Sultans Of Swing

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    Hi,
  •  
    I was rapt that Martijn posted his TAB version as I had sort of dropped
    my transcription after working through the first verse and chorus.
  •  
    Anyway, since mine is slightly different from Nicks, (BTW - I got mine
    from the recording on the "money for nothing" album), and since I have
  • a copy of the lyrics, I thought I'd throw mine in too - It's fun to
    experiment with different versions.
     
  • I am using the standard TAB notation as proposed by
    robc@Newbridge.COM (Rob Craig), however I am adding a "." (full stop)
    above notes to indicate a staccatto (accented, very short note). I also
  • use "ARP" to indicate that you are to play a broken chord, and one or
    more caret "^" characters to indicate a tie. Perhaps Rob could add these?
     
  • Also most "labelled chords" (eg The initial D minors) are to be strummed
    rapidly. Knopfler uses demi-semi-quavers with certain stokes muted.
     
  • INTRO
     
    Dm | Dm . . ARP
  • e|--5--|--5--------|-----------|------------|----------|-------5--8--5--|
    B|--6--|--6--------|-----------|------------|-------6--|------6---------|
    G|--7--|--7--5--5--|--5^h7--7^^^^^-------7^------------|--7--7----------|
  • D|--7--|--7--------|-----------|----5/7-----|-----7----|----------------|
    A|--5--|--5--------|-----------|------------|----------|----------------|
    E|--5--|--5--------|-----------|------------|----------|----------------|
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    Dm C Bb A
    e|-----------------|
  • B|--6--------------|
    G|-----5^h6^p5-----|
    D|--------------7^^^
  • A|-----------------|
    E|-----------------|
     
  • VERSE
    Dm C Bb A
    e|----|--5--|--3--1--|--5--|----------------------------|
  • B|----|--6--|--5--3--|--5--|----------------------------|
    G|----|--7--|--5--3--|--6--|-------------------------9~~~
    D|^^--|--7--|--5--3--|--7--|--9b(11)--9b(11)b(9)--7-----|
  • A|----|--5--|--3--1--|--7--|----------------------------|
    E|----|--5--|--3--1--|--5--|----------------------------|
     
  • C Bb F F
    e|---|--3--1--|------------------------|------------|--1--|--1--|
    B|---|--5--3--|----10------10------10^^^^^------10--|--1--|--1--|
  • G|~~-|--5--3--|------------------------|------------|--2--|--2--|
    D|---|--5--3--/11------11------11------|----11------|--3--|--3--|
    A|---|--3--1--|------------------------|------------|--3--|--3--|
  • E|---|--3--1--|------------------------|------------|--1--|--1--|
     
    .
  • e|--------------------|-----|--|---------------------|--------------|
    B|--5--5--6^p5^h6^p5--|--3^^^^^^^^---------------6---|--3--6--l(3)--|
    G|--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--3^^^^^^^^---------7--------7\--3^^^--l(3)--|
  • D|--5--5--7--5--7--5--|--3^^^^^^^^---5^h7-----7------|--3^^^--l(3)--|
    A|--------------------|-----|--|---------------------|--------------|
    E|--------------------|-----|--|---------------------|--------------|
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    Dm C Bb A
    e|-----------|--------------|--5--|--3--1--|--5--5--------|
  • B|--3/5--5---|--------------|--6--|--5--3--|--5-----------|
    G|--3/5--5---|-----------5--|--7--|--5--3--|--6-----6--6^^^
    D|--3/5--5---|-----5^h7-----|--7--|--5--3--|--7-----------|
  • A|----------6b(7)-----------|--5--|--3--1--|--7-----------|
    E|-----------|--------------|--5--|--3--1--|--5-----------|
     
  •  
    e|--5^h6-----5-----3-----|--1^^^^^^^^^^^--10^p9-------|----------------|
    B|-----------------------|-----|-----|-----------h10--|----------------|
  • G|^^^^^^--6-----4-----2--|-----|-----|----------------|--9\7--6--------|
    D|-----------------------|-----|-----|----------------|----------7--5--|
    A|-----------------------|-----|-----|----------------|----------------|
  • E|-----------------------|-----|-----|----------------|----------------|
     
    F F . . .
  • e|--1--|--1--|--------------------|-----|--|----10---9--|--5--------|
    B|--1--|--1--|--5--5--6^p5^h6^p5--|--3^^^^^^^^--10--10--|--6--3--3--|
    G|--2--|--2--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--3^^^^^^^^----------|-----3--3--|
  • D|--3--|--3--|--5--5--7--5--7--5--|--3^^^^^^^^----------|-----3--3--|
    A|--3--|--3--|--------------------|-----|--|------------|-----------|
    E|--1--|--1--|--------------------|-----|--|------------|-----------|
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    .
    e|----------|----------|----------|----|--------|--------|-----------------|
  • B|--3/5--5^^^^^--3--6--|--3/5--5^^^^^--|--6--5--|--3--6--|--6^p5--5--5/10--|
    G|--3/5--5^^^^^--3-----|--3/5--5^^^^^--|--7--5--|--3--7--|--5^^^--5--5/10--|
    D|--3/5--5^^^^^--3-----|--3/5--5^^^^^--|--7--5--|--3--7--|--7^p5--5--5/10--|
  • A|----------|----------|----------|----|--------|--------|-----------------|
    E|----------|----------|----------|----|--------|--------|-----------------|
     
  • .
    e|----------|----|-----------|-------|------------|-------------|
    B|--10--8^^^^^^--|--6--5--3^^^^^--6--|--6^p5--5---|-------------|
  • G|--10--9^^^^^^--|--7--5--3^^^^^--7--|--5^^^--5---|-----------5-|
    D|--10--10^^^^^--|--7--5--3^^^^^--7--|--7^p5--5---|-----5^h7----|
    A|----------|----|-----------|-------|-----------6b(7)----------|
  • E|----------|----|-----------|-------|------------|-------------|
     
     
  • B B R B R B R B
    E-9-8-9----10-|--------5---------9-------7------------------
    B-8-8-8-10----|------5---5-8(10)---(10)8---8-8(10)8(10)8(10)
  • G----------10-|-7(9)----------------------------------------
    D-------------|---------------------------------------------
    A-------------|---------------------------------------------
  • E-------------|---------------------------------------------
     
    S S S S H
  • E-------------------|-----10-8----|------------|-------------------
    B------8-8\6--6-6-6-|----------10-|-6-6-6-6/8--|-------------------
    G--7/9-9-9\7--7-7-7-|-/10------10-|-7-7-7-7/9--|-----5---5---5^7---
  • D----------8--8-8-8-|-------------|-8-8-8-8/10-|-5-7---7---7-------
    A-------------------|-------------|------------|-------------------
    E-------------------|-------------|------------|-------------------
  •  
    B R B R B R S
    E-3---------------|-/9-9----------------|-----------------|----------------
  • B-4(5)4(5)4(5)4-3-|-------10---------10-|-5-5--6-5-6-5--3-|---------6-5----
    G-----------------|----------9----------|-5-5--7-5-7-5--3-|-----7-5-----8-7
    D-----------------|------------12-11----|-----------------|-5/7------------
  • A-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------
    E-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------
     
  • S P S P S
    E---------------|---------------------------------------------------------
    B-6-6-6-6/8-----|-6-5-3--6-6^5-5--/10-8--6-5-3--6-6^5---------------------
  • G-7-7-7-7/9--2x-|-7-5-3--7-7^5-5--/10-9--7-5-3--7-7^5----------5----------
    D-8-8-8-8/10----|-------------------------------------3/5-7-8-------------
    A---------------|---------------------------------------------------------
  • E---------------|---------------------------------------------------------
     
    B R P R B
  • E---------12--------------13-|-12^9-------------------------------
    B--12(14)----(14)12----------|------10----------10----------------
    G-------------------11/14----|---------9-----------(14)12(14)-----
  • D----------------------------|------------12-11-------------------
    A----------------------------|------------------------------------
    E----------------------------|------------------------------------
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    S S S S S 2x P S
    E-------------------|-------------|------------|-----------------------
  • B------8-8\6--6-6-6-|---------6---|--6-6-6-6/8-|-6-5-3--6-6^5-5--/10-8-
    G--7/9-9-9\7--7-7-7-|-----7-5---7\|--7-7-7-7/9-|-7-5-3--7-7^5-5--/10-9-
    D----------8--8-8-8-|-5/7---------|--8-8-8-8/10|-----------------------
  • A-------------------|-------------|------------|-----------------------
    E-------------------|-------------|------------|-----------------------
     
  • P S
    E-------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------
    B-6-5-3--6-6^5-5----------|--------------------|-------------------------
  • G-7-5-3--7-7^5-5--------5-|--First-Guitar-Solo-|-repeat-last-lick--------
    D----------------3/5-7-8--|--------------------|-------------------------
    A-------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------
  • E-------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------
     
    S S S S S Arp S
  • E-------7/9-9-(9)/12-12-12\10-|-9-|------------------6-|----------------
    B-----------------------------|-5-|-----8-(8)\6-----6--|-------6---6----
    G--6--7-7/9---(9)/12----12\10-|-0-|-7/9---(9)\7----7---|-----7---7---7--
  • D---7-------------------------|---|-------------8------|-5/7------------
    A-----------------------------|---|--------------------|----------------
    E-----------------------------|---|--------------------|----------------
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    S 2x P S P S
    E-----------|-------------------------------------------------|------------
  • B-6-6-6-6/8-|-6-5-3--6-6^5-5--/10-8--6-5-3--6-6^5-5-----------|------------
    G-7-7-7-7/9-|-7-5-3--7-7^5-5--/10-9--7-5-3--7-7^5-5---------5-|Second-Solo-
    D-8-8-8-8/10|---------------------------------------3/5-7-8---|------------
  • A-----------|-------------------------------------------------|------------
    E-----------|-------------------------------------------------|------------
     
  • First Guitar Solo:
    B B B B H P H P
    E---------------------------------------------------------------------
  • B-----------------------------------------------------------10--------
    G--12(14)---12(14)-12(14)-12(14)--10^12^10--9^10^9--------9-----------
    D------------------------------------------------------11-------------
  • A---------------------------------------------------12----------------
    E---------------------------------------------------------------------
    B R H P
  • E--12(13)12--10-------------------------------------------------------
    B---------------10--------10-13--11^13^11--10---11--9-10--------------
    G------------------10-------------------------------------------------
  • D---------------------12----------------------------------------------
    A---------------------------------------------------------------------
    E---------------------------------------------------------------------
  • B B R S
    E----------------13-------------/13-12--------------------------------
    B--------13--------13------------------13----10----13-13--------------
  • G--12(14)--12(14)----(14)12-10------------12----12--------------------
    D---------------------------------------------------------------------
    A---------------------------------------------------------------------
  • E---------------------------------------------------------------------
    B R B B H
    E--------------------------------------13^10----10--------10----------
  • B--13(15)--(15)13-11-13(15)-13(15)--10-------10----13(15)----10-------
    G---------------------------------------------------------------12-10\
    D---------------------------------------------------------------------
  • A---------------------------------------------------------------------
    E---------------------------------------------------------------------
    S H S
  • E---------------------------------------------------------------------
    B--------6---------------------------------------6--------------------
    G------7---7-------9-10/12-10--9^10/12---------7---7---0-5--7-5-------
  • D----8-----------10--------------------------8------------------------
    A--8-----------10--------------------------8--------------------------
    E---------------------------------------------------------------------
  • B R
    E---------------------------------------------------------------------
    B-------8-------------------------------------------------------------
  • G--7(9)---(9)7-5-7-7--------------------------------------------------
    D---------------------------------------------------------------------
    A---------------------------------------------------------------------
  • E---------------------------------------------------------------------
     
    Second Guitar Solo:
  • B B R H P H P H P H P H P
    E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    B-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  • G-12(14)-12--10-12-10-----12(14)12--9^12^9--7^9^7--5^7^5----------------
    D---------------------12---------------------------------5^7^5----------
    A--------------------------------------------------------------5^7^5----
  • E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
     
    P P H P H P H P H P H P H P
  • E---------------------------8---------8---------8---------8-------------
    B-10^8^6^8^6---8----8^10^8-----8^10^8----8^10^8----8^10^8----8^10^8-----
    G------------7----9--------9----------9---------9---------9---------9---
  • D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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    H P B P P P H
    E-8----------------------10---------------------------------------------
  • B---8^10^8------------10----13^10--------------------------10-----------
    G----------9---12(14)-------------12^10-12^10-----------10----12--------
    D---------------------------------------------12--10^12-----------------
  • A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
     
  • B R P P
    E-----------------------12--------10-|--13^10----10--13^10----10--------
    B-----10-----11--11(13)----(13)11----|--------10-----------10-----------
  • G---X------X-------------------------|----------------------------------
    D-X------X---------------------------|----------------------------------
    A------------------------------------|----------------------------------
  • E------------------------------------|----------------------------------
     
    P P P P P
  • E--13^10----10--13^10----10--13^10----10--13^10----10--13^10----10------
    B--------10-----------10-----------11-----------11-----------11---------
    G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  • D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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    P P P P P
    E--13^10----10--15^12----12--15^12----12--15^12----12--15^12----12------
  • B--------11-----------13-----------13-----------13-----------13---------
    G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  • A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Fade out.
  • P P P P B B R
    E--15^12----12--15^12----12--15^12----12--15^12----12|-15(17)--15(17)15-
    B--------13-----------13-----------13-----------13---|------------------
  • G---------------------------------------------------.|------------------
    D---------------------------------------------------.|------------------
    A----------------------------------------------------|------------------
  • E----------------------------------------------------|------------------
     
    B R H P H P H P
  • E--13------13--15(17)15--13^15^13---------------------------------------
    B-----14--------------------------13^15^13--10^13^10--------------------
    G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  • D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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    You get a shiver in the dark, it's raining in the park, but meantime
    South of the river you stop and you hold everything
  • A band is blowing Dixie, double four time
    You feel alright when you hear that music ring
     
  • You step inside, but you don't see too many faces
    Coming in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down
    Too much competition, from other places
  • But not too many horns can make that sound
     
    Way on downsouth, way on downsouth London town
  •  
    You check out Guitar George; he knows all the chords
    Mind he's strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing
  • And an old guitar is all he can afford
    When he gets up under the lights to play his thing
     
  • And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene
    He's got a daytime job he's doing alright
    He can play the honkytonk just like anything
  • Saving it up for friday night
     
    With the Sultans, with the Sultans of Swing
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    And a crowd of young boys they're fooling around in the corner
    Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles
  • They don't give a damn about any trumpet playing band
    It aint what they call Rock and Roll
     
  • And the Sultans played Creole
     
    And then the man he steps right up to the microphone
  • And says at last just as the time bell rings
    'Thankyou, goodnight; now it's time to go home'
    And he makes it fast with one more thing...
  •  
    We are the Sultans, We are the Sultans of Swing
     
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