Chords of: Smoke on the Water (Live in Rome 2013) by: Deep Purple. (Gm7, G7, G, Gm) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Smoke on the Water (Live in Rome 2013)” by Deep Purple is in G Major and runs at about 115 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 224 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm7, G7, G, Gm.
G7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 6:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm7b5/Gb → G → G7 → Gm → G7 → G → G7 → Gm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G7 | 1:59 | 33% |
| Gm7 | 0:56 | 15% |
| C | 0:46 | 13% |
| G | 0:43 | 12% |
| Gm | 0:18 | 5% |
| Bb | 0:14 | 4% |
| F | 0:13 | 3% |
| Ab | 0:06 | 2% |
Fm – Abm7b5/Gb – G – Bb7 – C – G – C#6 – C – G – Bb – C – Bb – G – Bb – C – G – C#6 – C – Gmaj7 – Bb – C – Bb – G – Bb – C – G – Bb – C# – C – G – Bb – C7 – Bb – G – Bb – C – Gmaj7 – Bb – C# – C – G – Bb – C – Bb – G – F7 – F# – G7 – …
