +E Q. +Q. E
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Gtr I
E E E E Q E E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E +E Q. +Q E E
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Verse
PM----------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------3---|-----5-3---------| |---5-------5-----|---5-------5-----|---5-------3-----|---5-------5-----| |-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------1-------|-3-------3-------| PM--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------3---|-----5-5-------5---| |---5-------5-----|---5-------5-----|---5-------3-----|---5---------5-----| |-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------1-------|-3---------3-------| PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5---3---3---|-----5-------5----| |---5-------5-----|---5-------5-----|---5-------3-----|---5-------5---5--| |-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3---------------|-3-------3--------| PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
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Out-Chorus
Q Q H Q Q Q. E Q Q E Q.
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+W Q Q H Q Q H
|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------| |-(0)--------|-------5----|------------| |------------|----5-------|-------6----| |------------|-3----------|----6-------| |------------|------------|-4----------|
[4/4] E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E +E Q. +Q. E 3x
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|| ||o----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------o|| ||------3---5------|---3---6-5------|-----3---5----3-|-(3)----------------|| ||--5---3---5----5-|---3---6-5------|-5---3---5----3-|-(3)-5----(5)-------|| ||o-5------------5-|----------------|-5--------------|-----5----(5)------o|| ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|| PM----------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. +Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-5---5---3---3---|---5----(5)--(5)\---| |---5-------5-----|---5-------5-----|---5-------3-----|---5----(5)--(5)\---| |-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|--------------------|
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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