SMOKE ON THE WATER

As recorded by Deep Purple

(From the 1972 Album MACHINE HEAD)
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Ritchie Balc more lead'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm'
Intro
Q=112
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 Q. +Q Q
5x
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E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q
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Verse
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Chorus
Q Q H
Q Q H
Q E E +H
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Verse
E E e E E E e E

E E e E E E e E

E E e E E E e E

E E e E E E e E 3x

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Chorus
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Guitar Solo
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Gtr I
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Verse
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Out-Chorus
Q Q H
Q Q Q. E Q Q E Q.
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4/4
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Duration Legend
--------------W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acc
iaccatura
+ - 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 repre
sents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Multibar 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. pic ing
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 mar ers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths