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
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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
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---*---------*-----*-------*--|
:--------------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
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--------------------|-----%---------------|
|----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
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------------|---%----------(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
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-------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
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-------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
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-------3h5---------5--||
-5--5-----------5-----||
-3-----------3--------||
. .
Chorus
(Smoke on.. wa -- ter a fire.. Smoke on.. wa -- ter--)
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| 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
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2nd Verse
Rhy. Fig 1
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Chorus
Riff B
Riff A
Riff A, 1st 3 bars + Rhy Fill 1
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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----------------------|
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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-----|
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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-------------------------------------|
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. . . . . . . . > . . . . . . . > (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---------------------------|
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> . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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-------------------------------|
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--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-|
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^ ^ ^
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-|
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Grad bend 1/2 Release Release bend to
bend, and re-bend quarter
--E-----E------H------------H RH
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|(6)---(6)f---(6)~~~~~~~~|~(6)~~~~~~~~~~~--------------|
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Riff A - first 3 bars
Rhy. Fill 1
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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
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|---------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
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|---------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
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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
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Outro - Organ Solo
E E E E H E E E E-Q E E
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|-------3-----------|------%-----|-3---------------------|
|-3--5--3--3--5-----|------%-----|-3--5--3--5------3-----|
|-3--5-----3--5------|----5--3--5------3--5--|
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E E E E-Q E E E E E E-Q E E E E E E-Q E E
---------------------------------|
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|-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
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|-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-|
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RE E RE E RE E RE E E E E E RE E RE E RE E RE E RE E RE E
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--------------|-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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