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: Ritchie Blackmore composed the riff using a four-note blues scale in G minor . Interestingly, he has claimed it was inspired by a reversed interpretation of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony .

: The "guitar" sound is actually reinforced by Jon Lord’s Hammond C3 organ , which he played through a distorted Marshall amplifier to mimic the texture of Blackmore’s Fender Stratocaster. Human Perspectives deep_purple_smoke_on_the_water_audio

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“Everything teen, wannabe guitarist learned how to play “Smoke on the Water”.” Deep Purple arrived in

The song wasn't recorded in a fancy studio. In December 1971, Deep Purple arrived in , intending to record their album Machine Head at the Montreux Casino using the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio . However, during a Frank Zappa concert, a fan fired a flare gun into the ceiling, burning the casino to the ground .