Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple Chords and Melody

Intro

Verse

Verse and Pre-Chorus

Chorus

Chord And Melody Metrics For Smoke on the Water

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Chord Complexity

43

Melodic Complexity

67

Chord-Melody Tension

92

Chord Progression Novelty

38

Chord Bass Melody

57

Smoke on the Water has higher complexity than the average song in terms Melodic Complexity and Chord-Melody Tension.

About The Key Of G Dorian

Smoke on the Water is written in the key of G Dorian. According to the Theorytab database, it is the 5th most popular key among Dorian keys and the 34th most popular among all keys. The G Dorian scale is similar to the G Minor scale except that its 6th note is a half step higher (E). Chord progressions in Dorian have a characteristic sound due to the major quality of the chord built on the 4th scale degree. See the G Dorian Cheat Sheet for popular chords, chord progressions, downloadable midi files and more!

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