When The Smoke Is Going Down chords by
Scorpions (Official Version)

1982Rock1.8K views

Key: D minorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1
Dm Dm 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
C C

Verse 1
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
Just when you make
Dm Dm 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
C C 
 
your way back home
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
I find some time to be alone
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
I go to see the place once more
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Just like a thousand nights before
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
C C 
 
A A 
 
Dm Dm 
 
I climb the stage again this night
Eb Eb 
 
Dm Dm 
 
'Cause the place seems still alive
C C 
 
When the smoke is going
Dm Dm 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
C C 
 
down
Dm Dm 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
C C

Verse 2
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
This is the place where I belong
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
I really love to turn you on
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
I've got your sound still in my ears
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
While your traces disappear
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
C C 
 
A A 
 
Dm Dm 
 
I climb the stage again this night
Eb Eb 
 
Dm Dm 
 
'Cause the place seems still alive
C C 
 
When the smoke is going down

Solo 1
Dm Dm 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
C C

Verse 3
A A 
 
Dm Dm 
 
I climb the stage again this night
Eb Eb 
 
Dm Dm 
 
'Cause the place seems still alive
C C 
 
When the smoke is going
Dm Dm 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
C C 
 
down
Dm Dm 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
C C 
 
When the smoke     is going
Dm Dm 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
C C 
 
down
Dm Dm 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
When the smoke     is going down

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsDm Bbmaj7 C A Eb

Chords

Dm
Bbmaj7
C
A
Eb

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Bbmaj7: x-1-3-2-3-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Most chord-change problems come from the strumming hand, not the fretting hand. The basic strumming course covers the patterns and timing that make any chord progression easier to play. Practice basic strumming

This is the definitive original version of When The Smoke Is Going Down by Scorpions, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D minor. It suits players who want to learn When The Smoke Is Going Down the way Scorpions intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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