Bass tablature for "Smoke On The Water" by "Deep Purple"

Artist: Deep Purple
Piece: Smoke On The Water
Instrument: Bass
Submitter: jumpleadbassplayer
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Band - Deep Purple
Song - Smoke On The Water
    
Normal Tuning.    

Intro:
    |-----------|               |-------------|
    |*---------*|               |-------------|
    |*-r-r-r-r-*|               |-------------|
    |-----------|(several times)|-------0-1-2-|
       
    
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---------|
      
    
    |-----------------|
    |-----------------|
    |-----------------|
    |-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|
    
    
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---------|
      
    
    |-------------------|
    |---------5-3-------|
    |-1-------------5-4-|
    |---3-3-3-----------|
   
    
Verse:
    |-------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
    |-----5-----5-|-----5---------|-----5-3-------|---------5-5------|
    |---5-----5---|---5---1-1-3-5-|---5-----3-----|---1-3-5----5-3-1-|
    |-3-----3-----|-3-------------|-3---------1-3-|-3----------------|
      
    
    |-------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
    |-----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-|
  
    
    |-------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
    |-----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---|
    
    
    |-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
    |-----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-|
     
    
Chorus:
    |---------|---------|-----------------|---------------|
    |---------|---------|-----------------|---------------|
    |-3-------|---------|-----1---1-------|-----1---1-----|
    |---------|-4-------|-3-3---3---3-1-3-|-3-3---3---3-1-|
    
    
    |---------|---------|
    |---------|---------|
    |-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-------|-----------------|

    |------------------|
    |---5-3---------3-*|
    |-------5-1-3-5---*|(x4)
    |-3----------------|     (is hard but kicks ass)
    
    
    |---------|---------|---------|-------------| (there are a couple of versions of the song,
    |---------|---------|---------|-------------|  if yours does not have the extended solo, 
    |-3-------|---------|---------|-------------|  just play the last bit opposite.  Otherwise
    |---------|---------|-1-------|-------0-1-2-|  play it all, inc the cool bass bit above)
      

Outro:
    |---------------------------------------------------------|
    |---------------------------------------------------------|
    |-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-|
    |-3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----|

Tabbed By Dan Bowden
		deadbattery27@hotmail.com
		www.jumplead1.8m.com

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kylethekiller wrote at 1:46, May 2, 2009

try this my version of the riff , E|---0--3--5---------0---3---5---3------0---3----5---3-----0--