Sultans Of Swing 1

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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?
     
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    Also most "labelled chords" (eg The initial D minors) are to be strummed
    rapidly. Knopfler uses demi-semi-quavers with certain stokes muted.
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    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--------|-----------|------------|----------|----------------|
     
    Dm C Bb A
  • e|-----------------|
    B|--6--------------|
    G|-----5^h6^p5-----|
  • D|--------------7^^^
    A|-----------------|
    E|-----------------|
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    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--|
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    .
    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|--------------------|-----|--|---------------------|--------------|
     
  • 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|-----------------------|-----|-----|----------------|----------------|
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    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--|--------------------|-----|--|------------|-----------|
     
  • .
    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|----------|----|-----------|-------|------------|-------------|
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    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-------------|---------------------------------------------
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    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---------------|---------------------------------------------------------
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    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----------------------------|------------------------------------
     
  • 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-------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------
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    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-----------------------------|---|--------------------|----------------
     
  • 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---------------------------------------------------------------------
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    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-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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    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-----------------------------------------------------------------------
     
  • 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------------------------------------|----------------------------------
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    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-----------------------------------------------------------------------
     
  • 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----------------------------------------------------|------------------
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    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-----------------------------------------------------------------------
     
  • 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
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    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
     
  • 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
     
     
  • PLAY TOO ..
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