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SMOKE ON THE WATER (Live) As recorded by Deep Purple (From the 1972 Double Album MADE IN JAPAN) Words and Music by Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord & Paice Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Ritchie Blackmore - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=120 N.C. 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------------5-|---------------|-5---------------|---5-(5)\-------| |----------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------| \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----------5---|---5-----------|-5----------5----|--------------|------| |----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|------| 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------------5--| |----------|-------------|-------------||------------------| 1st, 2nd & 3rd Verse $ 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----| |---------------|-5---------------|---5-(5)----o||-||o---5------5------| |---------------|-----------------|-------------||-||--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 N.C. Q Q H E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q |------------|-----------------|---------------| |------------|-----------------|---------------| |------------|-----3---5-------|---3---6s5-----| |-------6----|-5---3---5----5--|---3---6s5-----| |----6-------|-5------------5--|---------------| |-4----------|-----------------|---------------| 1. To Coda E E E E Q E E E E +H Q |-----------------|----------------|| |-----------------|---------------o|| |-----3---5----3--|----------------|| |-5---3---5----3--|---5---(5)------|| |-5---------------|---5---(5)-----o|| |-----------------|----------------|| Guitar Solo 2. 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)-----------||-------------------------| |--------------------||-------------------------| 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)r--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)r--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)r----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)r--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-----| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| ~~~ |--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. 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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------------5--|---------------| |------------||------------------|---------------| E E E E Q E E E E +H Q 4x |-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------o|| |-----3---5----3--|------------------|| |-5---3---5----3--|---5-(5)----------|| |-5---------------|---5-(5)---------o|| |-----------------|------------------|| H. E E +W E E H E E +E E +H Q |-------------|------------|--------------|------------------| |-------------|------------|--------------|------------------| |-------------|------------|----------3---|------------------| |-5-------3-5-|-(5)--------|-5-6-5----3-3-|-(3)-5-(5)--------| |-5-------3-5-|-(5)--------|-5-6-5------3-|-(3)-5-(5)--------| |-------------|------------|--------------|------------------| 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------------5--|---------------|-5---------------|-----5-(5)----o|| ||------------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|| Free Time Cadenza Q=110 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------------------||-----------------------------| |--------------------||-----------------------------| |-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)------|--------| |-------------------------|--------------|--------| |-------------------------|--------------|--------| |-------------------------|--------------|--------| Q=106 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-------|--------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------| Q=120 e e H. Wx2 W E E Q H |-17-18-19b21------|------------|----------|-------------*| |------------------|------------|----------|-------------*| |------------------|------------|----------|-3-----------*| |------------------|------------|----------|-3-5---------*| |------------------|------------|----------|---5---------*| |------------------|------------|----------|-------------*| 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