How to play Smoke on the Water

Deep Purple

This tab has 36 notes, all on the D string, frets 5 to 11, at 112 BPM. Read it below, then play it with Lark and every note gets scored.

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112BPM at full speed
36notes
5 to 11fret range
Beginnerlevel

The tab

Each line is a string: high e on top, low E at the bottom. The number is the fret to press, and 0 means play the string open. Read left to right, one note at a time. The small numbers count the notes.

Smoke on the Water tab, 36 notes. The same tab is written out note by note in the list after it.
Read it note by note
  1. G3 D string, fret 5
  2. A#3 D string, fret 8
  3. C4 D string, fret 10
  4. G3 D string, fret 5
  5. A#3 D string, fret 8
  6. C#4 D string, fret 11
  7. C4 D string, fret 10
  8. G3 D string, fret 5
  9. A#3 D string, fret 8
  10. C4 D string, fret 10
  11. A#3 D string, fret 8
  12. G3 D string, fret 5
  13. G3 D string, fret 5
  14. A#3 D string, fret 8
  15. C4 D string, fret 10
  16. G3 D string, fret 5
  17. A#3 D string, fret 8
  18. C#4 D string, fret 11
  19. C4 D string, fret 10
  20. G3 D string, fret 5
  21. A#3 D string, fret 8
  22. C4 D string, fret 10
  23. A#3 D string, fret 8
  24. G3 D string, fret 5
  25. G3 D string, fret 5
  26. A#3 D string, fret 8
  27. C4 D string, fret 10
  28. G3 D string, fret 5
  29. A#3 D string, fret 8
  30. C#4 D string, fret 11
  31. C4 D string, fret 10
  32. G3 D string, fret 5
  33. A#3 D string, fret 8
  34. C4 D string, fret 10
  35. A#3 D string, fret 8
  36. G3 D string, fret 5
Plain text tab
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-5--8--10--5--8--11--10--5--8--10--8--5--|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-5--8--10--5--8--11--10--5--8--10--8--5--|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-5--8--10--5--8--11--10--5--8--10--8--5--|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

Where it sits on the neck

Green rings are every place this tab uses. The solid one is played most: G3, D string, fret 5, 12 times.

Strings
Done string only
Frets
5 to 11
Lowest note
G3D string, fret 5
Highest note
C#4D string, fret 11
Open strings
Noneevery note is fretted
Tempo
112 BPM56 BPM at half speed

How to practice it

Practice mode in Lark slows the song down and loops the part you keep missing, while it listens to every note.

  1. Start slow

    Practice mode plays the click at 0.5x (56 BPM), 0.75x (84 BPM) or 1x (112 BPM). Stay at half speed until you stop missing, then step up.

  2. Loop the hard part

    Set a loop around any stretch of notes and it repeats until you have it. A good first loop: notes 3 to 6, the busiest stretch in this tab (frets 10, 5, 8, 11 on the D string).

  3. Play it and watch the score

    Lark listens through your mic. Every note turns green when you hit it and red when you miss, your accuracy updates as you go, and you see if you came in on the beat, late or slow.

  4. Read the coach's note

    When the song ends, the AI coach reads your run and gives you one specific thing to fix before the next one.

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