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Smoke on the Water

(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)

From "Machine Head", 1972

Key -
        Rhythm Symbols (above the bar):

                Q       - Quarter note
                E       - Eighth note etc.
                g       - Grace notes
                .       - Dotted note
                -       - Tied note
                xR      - Rest of duration x
               
                Notes grouped within square brackets with a three above
                are played as triplets.

        Accents (below the bar):

                >       - Accent the note
                .       - Staccato

        Others (within the bar):

                :       - Repeat marks
                |       - Bar separators
                f       - full bend
                h       - half bend
                q       - quarter bend
                ~       - vibrato
                w       - wide vibrato
                p       - pull off
                h       - hammer on
                \       - slide down
                /       - slide up
                g       - Ghost bend (bend to pitch, then strike note)
                r       - Release bend, note still ringing

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
112 BPM


Riff A                                                     
-----------------
                                                             |   
1-5        |
  Q   Q   Q    E  E  ER E ER E   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   E  E   ER
Q.-Q      Q 
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|
|--------------*----|----------------*--|--------------*-----|-------------*--|
:--------------X----|----------------X--|--------------X-----|-------------X--:
:-5---8---10------5-|---8---11--10------|--5---8---10-----8--|---5------------:
|-5---8---10------5-|---8---11--10------|--5---8---10-----8--|---5------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---3------------|
  >.  >.  >       >.    >.  >.  >          >.  >.  >      >.     >
(* Hit pick ups with palm of right hand)

David Winsemius