Lady Writer by Dire Straits Lady Writer Dire Straits Communique 1979 Greg Harper gregharper2007@hotmail.co.uk Not as hard as it looks... You wont need more than this I believe: UPDATED: 04/10/2007 I really struggled with the outro but I'm guessing that's what you want so... / Slide Up \ Slide Down h Hammer On p Pull Off b Bend rb Release Bend hb Bend and Hold rhb Release Held Bend () Pre Bend * As Told Intro: A B C#m A B C#m A B C#m E|---------------------------5--------------------------------7-----------| B|-----7-4h5-5-4h5p4-----7hb---rhb-5-7---5------------7p5-7hb---rhb-5-----| G|-4/6---------------6p4---------------6---6-6-4/5-6------------------6-6-| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B G#m B Amaj7 E|---------------------------| B|-----5/4-------------------| G|-4\6-----6p4----------4-6b-| D|-------------6-6--4h6------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| B C#m Lady Writer on the TV A B C#m A talkin' about the Virgin Mary B C#m A reminding me of you B G#m expectations left come up to yeah Lady Writer on the TV E|------------| B|-(7b)-rb-p5-| G|------------| D|------------| A|------------| E|------------| yeah she had another quality The way you used to look and I know, you never read a book A Just the way that her hair E fell down around her face E|-12-12/11-9---------------------------------| B|------------9-12----9---------------------2-| G|-----------------11---9-11----9-----------2-| D|---------------------------11---9-11----9-2-| A|-------------------------------------11---0-| E|--------------------------------------------| A C#m Then I recall my fall from grace G#m F#m E|----------------------------| B|-12b-12-9-12p9h12p9---------| G|---------------------11b-rb-| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| Am Another time, C#m another place E|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-------------9----9----9-----------------| D|-11----11-------------------11-11-11-12\-| A|----11----11---11---11---11--------------| E|-----------------------------------------| The fills stay about the same and then you get the bridge: E Yes and your rich old man B you know he'd call her B a dead ringer G#m E|-------------| B|-7/9\7-------| G|-6/8\6-4-----| D|---------6-6-| A|-------------| E|-------------| You got the same command F#m Plus your mother was a Jazz singer Outro Solo: A B C#m A B C#m E|-----------5-----------------------------------------------------| B|-5-7-5-7hb---rhb-5-7-7~-7~-7~-7-7~-7-7~-7-7~-7-5---7p5-7p5-7-7hb-| G|-------------------------------------------------6---------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B C#m A B C#m A E|-5----------------------------------------------------| B|---rhb-5-7---5--12b~-rb-9-12b-12b-12-9----------------| G|-----------6---------------------------11b-rbp9-------| D|------------------------------------------------11-11-| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| B C#m E|-------9----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----9---12p9----9------------------9-----------------------------| G|-11b----------11---11p9-----------9---11p9----9h11p9----9h11p9----| D|------------------------11p9-9h11----------11--------11--------11-| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| A E|-------------| B|-------------| G|-9h11p9----9-| D|--------11---| A|-------------| E|-------------| Repeat last two staves to fade. I don't think I've missed anything. The first solo is similar to the Intro so you should be able to work it out from that. www.TAB6.com