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We (G5)all came out to Mon treaux
on the Lake Ge ne va shore line
to make rec ords with a mo bile,
we did n’t (G5)have much time.
But Frank Zap pa and the Moth ers
were at the best (F5)place a round.
But some stu pid with a flare gun
burned the place (F5)to the ground.
(C5)Smoke
on the (Ab5)wa ter,
a fire in the sky.
(C5)Smoke
on the (Ab5)wa ter.
This page shows “Smoke On The Water” by Deep Purple in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Eb at 116 BPM, a slightly more challenging arrangement — practice each phrase slowly first.
This arrangement is a great way to build your left-hand independence with an oompah bass pattern — your left hand will alternate between a low bass note and a higher chord chunk, giving the track its driving pulse. You're working with just four pedal-style chords (Ab, C, F, and G, all anchored over a steady bass), so the shapes stay comfortable, but the challenge is keeping that bass pattern locked in at 116 BPM without rushing. Start hands separate: get your left hand's oompah rhythm steady and automatic before adding the right-hand melody on top. When you combine them, drop the tempo to around 80 BPM and loop the trickiest transitions — moving between Ab and C can feel wide at first, so rehearse that shift until it's smooth. Once your left hand feels like a metronome you don't have to think about, bring the tempo back up. This is the piece that'll make two-hand coordination feel natural for everything you play next.