The invention relates to the field of tunnel smooth blasting, in particular to a tunnel smooth blasting method. The effect of the method in a small cross-section tunnel is particularly outstanding. The method includes the steps: firstly, selecting smooth blasting parameters; secondly, determining a slotting mode and finishing slotting; thirdly, installing explosive and performing blasting. Smooth blasting holes are formed along a tunnel face boundary, inner ring holes are formed in the inner sides of the smooth blasting holes, the distance between each inner ring hole and the corresponding smooth blasting hole is equal to the thickness of a smooth blasting layer, combination of the first step and the second step includes a first mode, slotting thickness is 2.8m in the first step, slotting is performed in an inclined hole slotting mode in the second step, slotting holes are vertically and symmetrically formed in two sides of a symmetrical center line of a tunnel face, auxiliary holes are formed in a semicircular portion of the tunnel face in an arc-shaped mode, midpoints of the auxiliary holes are positioned on the symmetrical center line of the tunnel face, and auxiliary holes are further formed among the slotting holes and the inner ring holes. The tunnel smooth blasting method is high in half hole rate, controllable in footage and less in explosive consumption.