DIRE STRAITS - "Sultans Of Swing" Tablature
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Sultan of Swing
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By Dire Straits
tabbed by Alessandro Respighi
emaili=ernestus52@yahoo.it
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-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Final solo
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|12b--12-10-12-10-------12b-12-------9h12p9--7h9p7-5h7p5-------------------------|
|-----------------12---------------------------------------5h7p5-----------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------5h7p5---------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------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)--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13-------|
|------10--------10--------10--------10--------11--------11--------11------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15---|
|13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13---|
|10--------10--------10--------10--------10--------11--------11--------11--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12|
|13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---12-15b-15br--13-15-13----13-15b----------------------------------------------|
|13-----------------------15-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------Then the song fade away...-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------
By Dire Straits
tabbed by Alessandro Respighi
emaili=ernestus52@yahoo.it
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-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Final solo
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|12b--12-10-12-10-------12b-12-------9h12p9--7h9p7-5h7p5-------------------------|
|-----------------12---------------------------------------5h7p5-----------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------5h7p5---------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------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)--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13-------|
|------10--------10--------10--------10--------11--------11--------11------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15---|
|13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13---|
|10--------10--------10--------10--------10--------11--------11--------11--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12|
|13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---12-15b-15br--13-15-13----13-15b----------------------------------------------|
|13-----------------------15-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------Then the song fade away...-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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