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falcon1

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Topic starter 02/09/2006 11:31 pm

Yes, I know...its everyones favorite song to play. I have seen it tabbed soo many different ways. I can play it about 3 different ways, so I was wondering how you all play. What is the easiest or most efficient way? What sounds best, or closest to the original? Just curious! Cheers! :D

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03/09/2006 12:16 am

ALL fingerpicked:
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|---------------/--------------|
|--5--8--10-/---=======|
|--5--8--10/-----======|

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--------------------/-------------|
|--5--8--11--10-/---======|
|--5--8--11--10/-----======|

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------/-----------|
|--5--8--10--8--5-/---=====|
|--5--8--10--8--5/-----=====|

/
/ means tremelo/bend

= means let ring/sustain

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Dan T.

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03/09/2006 12:16 am

Well, my son plays it with all barre chords - root at the 6th string. I play it mixing open & barre chords trying to stay around the 1st 3 frets. Both sound good to me. When I saw Deep Purple in the early 80's, Ritchie didn't move his hand around too much while playing it, so that's where I got the idea.

Dan

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Ricochet

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03/09/2006 1:34 am

I play it with all barre chords on the bottom three strings in Open E, usually with a slide.

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biker_jim_uk

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03/09/2006 9:18 am

I play it like Richie does ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FWKxVd9_rE

and the lesson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT_tX-PxFoY

tab is wrong there, it should be
e|------------------------------------------ B|------------------------------------------ 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|------------------------------------------

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03/09/2006 2:50 pm

Biker Jim has the right tab. I posted a video from You Tube of this song recently, and you could see Ritchie was playing this song at the 3rd fret.

Other than this riff, there are just 3 chords, C, G#, and G. But the G chord is played with an open G string (really a G5 chord). This is very important to get the correct voicing. This has a much darker sound than a regular G Major chord. Listen for it on the recording.

Notice when playing these chords you are playing the original riff on the A string (a 5th lower), and a descending line on the B string. This adds to the dark sound.
C G# G5

e---------------------- b----5r----4i----3i---- g----5r----5m----0----- d----5r----6p----5p---- a----3i----6r----5r---- e----------4t----3t----

Suggested fingering

t= thumb
i= index
m= middle
r= ring
p= pinky

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03/09/2006 2:55 pm

There was a programme on TV about that fateful journey to Montreux and the members of Deep Purple all told of their remembrances (a very interesting programme, that I'd like to see again) - Ritchie Blackmore was playing SOTW for most of one part of an interview and he was playing it the same as in Biker Jim's tab.

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03/09/2006 3:00 pm

biker jim nailed it 8)

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03/09/2006 5:15 pm

I embarrassingly admit that I never learned it. Am I the only one? I guess I had better get off my butt. :oops:

OK, I'm not the only one anymore. :D

Roy
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03/09/2006 6:54 pm

- does anyone here really *play* the song - I mean more that just fooling around with the main riff? It's amazing how everybody with a guitar - well except rparker, that is ;) - knows the riff but nobody seems to know the song. Perhaps it would have cool to learn the entire song. Anyone have the lyrics?

Lars

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03/09/2006 7:26 pm

Lars

I exported this from Guitar Pro. The rest is some arpegiated power-chords. I gave it a whirl. Simple enuff.
Smoke On The Water


 Deep Purple

Rhythm guitar
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E||--------------------------|------------------------|

B||--------------------------|------------------------|

G||*--------3-----5----x-----|-----3-----6--5----x----|

D||*--5-----3-----5-------5--|-----3-----6--5---------|

A||---5-------------------5--|------------------------|

E||--------------------------|------------------------|
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--5-----3-----5-------3--|-----5------L---------*||--5-----3-----5-------5--|

--5----------------------|-----5------L----------||--5-------------------5--|

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-----3-----6--5---------|--5-----3-----5-------3--|-----5------L---------|

------------------------|--5----------------------|-----5------L---------|

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--5-----3-----5-------5--|-----3-----6--5---------|--5-----3-----5-------3--|

--5-------------------5--|------------------------|--5----------------------|

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-----5------L---------|--5-------------------5--|------------------------|

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--5----------------------|-----5------L---------|--5-------------------5--|

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-----3-----6--5----x----|--------3-----5----x--3--|----------------------|

-----3-----6--5---------|--5-----3-----5-------3--|-----5------L----5----|

------------------------|--5----------------------|-----5------L----5----|

------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
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|---------------------------|--------------------------|

|---------------------------|--------------------------|

|*--------------------------|--------------------------|

|*--------5-----------5-----|--------5-----------5-----|

|------5-----------5--------|-----5-----------5--------|

|---3--L--------3--L--------|--3--L--------3--L--------|
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

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--------5-----------3-----|--------5-----------5-----|

-----5-----------3--------|-----5-----------5--------|

--3--L--------1--L--------|--3--L--------3--L--------|
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

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--------5-----------5-----|--------5-----------5-----|

-----5-----------5--------|-----5-----------5--------|

--3--L--------3--L--------|--3--L--------3--L--------|
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

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--------5-----------3-----|--------5-----------5-----|

-----5-----------3--------|-----5-----------5--------|

--3--L--------1--L--------|--3--L--------3--L--------|
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

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--------5-----------5-----|--------5-----------5-----|

-----5-----------5--------|-----5-----------5--------|

--3--L--------3--L--------|--3--L--------3--L--------|
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

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--------5-----------3-----|--------5-----------5-----|

-----5-----------3--------|-----5-----------5--------|

--3--L--------1--L--------|--3--L--------3--L--------|
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

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--------5-----------5-----|--------5-----------5-----|

-----5-----------5--------|-----5-----------5--------|

--3--L--------3--L--------|--3--L--------3--L--------|
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q H

--------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|

--------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|

--------------------------|--------------------------|------------5--------|

--------5-----------3-----|--------5-----------5-----|-------5----L--------|

-----5-----------3--------|-----5-----------5--------|--3----L----L--------|

--3--L--------1--L--------|--3--L--------3--L--------|---------------------|
 Q Q H W W

---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

------------6--------|--5----------------|--L----------------|

-------6----L--------|--5----------------|--L----------------|

--4----L----L--------|--3----------------|--L----------------|
 Q Q H Q Q Q. E E E E E Q E E

---------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|

---------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|

------------5--------|----------------------|--------3-----5----x-----|

-------5----L--------|------------6---------|--5-----3-----5-------5--|

--3----L----L--------|-------6----L---------|--5-------------------5--|

---------------------|--4----L----L---------|-------------------------|
 E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E Q. Q Q

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-----3-----6--5----x----|--------3-----5----x--3--|-----------------x----|

-----3-----6--5---------|--5-----3-----5-------3--|-----5------L---------|

------------------------|--5----------------------|-----5------L---------|

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 E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E

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--------3-----5----x-----|-----3-----6--5----x----|--------3-----5----x--3--|

--5-----3-----5-------5--|-----3-----6--5---------|--5-----3-----5-------3--|

--5-------------------5--|------------------------|--5----------------------|

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-----------------x----*||--------3-----5----x-----|-----3-----6--5----x----|

-----5------L---------*||--5-----3-----5-------5--|-----3-----6--5---------|

-----5------L----------||--5-------------------5--|------------------------|

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 E E E E Q E E E Q. Q Q E E E E Q E E

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--------3-----5----x--3--|-----------------x----|--------3-----5----x-----|

--5-----3-----5-------3--|-----5------L---------|--5-----3-----5-------5--|

--5----------------------|-----5------L---------|--5-------------------5--|

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 E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E Q. Q Q

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-----3-----6--5----x----|--------3-----5----x--3--|-----------------x----|

-----3-----6--5---------|--5-----3-----5-------3--|-----5------L---------|

------------------------|--5----------------------|-----5------L---------|

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 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

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--------5-----------5-----|--------5-----------5-----|

-----5-----------5--------|-----5-----------5--------|

--3-----------3-----------|--3-----------3-----------|
 |--3--|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S E

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--------5-----------5-----|--------------------------------|

-----5-----------5--------|--------5-----------3h-5p-3h-5--|

--3-----------3-----------|-----5-----------5--------------|

--------------------------|--3-----------3-----------------|
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

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--------5-----------5-----|--------5-----------5-----|

-----5-----------5--------|-----5-----------5--------|

--3-----------3-----------|--3-----------3-----------|
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--------5-----------5-----|--------------------------|

-----5-----------5--------|--------5-----------5-----|

--3-----------3-----------|-----5-----------5--------|

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--------5-----------5-----|--------5-----------5-----|

-----5-----------5--------|-----5-----------5--------|

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--------5-----------5-----|--------------------------|

-----5-----------5--------|--------5-----------5-----|

--3-----------3-----------|-----5-----------5--------|

--------------------------|--3-----------3-----------|
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

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--------5-----------5-----|--------5-----------5-----|

-----5-----------5--------|-----5-----------5--------|

--3-----------3-----------|--3-----------3-----------|
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q H

--------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|

--------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|

--------------------------|--------------------------|------------5--------|

--------5-----------3-----|--------5-----------5-----|-------5----L--------|

-----5-----------3--------|-----5-----------5--------|--3---------L--------|

--3-----------1-----------|--3-----------3-----------|---------------------|
 H H W Q. Q. E. S

--------------------|--1----------------|--1------L---------------|

--------------------|--1----------------|--1------L---------------|

--L--------5--------|--2----------------|--2------L---------------|

--L-----------------|--3----------------|--3------L------3S---(8)-|

--L-----------------|--3----------------|--3------L------3S---(8)-|

--------------------|--1----------------|--1------L------1S---(6)-|
 E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E

-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|

-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|

--------3-----5----x-----|-----3-----6--5----x----|--------3-----5----x--3--|

--5-----3-----5-------5--|-----3-----6--5---------|--5-----3-----5-------3--|

--5-------------------5--|------------------------|--5----------------------|

-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
 E Q. Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q

----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|

----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|

-----------------x----|--------3-----5----x-----|-----3-----6--5----x----|

-----5------L---------|--5-----3-----5-------5--|-----3-----6--5---------|

-----5------L---------|--5-------------------5--|------------------------|

----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
 E E E E Q E E E Q. Q Q E E E E E E E E

-------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|

-------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|

--------3-----5----x--3--|-----------------x----|--------------------------|

--5-----3-----5-------3--|-----5------L---------|--------5-----------5-----|

--5----------------------|-----5------L---------|-----5-----------5--------|

-------------------------|----------------------|--3--L--------3--L--------|
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

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--------5-----------5-----|--------5-----------3-----|

-----5-----------5--------|-----5-----------3--------|

--3--L--------3--L--------|--3--L--------1--L--------|
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

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--------5-----------5-----|--------5-----------5-----|

-----5-----------5--------|-----5-----------5--------|

--3--L--------3--L--------|--3--L--------3--L--------|
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

--------------------------|--------------------------|

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--------5-----------5-----|--------5-----------3-----|

-----5-----------5--------|-----5-----------3--------|

--3--L--------3--L--------|--3--L--------1--L--------|
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

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--------5-----------5-----|--------5-----------5-----|

-----5-----------5--------|-----5-----------5--------|

--3--L--------3--L--------|--3--L--------3--L--------|
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

--------------------------|--------------------------|

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--------5-----------5-----|--------5-----------3-----|

-----5-----------5--------|-----5-----------3--------|

--3--L--------3--L--------|--3--L--------1--L--------|
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

--------------------------|--------------------------|

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--------5-----------5-----|--------5-----------5-----|

-----5-----------5--------|-----5-----------5--------|

--3--L--------3--L--------|--3--L--------3--L--------|
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

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--------5-----------5-----|--------5-----------3-----|

-----5-----------5--------|-----5-----------3--------|

--3--L--------3--L--------|--3--L--------1--L--------|
 E E E E E E E E Q Q H Q Q H

--------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

--------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

--------------------------|------------5--------|---------------------|

--------5-----------5-----|-------5----L--------|------------6--------|

-----5-----------5--------|--3----L----L--------|-------6----L--------|

--3--L--------3--L--------|---------------------|--4----L----L--------|
 W W Q Q H

-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|

-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|

-------------------|-------------------|------------5--------|

--5----------------|--L----------------|-------5----L--------|

--5----------------|--L----------------|--3----L----L--------|

--3----------------|--L----------------|---------------------|
 Q Q Q. E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q

----------------------||--------------------------|------------------------|

----------------------||--------------------------|------------------------|

----------------------||*--------3-----5----x-----|-----3-----6--5----x----|

------------6---------||*--5-----3-----5-------5--|-----3-----6--5---------|

-------6----L---------||---5-------------------5--|------------------------|

--4----L----L---------||--------------------------|------------------------|
 E E E E Q E E E E H Q E E E E Q E E

-------------------------|-----------------------||--------------------------|

-------------------------|-----------------------||--------------------------|

--------3-----5----x--3--|--L--------------x----*||*--------3-----5----x-----|

--5-----3-----5-------3--|--L--5--L-------------*||*--5-----3-----5-------5--|

--5----------------------|-----5--L--------------||---5-------------------5--|

-------------------------|-----------------------||--------------------------|
 E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E S S E H Q

------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------||

------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------||

-----3-----6--5----x----|--------3-----5----x--3--|--L-3-------------x----*||

-----3-----6--5---------|--5-----3-----5-------3--|--L-3-5--L-------------*||

------------------------|--5----------------------|------5--L--------------||

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 E E E E H E E E E H E E E E Q E E

-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|

-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|

--------3--------------|--------3--------------|--3----------------------|

--3--5--3--3--5--------|--3--5--3--3--5--------|--3--5--3--5--L----3--5--|

--3--5-----3--5--------|--3--5-----3--5--------|-----5--3--5--L----3--5--|

-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
 E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E

-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

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--3----------------------|--3----------------------|--3----------------------|

--3--5--3--5--L----3--5--|--3--5--3--5--L----3--5--|--3--5--3--5--L----3--5--|

-----5--3--5--L----3--5--|-----5--3--5--L----3--5--|-----5--3--5--L----3--5--|

-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

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--3--3--------3--3--------|--3--3--------3--3--------|

--3--3--3--5--3--3--3--5--|--3--3--3--5--3--3--3--5--|

--------3--5--------3--5--|--------3--5--------3--5--|

--------------------------|--------------------------|
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

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--5-----5-----5-----5--5--|--3--5--3--5--3--5--3--5--|

--5-----5-----5-----5--5--|--3--5--3--5--3--5--3--5--|

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 E E E E E E E E

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--3--5--3--5--3--5--3--5--|-----||

--3--5--3--5--3--5--3--5--|-----||

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Duration Legend

---------------

W - whole

H - half

Q - quarter

E - 8th

S - 16th

T - 32nd

X - 64th

. - note dotted

|-n-| - n-tuplets

Tablature Legend ---------------- L - tied note x - dead note g - grace note (n) - ghost note > - accentuded note NH - natural harmonic AH - artificial harmonic TH - tapped harmonic SH - semi harmonic PH - pitch harmonic h - hammer on p - pull off b - bend br - bendRelease pb - preBend pbr - preBendRelease brb - bendReleaseBend n/ - tremolo bar dip n - tremolo bar dive -/n - tremolo bar Release up /n - tremolo bar inverted dip /n - tremolo bar return -n - tremolo bar Release down S - shift slide s - legato slide / - slide into from below or out of upwards - slide into from above or out of downwards ~ - vibrato W - wide vibrato tr - trill TP - tremolo picking T - tapping S - slap P - pop < - fade in ^ - brush up v - brush down

And the Solo which is above my skill level right now. I'm only up to slow leads. :)
Guitar Solo


 W Q Q Q E E H Q Q

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-------------------|-------------------------|------------------13br----|

-------------------|---------------------10--|--12~---------------------|

-------------------|-----------------12------|--------------------------|

-------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|

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 E E Q S S E E E E S S E E Q E E

---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

--11b------------11b-------------|-----------11--11b--L----11--10--|

-------12~--L--------------------|--10--12-------------------------|

-----------------------------12--|---------------------------------|

---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---3--|

E E S S S E E E E E E E E E Q E E

----------------------------------|--------------------------|

--8--10--8h-10p-8S-6--8--6-----6--|--6--8--6--8~--L-------8--|

----------------------------8-----|--------------------------|

----------------------------------|--------------------------|

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 E E E E E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

------8--------------8-----------|--------8----------------------------------|

--11-----11--11b--L------8---11--|------8---11-10-8--------------------------|

---------------------------------|--10b-------------11-10-8----10-8-7--------|

---------------------------------|--------------------------10--------10-8-7-|

---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S Q E E E E

----------------------------------|---------------------------|

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--------------5-------8---7---5---|--3br---L-L----5--3--2--3--|

--5---8---7-------8---------------|---------------------------|

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----------------------------------|---------------------------|
 2/

|--3--|

E E E E E E T T E. S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E

-------------------------------|-------3---3-3----------------------|

-------------------------------|-----3---6-----6-5-3----------------|

--2--3--2--0--0---L--(0)-L-L---|--5b-----------------6-3-5----5--3--|

-------------------------------|---------------------------5--------|

-------------------------------|------------------------------------|

-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 |-----3-----|

Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q

---------------------------------|--3-----------6--8b--L----|

---------------------------3--6--|-----3--6--8--------------|

--5b----5b----5b----5b--L--------|--------------------------|

---------------------------------|--------------------------|

---------------------------------|--------------------------|

---------------------------------|--------------------------|
 S S E E E Q E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

--8b-L-8--6--8-------------|------------8------8------8----8---10---|

----------------8----L--8--|--11------8---11-8---11-8---11----------|

---------------------------|------10b-------------------------------|

---------------------------|----------------------------------------|

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---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
 E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E

--11--13-----13b--L-------13b~--|--L--13--13b--13--13b~----L--13--|

--------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 E E E E Q E E S S S S S S S S E S S Q

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lars

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Posts: 1120

03/09/2006 7:39 pm

Cool rparker - guess I'll have to edit my post :)

lars

...only thing I know how to do is to keep on keepin' on...

LARS kolberg http://www.facebook.com/sangerersomfolk

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Wes Inman

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Posts: 5582

03/09/2006 9:15 pm

does anyone here really *play* the song - I mean more that just fooling around with the main riff? It's amazing how everybody with a guitar - well except rparker, that is - knows the riff but nobody seems to know the song. Perhaps it would have cool to learn the entire song. Anyone have the lyrics?

Lars

My band plays this song and the crowd just loves it. It may be a very simple song, but it ROCKS. :twisted:

Here are the lyrics:

We all came out to Montreux on the Lake Geneva shoreline
To make records with a mobile - We didn't have much time
Frank Zappa & the Mothers were at the best place around
But some stupid with a flare gun burned the place to the ground

Smoke on the water - A 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 of the ground
When it all was over, we had to find another place
Swiss time was running out - It seemed that we would lose the race

Smoke on the water - A fire in the sky
Smoke on the water

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 an' a few old beds, we made a place to sweat
No matter what we get out of this, I know... I know we'll never forget

Smoke on the water - A fire in the sky
Smoke on the water

If you know something better than Rock and Roll, I'd like to hear it - Jerry Lee Lewis

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biker_jim_uk

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Posts: 536

03/09/2006 9:32 pm

Just being picky Wes but it's 'Funky Claude' not 'Funky & Claude' ;)

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Nexion

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Posts: 525

03/09/2006 9:33 pm

Who doesn't love this song, especially when you crank up the volume and fuzz! :cool:

"That’s what takes place when a song is written: You see something that isn’t there. Then you use your instrument to find it."
- John Frusciante

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