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Smoke on the Water  Deep Purple

From uunet!munnari.oz.au!uniwa!cujo!marsh!rob Mon Jun 22 11:42:54 PDT 1992
Article: 270 of alt.guitar.tab
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.tab
Path: nevada.edu!uunet!munnari.oz.au!uniwa!cujo!marsh!rob
From: rob@marsh.cs.curtin.edu.au (Robert Alley)
Subject: TAB: Smoke on the Water (all)
Message-ID: <rob.709223362@marsh>
Sender: news@cujo.curtin.edu.au (News Manager)
Organization: Curtin University of Technology
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1992 14:29:22 GMT
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Ok, dont laugh, so maybe it's a pretty simple song, but its got a cool little
solo. Anyway here it is in its glorious entirety, love to see some other
Blackmore stuff up here (hint, hint).
P.S. Never, ever play this in a guitar store!
P.P.S. Remember to finger pick the riff, Blackmore is said to be pissed off
that everyone plays it as chords.
 
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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----------------------|
 |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
 |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
 |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|

E E (S [3]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-|
 |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|

[---]  
[--]  
 
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Rob Alley | And I'm so tired, and I'm so uninspired
CS/GIS Hons. Student | Won't you please help me?
 
 Curtin Uni. WA. Aust. | ----------------------------------------

rob@cs.curtin.edu.au | So Tired / Uriah Heep
 
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