Song: Sultans of Swing
Band: Dire Straits
KEY:/=slide
h=hammer on
p=pull off
~=let ring
tabbed by: JaCIS
standard tuning
This is a great song. I have only tabbed out the part Mark Knophler plays so the
lead part. I have got the lyrics there to help you along the way:)
Intro
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south of the river you stop and you hold everything
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A band is blowing dixie
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|-5-x-x-5----5-5-5-5---3~-|------7---10-7-(7)/-3--3--3-3/5-----|
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well now you step insidre...
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coming in out of the rain.....go down
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competition in other places
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way down south way down south
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|-10-9-10~---3--(3)--(3)-3/5---------------3--3--3--3/5--------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0|
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london town
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you check out guitar george he knows all the
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chrords mind,hes strictlty rhythm, he doesnt want to make it
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cry or sing yes and an old guitar is all he can afford
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when he gets up..his thing
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and harry doesnt mind....scene hes got..
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right He can play the honky tonk like anything
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|----12b-----10----------------0~---8b-----|
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saving it up...night
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|-5---5-x-5-5--5-5-x-3~------------------------7---10-9p8-7~--3--3--3--3/5--|
|-5---5-x-5-7--7-5-x-3~--------------------5/7---7------------3-----3--3/5--|
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with the sultans with the sultans of swing
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and a crowd of young...
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|-5----5---5/10---0-9~---7-5---3~---5---5-5---5-----------5~------|
|-7p5--5-----------------7-5---3~---7---7-5---5-------5h7---------|
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boys they're fooling around in the corner drunk and
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...their platform They dont give a damn about any trumpet
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...band It aint what they call rock and roll
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Yeah the sultans are playing creole creole baby
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|-3--3/5-----------------------------------7--5--3~---5--5----x-5---5/10---x--9--|
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|-6-5---3~---6--6p5--x-5-----------5~------|
|-7-5---3~---5--5----x-5-------5h7---------|
|-7-5---3~---7--7p5--x-5----/7-------------|
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SOLO
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|-12b~--12b-12b-12b---10h12p10~--9h10p9------------9-----------------10------------|
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|----------------0----------------------12b----12b-------(12)-10~-10~---|
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|-/13-12---------------------------------------------------------13p10----10-----|
|--------13----------13-13-13~--13b--13b--11-13--13b-13b-----10--------10----13b-|
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|-10-10-------------3-6-3------5-6/8-6--5h6/8------3-6-3--3/5--------------8--------|
|--------12-10/---3----------5-------------------3--------3/5----5--7-5-7b---7-5-7-7|
|---------------3----------5-------------------3---------------5--------------------|
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|------6-5--3~--6--6p5--5--5/10-(8)-x-8/---6-5--3~---6--6p5--x-5--------------|
|-7/2--7-5--3~--5--5----5--5/10-----x-9/---7-5--3~---5--5----x-5-----------5~-|
|------7-5--3~--7--7p5--5------------------7-5--3~---7--7p5--x-5-------5h7----|
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And then the man he steps right up to the microphone
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and he says at last just...rings goodnight now its time to go home
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then he makes it fast with one more thing
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we are the sultans we are the sultan of swing
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|-7-5--3~--5---5---x--5---5/10----x-9------7-5--3~--5--5----x-5----------5----x-x--|
|-7-5--3~--7---7p5-x--5--------------------7-5--3~--7--7p5--x-5------5h7-----------|
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solo 2
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|-12b~---12--10--12--10------12--12b--12-9h10p9-7h9p7-5h7p5-----5--------------|
|-----------------------12----------------------------------5h7p5--------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------5h7p5-(3)(3)-|
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|-8-8-10p8----8--------------8h10p8---8h10p8---8h10p8---8h10p8---8h10p8---8h10p8----|
|----------10---10-7~-7/-9/---------9--------9--------9--------9--------9--------9--|
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|x-------------10----------------------------------------------------------x----|
|--x-x------10----13p10------------------------10------------10-------11-x------|
|-------12b-------------12--12p10-----------10-----12~---9-9----0---x-----------|
|---------------------------------12--10h12-----------------------x-------------|
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|-----12-----10-10|
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==================================================================================
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|------10---------10--------10--------10--------11--------11--------11------13----|
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|-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12---12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15--10-|
|------13--------13--------13--------13--------13---------13--------13-----10---|
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just this part play twice then go into this to finish the solo
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|-12h15p12--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-------------------14h17p14---------------------7-5--3~--5---5---x-5--5/10---x--9--|
|----------------------------14h17p14------------7-5--3~--7---7p5-x-5---------------|
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|----------------------------------------5-----------|
|-6-5--3~---6---6p5-x-5------------------6-----------|
|-7-5--3~---5---5---x-5----------5~------7-----------|
|-7-5--3~---7---7p5-x-5------5h7---------7-----------|
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And thats it!!!!!!!!!!!!
its a long song and pretty difficult but its a good song
i hope you enjoy this! now this tab is correct
any corrections please tell me and please rate this tab
enjoy
jacIS
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