BAND: Mark Knopfler SONG: What It Is ALBUM: Sailing to Philadelphia TABBED BY: el sancco (sancco@hotmail.com) This is my tab, so if you wish to claim credit for it, please email me for permission. GUITAR 1 - LEAD: ---------------- 0:16 E|---------------------------------------------------| B|--10--------------10-------------------------------| G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9----9-11~-----9~-----------| D|---------------11--------11------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 0:20 E|---------------------------------------------------| B|--10-----------------------------------------------| G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9---------------------------| D|---------------11--------11-9--------9-------------| A|------------------------------12~------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 0:24 E|---------------------------------------------------| B|--10--------------10--------10---------------------| G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9-------11~--b13br11p9~-----| D|---------------11--------11------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 0:28 E|---------------------------------------------------| B|--10-----------------------------------------------| G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9---------------------------| D|---------------11-11-----11-9--7~--------9~--------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 0:38 E|--------------------| B|--5-----5-5-5/7-----| G|--6-----------------| D|--------------------| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| 0:48 fast (1/2) bend E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------5/7~--5h7p5----6BU7-7---------------| G|---2h4BU6BD4p2------6---------------------6--------------| D|--4----------------7-----------------------76-----------| A|-----------------------------------------------9BUBD7----| E|---------------------------------------------------------| 1:07 1:11 E|----------------------------------------| B|---5--5--3------------------------------| G|---6--4--2----------2/11----------------| D|--------------------2/12----------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| 1:20 fast (1/2) bend E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------5/7~--5----6BU7BD6BU7-5-------------| G|---2h4BU6BD4p2------6-----------------------6------------| D|--4----------------7-------------------------7---4BUBD-2-| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| 1:30 1:33 E|---5--4------2---------5-4--------------| B|---5--5------3------2/5-5--7-5----------| G|-------------2-----------------6--------| D|-------(2/4)----------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| 1:38 1:41 E|------------------------------2---------| B|---7------------------2-0-----3---------| G|-----6-4-------------x----2-1-2---------| D|---------7----------x-------------------| A|-----------------2/3/4------------------| E|----------------------------------------| 1:45 1:49 E|---5-5-5-4--0-2-------------------------| B|---5-5-5-5----3--------------------9----| G|------------1-2-------------9-9-11------| D|----------------------/11-12------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| 1:51 fast (1/2) bend E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------5/7~--5----6BU7--7------------------| G|---2h4BU6BD4p2------6-------------------6----------------| D|--4----------------7----------------------76------------| A|----------------------------------------------9BUBDp7----| E|---------------------------------------------------------| 1:59 E|-----------------------5---------------------------------| B|---------------2h5-5/7---7-5----6BU7BD6BU7-5BU7BD5-------| G|---2h4BU6BD4p2------------------------------------6-4-2--| D|--4------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| 2:05 E|-------------------| B|--x-x-----5---h7---| G|--x-x-----4--------| D|--x-x-5/6----------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| 2:07 E|----------------2------------------------------------2-2-2-----------| B|----------2----2--5p2-----------------5BU7BD5p3-5BU7-------5-3-5-----| G|------2--2--2h4------4p2-2~~~~/--------------------------------------| D|-----2--4------------------------------------------------------------| A|--2h4----------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 2:13 slow bend E|-----------------------2-4-2--------2--------------------------------| B|--3h5p3---5--------5BU7------2-5BU7---5-2----------------------------| G|--------6---4~----------------------------2--------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------4------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 2:20 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------5~~~--------5----------------------------------------------| G|----1-2-4-4BU6-4---2--4--2--1----------------------------------------| D|--4------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 2:23 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------5/7----5BU7-7-------------------------------| G|-------2h4BU6BD4p2------6--------------6-6---------------------------| D|--4---4----------------7-----------------7p6-------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------9--7--------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 2:31 E|---------------------------5--------5--2-----------------------------| B|-----------------------5h7---7-5---X-----5--2------------------------| G|----2h4BU6BD4p2-------6-----------X-----------2-4BU6BD4p2h4--21/2---| D|--4------------------7-----------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 2:55 2:59 (delay) 3:04 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------10~-9~-BU10-9-------------| G|----2h4BU6BD4p2--------4BU6-4BU6-4-2---------------------11----------| D|--4--------------------------------------------------------11--------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------12-9--7-| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 3:10 3:14 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------2-5----------------------------------------| G|----2h4BU6BD4p2-------4BU6----4BU6-4-2--4-2~--/4~--------------------| D|--4------------------------------------4-4---------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 3:18 slow bend E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------7---7-9-10-9~--BU10-9-7---------------------------------------| G|--9BU11------------------------9p6-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------7p6-/9--7-9/11-9------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 3:26 3:30 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------5/7-------------------------------------------| G|----2h4BU6BD4p2-------6--------6-6-4---4-/6-4------------------------| D|--4------------------7---------------7-------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 3:34 fast (1/2) bend E|--5-5-4--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------5-7--BUBDp5--------------------------------------------------| G|--6-6-4-4------------2-1-2/4-2p1-------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------2-2/4--------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 3:42 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------5/7--5~--5BU7-5BU7BD5------------------------| G|----2h4BU6BD4p2-------6-----------------------6----------------------| D|--4------------------7--------------------------7-4------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------7----------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 3:49 3:53 E|--------------------------------4BU5BD4p2p0--------------------------| B|--------------------10-7-------------------2------------------10-10--| G|-------------6/9BU11-----9~-----------------2-1/2h4-4BU6-4----9--9---| D|--------6/7-9--------------------------------------------------------| A|--97/9--------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 3:56 E|---------------------------------------------------| B|--10--------------10-------------------------------| G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9----9h11~-----9~-----------| D|---------------11--------11------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 4:00 E|---------------------------------------------------| B|--10--------------10-------------------------------| G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9-----9p7---/9--------------| D|---------------11---------11-9p7---/9--------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 4:04 E|---------------------------------------------------| B|--10--------------10--------10---------------------| G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9-------11~--BU13BD11p9~----| D|---------------11--------11------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 4:08 E|---------------------------------------------------| B|--10-----------------------------------------------| G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9--------------x------------| D|---------------11-11-----11-9--7~-----x--9~--------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 4:12 E|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|----11-9---11--9--11---11h14p11h14-13~-------------| D|--11----11------11---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 4:16 E|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|--11h13BU14-13-11-9h11-------------9---------------| D|-----------------------11~~~--9h11-\9-7-9--------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 4:20 E|---------------------------------------------------| B|-------7-10p7---7--10BU12-10-9~--------------------| G|--9BU11-------9------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 4:20 E|---------------------------------------------------| B|--9BU10-9------------------------------------------| G|----------11p9-------------------------------------| D|--------------11p9-11------------------------------| A|----------------------12---------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 4:26 E|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|--7-------7-7-9-----9---h11p9----------------------| D|--7-------7-7-9-----9--------11--------------------| A|------7h9-------9/11-------------------------------| E|----10---------------------------------------------| 4:28 E|---------------------------------------------------| B|--10--------------10-------------------------------| G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9----9/11~-----9~-----------| D|---------------11--------11------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 4:32 E|---------------------------------------------------| B|--10-----------------------------------------------| G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9-----97---9---------------| D|---------------11--------11--97---9---------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 4:36 E|---------------------------------------------------| B|--10-----------------------10----------------------| G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9-----/11~--BU13BD11p9~-----| D|---------------11--------11------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 4:40 E|------------------------------------0--------------| B|--10--------------10----------------0--------------| G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9------7--x--1--------------| D|---------------11--------11-9-7--x--2--------------| A|------------------------------------2--------------| E|------------------------------------0--------------| GUITAR 2 - CHORDS: ------------------ F#m (A) |D E| F#m |D E| F#m |D E| F#m |D E| F#m |D E| F#m |D E| F#m |D E| F#m |D E| (A) means A played shortly VERSE: F#m A D |A E| F#m A D |A E| CHORUS: F#m |D E| F#m |D E| BRIDGE: D A D |A E| FIRST GUITAR SOLO: F#m A D |A E| F#m A D |A E| F#m |D E| F#m |D E| F#m |D E| F#m |D E| AFTER LAST VERSE: F#m |D E| --------------------------------------------- Transcribed By SANCCO (sancco@hotmail.com) ---------------------------------------------