Deep Purple Smoke On The Water Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water Album - Machine Head, December 1971 Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Yan Paice Main riff E|---------------|------------------|---------------|--------| H|---------------|------------------|---------------|--------| G|-------3----5--|-------3----6--5--|-------3----5--|--3-----| D|--5----3----5--|--5----3----6--5--|--5----3----5--|--3--5--| A|--5------------|--5---------------|--5------------|-----5--| E|---------------|------------------|---------------|--------| Intro: 1) - play the main riff 2 times. 2) - play the main riff 2 times with drums - first time with hi-het, second time with snare. 3) - play the main riff with bass-guitar, which starts from the little bass riff like: E|-0-1-2-3-3-3-3-3...etc. Lyrics with chords Gm We all came out to Montreux F Gm On the Lake Geneva shoreline Gm To make records with a mobile F Gm We didn't have much time Gm Frank Zappa and the Mothers F Gm Were at the best place around Gm But some stupid with a flare gun F Gm Burned the place to the ground C Ab Gm C Ab (started bass riff then main riff) Smoke on the water, fire in the sky, smoke on the water They burned down the gambling house It died with an awful sound Funky Claude was running in and out Pulling kids out the ground When it all was over We had to find another place But Swiss time was running out It seemed that we would lose the race Smoke on the water, fire in the sky, smoke on the water -------------------- Main riff and solo -------------------- We ended up at the Grand Hotel It was empty cold and bare But with the Rolling truck Stones thing just outside Making our music there With a few red lights and a few old beds We make a place to sweat No matter what we get out of this I know we'll never forget Smoke on the water, fire in the sky, smoke on the water (playing the main riff with some arranges N time) Solo (the most solo-improvise is constructed on the G-min pentatonic on the firsts flats). 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