'Smoke On The Water (tab)' by Deep Purple - Guitar Tutorial

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              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  
 ------------------------------|
 ---*---------*-----*-------*--|
 :--------------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--12h14p1210--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-|
 -----------------------------------------|
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