Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits

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[Intro]
   Dm         
e|------------
B|-------3--3-
G|---2-2-2--2-
D|-0-0-0-0--0-
A|-0----------
E|------------

              
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3-------------
2--5-5-5-7----
0--5-5-5-7--5h
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[Verse 1]
         Dm   
You get a shiv
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B|------------
G|---4b6--r4b6
D|------------
A|------------
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er in the dark
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   C              Bb           A          A7
, It's raining in the park, but meantime
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Dm            
South of the r
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B|-----10---10
G|------------
D|-2/11--11-11
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                C          Bb        A   
iver you stop and you hold everything
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F             
A band is blow
e|------------
B|--5---5-6-5-
G|--5---5-5-5-
D|---x-x--7---
A|------------
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                  C
ing Dixie double four time
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6-5--3------|
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Bb            
You feel all r
e|------------
B|-------6----
G|----7---7\2-
D|-5h7-7------
A|------------
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ight when you 
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-x-3-6--x-3/5-
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                Dm            Bb  C 
hear that music ring
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[Verse 2]
              
Well now you s
e|------------
B|-10--10---10
G|------------
D|---11--11-11
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Dm            
tep inside but
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      C         Bb           A
 you don't see too many faces
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Dm            
Coming in out 
e|-10p9-------
B|-----10-----
G|-------9p7p6
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

          C   
of the rain to
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7-5-----------
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             Bb        A
 hear the jazz go down
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F             
Competition in
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B|-5-5--6-6-5-
G|-5-5--5-5-5-
D|-5-5--7-7-5-
A|------------
E|------------

              
 other places
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C
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Bb            
But the horns,
e|----10-8----
B|----10---10-
G|----10-9-10-
D|-x-x--------
A|------------
E|------------

              
 they're blowi
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x--3-6-x-x--3/
x--3-3-x-x--3/
---3-3-x-x--3/
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        Dm            Bb  C    
ng that sound
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5-5-5----|
5-5-5----|
5-5-5----|
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Way on down so
e|------------
B|----x-3-6--3
G|--5-x-3-3--3
D|-5--x-3----3
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  Bb   C 
uth
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                  Dm         C  Bb
way on down south London town

            C 
e|------------
B|---6-5-3---6
G|---5-5-3---5
D|---7-5-3---7
A|------------
E|------------

              
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--6p5-x-5-----
-5----x-5--5/1
--7p5-x-5-----
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     Dm    C B
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--10-8-8-8--6-
0-10-----9--5-
------------7-
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b    C 
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5-3--6--6p5-x-
5-3--5-5----x-
5-3--7--7p5-x-
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5------------|
5----------5-|
5-------5h7--|
---x-5/7-----|
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[Verse 3]
              
You check out 
e|------9-8-9-
B|------8-7-8-
G|------9-8-9-
D|-1/7--------
A|-1/7--------
E|------------

Dm           C
Guitar George,
-----10-10----
-----10-10----
-10--10-10----
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   Bb      A             A7
  he knows all the chords
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Dm            
Mind he's stri
e|-----5------
B|----5-5-8b10
G|-7b9--------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

            C 
ctly rhythm he
9---------9-7-
--pbr8(10)----
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 doesn't want 
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-8b10r8b10r8b1
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     Bb      A
to make it cry
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 or sing
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F             
Yes, and an ol
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B|----8-8\6-6-
G|-7/9--9\7-7-
D|------------
A|------------
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             C
d guitar is al
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                   Bb
l he can afford
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When he gets u
e|-----10-8---
B|----------10
G|-9/10---9-10
D|------------
A|------------
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nder the light
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-10-x-3-x-3--3
------3-x----3
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s to play his 
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   Dm         Bb C
thing
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7-7-----|
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[Verse 4]
Dm            
And Harry does
e|------------
B|---8--------
G|-7b9r7b9r7b9
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

C       Bb    
n't mind if he
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r7b9----------
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       A              A7 
 doesn't make the scene
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Dm            
He's got a day
e|------9-----
B|-12b14--10--
G|----------9h
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

    C      Bb 
time job he's 
----------5---
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10p9--7-6-4-0-
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        A       A7
doing alright
8--------|
8b10-----|
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F             
  He can play 
e|------------
B|--5--5-x-6-6
G|--5--5-x-5-5
D|--5--5-x-7-7
A|------------
E|------------

              
the honky tonk
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       C
 like anything
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Bb            
   Saving it u
e|------------
B|------6-5p4-
G|----7------7
D|-5/7-7------
A|------------
E|------------

              
p for Friday n
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--3-6-3-3/5-5-
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--3-3-3-3/5-5-
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     Dm        Bb
ight
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C             
  With the Sul
e|------------
B|--x-3-6--3-3
G|--x-3-3--3-3
D|--x-3----3-3
A|------------
E|------------

     Bb      C
tans,
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/5-5----------
/5-5----------
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                         Dm 
with the Sultans of Swing

    Dm C Bb   
e|------------
B|---6-5-3---6
G|---5-5-3---5
D|---7-5-3---7
A|------------
E|------------

 C            
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--6p5-x-5-----
-5----x-5--5/1
--7p5-x-5-----
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        Dm    
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--10-8--8--6-5
0-10--0-9--5-5
-----------7-5
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C Bb    C 
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-3--6--6p5-x-5
-3--5-5----x-5
-3--7--7p5-x-5
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-------5h7--|
--x-5/7-----|
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[Verse 5]
       Dm     
And a crowd of
e|-------12---
B|-12b14----pb
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

              
 young boys th
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r12(14)p10----
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      C            Bb         A     A7
ey're fooling around in the corner
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Dm            
Drunk and dres
e|-12p9-------
B|-----10-----
G|-------9--7-
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

              
sed in their b
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6-0-x---pbr12(
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  C            Bb               A         A7
est brown baggies, and their platform soles
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14)-12b14-|
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15-----15-|
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F             
  They don't g
e|------------
B|----8-8\6-6-
G|-7/9--9\7-7-
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

              
ive a damn abo
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       C
ut any trumpet playing band
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Bb            
   It ain't wh
e|------------
B|------------
G|-----7-10-7-
D|x-5/7-7--7--
A|------------
E|------------

              
at they call r
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-3---x-3s5----
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          Dm        Bb
ock and roll
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C             
And the Sultan
e|------------
B|--3-6-3--3/5
G|--3-3-3--3/5
D|--3-3-3--3/5
A|------------
E|------------

     Bb
s, 
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C                                    Dm
yeah the Sultans, they played Creole.  Creole.

    Dm C Bb   
e|------------
B|---6-5-3---6
G|---5-5-3---5
D|---7-5-3---7
A|------------
E|------------

 C        Creo
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--6p5-x-5-----
-5----x-5--5/1
--7p5-x-5-----
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le      Dm    
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--10-8-8-8--6-
0-10-----9--5-
------------7-
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C Bb    C     
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5-3--6--6p5-x-
5-3--5-5----x-
5-3--7--7p5-x-
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         ah ah
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5------------|
5----------5-|
5-------5h7--|
---x-5/7-----|
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[Instrumental]
e|------------
B|--8b10--8b9/
G|------------
D|------------
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e|------9-12b1
B|---10-------
G|--9---------
D|------------
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3b14r12--10---
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e|------------
B|-9-10-10--10
G|----0--0---0
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B|-13-13--13b1
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e|------------
B|---3-6-3---5
G|--3-------5-
D|-3-------5--
A|------------
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e|------------
B|---6-5-3---6
G|---5-5-3---5
D|---7-5-3---7
A|------------
E|------------

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--6p5-x-5-----
-5----x-5--5/1
--7p5-x-5-----
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--10-8-8-8--6-
0-10-----9--5-
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5-3--6--6p5-x-
5-3--5-5----x-
5-3--7--7p5-x-
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5----------5-|
5-------5h7--|
---x-5/7-----|
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[Verse 6]
Dm            
And then the m
e|------------
B|-------10---
G|------------
D|--5/11-11-11
A|------------
E|------------

            C 
an he steps ri
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-12/14-14---14
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       Bb     
ght up to the 
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       A
microphone
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Dm            
And says at la
e|----9--9----
B|----8--8----
G|----9--9----
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

  C           
st just as the
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     Bb     A
 time bell rings
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F             
goodnight now 
e|------------
B|-----8--8-8-
G|--7/9-9-9---
D|------------
A|------------
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        C
it's time to g
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o home'
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Bb            
Then he makes 
e|------------
B|------6-6---
G|----7--7-7--
D|-5/7-7-----7
A|------------
E|------------

              
it fast with o
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-----3-6-x--3/
7-x--3-3-x--3/
--x--3---x--3/
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                Dm
ne more thing
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5-5------|
5-5------|
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C             
'We are the Su
e|------------
B|--3-6-x--3/5
G|--3-3-x--3/5
D|--3---x--3/5
A|------------
E|------------

       Bb
ltans, 
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C                         Dm
we are the sultans of Swing

            C 
e|------------
B|---6-5-3---6
G|---5-5-3---5
D|---7-5-3---7
A|------------
E|------------

              
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--6p5-x-5-----
-5----x-5--5/1
--7p5-x-5-----
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     Dm    C B
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--10-8-8-8--6-
0-10-----9--5-
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b    C 
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5-3--6--6p5-x-
5-3--5-5----x-
5-3--7--7p5-x-
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5-------5h7--|
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[Solo]
e|------------
B|-8b10--8-6-8
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
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e|------------
B|--x-10p8--8-
G|-x------10-1
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

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-----8-------8
0p8--8h10p8--8
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e|--8---------
B|--8h10-8----
G|---------x-x
D|-------0-x-x
A|------------
E|------------

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3p10--10------
----12--12p10-
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e|-----------1
B|-x-x-11bh13-
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
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2-------10-x-x
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--13p10--10-13
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p10--10-13p10-
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e|-13p10--10-1
B|------11----
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3p10--10-13p10
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--10-13--x--15
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B|------13----
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12--12-15p12--
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e|-13p10--10-1
B|------10----
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3p10--10-13p10
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--10-13p10--10
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e|-15p12--12-1
B|------13----
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5p12--12-15p12
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--12-15p12--12
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-15p12--12-15p
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e|--15b17r15-1
B|------------
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3---13--15bh17
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r15b17r15-12h1
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5p12----------
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e|------------
B|---6-5-3---6
G|---5-5-3---5
D|---7-5-3---7
A|------------
E|------------

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--6p5-x-5-----
-5----x-5--5/1
--7p5-x-5-----
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--10-8-8-8--6-
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5-3--6--6p5-x-
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5-3--7--7p5-x-
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5------------|
5----------5-|
5-------5h7--|
---x-5/7-----|
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| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| x   Dead note
| b   Bend
| r   Release
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend 

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