#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: nickw@chilli.reo.dec.com (nick williams) Dmin (5th posn) Cmaj (3rd pos) Bbmaj (1st pos) A7 (1st pos) You get a shiver in the dark, its raining in the park the meantime Dm9 C Bbmaj A7 Sound of the river you can hear everything Fmaj (1st pos) Cmaj (3p) A band is blowing dixie - double four time Bbmaj (1p) Dmin (5p) You go inside when you hear the music play Bbmaj Dmin Bbmaj-(slide)-Cmaj (short fill) The rest of the song continues with the same chord structure, but between some verses there is a long-fill/chorus which is: Bbmaj Dm9 Bbmaj-slide-C We are the sultans Bbmaj Dmim Bbmaj-slide- C Dmin we are the sultans of swing Dm9 C Bbmaj-slide-C Dm9 C {repeat once} Note - The Bb-Dmin-Bbmaj-C part in the chorus can be quite tricky if the song is played at a fast tempo. One trick is just to play strings 2,3,4 (using the first finger for Bb and C). Then, the Dmin shape can be fingered on top of the C shape using fingers 2,3,4. Enjoy.... Nick the Pick From: fact1@gipsy34.cs.uni-sb.de (Detlef Anton) Sultans of Swing (Dire Straits) key: Dm (single snare beat) Dm / C-C / Dm / C-C Intro lead Dm you get a shiver in the dark C Bb A it's raining in the park but meantime Dm C Bb A south of the river you stop and you hold everything F C a band is blowing Dixie double four time Bb Dm Bb-C you feel alright when you hear that music ring Dm C Bb A (Now) you step inside but you don't see too many faces Dm C Bb A coming in out of the rain to (you) hear the jazz go down F C too much competition too many other places Bb Dm but not too many horns can make that sound (But not too many horns are blowing that sound) Bb-C way on downsouth Bb-C way on downsouth Dm Dm-C-Bb-C Dm-C-Bb-C London town Dm C Bb A you check out Guitar George he knows all the chords Dm C Bb A mind he's (his) strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing F C and an old guitar is all he can afford Bb Dm Bb-C when he gets up under the lights to play his thing Dm C Bb A (and) harry doesnb't mind if he doesn't make the scene Dm C Bb A he('s) got a daytime job he's doing al(l)right F C he can play honky tone just like anything (He can play the honky tonk like anything) Bb Dm Bb-C saving it up for friday night Bb-C with the sultans Dm Dm-C-Bb-C with the sultans of swing Dm-C-Bb-C Dm C Bb A and a crowd of young boys they're fooling around in the corner Dm C Bb A drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles F C they don't give a damn about ('bout) any trumpet playing band Bb Dm Bb-C it ain't what they call rock and roll Bb-C and the sultans Dm Dm-C-Bb-C and the sultans played creole (Yeah the Sultans they played Creole) Dm-C-Bb-C Lead 1: ( chords:Follow 1 full verse) Dm C Bb A and then the man he steps right up to the microphone Dm C Bb A (A7) and says at last just as the time bell rings F C thank you goodnight now it's time to go home Bb Dm Bb-C and he makes it fast with one more thing Bb-C we are the sultans Dm Dm-C-Bb-C we are the sultans of swing Dm - C - Bb - C 1.25 0.5 2.25 4.0 -- vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv v toni v v mail: fact1@cipsol.cs.uni-sb.de v vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
