Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
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[Intro] (start with snare drum)
Dm - Dm - Dm - Dm - Dm - Dm - Dm - Dm (&Solo1)
Solo1 (Intro solo)
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B------------------|----------------------|--------------------|---------------------
G------------------|----------5-----5--x--|--5/-7--------------|------------------7~-
D------------------|----------5--7--5--x--|--5/-7--------------|------------5/-7-----
A------------------|----------------------|--------------------|---------------------
E------------------|----------------------|--------------------|---------------------
Dm Dm Dm Dm
e----------------------|------------5--8----5--|------------------------|------------------|
B----------------------|----------6------------|--6~-----6--5h-6--5-----|------------------|
G---------------10--7--|--------7--------------|---------------------7~-|------------------|
D------------7---------|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------|
A----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------|
E----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------|
Dm Dm Dm Dm
Dm C Bb A A7
You get a shiver in the dark, it's raining in the park but meantime
Dm C Bb A A
south of the river you stop and you hold_ everything_.
F C (&Solo2)
A band is blo_wing Dixie_ double four time,
Solo2 (double four time..)
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B----------5------5--|------6--5--6--5----3--|
G----------5------5--|------5--5--5--5----3--|
D----------5------5--|------7--5--7--5----3--|
A--------------------|-----------------------|
E--------------------|-----------------------|
C C
Bb Dm - Dm Bb - C - C (&Solo3)
you feel alright_ when you hear the music ring_.
Solo3 (music ring..)
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B-------------------------|-------------6-------|----------------------|----------------------|
G------------7-----10--7h-|--------7----7----7--|--7/-9----------------|-----------5~---------|
D------5/-7-----7---------|--------8---------8--|--8/-10---------------|-----5h-7-------------|
A-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------5/-|--7-------------------|
E-------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Dm Dm Bb Bb/ C C
Dm C Bb A A
Well now you step inside_ but you don't see too many faces_
Dm C Bb A A
coming in out of the rain_ they hear the jazz__ go down_.
F C (&Solo2)
Competition_ in other places_,
Bb Dm - Dm (&Solo4)
er but the horns_, they blowing that sound.
Bb C Bb C
Way on down south_ way on down__ south__
Dm C Bb - Bb - C - C - Dm C Bb - Bb - C - C (&Solo5)
Lon_don_ town__
Solo4 (Blowing that sound..)
e-------10--8--------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------
B----------------10~-|-------------6------|-----------------|---------6-------|------------
G-------10--9----10~-|--------7----7------|--7/-9-----------|----7----7----x--|--7/-9------
D--------------------|--------8-----------|--8/-10----------|----8---------x--|--8/-10-----
A--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------
E--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------
Dm Dm Bb Bb/ C Bb Bb/ C
Solo5 (Chorus)
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B----------6--5----3--|--------------6----|--6p-5----5-------------|--10--8-8-x--8~---------|
G----------7--5----3--|--------------5----|--5-------5-------6/10--|--10--9-9-x--9~---------|
D----------7--5----3--|--------------7----|--7p-5----5-------------|------------------------|
A---------------------|-------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E---------------------|-------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Dm C Bb Bb C C C
e---------------------|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
B----------6--5----3--|--------------6----|--6p-5----5-----------|----------------------|
G----------7--5----3--|--------------5----|--5-------5-----------|-----------5~---------|
D----------7--5----3--|--------------7----|--7p-5----5-----------|-----5--7-------------|
A---------------------|-------------------|--------------------5/|--7-------------------|
E---------------------|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Dm C Bb Bb C C C
Dm C Bb A A7 (&Solo6)
You check out Guitar George_ he knows_ all the chords
Solo6 (all the chords..)
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--8------8----8---(10)--
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Dm C Bb A A7
mind he's strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing_.
F C
Yes_ and an old_ guitar_ is all_ he can afford,
Bb Dm - Dm Bb - C - C (&Solo7)
when he gets up under the lights_ to play his thing_.
Solo7 (play his thing..)
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B------------------10~-|-------------6-------|------------8------------|--------------------------|----------
G-------------9----10~-|--------7----7----x--|--7/-9---9---------------|--------------5-----5-----|--5/-7~---
D---9/10---------------|--------8---------x--|--8/-10--------------10--|--------5h-7-----7-----7--|----------
A----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|---5/7--------------------|----------
E----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|----------
Dm C Bb A A7
And Harry doesn't mind_ if he doesn't_ make the scene_
Dm C Bb A A7
he's got a daytime job_ he's do_ing alright_.
F C (&Solo2)
He can play the hon_ky_ tonk_ like any_thing_
Bb Dm
saving it up_ Friday night.
Bb C Bb C
With the Sultans with the Sul__tans__ of swing.
Dm C Bb - Bb - C - C - Dm C Bb - Bb - C - C (&Solo5)
Dm C Bb A A7
And a crowd of young boys_ they're fooling around_ in the corner_
Dm C Bb A A7
drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles.
F C
They don't give a damn_ about any trumpet_ playing_ band_,
Bb Dm
it ain't what they call_ rock and roll_.
Bb C Bb C
And the Sultans yeah the Sultans are playing
Dm C Bb - Bb - C - C - Dm C Bb - Bb - C - C (&Solo5)
Creole. Creole babe. Ah Ah
[Solo] (verse + bridge + chorus)
Dm - C Bb - A - A7
Dm - C Bb - A - A
F - F - C - C
Bb - Bb - Dm - Dm
Bb - C - C Bb - C - C
Dm C Bb - Bb - C - C - Dm C Bb - Bb - C - C
Solo
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|----------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|--5--------------------
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|----------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------7-----|-----------------------
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|--10----------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------
|--------10------------------10--|--13~-----11h13p11~-----x--|--10~----------12--------|--9h-10--------------
|--------------10----------------|---------------------------|------------x------x--x--|---------------------
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|------------------13----------|---------------------10/|--13----12------------------------|--------------------
|--------13------------13------|------------------------|--------------13------------------|--13--13~---13------
|--12b-------12b-----------12r-|----10~---10~-----------|--------------------12--14p---12--|--------------------
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|--------------------------|----------------------|--13p-10------10----------------|---------------------------
|--13b-------13r---11--13b-|----13r-----------10--|----------10------13b---10--10--|------------------3--6--3--
|--------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------|--12--10\------3-----------
|--------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------|------------3--------------
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|--------5--6/-8--6----5/-|--6/-8----------3--6--3--|----------------------|-------8----------------
|------5------------------|-------------3-----------|---------5----7----5--|--7b------7r---5--7~-7~-
|----5--------------------|----------3--------------|------5---------------|------------------------
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Dm C Bb A A
And then the man he steps - right - up_ to the microphone_
Dm C Bb A A
and says at last_ just as the timebell rings_.
F C
"Good_night__ now it's time_ to go home__."
Bb Dm
Then he makes it fast__ with one more thing_.
Bb C Bb C
"We are the Sultans we are the Sul__tans__ of swing."
[Outro] (Chorus chords)
Dm C Bb - Bb - C - C - Dm C Bb - Bb - C - C
Dm C Bb - Bb - C - C - Dm C Bb - Bb - C - C
Dm C Bb - Bb - C - C - Dm
Outro solo
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|--------------------------|------12~---12~-----------|-----------------------------|-----5h7p5---------------
|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|------------5h7p5--------
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-----8-8-10p8----8--------|---------------------|--8h10p8-----10p8-----10p8-----10p8---|----10p8-----10p8-----------
--------------10---10--7~-|--------7-------7/9--|---------9--------9--------9--------9-|---------9--------x-x--x--x-
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|------10----13p10----10----------------------10-|------------------------|
|--12b-------------12----12p10----10-------10----|--12~-------------10-12-|
|------------------------------12----10h12-------|------------------------|
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--10~------------11----x--x--|--11b-------11r-------------|
--------x--10-12-------x--x--|----------------------x--x--|
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--15b-------15r---13--15--|--13------------13------15r-|----15r---12h15p12------------------|----------------------|
--------------------------|------15~-----------13------|--------------------13h15p13--10h13p|--10------------------|
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----------6--5----3--|--------------6----|--6p-5----5--------5/-|--10--8----8~---------|--||
----------7--5----3--|--------------5----|--5-------5--------5/-|--10--9----9~---------|--||
----------7--5----3--|--------------7----|--7p-5----5-----------|----------------------|--||
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Chords:
Dm x57765 / xx0231
C x35553 / 8(10)(10)988
Bb x13331 / 688766
A x02220 / 577655
A7 x02020 / 575655
F 133211
Transcribed by arjan@rawktabs.tmfweb.nl
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