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Smoke on the Water - Tutorial

Table of Contents

  1. Song Audio (YouTube)
  2. Song Lyrics and Chords
  3. Keyboard
  4. Bass Tab
  5. Guitar Tab

YouTube Song Audio

Song Form

SONG FORM

INTRO 1 - RIFF (x6)
	1. Guitar only
	2. Guitar only
	3. Guitars, keys & hi hat
	4. add snare
	5. add bass
	6. add bass drum


VERSE 1
CHORUS 1

INTRO 2 (x2)

V2
C2

INTRO 3 (x2)

SOLO A 
   (Normal VERSE FORM)
   (Transition C to F)
   (Intro)

V3
C3

INTRO 4 (x4)



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INTRO (power chords)
|: G  Bb C / | G Bb Db C / | G Bb C / | Bb G / / :|

VERSE
| Gm / / / | Gm / / / | Gm / F / | Gm / / / |

CHORUS
| C / / / | Ab / / / | Gm / / / | Gm / / / |
| C / / / | Ab / / / |

SOLO B
| C / / / | C / / / | F / / / | F / / / |

Song Lyrics and Chords


[Intro 1 - LONG] (x6)


[VERSE 1]

   G
We all came out to Montreux
G           F        G
On the Lake Geneva shoreline
G
To make records with a mobile
G         F         G
We didn't have much time
G
Frank Zappa and the Mothers
G           F          G
Were at the best place around
G
But some stupid with a flare gun
G            F          G
Burned the place to the ground


[CHORUS 1]

 C            Ab      Gm     
Smoke on the water,    fire in the sky
C            Ab
Smoke on the water...


[INTRO 2] (x2)


[VERSE 2]
G
They burned down the gambling house
   G            F     G
It died with an awful sound
G    
Funky Claude was running in and out
G   F   G
      Pulling kids out the ground
G
When it all was over
   G             F      G
We had to find another place
    G
But Swiss time was running out
    G                    F        G
It seemed that we would lose the race


[CHORUS 2]
 C            Ab      Gm     
Smoke on the water,    fire in the sky
C            Ab
Smoke on the water...


[INTRO 3] (x2)


[SOLO=VERSE FORM]

[TRANSITION]
| C / / / | C / / / | F / / / | F / / / |

[INTRO 4] (x2)


[VERSE 3]
G     
We ended up at the Grand Hotel
G       F      G
It was empty, cold and bare
             G
But with the Rolling truck Stones thing just outside
G   F              G
       Making our music there
        G
With a few red lights, a few old beds
   G        F        G
We made a place to sweat
   G 
No matter what we get out of this
  G        F          G 
I know, I know we'll never forget


[CHORUS 3]
 C            Ab      Gm     
Smoke on the water,    fire in the sky
C            Ab
Smoke on the water...


[INTRO 5] (x4)



Keyboards

Bass

Bass Tab



Guitar

GUITAR Tab
e|-----------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
G|--0---3---5----0-|---3---6-5-----|-0---3---5----3-|---0----(0)-------|x6
D|--0---3---5----0-|---3---6-5-----|-0---3---5----3-|---0----(0)-------|
A|-----------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|





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