Song: Sultans of Swing Band: Dire Straits KEY:/=slide h=hammer on p=pull off ~=let ring tabbed by: JaCIS standard tuning This is a great song. I have only tabbed out the part Mark Knophler plays so the lead part. I have got the lyrics there to help you along the way:) Intro |--------------|-----------------------5--8---5------------------------| |--------------|---------------------6-----------6--5h6p5--------------| |-5--5----5-7~-|------7~----10-7~--7----------------------7~---5-7-----| |-5--5--0-5-7~-|--5/7-----7----------------------------------------7---| |--------------|-------------------------------------------------------| |--------------|-------------------------------------------------------| south of the river you stop and you hold everything |----------|--------------------------------------------------| |----------|--------------------------------------------------| |-4b~---4/7|------------------------5------------3----------2-| |----------|--------------------------------------------------| |----------|--------------------------------------------------| |----------|--------------------------------------------------| A band is blowing dixie |------5-----5---6--5-----5-5-5~--------------------| |-------------------------6-6-6~--6---6-------------| |-2/6-----6-(6)-----------5-5-5~----5---------------| |-------------------------7-7-7~--------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------------| |-5-x-x-5----6-5-6-5---3~-|--------------------3--6----3/5-----| |-5-x-x-5----5-5-5-5---3~-|------7---10-7-(7)/-3--3--3-3/5-----| |---x-x-5----7-5-7-5---3~-|--5/7---7-----------3-----3-3/5-----| |-------------------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------------| well now you step insidre... |-------------------------------------5-------5--6-(6)-5/----3-------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------5~----------------------------6--6-(6)-6--6--6/-4-----2----| |-----5h7------------------------------------------------------------| |-5/7----------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| coming in out of the rain.....go down |-1--------------------------------------10p9---------------------5-5-5--| |---------------------------------------------10------------------6-6-6--| |(2)---------------------------------------------9/7/6------------5-5-5--| |------------------------------------------------------7-5-4------7-7-7--| |-------------------------------------------------------------7/5--------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| competition in other places |-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------| |-6-6-6-6----------------------------5--5---6--6--5---3~----| |-5-5-5-5----------------------------5--5---5--5--5---3~----| |-7-7-7-7----------------------------5--5---7--7--5---3~----| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| way down south way down south |-10-8------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------10~---3--(6)------3/5---------------3--6-----3/5--------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0| |-10-9-10~---3--(3)--(3)-3/5---------------3--3--3--3/5--------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0| |------------3-------(3)-3/5---------------3-----3--3/5--------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| london town |-------------------------------------------------------| |-----------6-5---3-----6--6p5--5-----10-8-8-8-8~-------| |-----------7-5---3-----5--5----5---5/10-------9~-------| |-----------7-5---3-----7--7p5--5-----------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| you check out guitar george he knows all the |--------------------------------------------------------| |-6-5--3-------6--6p5--5--5-5----------------------------| |-7-5--3-------5--5----5--5-5---------5~-----------------| |-7-5--3-------7--7p5--5--5-5-----5h7--------------------| |------------------------------/7------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| chrords mind,hes strictlty rhythm, he doesnt want to make it |------------9----8----9--------10--------10----------| |-------5/8--8----7----9---10---10--------10----------| |-------6/9----------------10---10--------10----------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| cry or sing yes and an old guitar is all he can afford |------5------9----7---------------8----------------| |----5---5-8b---8b-------8b---8b------8bp6h8--------| |-7b------------------0------------------------5----| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| when he gets up..his thing |-------------------------------------------------10--8-------------------| |-----8--8/6--6-6-6~-------------------------------------10~--3--6---3----| |-7/9----9/7--7-7-7~--------------------------/10-----9--10~--3--3---3----| |-------------8-8-8~------------------------------------------3-----------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| and harry doesnt mind....scene hes got.. |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-3/5-------------------------------------------------------8b-----------(8)--| |-3/5------------5---5----5/7~------------------------------7b--(7)-(7)--(7)--| |-3/5--------5h7---7---7------------------------------------------------------| |--------5/7------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| right He can play the honky tonk like anything |----------9-------------------5~---8b-----| |----12b-----10----------------0~---8b-----| |---------------9-9~---7--6----------------| |----------------------------7-------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| saving it up...night |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-5---5-x-5-6--6-5-x-3~---------------------------------------3--6-----3/5--| |-5---5-x-5-5--5-5-x-3~------------------------7---10-9p8-7~--3--3--3--3/5--| |-5---5-x-5-7--7-5-x-3~--------------------5/7---7------------3-----3--3/5--| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| with the sultans with the sultans of swing |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------3--6-----3/5-5-5-5--------5-5-5-5-5-5---------6--5--3-----6------| |---------------3--3--3--3/5-5-5-5--------5-5-5-5-5-5---------7--5--3-----5------| |---------------3-----3--3/5-5-5-5--------5-5-5-5-5-5---------7--5--3-----7------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| and a crowd of young... |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-6p5--5---5/10-----8~---6-5---3~---6---6-5---5-------------------| |-5----5---5/10---0-9~---7-5---3~---5---5-5---5-----------5~------| |-7p5--5-----------------7-5---3~---7---7-5---5-------5h7---------| |--------------------------------------------------/7-------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| boys they're fooling around in the corner drunk and |-----------------------------------------------12--------------------13--| |----6--------------5----------------------12b-----12b--12p10-------------| |----7--------------5------------------------------------------12/14--14--| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| ...their platform They dont give a damn about any trumpet |----------------12p9----------------------------------------| |---------------------10-----------10--13b~------------------| |------------------------9~------------12b~------------------| |----------------------------12-11---------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| ...band It aint what they call rock and roll |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------8--8/6-6-6--6~--------------------------------------------------------3--6-| |--7/9----9/7-7-7--7~-----------------------------------x-----7---10-7-(7)/3-3--3-| |---------------------------------------------------------5/7---7------------3----| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Yeah the sultans are playing creole creole baby |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----3/5-----------------------------------6--5--3~---6--6p5--x-5---5/10-8-x--8--| |-3--3/5-----------------------------------7--5--3~---5--5----x-5---5/10---x--9--| |-3--3/5-----------------------------------7--5--3~---7--7p5--x-5----------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |-6-5---3~---6--6p5--x-5-----------5~------| |-7-5---3~---5--5----x-5-------5h7---------| |-7-5---3~---7--7p5--x-5----/7-------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| SOLO |-------------------------------------------------------9-12b--10------------------| |----------------------------------------------------10-----------10-------10--13~-| |-12b~--12b-12b-12b---10h12p10~--9h10p9------------9-----------------10------------| |-----------------------------------------------11----------------------12---------| |--------------------------------------------12------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------12---------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------13-------------------| |-11h13p11~--10~---11-x-x-9h10--10---x------13--------13----------------| |----------------0----------------------12b----12b-------(12)-10~-10~---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-/13-12---------------------------------------------------------13p10----10-----| |--------13----------13-13-13~--13b--13b--11-13--13b-13b-----10--------10----13b-| |-----------12-14p12-------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-10-10-------------3-6-3------5-6/8-6--5h6/8------3-6-3--3/5--------------8--------| |--------12-10/---3----------5-------------------3--------3/5----5--7-5-7b---7-5-7-7| |---------------3----------5-------------------3---------------5--------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------6-5--3~--6--6p5--5--5/10-(8)-x-8/---6-5--3~---6--6p5--x-5--------------| |-7/2--7-5--3~--5--5----5--5/10-----x-9/---7-5--3~---5--5----x-5-----------5~-| |------7-5--3~--7--7p5--5------------------7-5--3~---7--7p5--x-5-------5h7----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------/7--------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| And then the man he steps right up to the microphone |-------------------------------------------------------5---7--7/9-9----9/12-12/10-| |-------------------5~-----5----3--3------2--2-------------------------------------| |---------5-7-------5~-----5----3--3------2--2------2/6---6----7/9----9-9/12-12/10-| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| and he says at last just...rings goodnight now its time to go home |-10~----------------------12~-------9-9-9~----------------------------| |-x----------------------------------9-9-9~----------------------------| |-10~----------------------12~-------9-9-9~----------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| then he makes it fast with one more thing |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----8---8---8--------11---------------(11)----------------------------------------| |-7/9---9---9------10-------------------(10)-----------------------7---10---10-7---7| |--------------------------------------------------------------5/7---7----7------7--| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| we are the sultans we are the sultan of swing |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---3--3--3--3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-3--6--------3/5-----------------------------| |-x-3--3--3--3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-3--3--3-----3/5-----------------------------| |-x-3--3--3--3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-3-----3-----3/5-----------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-6-5--3~--6---6p5-x--5---5/10--8-x-8------6-5--3~--6--6p5--x-5--------------------| |-7-5--3~--5---5---x--5---5/10----x-9------7-5--3~--5--5----x-5----------5----x-x--| |-7-5--3~--7---7p5-x--5--------------------7-5--3~--7--7p5--x-5------5h7-----------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------/7---------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| solo 2 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-12b~---12--10--12--10------12--12b--12-9h10p9-7h9p7-5h7p5-----5--------------| |-----------------------12----------------------------------5h7p5--------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------5h7p5-(3)(3)-| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------8--------8--------8--------8--------8---------| |-8-8-10p8----8--------------8h10p8---8h10p8---8h10p8---8h10p8---8h10p8---8h10p8----| |----------10---10-7~-7/-9/---------9--------9--------9--------9--------9--------9--| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |x-------------10----------------------------------------------------------x----| |--x-x------10----13p10------------------------10------------10-------11-x------| |-------12b-------------12--12p10-----------10-----12~---9-9----0---x-----------| |---------------------------------12--10h12-----------------------x-------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----12-----10-10| |-11b----11b------| |-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------| ================================================================================== |-13p10---10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10---10-13---12-| |------10---------10--------10--------10--------11--------11--------11------13----| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12---12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15--10-| |------13--------13--------13--------13--------13---------13--------13-----10---| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|== |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|x2 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|== ================================================================================== just this part play twice then go into this to finish the solo |-15p12---12-15p12---12-15p12---12-15p12----15b--15b--13-15--13-----13----15--15b~-| |------13---------13---------13---------12----------------------15-----13----------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-12h15p12--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------13h15p13------------------------------6-5--3~--6---6p5-x-5--5/10-8-x--8--| |-------------------14h17p14---------------------7-5--3~--5---5---x-5--5/10---x--9--| |----------------------------14h17p14------------7-5--3~--7---7p5-x-5---------------| |-------------------------------------15/-------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------5-----------| |-6-5--3~---6---6p5-x-5------------------6-----------| |-7-5--3~---5---5---x-5----------5~------7-----------| |-7-5--3~---7---7p5-x-5------5h7---------7-----------| |-------------------------/7-------------5-----------| |----------------------------------------------------| And thats it!!!!!!!!!!!! its a long song and pretty difficult but its a good song i hope you enjoy this! now this tab is correct any corrections please tell me and please rate this tab enjoy jacIS