Smoke on the Water

'Smoke On the water' was one song the first songs I every learnt on guitar. It is easy for beginners to learn and sounds GREAT... once you've practised it!

'Smoke On the Water' was writen by the band 'Deep Purple' in Switzerland 1971. 'Deep Purple' were attending a Frank Zappa concert in the Montreux Casino concert hall when a flare went off in the ceiling and started a fire. The band escaped and watched the smoke from the building drift across a nearby lake. This is how they thought of the song title.

This is the tab for the intro of 'Smoke On the Water' for people jut starting to learn Guitar:

E     0   3   5 ,  0   3   6   5 ,   0   3  5  3  0
A
D
G
B
E

This is the tab for the intro of ' Smoke On the Water' for more experienced players:

E
A
D     0   3   5 ,  0   3   6   5 ,  0   3  5  3  0
G     0   3   5 ,  0   3   6   5 ,  0   3  5  3  0
B
E

TIP: When the numbers are on top of each other it means you have to play them at the same time. :)

TIP 2:  E,A,D,G,B,E are the guitar strings from top to Bottom.

Reference:  www.deep-purple.net/features/smoke/smoke-on-the-water.html