![]() Blackmore is actually playing 4ths in G, starting on D and G (3rd and 4th strings open) and moving up the neck from there with these inverted power chords. Many guitarists know that Ritchie isn’t playing power chords for the riff, but to the untrained ear, it does sound like he’s playing 5ths. The thing is, unless you had a real hip teacher or you are an ardent Ritchie Blackmore fan, you might be playing it wrong even if you play it well. And of course there are plenty of people who can play both of those songs very skillfully, but they probably aren’t going to try to impress their friends with “Smoke on the Water” when they are trying out guitars at the local guitar shop. That distinction is one shared with only Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven,” another classic song beaten to death by people who think they can play it. ![]() The song is such a classic that guitar stores have been forced to put up signs that say “No ‘Smoke on the Water’,” because of so many goddamn kids coming in and playing all sorts of wrong interpretations of the opening riff. And you didn’t even hear the riff you just read some idiot’s text interpretation of it. duh, duh, duhduh… duh, duh, duh… duh, duh…” is one of the first riffs learned by almost every budding guitar player, and for good reason. Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” has, along with Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man,” the most famous riff in hard rock.
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