Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water Bass Tab

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Standard guitar tuning: E
A
D
G
B
E
No capo


SORRY ABOUT THE LENGTH BUT HAD TO GET IT JUST RIGHT. HAVE CORRECTED A FEW MISTAKES AS
WEL.
SO I AM PRETTY SURE THIS IS PERFECT. ENJOY!!!
Intro - wait for a while for the guitar to play then you play

  G          
  D          
  A          
  E  0 1 2   

Intro riff

  G                                                     
  D                                                     
  A                                            3 3 3 1  
  E 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  3 3 3 3           


  G                  
  D                  
  A                  
  E 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 2  


  G                                                     
  D                                                     
  A                                            3 3 3 1  
  E 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  3 3 3 3           


  G                 
  D         5 3     
  A 1            5  
  E   3 3 3         

Verse - play all way through once

  G                                                           
  D.     5     5     5             5 3                5       
  A.   5     5     5   1 1 3 5   5     3        1 3 5   5 3 1 
  E 3     3     3             3         1 3  3                


  G                                                          
  D     5     5      5   5   5      5 3                      
  A   5     5      5   5   5      5     3      5 4 3 1       
  E 3     3      3              3         1  3         3 1 2 


  G                                                          
  D     5    5   5 3                5 3          5 3         
  A   5    5         5 3 1        5     3            5 3   3 
  E 3    3     3           3 1  3         1 1  3         3   


  G                                                           
  D     5    5   5     3            5 3          5 3         .
  A   5    5       3 5   5 3 5    5     3            5 3     .
  E 3    3     3                3         1  3 3         3 1  

Chorus

  G                                               
  D                                               
  A 3~         1   1            1   1      3~     
  E    4~  3 3   3   3 1 3  3 3   3   3 1      4~ 

Intro riff

  G                                                     
  D                                                     
  A                                            3 3 3 1  
  E 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  3 3 3 3           


  G                  
  D                  
  A                  
  E 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 2  


  G                                                     
  D                                                     
  A                                            3 3 3 1  
  E 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  3 3 3 3           


  G                 
  D         5 3     
  A 1            5  
  E   3 3 3         

Verse

  G                                                           
  D.     5     5     5             5 3                5       
  A.   5     5     5   1 1 3 5   5     3        1 3 5   5 3 1 
  E 3     3     3             3         1 3  3                


  G                                                          
  D     5     5      5   5   5      5 3                      
  A   5     5      5   5   5      5     3      5 4 3 1       
  E 3     3      3              3         1  3         3 1 2 


  G                                                          
  D     5    5   5 3                5 3          5 3         
  A   5    5         5 3 1        5     3            5 3   3 
  E 3    3     3           3 1  3         1 1  3         3   


  G                                                           
  D     5    5   5     3            5 3          5 3         .
  A   5    5       3 5   5 3 5    5     3            5 3     .
  E 3    3     3                3         1  3 3         3 1  

Chorus

  G                                               
  D                                               
  A 3~         1   1            1   1      3~     
  E    4~  3 3   3   3 1 3  3 3   3   3 1      4~ 

Intro riff

  G                                                     
  D                                                     
  A                                            3 3 3 1  
  E 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  3 3 3 3           


  G                  
  D                  
  A                  
  E 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 2  


  G                                                     
  D                                                     
  A                                            3 3 3 1  
  E 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  3 3 3 3           


  G                 
  D         5 3     
  A 1            5  
  E   3 3 3         

Solo

  G                                                    
  D.         5 3                         1 3 5 3 1     
  A.   1 3 5     5 3  1         1 3 5  3           3 1 
  E  3                  3 1 2 3                        

G------------------|X4

  D   5 3         3 .
  A       5 1 3 5   .
  E 3                


  G                    
  D                    
  A 3~                 
  E      1~      0 1 2 

Intro riff - Play this twice

  G                                                     
  D.                                                    
  A.                                           3 3 3 1  
  E 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  3 3 3 3           


  G                   
  D                  .
  A                  .
  E 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 2   

Then play this part once

  G                                                     
  D                                                     
  A                                            3 3 3 1  
  E 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  3 3 3 3           


  G                 
  D         5 3     
  A 1            5  
  E   3 3 3         

Verse

  G                                                           
  D.     5     5     5             5 3                5       
  A.   5     5     5   1 1 3 5   5     3        1 3 5   5 3 1 
  E 3     3     3             3         1 3  3                


  G                                                          
  D     5     5      5   5   5      5 3                      
  A   5     5      5   5   5      5     3      5 4 3 1       
  E 3     3      3              3         1  3         3 1 2 


  G                                                          
  D     5    5   5 3                5 3          5 3         
  A   5    5         5 3 1        5     3            5 3   3 
  E 3    3     3           3 1  3         1 1  3         3   


  G                                                           
  D     5    5   5     3            5 3          5 3         .
  A   5    5       3 5   5 3 5    5     3            5 3     .
  E 3    3     3                3         1  3 3         3 1  

Chorus

  G                                               
  D                                               
  A 3~         1   1            1   1      3~     
  E    4~  3 3   3   3 1 3  3 3   3   3 1      4~ 

Outro - Play until song ends/ fades out

  G                                                     
  D                                                     
  A                                            3 3 3 1  
  E 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  3 3 3 3           


  G                  
  D                  
  A                  
  E 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 2
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