Smoke on the Water 1 (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) From "Machine Head", 1972 Key - Rhythm 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 . - Staccato Others (within the bar): : - Repeat marks | - Bar separators 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 ringing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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)
