If you have a condition causing muscle weakness, called myasthenia gravis.If you have a skin problem called psoriasis.If you have low blood pressure or poor circulation.If you have any problems with the way your liver works, or if you have any problems with the way your kidneys work.If you have asthma or any other breathing disorder.For these reasons, before you start taking bisoprolol it is important that your doctor knows: Please check the video for further explanation on how to play this classic riff.Some medicines are not suitable for people with certain conditions, and sometimes a medicine can only be used if extra care is taken. You then repeat the first two chords and instead of playing fifth fret, you play the 6th fret then 5th. This chord is the third one and the same fingerings is used on the G Chord – that is, second and third fingers. The recommended fingering is to use the first one to lie down on both strings, alternatively you can use The first finger is placed on the 4rth string and the second finger on the 3rd string. The next notes on the 3rd fret of strings 3 and 4. It does not matter though, it is still G5 power chord.

But instead of having the low root note G on the third string, it is on the 4rth string. This is in fact a G5 or a G major power chord. This is to prepare the first and second finger to play the second note/chord – “C”. Use you second and third finger in playing those notes. From the tablature, string 4 and 5 are played on both 5th fret.

The first note or chord (two notes) is “G”. Then read the instruction and the actual how-to on how to play this riff. Read them and more importantly watch the video and try it out and play it. How to play “Smoke on the Water”īelow is the “complete” guitar riff (in tablature notation) of the Deep Purple song. Once you know and master how to play these notes/chords by heart, you will undoubtedly impress your friends. And speaking of chords, you only need to know 4 very simple major chords. Learning this classic guitar riff is very easy since you do not have to bar any chords. (Actually here where I live, I think Soldier of Fortune is more popular and a favorite song by many men in their Karaoke machines).Īnyway, this article along with the accompanying video, will teach you how to play Smoke on the Water on the Guitar. One of the greatest and most well known hit song of the rock group Deep Purple is “Smoke on the Water”.

Smoke on the water notes