#----------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE ------------------------------------# #-- This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the ---# #-- song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. ---# #------ Remember to view this file in Courier, or some other monospaced font. -------# #---------- See http://andminaev.narod.ru/tabs.html for more information. -----------# #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------# From: "Andrey Minaev" Subject: d/deep purple/smoke on the water Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 09:50:30 Smoke on the Water (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) "Machinehead", 1972 From - Guitar For The Practicing Musician - December 1990 Key-Rythm 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-- |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------ |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------ 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-| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|