----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed By : FOB_ROCK e-mail: Lewis.j.Busby@hotmail.com Hi, this Is my bass tab from sultans of swing. I have taken the main riff from the other rated tab as I agree with him, but the rest is different and how I would play it. Enjoy :) Tuning: Standard G ---------------| D ---------------| A 5-55-55-53030--| E ---------------| x4 G --------------------------| D --------------------------| A 5-55-53-31-10-00-00-00-0--| E --------------------------| x2 A band is blowing Dixie double four time G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------------------------------------------------| You feel all right when you hear that music ring G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------| A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------------------------1-1-1-3-3-3-------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Well now you step inside but you don't see too many faces G --------------------------| D --------------------------| A 5-55-53-31-10-00-00-00-0--| E --------------------------| Coming in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down G --------------------------| D --------------------------| A 5-55-53-31-10-00-00-00-0--| E --------------------------| Competition in other places G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------------------------------------------------| But the horns, they're blowing that sound G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------| A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------------------------1-1-1-3-3-3-------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Way on down south G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------1-1-1-3-3-3----------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| way on down south London town G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------3-1--1-3-3--1-3-3-----------x2------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| You check out Guitar George, he knows all the chords G --------------------------| D --------------------------| A 5-55-53-31-10-00-00-00-0--| E --------------------------| Mind he's strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing G --------------------------| D --------------------------| A 5-55-53-31-10-00-00-00-0--| E --------------------------| Yes, and an old guitar is all he can afford G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------------------------------------------------| When he gets under the lights to play his thing G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------| A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------------------------1-1-1-3-3-3-------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene G --------------------------| D --------------------------| A 5-55-53-31-10-00-00-00-0--| E --------------------------| He's got a daytime job he's doing alright G --------------------------| D --------------------------| A 5-55-53-31-10-00-00-00-0--| E --------------------------| He can play honky tonk like anything G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------------------------------------------------| Saving it up for Friday night G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------| A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------------------------1-1-1-3-3-3-------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| With the Sultans, G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------1-1-1-3-3-3----------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| with the Sultans of Swing G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------3-1--1-3-3--1-3-3-----------x2------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| And a crowd of young boys they're fooling around in the corner G --------------------------| D --------------------------| A 5-55-53-31-10-00-00-00-0--| E --------------------------| Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies, and their platform soles G --------------------------| D --------------------------| A 5-55-53-31-10-00-00-00-0--| E --------------------------| They don't give a damn about any trumpet playing band G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------------------------------------------------| It ain't what they call rock and roll G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------| A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------------------------1-1-1-3-3-3-------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| And the Sultans G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------1-1-1-3-3-3----------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| yeah the sultans, they played Creole. Creole. G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------3-1--1-3-3--1-3-3-----------x2------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Instrumental Play the whole verse progression again. And then the man he steps right up to the microphone G --------------------------| D --------------------------| A 5-55-53-31-10-00-00-00-0--| E --------------------------| And says at last just as the time bell rings G --------------------------| D --------------------------| A 5-55-53-31-10-00-00-00-0--| E --------------------------| goodnight now it's time to go home' G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------------------------------------------------| Then he makes it fast with one more thing G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------| A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------------------------1-1-1-3-3-3-------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 'We are the Sultans, G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------1-1-1-3-3-3----------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| we are the sultans of Swing G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------3-1--1-3-3--1-3-3-----------x2------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Instrumental till end :) | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================
