Smoke on the Water Deep Purple
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]\1.[Bb5]5[G5Bb5] [G5] [Bb5] [G5] [Bb5] [G5Bb5]
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]W Q[G5] Q [Bb5]Q Q [C5]Q Q[G5] 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]Q Q[Gm] H [C]Q H. +W Q Q H
|------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|-------5----| |-------6----|------5-----|-(5)--------|----5-------| |----6-------|-5----------|-(5)--------|-3----------| |-4----------|-3----------|-(3)--------|------------|
W +W
[Ab]Q Q[G5] H [Bb5C5]q q Q [G5]E E[Bb5DbC5] 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]q q[Bb5C5] Q E E[Bb5] E Q[G5]. +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-----| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|
~~~
|--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
~~~~
|--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]E E[G5] +H[Bb5]. E [C5]E E[G5] E [Bb5]Q E [DbC5]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]E E[Bb5] E E[C5] Q [Bb5]E E [G5]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]H. [F5G5]E E +[C5DbC5]W E E H[BbF] E E[G5] +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]E E[Bb5] E E[C5] Q [G5]E E[Bb5] E E[DbC5] E E [G5]Q Q[Bb5] E E[C5] E [Bb5]E Q [G5]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]E E[Bb5] E E[C5] 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
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