Smoke on the Water
(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

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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)