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Deep Purple - Smoke on the water

[Intro]
Riff1 (+closed hi-hat)
Riff1 (+closed hi-hat)
Riff1 (+open hi-hat)
Riff1 & Bass riff1a (+open hi-hat + snare drum)
Riff1 & bass riff1b (+open hi-hat + snare drum)
Riff1 (Intro)
e-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|
B--------------*----|----------------*--|--------------*-----|-------------*--|
G--------------X----|----------------X--|--------------X-----|-------------X--|
D-5---8---10------5-|---8---11--10------|--5---8---10-----8--|---5------------|
A-5---8---10------5-|---8---11--10------|--5---8---10-----8--|---5------------|
E-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--(3)-----------|
G5 Bb5 C5
G5
Bb5 C#5 C5
G5 Bb5 C5
Bb5
G5
Bass riff1a
G-------------|
D-------------|
A-------------|
E-------1-1-2-|
1 2 3 & 4 &

Bass riff1b
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-3-1-|-----------------|
E-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

[Verse1]
Riff2 (verse)
(pick)
e------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Gm
B------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
F
Gm
D--------5----------5----|--------5----------5----|--------5----------3----|--------5----------5----|
We_ all__
A-----5----------5-------|-----5----------5-------|-----5----------3-------|-----5----------5-------|
E--3----------3----------|--3----------3----------|--3----------1----------|--3----------3----------|
came_ out_
Gm
F
Gm
to_
Mon_treux_, on the Lake_ Ge_neva shoreline_
Gm
F
Gm
To_ make_ re_cords_ with a Mo_bile_,
we_ didn't have_ much time_
Gm
F
Gm
Frank_ Zappa_ and the Mo__thers__,
were at the best_ place_ arou__nd__
Gm
F
Gm
but some_ stupid_ with a flare__ gun_ - burned the place_ to_ the_ ground_
Bass riff2 (chorus)
G-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
D-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
A--3----------------|-------------------|--------1-----1-----------|-------1-----1----------|
E-------------------|--4----------------|--3--3-----3-----3--1--3--|----3-----3-----3--1----|
C5
G#5
G5

[Chorus]
C5 (pick)
G#5 (pick)
G5
Smo______ke on the wa_____ter__, a fire_ in the sky__
(a fire_ in the sky__)
C5 (pick)
G#5 (pick)
Smo______ke on the wa_____ter__
Riff1 & bass riff1b (+open hi-hat + snare drum)
Riff1 & bass riff1b (+open hi-hat + snare drum)

Deep Purple Smoke on the water

Chords:
G5 355xxx
Bb5 x133xx
C5 x355xx
C#5 x466xx
Gm 355333
F
133211
G#5 466xxx
F5 133xxx

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[Verse2] (pick)
Gm
F
Gm
They bur_ned down__ the gamb_ling house_, it died_ with an awful_ sound__
Gm
F
Gm
Funky Claude__ was running in and out_,
pulling kids_ 'out the ground_
Gm
F
Gm
When_ it_ all__ was o_ver___
we had to find another place__
Gm
F
Gm
but Swiss__ time__ was running out_, it seemed that we would lose_ the race__
[Chorus]
C5 (pick)
G#5 (pick)
G5
Smo______ke on the wa_____ter__, a fire_ in the sky__
(a fire_ in the sky__)
C5 (pick)
G#5 (pick)
Smo______ke on the wa_____ter__
Riff1 & bass riff1b (+open hi-hat + snare drum)
Riff1 & bass riff1b (+open hi-hat + snare drum)
Riff3 (solo riff)
e------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G------------------------|------------------------|--------5----------5----|------------------------|
D--------5----------5----|--------5----------5----|-----5----------5-------|--------5----------5----|
A-----5----------5-------|-----5----------5-------|--3----------3----------|-----5----------5-------|
E--3----------3----------|--3----------3----------|------------------------|--3----------3----------|
G5
G5
C5
G5

[Solo]
G5
G5
G5
G5
G5
G5
G5
G5

C5
C5
C5
C5

C5

F5

G5
G5
G5
G5

Riff1 & bass riff1b (+open hi-hat + snare drum)

Riff1 & bass riff1b (+open hi-hat + snare drum)
[Verse3] (pick)
Gm
F
Gm
We ended up at the Grande Hotel__ - it was empty_ cold_ and bare_
Gm
F
Gm
but with the Rolling_ truck Stones thing just outside,
making our music there
Gm
F
Gm
with a few_ red lights__, a few_ old beds__,
we made a place_ to sweat__
Gm
F
Gm
no matter what_, we get out of this_ -- I know_, I_ know_ we'll never forget
[Chorus]
C5 (pick)
G#5 (pick)
G5
Smo______ke on the wa_____ter__, a fire_ in the sky__
(a fire_ in the sky__)
C5 (pick)
G#5 (pick)
Smo______ke on the wa_____ter__
[Outro]
Riff1 &
Riff1 &
Riff1 &
Riff1 &

bass
bass
bass
bass

riff1b
riff1b
riff1b
riff1b

(+open
(+open
(+open
(+open

hi-hat
hi-hat
hi-hat
hi-hat

+ snare drum)
+ snare drum)
with foot + snare drum)
with foot + snare drum)

Deep Purple Smoke on the water

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Solo
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|---------12--15-|
|----------------|
|----------------|

(Played over last bar, Rhy Fill 1)

(Played with neck pickup)
(2nd guitar comes in after this bar)

|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------13gfr(13)p11q-----------11t-X-X-----|----12-15-15f~~~~~-15-14-|
|--12~~~~~~~-X------------|----12wwwwwwww----X-X--12-|-15----------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------8-|
|-12-14--12h14p12\10--12-10--8-10-|-10-10gf10gh10gf(10)~~~~~--X-----|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------X-----|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------~~~~~~~--8---------|------8----------------------------------|-11--11gf11--11gf--------11--8--11-|----8---11-10-8--------------------------|-----------------------------------|-10f-------------11-10p8----10-8-7p5-----|-----------------------------------|-------------------------10----------8-7-|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|---------------\--/-----|
|-------------------------|------------------------|----------------\/------|
|----------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
|-----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-----|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
> . .
. . .
.
. .
. . . . .
|-8h-8--6--8---------------|---------8-------8---8--10-|-11-13-----13f~~~~13--|
|-------------8~~~~~~~~--8-|-11----8---11--8---11------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|----10h--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
|(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
|-----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
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|(6)---(6)f---(6)~~~~~~~~|~(6)~~~~~~~~~~~--------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|

Deep Purple Smoke on the water