Deep Purple • Smoke On The Water Bass Tabs

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DEEP PURPLE - "Smoke On the Water" - Bass Tab
    
    Intro:
            (x15)
    |-----------|-------------|
    |*---------*|-------------|
    |*-r-r-r-r-*|-------------|
    |-----------|-------0-1-2-|
       1 2 3 4    1 2 3 & 4 &  
    
    Riff 1:
    |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    |-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-3-1-|
    |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---------|
      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
    
    |-----------------|
    |-----------------|
    |-----------------|
    |-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|
      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
    
    Riff 2:
    |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    |-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-3-1-|
    |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---------|
      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
    
    |-----------------|
    |---------5-3-----|
    |-1-------------5-|
    |---3-3-3---------|
      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
    
    Verse:
    |-------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
    |-----5-----5-|-----5---------|-----5-3-------|---------5-------|
    |---5-----5---|---5---1-1-3-5-|---5-----3-----|---1-3-5---5-3-1-|
    |-3-----3-----|-3-------------|-3---------1-3-|-3---------------|
      1 & 2 3 & 4   1 & 2 & 3 & 4   1 & 2 3 & 4 7   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
    
    |-------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
    |-----5-----5-|-----5---5---5-|-----5-3-----|-----------------|
    |---5-----5---|---5---5---5---|---5-----3---|---5-4-3-1-------|
    |-3-----3-----|-3-------------|-3---------1-|-3---------3-1-2-|
      1 & 2 3 & 4   1 & 2 & 3 & 4   1 & 2 3 & 4   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
    
    |-------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
    |-----5-----5-|---5-3-----------|-----5-3-------|---5-3---------|
    |---5-----5---|-------5-3-1-----|---5-----3-----|-------5-3---3-|
    |-3-----3-----|-3-----------3-1-|-3---------1-1-|-3---------3---|
      1 & 2 3 & 4   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 3 & 4 &   1 2 & 3 & 4 &
    
    |-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
    |-----5-----5-|---5-----3-------|-----5-3-----|-----5-3---------|
    |---5-----5---|-----3-5---5-3-5-|---5-----3---|---------5-3-----|
    |-3-----3-----|-3---------------|-3---------1-|-3-3---------3-1-|
      1 & 2 3 & 4   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 3 & 4   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
    
    Chorus:
    |---------|---------|-----------------|---------------|
    |---------|---------|-----------------|---------------|
    |-3-------|---------|-----1---1-------|-----1---1-----|
    |---------|-4-------|-3-3---3---3-1-3-|-3-3---3---3-1-|
      1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4
    
    |---------|---------|
    |---------|---------|
    |-3-------|---------|
    |---------|-4-------|
      1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4 
    
    Solo:
    |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    |*---------5-3-----|-----------------|---1-3-5-3-1-----|
    |*---1-3-5-----5-3-|-1---------1-3-5-|-3-----------3-1-|
    |--3---------------|---3-1-2-3-------|-----------------|
       1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
    
    |------------------|
    |---5-3---------3-*|
    |-------5-1-3-5---*|(x4)
    |-3----------------|
      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
    
    |---------|---------|---------|-------------|
    |---------|---------|---------|-------------|
    |-3-------|---------|---------|-------------|
    |---------|---------|-1-------|-------0-1-2-| 
      1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 & 4 & 
    
    Song Structure:
    Intro
    Riff 1
    Riff 2
    Verse
    Chorus
    Riff 1
    Riff 2
    Verse
    Chorus
    Riff 1
    Riff 2
    Solo
    Riff 1(x2)
    Riff 2
    Verse
    Chorus
    Riff 1(fade-out)
      
    By: Johari Taylor
    Email: viking@powerup.com.au