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Sultans Of Swing
Dire Straits
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SONG NAME - Band Name
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Tabbed by: 2guitargod4
Email: sam.rocks.123@hotmail.com
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
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B|-------6------6----------6-------------------------------------6----------|
G|-------7-7--7-7-7--------7-7-5---5-------5h7----------------7----7--------|
D|-----7---7--7---7------7---7-5-7-5-7-----5h7------------5s7---7-----------|
A|-5-5---------------5-5----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-rake-| VERSE
e|------5---8--5------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|----6----------6--5h6p5---------------|------------------------5----------|
G|--7---------------------7---5h7---5-7-|------------------------5----------|
D|--------------------------------5-----|------------------------5----------|
A|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
You get a shiver in the dark it's a raining in
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B|---3------------2---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---3------------2---------4brbrp2---7--------------------------5----------|
D|---3------------2----------------------------------------------5----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
the park but mean time south of the river you stop and you
e|----------------------------------------------5-5-5-----------------------|
B|------------------------------10--10---10-----6-6-6-----------------------|
G|---3-----------2------------------------------5-5-5-----------------------|
D|---3-----------2-----------s11--11---11---11------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
hold everything or sing A band is blowing
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------5-----5-----6-5--6--5----3-----------------------|
G|-------------------------5-----5-----5-5--5--5----3-----------------------|
D|---------------------------5-5-----5-7(5)(7)(5)---3-----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Dixie double four time you feel alright when
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B|----------------------------------6------3--6--3--3s5--5------------------|
G|------------------------------7-----7--x-3--3--3--3s5--5------------5~----|
D|--------------------------5s7---7------x-3-----3--3s5--5--------5h7-------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------5s7-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
you hear the music ring Well
e|-------------------------------------------------------5---5---5--6--5----|
B|------------------------5---------3------------2--------------------------|
G|--------7---------------5---------3------------2---------6---6----6--6----|
D|------------------------5---------3------------2--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
now you step inside but you don't see too many faces
e|--5s3---3---1-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------5-----------------3-----2----------|
G|------4---2----------------------------5-----------------3-----2----------|
D|---------------------------------------5-----------------3-----2----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
comin' in out of the rain they hear the jazz go down
e|-10p9-----------------5-5-5-----------------------------------------------|
B|------10--------------6-6-6------------------------------5-------5--------|
G|---------9s7p6--------5-5-5------------------------------5-------5--------|
D|---------------7-5---------------------------------------5-------5--------|
A|-------------------7---------------------------------------(7)(7)--(7)(7)-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Competition in other places
e|---------------------------------------------------------------10-8-------|
B|-6--6-5--3-3--3------------------------------------------------10----10~--|
G|-5--5-5--3-3--3------------------------------------------------10-9--10~--|
D|-7--7-5--3-3--3-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
er, but the horns they're blowing that sound
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B|-3--6-----3s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--6-----3s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0--|
G|-3--3-----3s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--3--3--3s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0--|
D|-3-----3--3s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--------3s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
way on down south way on down south
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B||o-6---------6-5--3--x-6-x-6p5-5------10-8-8-8-8---6-----6-5--3---x-6-x---|
G||--7---------7-5--3--x-5-x-5---5--5s--10-------9---7-----7-5--3---x-5-x---|
D||--7---------7-5--3--x-7-x-7p5-5-------------------7-----7-5--3---x-7-x---|
A||o------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
London town
1.____________ 2.________Back to verse, play through to here
e|-------|-----------------||-----------||----------------------------------|
B|-6p5-5-|----------------o||-----------||----------------------------------|
G|-5---5-|-5-----------5~--||---------5-||----------------------------------|
D|-7p5-5-|---5------5-7----||-----5-7---||----------------------------------|
A|-------|-----5-5s7------o||-5s7-------||----------------------------------|
E|-------|-----------------||-----------||----------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------12--------|
B|-------6-------------------6--------5-----------3------------12b--12rp10--|
G|-------7-------------------7--------5-----------3-------------------------|
D|-------7-------------------7--------5-----------3-------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And a crowd of young boys they're foolin' around in the corner
e|--------13--------------------------------------------------------12p9----|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------10-|
G|-12s14--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform
e|-------------5------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------5----------------|
G|--9----7-6-------12brb-----------------------------------5----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------5----------------|
A|-----------------15brb----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
soles They don't give a damn about any trumpet playing
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------8---s6--6--6--6-------------------------------------------------|
G|------7s9---9-s7--7--7--7---------------------------------------7-----7---|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------5-7---7-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
band it ain't what they call rock and roll
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B|-6-------3--6-----3s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--6-----3s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G|---7-----3--3-----3s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--3-----3s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|---------3-----3--3s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-----3--3s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And the Sultans yeah,the Sultans
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5----6-------6-5--3---x-6-x-6p5-5------10-8-8-8-8----6-----6-5--3--|
G|-5-5-5-5----7-------7-5--3---x-5-x-5---5--5s--10-------9----7-----7-5--3--|
D|-5-5-5-5----7-------7-5--3---x-7-x-7p5-5--------------------7-----7-5--3--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
are playing creole creole baby
SOLO
e|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|-x-6-x-6p5-5-------------------|--------------------------------------10--|
G|-x-5-x-5---5--5-------------5~-|-12brbrb-10h12p10--9h10p9~----------9-----|
D|-x-7-x-7p5-5----5-------5h7----|--------------------------------11--------|
A|------------------5-5s7--------|------------------------------12----------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------12------------|
|-Hold-| |-P.M-|
e|-9-12br--10------------------------------------------------------------13-|
B|-----------10------10--13~-11h13p11~-9-10--11-x-x-9-10-10-10~-----13------|
G|-------------10------------------------------------------------12b--12b---|
D|---------------12---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------12s13-12---------------------------------------------13p10-|
B|-13---------------------13----10----13-13-13~--13br-11-13b-13b~--10-------|
G|----12b-10-10--------------12----12---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----10--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10----13b-10-10-------------3-6-3----5-6s8-6--5-6s8s5----3-6-3--3s5------|
G|-----------------12-10s\----3--------5-------------------3-------3s5---5--|
D|---------------------------3--------5-------------------3--------3s5-5----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------8-------------------6----6-5--3---x-6-x-6p5-5------10-8-8-8-8--|
G|--7--5--7b---7r--5-7-7~--------7----7-5--3---x-5-x-5---5--5s--10-------9--|
D|-------------------------(2)s--7----7-5--3---x-7-x-7p5-5------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
SOLO
e|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-6----6-5--3---x-6-x-6p5-5------------|-8b~--8-6-8------------------------|
G|-7----7-5--3---x-5-x-5---5-----------5|----------------12br--12--9h12p9---|
D|-7----7-5--3---x-7-x-7p5-5-------5h7--|-------------8---------------------|
A|----------------------------5-5s7-----|-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------8-------|
B|---------------------------------------8-10p8----8----------------8h10p8--|
G|-7h9p7--5h7p5-----------------------10--------10---10-7---7---s9----------|
D|--------------5h7p5-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------5h7p5-3-----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------5-3-------------------------------------------|
e|---8--------8--------8--------8--------8--------------------10------------|
B|---8h10p8---8h10p8---8h10p8---8h10p8---8h10p8-------------10--13p10--10---|
G|-9--------9--------9--------9--------9--------x-x-x-x--12b---------12-----|
D|----------------------------------------------x-x-x-x---------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------12---10--13p10----10-|
B|--------------------10-12~------10-------11---11--11b--11r----------10----|
G|-12p10------------10----------14-------12---------------------------------|
D|-------12p10-10h12----------14-------10-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-P.M-|
e|-13p10---10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10---|
B|-------10--------10--------10--------11--------11--------11--------11-----|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1._______________________________
e|-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15-|
B|------13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------13------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
____ 2._____________________________________
e|---10-||-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-||-15b~--15br-13-15-13---|
B|-10--o||------13--------13--------13--------13---||-----------------------|
G|------||-----------------------------------------||-----------------------|
D|------||-----------------------------------------||-----------------------|
A|-----o||-----------------------------------------||-----------------------|
E|------||-----------------------------------------||-----------------------|
Begin fade ---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----13---15br~-12h15p12----------------------------------------------------|
B|-15---13----------------13h15p13-10h13p10----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------9h12p9---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------10s/----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| b bend
| br bend return
| s gliss/legato slide
| P.M palm mute
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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