Sultans of Swing Guitar Tablature

Sultans of Swing Guitar Tablature
Sultan of Swing          
                        -------------- 
                        By Dire Straits
                         

tabbed by Alessandro Respighi
[email protected] 
18 september 2001

.= staccato
<>=artificial harmonics
b=bend
r=release bend
/=slide
h=hammer on 
p=pull off

In this song there are two guitars, a rythmic and a lead guitar; here there's
the tab for the lead one. For the timing you should listen to the song.
   Intro                                       .                                
|-----------------------------------------5-8--5---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------6------6-------6---5h6-5-----------------------| 
|--5---5---5h7------------7---------7---7------------------7---------------------| 
|----7---7------------5h7-------7-------------------------------rest-------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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1st Verse

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------10----10-----10--------------------| 
|--4brbtr---------rest-----------------------------------------------rest--------| 
|----------------------------------------9/11----11-----11-----------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---5---------5------6----6---5---3-----------------6-----3--3--3-3/5------------| 
|---5---------5------7----7---5---3-------------7-----7---3--3--3-3/5----------5-| 
|---5---------5------7----7---5---3---------5h7---7-------3--3--3-3/5------5h7---| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------5/7-------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Bridge

|------------------------------------10p9----------------------------------------| 
|-----10-11-10-8--------------------------10-8-----------------------------------| 
|-5/7------------10---------rest---------------9-7-------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------7-5---------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

|--------------------------------10-8--------------------------------------------| 
|--5---5----6--5--3-------------------10-----3-3-3-3/5----3-3-3-3/5--------------| 
|--5---5----7--5--3--------------10-9-10-----3-3-3-3/5----3-3-3-3/5--------------| 
|--5---5----7--5--3--------------------------3-3-3-3/5----3-3-3-3/5--------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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Chorus

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--6--5--3-----6--6--5--5/----10--8---8-------6--5--3-----6--6--5--5-------------| 
|--7--5--3-----7--7--5--5/----10--9---9-------7--5--3-----7--7--5--5-----------5-| 
|--7--5--3-----7--7--5--5-----10--10--10------7--5--3-----7--7--5--5-------5h7---| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------5/7-------| 
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2nd Verse
     .  
|----9--8---9-------------------------------9------------------------------------| 
|---10--9--10----------------------10--------------12----------------------------| 
|-----------------rest-------7/9-9----9-12b---12br----<12>brbrb----rest----------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


|-------------------------------10-8---------------------------------------------| 
|-----8-----6-6-6--------------------10------3-3-3-3/5---------------------------| 
|-7/9---9/7-7-7-7----rest--8/10--------------3-3-3-3/5----------5---5---5h7------| 
|-----------8-8-8----------------------------3-3-3-3/5------5h7---7---7----------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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Bridge

|---------------------7/9-9--------------5---------------------------------------| 
|11brbrb--------------------10--------------------5--5---6--5--3-----------6-5---| 
|12brbrb------rest-------------9----7-6-----rest--5--5---7--5--3-------7-------7-| 
|-------------------------------------------------5--5---7--5--3---5h7---7-------| 
|--maybe a bar-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--try...------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---3-3-3-3/5----3-3-3-3/5-------------------------------------------------------| 
|---3-3-3-3/5----3-3-3-3/5-------------------------------------------------------| 
|---3-3-3-3/5----3-3-3-3/5-------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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Chorus

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--6--5--3-----6--6--5--5/----10--8---8-------6--5--3-----6--6--5--5-------------| 
|--7--5--3-----7--7--5--5/----10--9---9-------7--5--3-----7--7--5--5-----------5-| 
|--7--5--3-----7--7--5--5-----10--10--10------7--5--3-----7--7--5--5-------5h7---| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------5/7-------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Bridge

|-----12--------------13---------12p9------------5-------------------------------| 
|-11b----11br---8/10------------------10--------------7brb-----------------------| 
|--------------------------rest----------9---7-6-----------------rest------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------8-----6-6-6-------------------------6------3-3-3-3/5----3-3-3-3/5---------| 
|--7/9---9/7-7-7-7-------rest----------7-----7----3-3-3-3/5----3-3-3-3/5---------| 
|------------8-8-8-----------------5h7---7--------3-3-3-3/5----3-3-3-3/5---------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Chorus

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--6--5--3-----6--6--5--5/----10--8---8-------6--5--3-----6--6--5--5-------------| 
|--7--5--3-----7--7--5--5/----10--9---9-------7--5--3-----7--7--5--5-----------5-| 
|--7--5--3-----7--7--5--5-----10--10--10------7--5--3-----7--7--5--5-------5h7---| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------5/7-------| 
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1st solo

|------------------------------------------------9-12br--10----------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------10------------10------10--13-------| 
|12b---12b-12b-12br-10h12p10--9h10p9--------9------------------10----------------| 
|----------------------------------------11--------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------12-----------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

|-------------------------------------------13----------------/13-12-------------| 
|11h13p11-10h11p10----11--9/10-------13--------13--------------------13----------| 
|--------------------x-----------12b---12br-------12br------------------12-14----| 
|-------------------x----------------------------------15-15---------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

|---------------------------------------13p10----10------------------------------| 
|---13-13-----13b-13br-11-13b-13b----10-------10----13b--------------------------| 
|12-------------------------------------------------------10---------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------12--10-------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------5-------5-6-8-6-5h6-8---------5-------------------8-----------------------| 
|----6---6-----5-------------------6---6-------5-7--5-7b---7br-5-7-7-------------| 
|--8-------8---5-----------------8-------8---5-----------------------------------| 
|8-----------------------------8-------------------------------------------------| 
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Chorus

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--6--5--3-----6--6--5--5/----10--8---8-------6--5--3-----6--6--5--5-------------| 
|--7--5--3-----7--7--5--5/----10--9---9-------7--5--3-----7--7--5--5-----------5-| 
|--7--5--3-----7--7--5--5-----10--10--10------7--5--3-----7--7--5--5-------5h7---| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------5/7-------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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Verse

|-------5---7-7/9-9-9/12-12-12/10-10------------------9-9-9----------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------8-8-8----------------------| 
|rest 6---7---7/9---9/12----12/10 --------rest--------9-9-9------rest------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------7-7-7----------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
                                        .
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------8--------------------------5-5--------3-3-3-3/5----3-3-3-3/5--------| 
|--rest--7/9---9----rest------------7-------7------3-3-3-3/5----3-3-3-3/5--------| 
|-------------------------------5h7---5------------3-3-3-3/5----3-3-3-3/5--------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Chorus

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--6--5--3-----6--6--5--5-----10--8---8-------6--5--3-----6--6--5--5-------------| 
|--7--5--3-----7--7--5--5/----10--9---9-------7--5--3-----7--7--5--5-----------5-| 
|--7--5--3-----7--7--5--5-----10--10--10------7--5--3-----7--7--5--5-------5h7---| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------5/7-------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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Final solo

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|12b--12-10-12-10-------12b-12-------9h12p9--7h9p7-5h7p5-------------------------| 
|-----------------12---------------------------------------5h7p5-----------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------------5h7p5---------| 
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|------------------------------------8--------8--------8--------8-------8--------| 
|------10p8----8------------8h10p8-----10p8-----10p8-----10p8----10p8-----10p8---| 
|-7-7-------10---10-7-----9--------9--------9--------9--------9-------9--------9-| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  

|-------10---------------------------------------------------------------12---10-| 
|----10----13p10----------------------------10------------10------11-12b====r----| 
|12b-------------12p10-12p10-------------10----12b-----x(10)----x(10)------------| 
|----------------------------12p10-10h12--------------x(10)---x(10)--------------| 
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|-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13-------| 
|------10--------10--------10--------10--------11--------11--------11------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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|--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15---| 
|13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------| 
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|--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13---| 
|10--------10--------10--------10--------10--------11--------11--------11--------| 
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|--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12| 
|13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------| 
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|---12-15b-15br--13-15-13----13-15b----------------------------------------------| 
|13-----------------------15-----------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------Then the song fade away...-----------------| 
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