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Smoke On the Water
Deep Purple
GuitarRiffDistortedrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (early 1970s, likely 1968-71 CBS-era, maple neck, stock single coils, sometimes with scalloped fretboard)
AmpMarshall Major 200W head (model 1967), into Marshall 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
mid7
bass6
gain6
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British crunchraw and mid-forwardtight and percussiveaggressive Stratocaster attackclear note separationslightly compressed amp drivepunchy and directno audible reverb or delayclassic rock rhythmamp-driven saturation
Difficulty
The riff is iconic and easy to play for most beginners, but requires tight timing and clean muting to sound authentic. No advanced techniques are needed.
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