Smoke On The Water 1 (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) From "Machine Head", 1972 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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----------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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--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
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-|
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-----------------|
