Smoke On The Water Chords & Tabs
Smoke On The Water ("Made In Japan" version)
(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
From "Machine Head", 1972
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Ritchie Blackmore'
Intro
Q=120
G5 Bb5 C5 G5 Bb5 DbC5 G5 Bb5 C5 Bb5 G5
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 E +Q H
|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----3---5------|---3---6S5-----|-----3---5----3-|----------------|
|-5---3---5----5-|---3---6S5-----|-5---3---5----3-|---5-(5)\-------|
|-5---1---3----5-|---1---4S3-----|-5---1---3----1-|---5-(5)\-------|
|-3------------3-|---------------|-3--------------|---3-(3)\-------|
G5 Bb5 G5Bb5 G5 Bb5 G5 Bb5 G5Bb5
\1.5
E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E +W W
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|------|
|-----3---3----3-|------3---3-----|-----3---3----3-|-(3)----------|------|
|-5---3---3--5-3-|---5--3---3-----|-5---3---3--5-3-|-(3)----------|------|
|-5---1---1--5-1-|---5--1---1-----|-5---1---1--5-1-|-(1)----------|------|
|-3----------3---|---3------------|-3----------3---|--------------|------|
G5 G5 Bb5 C5 G5
W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q E E
|----------|-------------|-------------||------------------|
|----------|-------------|-------------||o-----------------|
|----------|-------------|-------------||------3---5-------|
|----------|-5--------x--|----x-----x--||--5---3---5----5--|
|----------|-5--------x--|----x-----x--||o-5---1---3----5--|
|----------|-3--------x--|----x-----x--||--3------------3--|
1st, 2nd & 3rd Verse
$
Bb5 DbC5 G5 Bb5 C5 Bb5 G5 Gm
PM---------|
E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E +H Q 4x E E q E E q
|---------------|----------------|----------------||-||----------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------o||-||o---------------|
|---3---6S5-----|-----3---5----3-|----------------||-||----------------|
|---3---6S5-----|-5---3---5----3-|---5-(5)--------||-||------5------5--|
|---1---4S3-----|-5---1---3----1-|---5-(5)-------o||-||o---5------5----|
|---------------|-3--------------|---3-(3)--------||-||--3------3------|
F Gm
PM---------------------------------------------------------|
E E q E E q E E q E E q E E q E E q E E q E E q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-----5------5--|-----5------3--|-----5------5--|-----5------5---|
|---5------5----|---5------3----|---5------5----|---5------5-----|
|-3------3------|-3------1------|-3------3------|-3------3-------|
F Gm
PM---------------------------------------------------------|
E E q E E q E E q E E q E E q E E q E E q E E q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-----5------5--|-----5------3--|-----5------5--|-----5------5---|
|---5------5----|---5------3----|---5------5----|---5------5-----|
|-3------3------|-3------1------|-3------3------|-3------3-------|
F Gm
PM---------------------------------------------------------|
E E q E E q E E q E E q E E q E E q E E q E E q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-----5------5--|-----5------3--|-----5------5--|-----5------5---|
|---5------5----|---5------3----|---5------5----|---5------5-----|
|-3------3------|-3------1------|-3------3------|-3------3-------|
Chorus
F Gm C
PM-----------------------------------------|
E E q E E q E E q E E q E E q E E q Q Q H
|---------------|---------------|--------------||------------|
|---------------|---------------|--------------||------------|
|---------------|---------------|--------------||-------5----|
|-----5------5--|-----5------3--|-----5------5-||----5-------|
|---5------5----|---5------3----|---5------5---||-3----------|
|-3------3------|-3------1------|-3------3-----||------------|
Ab Gm C
Q Q H Q H. +W Q Q H
|------------|------------|------------|------------|
|------------|------------|------------|------------|
|------------|------------|------------|-------5----|
|-------6----|------5-----|-(5)--------|----5-------|
|----6-------|-5----------|-(5)--------|-3----------|
|-4----------|-3----------|-(3)--------|------------|
W +W
Ab G5 Bb5C5 G5 Bb5DbC5
Q Q H q q Q E E E q E Q. E
|------------|--------------|---------------|
|------------|--------------|---------------|
|------------|----3--5------|---3--6S5------|
|-------6----|-5--3--5----5-|---3--6S5------|
|----6-------|-5--1--3----5-|---1--4S3------|
|-4----------|-3----------3-|---------------|
1.
To Coda
G5 Bb5C5 Bb5 G5
q q Q E E E Q. +Q Q
|--------------|-------------------||
|--------------|------------------o||
|----3--5----3-|-------------------||
|-5--3--5----3-|---5--(5)----------||
|-5--1--3----1-|---5--(5)---------o||
|-3------------|---3--(3)----------||
Guitar Solo
2.
G5
E E. +H S S S E E +Q E E E E
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------10-|-10-12--(12)--12----10-12-|
|---5----(5)--10h12----|-----------------12-------|
|---5----(5)-----------|--------------------------|
|---3----(3)-----------|--------------------------|
E E +Q E S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------|
|-10b12----------------------------------|
|--------12-(12)--12----10-12p10----10---|
|--------------------12----------12------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-12p10----10-12p10----10-12p10----10-12p10----10-|
|-------12----------12----------12----------12----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-----| |-----3-----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q +Q S S S S E Q S S
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------13b15===|
|-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-|-(13)b15--13----11----11-----11---------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------12----12----12-------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------3-------| |------3-------|
+Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-(13)--10----------------------------------------------|
|----------13-11-------11-13p11----11-13p11----11-13p11-|
|----------------12-12----------12----------12----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
E E +Q +E S S S S S S
|-----------------------10-----10-13p10-------|
|----13b15--(13)--(13)-----13-----------13----|
|-12------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|------3-------| |------3-------| |-----3-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q Q
|-10h13p10----10h13p10----10h13p10----13b15-13b15-13b15-|
|----------13----------13----------13-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--|
E E E E +Q E E Q E E +E S S S S S S S
|-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-(13)b15--13b15-13b15-|-13b15--13b15-13b15==(13)r13-10-13p10-13p10-----|
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------13--|
|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|--3--|
S S S S S E S +E S S S S E.
|-10-13p10----------------------------------|
|----------13-11-10-------------------------|
|-------------------12-(12)-10h12p10----10--|
|------------------------------------12-----|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/deep_purple/smoke_on_the_water_tab_ver_9.html ]
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|--3--| |--3--|
Q S S S E Q E E E E E E E S S S E E
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|----11-10-11-13-11-13-11-10-13-|
|-/12--10h12p10----10\-------|-12----------------------------|
|---------------12-------/12-|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E
|----10----10-13-13b15---|-15----15-17-18-18pb20r18-17-|
|-11----13---------------|----18-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
E E +H E E +E E E E Q. E
|-15-----------------18-|-(18)b20-18b20-18b20-18b20-18b20---------|
|----18-(18)b20---------|----------------------------------18b20==|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
+E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-(18)r18-15-18-18b20-----------|------13-------13----------------|
|------------------------12b14==|=(12)----12b14----12b14----12b14-|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
\1
+E E +H E E +Q E E E E E E
|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|---------10-(10)------13-|-(13)b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-|
|-(12)b14-----------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-----3-----| |-----3-----|
E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-----| |-----3------| |-----3-----|
E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-13b15-13b15-13b15-(13)b14-13b14-13b14-13b14-13b14-13b14r13-13-|-13b15-15r13---------10b12----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|-------------12--12-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
+E E Q E E E E +E E E E Q Q
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-(10)b12--------------------|------11-------13b15===13--|
|---------12-12--10-12-10-12-|-(12)----12-10-------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
\1
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|--3--|
E E E E E S S S E E S S S S +H.
|-------------------------------|------------------||
|-13r13-11----13-11h13p11-13-10-|------------------||
|----------12-------------------|-10h12-10h12-(12)-||
|-------------------------------|------------------||
|-------------------------------|------------------||
|-------------------------------|------------------||
Outro
&
G5 G5 Bb5 C5 G5 Bb5 DbC5
E E +H. E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q
|--------------||-----------------|---------------|
|--------------||o----------------|---------------|
|--------------||------3---5------|---3---6S5-----|
|---5-(5)------||--5---3---5----5-|---3---6S5-----|
|---5-(5)------||o-5---1---3----5-|---1---4S3-----|
|---3-(3)------||--3------------3-|---------------|
G5 Bb5 C5 Bb5 G5
E E E E Q E E E E +H Q 4x
|----------------|------------------||
|----------------|-----------------o||
|-----3---5----3-|------------------||
|-5---3---5----3-|---5-(5)----------||
|-5---1---3----1-|---5-(5)---------o||
|-3--------------|---3-(3)----------||
G5 F5G5 C5DbC5 BbF G5
H. E E +W E E H E E +E E +H Q
|-------------|------------|--------------|----------------|
|-------------|------------|--------------|----------------|
|-------------|------------|-5-6-5----3---|----------------|
|-5-------3-5-|-(5)--------|-5-6-5----3-3-|-(3)-5-(5)------|
|-5-------3-5-|-(5)--------|-3-4-3----1-3-|-(3)-5-(5)------|
|-3-------1-3-|-(3)--------|------------1-|-(1)-3-(3)------|
G5 Bb5 C5 G5 Bb5 DbC5 G5 Bb5 C5 Bb5 G5
E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E +E E H.
||-----------------|---------------|----------------|--------------||
||o----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------o||
||------3---5------|---3---6S5-----|-----3---5----3-|-(3)----------||
||--5---3---5----5-|---3---6S5-----|-5---3---5----3-|-(3)-5-5------||
||o-5---1---3----5-|---1---4S3-----|-5---1---3----1-|-(1)-5-5-----o||
||--3------------3-|---------------|-3--------------|-----3-3------||
Free Time Cadenza
G5 Bb5 C5
E E E E Q S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S
|--------------------||-----------------------------|
|--------------------||-----------------------------|
|-----3---5------3-5-||-6-6-5-3---5-3-------3---5-3-|
|-5---3---5----5-----||---------5-----5-3-5---5-----|
|-5---1---3----------||-----------------------------|
|-3------------------||-----------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S E S S S E S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------3-|
|---3-5p3---3-5p3---3-5p3---3-5-5b7---|
|-5-------5-------5-------5-----------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E +H. Wx5
|-------6---------3-------|-------------|---------|
|-8b10----6-3---3---3-----|-------------|---------|
|-------------6-------6-5-|-3-5-(5)-----|---------|
|-------------------------|-------------|---------|
|-------------------------|-------------|---------|
|-------------------------|-------------|---------|
H E E E E E E E E Q E E
|-----------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------11-13-|-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15--13-11-|
|--------12-------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------|----10-11-12-13-14-15-16--|
|-13b15-13-11-13b15------11-13-|-14-----------------------|
|---------------------12-------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb5G5
E E H. Wx2 W E E Q H
|-17-18-19b21----|--------|--------|-------------------*|
|----------------|--------|--------|-------------------*|
|----------------|--------|--------|-3-----------------*|
|----------------|--------|--------|-3--5--------------*|
|----------------|--------|--------|-1--5--------------*|
|----------------|--------|--------|----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
