Smoke On The Water Chords & Tabs
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----------------------
|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------
|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------
|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------
|
3
E E [S 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: https://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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