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SULTANS OF SWING
by Dire Straits
Live at the BBC [LIVE]
(M. Knopfler)
[KEY OF Dm, 4/4 TIME]
Dm (V) Dm V)
|--------|--5------|-------|---------|-----------|---------5--8-5-|------------|
|--------|--6------|-------|---------|---------6-|-------6--------|-6-5^6^5----|
|--------|--7--5-5-|-5^7...|..----7..|..---------|-7---7----------|---------7..|
|--------|--7------|-------|--5/7----|------7----|----------------|------------|
|--------|--5------|-------|---------|-----------|----------------|------------|
|--------|---------|-------|---------|-----------|----------------|------------|
Dm (V) C Bb A Dm
|-------|-------|----|-----|------------------------------|-5------------------|
|-------|-------|----|-----|-2--2----2----2---------------|-6------------------|
|-------|-------|----|-----|-2--4'6--4'6--4'6....'4-------|-7------------------|
|-------|-------|----|-----|-2----------------------------|-7------------------|
|-------|-------|----|-----|-0-----------------------(2)/-|-5------------------|
|-------|-------|----|-----|------------------------------|--------------------|
Get a shiver... South of
C Bb A F (VIII)
|-----|-----|-----------5----5^6^5----5-----|----------------------------------|
|-----|-----|-2-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----|-----|-2-/-/-/-6----6--------6-------|----------------------------------|
|-----|-----|-2-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----|-----|-0------------------------(5)/ |----------------------------------|
|-----|-----|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A band is playin' D
-----riff # 1------- ---riff #2---
C Dm Bb Dm Bb C
|-3-----|------------|------|-5------------------|----------|------------------|
|-5--5^6|-6^5---3----|------|-6-------6-5--------|-3--6-3--3/5..---------------|
|-5--5^7|-7^5---3----|------|-7-----------8-7..\-|-3----3--3/5..---------5^^^--|
|-5--5^7|-7^5---3----|------|-7--5-7-------------|-3----3--3/5..-----5-7-------|
|-3-----|------------|------|-5------------------|----------|----5/7-----------|
|-------|------------|------|--------------------|----------|------------------|
four time.. Feel alright..
Dm C Bb A Dm C Bb
|-----|----|----|-------5----5---5/6------8-------|-10...-|------|------|------|
|-----|----|----|-2---------------|---------------|-10...-|------|------|------|
|-----|----|----|-2---6----6------|--7/9-----9----|-10...-|------|------|------|
|-----|----|----|-2---------------|-------------10/-12...-|------|------|------|
|-----|----|----|-0---------------|---------------|-------|------|------|------|
|-----|----|----|-----------------|---------------|-------|------|------|------|
Step inside Commin' in....
F (VIII) C Dm Bb Dm
|(1.09)--------|------|-----|-(1.16)------|-------------|----------|-----------|
|--------------|------|-----|-------------|-----10-8-10-| ---------|-----------|
|--------------|*riff # 1***|-------------|-----10-9-10-|*****riff # 2*********|
|--------------|------|-----|-------------|-------------|----------|-----------|
|--------------|------|-----|-------------|-------------|----------|-----------|
|--------------|------|-----|-------------|-------------|----------|-----------|
Competition Yeah but the horns...
|(1.23)-----------|------------|----------------------------------------------
|-----------------|------------|----------------------------------------------
|-----------------|**riff #2**-|----------------------------------------------
|-----------------|------------|----------------------------------------------
|-----------------|------------|----------------------------------------------
|-----------------|------------|----------------------------------------------
Way on down south Way on Down South London Town
------------riff # 3---------------------------------
Dm C Bb Dm C F C Dm
________ ____________
|1. |2. Dm
||-----------------------|-----------||-------------|(1.42)------|------------|
||.-6--5--3-----6--6^5--5/10--8-----.||-------------|------------|------------|
||.-7--5--3-----7--7^5--5/10--9-----.||---------5^^^|------------|------------|
||--7--5--3-----7--7^5--5/10--10-----||-----5-7-----|------------|------------|
||-----------------------|-----------||-5/7---------|------------|------------|
||-----------------------|-----------||-------------|------------|------------|
Check Out Guitar Geor
A A7 Dm C Bb A
|------9--8--9--|-10--------|----|----|-----5------8------7----------------8----
|------8--8--8-8/-10--------|----|----|----5--8'10---"10'8--8'10'8'10'8'10---"10
|------9--9--9--|-10--------|----|----|-5'7-------------------------------------
|---------------|-----------|----|----|-----------------------------------------
|---------------|(1.50)-----|----|----|-----------------------------------------
|---------------|-----------|----|----|-------------------------------------(1.5
But it's strictly
F C C(VIII) Bb(VI)
|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------(2.08)----------------
|-----------------------|--------------8----|-6--6--6--6------------------------
|-----------------------|----------8/9---9--|-7--7--7--7------------------------
|-----------------------|-------------------|-8--8--8--8------------------------
|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------
|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------
Yes and an old guitar when he
Dm(v) Dm
|-----------------------|-----------|---------------------(2.13)----------------
|--------------6---6----|-----------|----------------------|--------------------
|------------7---7---7\-|**riff #2**|---------5---5---5^7--|--------------------
|--------6/7------------|-----------|-----5-7---7---7------|--------------------
|-----------------------|-----------|-5/7------------------|--------------------
|-----------------------|-----------|----------------------|--------------------
Bb A A7 Dm C Bb
|---|-----|------3----3----3-------|---------------|------|--------------------|
|---|-----|--2..-4'5--4'5--4'5-"5'4^3--------------|------|--------------------|
|---|-----|--2..-------------------|---------------|------|--------------------|
|---|-----|--2..-------------------|---------------|------|--------------------|
|---|-----|--0..-------------------|---------------|------|--------------------|
|---|-----|------------------------|---------------|------|--------------------|
He's got a daytime
A F(VIII) C Bb
|-10^9-------------------|-------------|----------------|-----------------------
|------10----------------|-------------|----------------|-----------------------
|---------9--------------|-------------|----------------|-----------------------
|-----------12-11--------|-------------|----------------|-----------------------
|------------------12-10-|-------------|----------------|-----------------------
|------------------------|-------------|----------------|-----------------------
He can play the Honky Tonk.. savin it up for
Dm
|(2.37)-------------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------------
|---------6---6'8-6'8'6---|-------------|.-----------------.|-------------------
|-----7-----7-----------7-|**riff # 2**-|.-***riff #2***---.|--*****riff # 3****
|-5/7---7-----------------|-------------|--(1st time only)--|-------------------
|-------------------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------------
|-------------------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------------
|:With the Sultans :| of s
Dm C Bb A
|------|--------|------|------|------------12-------------|---13.....-----------
|------|--------|------|------|-(12)'14...---"14'12^10----|------15......-------
|------|--------|------|------|------------------------11/14--------14......----
|------|--------|------|------|---------------------------|---------------------
|------|--------|------|------|---------------------------|---------------------
|------|--------|------|------|---------------------------|---------------------
And a crowd corner drunk &
C Bb A
|------12-----|------10----|-10^9-------------------------------8..|..--8-------
|---------13--|---------11-|------10---------------------10....----"10'8--"10'8^
|-/12---------|-/10--------|---------9-----------------------------|------------
|-------------|------------|-----------12-11-12-11-12-11-----------|------------
|-------------|------------|---------------------------------------|------------
|-------------|------------|---------------------------------------|------------
C Bb Dm Bb
|---------|-----------|----------10-------------------|------------------------|
|---------|-----------|-------10----13'15-13^10-------|------------------------|
|---------|-----------|-12'14-------------------12-10-|-*** riff #2 ****-------|
|---------|-----------|-------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------|-----------|-------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------|-----------|-------------------------------|------------------------|
Trumpet playin band
Bb
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|-------------
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|-------------
|-----------------|-*** riff #2 ***-|-----------------------------|-** riff # 3
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|-------------
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|-------------
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|-------------
And the Sultans yeah the Sultans play Creole
Dm C Bb A
|--------------------------------------------------------------------12'13"12---
|-----10-------10-------10----------------------------------------10------------
|-12'-14---12'-14---12'-14^^^---(12')-12-10^12^10---9^10^9------9---------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------11----------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------12------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dm C Bb
|-10----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----10--------15^13-----15^13------15^13------13^11------13^11------13^11------
|-------10----------14--------14---------14---------12---------12---------12----
|----------12-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A (highly stochato)
|---------------------------------13^10--10-------------------------------------
|-9^10^^^--9^10-11-9-9^10--------------13-----12^10--10-------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------12----12^10--10--------------
|---------I'm cheatin' here-----------------------------------12----12^10-------
|---------any suggestions?-----------------------------------------------12-----
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------13^12-----------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------13---------13---13^^^--------------
|----------------------12^10--10^^^^-----------12-14-12----14-------------------
|----------10-12-10---------12--------------------------------------------------
|-10^11^12----------12----------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4.11
|-----------------------------------------13^10---------------------------------
|-(13)'15^^^-"15'13-(13)'15-(13)'15---(10)------13^10-13'15'13-10-12-10---------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------6--------------6-------------------------------------8----------------
|-------7---7---7/9----7----7/9------------------0^5-7^5^7'9...-"9'7^5--7-7-----
|-----8---------8/10---8----8/12-------10----10---------------------------------
|---8-----------8/10---8----8/12----10----10------------------------------------
|-6-------------------------------8---------------------------------------------
RIFF #3 4:34
|------------------------------------------------------5----8---8---8-----------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------6---6/9---9---9------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------10/12-----
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
And the man step's right up
Dm C Bb F C Dm C Bb
|-10-------------|----|----|-----|------|-----|-----------------|---------------
|-10-------------|----|----|-----|------|-----|-----------------|---------------
|-10-------------|----|----|-----|------|-----|-----------------|---------------
|----------------|----|----|-----|------|-----|-----------------|---------------
|----------------|----|----|-----|------|-----|-----------------|---------------
|----------------|----|----|-----|------|-----|-----------------|---------------
Says at last And he makes it fast wit
Dm
|----------------10--------------------|-------------------------------|--------
|-------------10----13'15'13^10--------|.-----------------------------.|--------
|-------12'14-------------------12-10--|.--------------------RIFF # 2-.|--------
|--------------------------------------|-------------(1st time only)---|--------
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------
thing |: We are the Sultans :|
Solo # 2 (5:22)
|----------10-------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------10----13'15'13^10------------------------------------------------------
|-12'14--------------------12-10-12'14'12-9^12^9-7^9^7-5^7^5--------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------3^5^3-------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------5^^^--------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5:29 repeat 6X
C(VIII)
|-------------------|-----------------8^10^8---------|
|-10----------------|.--------/8^10^8---------------.|
|----12^10-12^10----|.---/(9)-----------9-----------.|
|----------------12-|--------------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------10----13^10---10---------------------------------------|
|------10--10--------13---13^10--10-----------------------------|
|-12'14------------------------12--12^10---10--12-10-12^^^------|
|----------------------------------------12---------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
5:38 5:42
|------------------------12-------10-|-13^10---------------------------|
|---------10-----11-11'13---"13'11---|------10-13'15-(13)'15-10-13'15--|
|-------X------X---------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----X------X-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
5:45 5:48
|------------13^12--12--13--13-15'17-15'17-15-13^^^^--|-----13^10--10-----------
|-(13)'15---------13--13--15--------------------------|.---------10-------------
|-----------------------------------------------------|.------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----this riff 4X--------
|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------
|--13^10---10-----------15^12--12----|--15'17--(15)'17'15-13---|-15'17-"17'15---
|--------11------------------13-----.|----------------------15-|----------------
|------------------------and this---.|-------------------------|----------------
|--and this one 4X-------one 8X------|-------------------------|----------------
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|----------------
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|----------------
|--13^15^13-12^13^12--------------------------------|---------------------------
|--------------------13^15^13-10^13^10-5^8^5--------|---RIFF # 1----------------
|--------------------------------------------5^^^^--|---------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------FINIS-
|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------
KEY TO THE NOTATION:
' = Bend (up or down)
" = Pre-bend (bend before picking)
^ = Percussive step (pull off or hammer on)
^^^^ = Tremelo
.... = Allow to ring (an attempt at timing)
| = Measure mark
|: = Repeat (used for vocals)
5:42 = Time shown on the CD player, an event reference
( ) = Grace note
/ = Slide up to
\ = Slide down to
Dm (V) F (VIII) = Chord and Lowest fret used (position)
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