Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits

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Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing

this song was originally tabbed by guitarclay but there are just some adjustments
that need to be made...

adjusted by josh katsikis

         Dm
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|----------7-
A|----5--5----
E|------------

--------------
-6------------
-7---7----7---
-----7----7---
--------------
--------------

--------------
-6------------
-7------------
-----------7--
------5--5----
--------------

--------------
6-------------
7--7--5---5---
---7--5-7-5--7
--------------
--------------

------------|
------------|
-5-----5--7-|
-5--7--5--7-|
------------|
------------|

           Dm 
   You get a s
e|------------
B|---4b6-6r4b6
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

              
hiver in the d
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r4------------
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--------------
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--------------

       C              Bb           A          A7
ark, It's raining in the park, but meantime
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|

 Dm           
   South of th
e|------------
B|-----10---10
G|------------
D|-2s11--11-11
A|------------
E|------------

                  C          Bb        A
e river you stop and you hold everything
----------5-|
-11-10----6-|
-------9--5-|
----------7-|
------------|
------------|

 F            
   A band is b
e|------------
B|--5---5-6-5-
G|--5---5-7-5-
D|---x-x--7---
A|------------
E|------------

              
lowing Dixie d
--------------
6-5--3--------
7-5--3--------
-----3--------
--------------
--------------

       C
ouble four time
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
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 Bb           
   You feel al
e|------------
B|-------6----
G|----7---7s2-
D|-5h7-7------
A|------------
E|------------

              
l right when y
--------------
-x-3-6--x-3s5-
-x-3-3--x-3s5-
-x-3----x-3s5-
--------------
--------------

                   Dm            Bb  C
ou hear that music ring
---------|
---------|
-------5-|
----5h7--|
-5s7-----|
---------|


              
   Well now yo
e|------------
B|-10--10---10
G|------------
D|---11--11-11
A|------------
E|------------

   Dm         
u step inside 
--------------
-11-10-10-8--8
--------------
-11-11-------9
--------------
--------------

         C         Bb           A
but you don't see too many faces
-----------|
--6--------|
-----------|
--7--------|
-----------|
-----------|

 Dm           
   Coming in o
e|-10p9-------
B|-----10-----
G|-------9p7p6
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

           C  
ut of the rain
--------------
--------------
--------------
7-5-----------
---7----------
--------------

              Bb        A
 to hear the jazz go down
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|

 F            
   Competition
e|------------
B|-5-5--6-6-5-
G|-5-5--7-7-5-
D|-5-5--7-7-5-
A|------------
E|------------

              
 in other plac
--------------
3-------------
3-------------
3-------------
--------------
--------------

 C
es
--------|
--------|
--------|
--------|
--------|
--------|

 Bb           
   But the hor
e|----10-8----
B|----10---10-
G|----10-9-10-
D|-x-x--------
A|------------
E|------------

              
ns, they're bl
--------------
x--3-6-x-x--3s
x--3-3-x-x--3s
---3-3-x-x--3s
--------------
--------------

           Dm            Bb  C
owing that sound
----------|
5-5-5-----|
5-5-5-----|
5-5-5-----|
----------|
----------|

              
   Way on down
e|------------
B|----x-3-6--3
G|--5-x-3-3--3
D|-5--x-3----3
A|------------
E|------------

     Bb   C
 south
--------------
s5------------
s5------------
s5------------
--------------
--------------

----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|

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

         Dm   
wn south Londo
              
--------------
--6p5-x-5-----
-6----x-5--5s1
--7p5-x-5-----
--------------
--------------

      C  Bb
n town
      Dm    C 
--------------
--10-8-8-8--6-
0-10-----9--7-
------------7-
--------------
--------------

Bb    C
--------------
5-3--6--6p5-x-
5-3--7-7----x-
5-3--7--7p5-x-
--------------
--------------

-------------|
5------------|
5----------5-|
5-------5h7--|
---x-5s7-----|
-------------|

              
   You check o
e|------9-8-9-
B|------8-7-8-
G|------9-8-9-
D|-1s7--------
A|-1s7--------
E|------------

   Dm         
ut Guitar Geor
-----10-10----
-----10-10----
-10--10-10----
--------------
--------------
--------------

  C   Bb      A             A7
ge,  he knows all the chords
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|

 Dm           
   Mind he's s
e|-----5------
B|----5-5-8b10
G|-7b9--------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

              
trictly rhythm
9---------9-7-
--pbr8(10)----
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

 C            
 he doesn't wa
--------------
-8b10r8b10r8b1
0-------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

        Bb    
nt to make it 
--8-----------
0--pbr8(10)p6-
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

  A         F
cry or sing
--|
--|
--|
--|
--|
--|

              
   Yes, and an
e|------------
B|----8-8s6-6-
G|-7s9--9s7-7-
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

              
 old guitar is
--------------
6-6-----------
7-7-----------
--------------
--------------
--------------

   C                  Bb
 all he can afford
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|

              
   When he get
e|-----10-8---
B|----------10
G|-9s10---9-10
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

              
s under the li
--------------
-10-x-3-x-6--3
-10-x-3-x-3--3
------3-x----3
--------------
--------------

              
ghts to play h
--------------
-3s5-5--------
-3s5-5-------5
-3s5-5----5h7-
-------5s7----
--------------

      Dm         Bb C
is thing
--------|
--------|
-5-5s7--|
7-7-----|
--------|
--------|

 Dm           
   And Harry d
e|------------
B|---8-let-rin
G|-7b9r7b9r7b9
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

   C       Bb 
oesn't mind if
--------------
g--8----------
r7b9----------
--------------
--------------
--------------

          A              A7
 he doesn't make the scene
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
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 Dm           
   He's got a 
e|------9-----
B|-12b14--10--
G|----------9h
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

       C      
daytime job he
----------5---
------------0-
10p9--7-6-4-0-
---------7----
--------------
--------------

Bb         A       A7
's doing alright
8----------|
8b10-------|
-----------|
-----------|
-----------|
-----------|

              
   He can play
e|------------
B|--5--5-x-6-6
G|--5--5-x-7-7
D|--5--5-x-7-7
A|------------
E|------------

              
 honky tonk li
--------------
-5-x-3--------
-5-x-3--------
-5-x-3--------
--------------
--------------

   C            Bb
ke anything
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|

              
   Saving it u
e|------------
B|------6-5p4-
G|----7------7
D|-5s7-7------
A|------------
E|------------

              
p for Friday n
--------------
--3-6-3-3s5-5-
--3-3-3-3s5-5-
--3-3-3-3s5-5-
--------------
--------------

 Dm            Bb
ight
---------|
---------|
---------|
---------|
---------|
---------|

 C            
   With the Su
e|------------
B|--x-3-6--3-3
G|--x-3-3--3-3
D|--x-3----3-3
A|------------
E|------------

     Bb      C
ltans,
--------------
s5-5----------
s5-5----------
s5-5----------
--------------
--------------

----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|

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

            Dm
tans of Swing
  C           
--------------
--6p5-x-5-----
-7----x-5--5s1
--7p5-x-5-----
--------------
--------------

         Dm   
--------------
--10-8--8--6-5
0-10--0-9--7-5
-----------7-5
--------------
--------------

 C Bb    C
--------------
-3--6--6p5-x-5
-3--7-7----x-5
-3--7--7p5-x-5
--------------
--------------

------------|
------------|
----------5-|
-------5h7--|
--x-5s7-----|
------------|


          Dm  
   And a crowd
e|-------12---
B|-12b14----pb
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

              
 of young boys
--------------
r12(14)p10----
----------12s1
--------------
--------------
--------------

         C            Bb         A     A7
 they're fooling around in the corner
--13------|
----------|
4-14------|
----------|
----------|
----------|

 Dm           
   Drunk and d
e|-12p9-------
B|-----10-----
G|-------9--7-
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

              
ressed in thei
--5-----------
--------------
6-0-x---pbr12(
----x---------
--------------
--------------

     C            Bb               A         A7
r best brown baggies, and their platform soles
-------------|
-------------|
14)-12b14----|
-------------|
15-----15----|
-------------|

 F            
   They don't 
e|------------
B|----8-8s6-6-
G|-7s9--9s7-7-
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

              
give a damn ab
--------------
6-6-----------
7-7-----------
--------------
--------------
--------------

        C                      Bb
out any trumpet playing band
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|

              
   It ain't wh
e|------------
B|------------
G|-----7--6---
D|-5s7-7-7-7s2
A|------------
E|------------

              
at they call r
--------------
--3-6-x-3s5---
--3-3-x-3s5---
--3---x-3s5---
--------------
--------------

          Dm        Bb
ock and roll
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|

 C            
   And the Sul
e|------------
B|--3-6-3--3s5
G|--3-3-3--3s5
D|--3-3-3--3s5
A|------------
E|------------

      Bb
tans,
--------------
-5------------
-5------------
-5------------
--------------
--------------

----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|

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

              
ltans, they pl
  C        Cre
--------------
--6p5-x-5-----
-7----x-5--5s1
--7p5-x-5-----
--------------
--------------

          Dm
ayed Creole.  
ole      Dm   
--------------
--10-8-8-8--6-
0-10-----9--7-
------------7-
--------------
--------------

Creole.
 C Bb    C    
--------------
5-3--6--6p5-x-
5-3--7-7----x-
5-3--7--7p5-x-
--------------
--------------

          ah ah
-------------|
5------------|
5----------5-|
5-------5h7--|
---x-5s7-----|
-------------|

1. instrumental

 Ah ah
e|------------
B|--8b10--8b9s
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

--------------
10-8b9s10--pbr
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

--------------
8(10)--6h8p6--
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

--------------
5h6p5---------
--------------
------------11
-----------x--
----------x---

------|
------|
------|
------|
------|
------|

e|------9-12b1
B|---10-------
G|--9---------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

3b14r12--10---
-----------10-
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

--------------
------10-13-11
10------------
--12----------
--------------
--------------

--------------
h13p11--9-10--
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

----------|
-11-x-x---|
x---------|
----------|
----------|
----------|

e|------------
B|-9-10-10--10
G|----0--0---0
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

--------------
----------13--
-----12b14--12
x-x-----------
--------------
--------------

----13--------
------13------
bh14----(14)r1
--------------
--------------
--------------

--------12h13-
--------------
2-10-10-------
--------------
--------------
--------------

12------------
--13----------
----12-14p12--
--------------
--------------
--------------

-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|

e|------------
B|-13-13--13b1
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

--------------
5-(15)r13--13b
---------15---
--------------
--------------
--------------

-------------1
15-13b15r13--1
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

3p10--10------
0---10---13b15
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

------------|
-10---------|
---12-10s3--|
------------|
------------|
------------|

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

--------------
-6s8-6-5h6s8s3
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

--------------
---3-6-3-3s5--
--3------3s5--
-3-------3s5-5
--------------
--------------

--------------
-----------8--
5--7-5-7bh9-(9
--------------
--------------
--------------

--------------
--------------
)r7-5-7-7s2---
--------------
--------------
--------------

|
|
|
|
|
|

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

--------------
--6p5-x-5-----
-7----x-5--5s1
--7p5-x-5-----
--------------
--------------

--------------
--10-8-8-8--6-
0-10-----9--7-
------------7-
--------------
--------------

--------------
5-3--6--6p5-x-
5-3--7-7----x-
5-3--7--7p5-x-
--------------
--------------

-------------|
5------------|
5----------5-|
5-------5h7--|
---x-5s7-----|
-------------|


 Dm           
   And then th
e|------------
B|-------10---
G|------------
D|--5s11-11-11
A|------------
E|------------

            C 
e man he steps
--------------
-12s14-14---14
--------------
-12s14----14--
--------------
--------------

       Bb     
 right up to t
--------------
s17--15---15--
--------------
s17----15-15--
--------------
--------------

       A
he microphone
|
|
|
|
|
|

 Dm           
   And says at
e|----9--9----
B|----8--8-let
G|----9--9----
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

   C          
 last just as 
--------------
-ring---------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

      Bb     A
the time bell rings
---------|
---------|
---------|
---------|
---------|
---------|

 F            
   goodnight n
e|------------
B|-----8--8-8-
G|--7s9-9-9---
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

         C
ow it's time t
--------------
----11--------
-10-10--------
--------------
--------------
--------------

o go home'
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|

 Bb           
   Then he mak
e|------------
B|------6-6---
G|----7--7-7--
D|-5s7-7-----7
A|------------
E|------------

              
es it fast wit
--------------
-----3-6-x--3s
7-x--3-3-x--3s
--x--3---x--3s
--------------
--------------

                 Dm
h one more thing
----------|
5-5-------|
5-5-------|
5-5-------|
----------|
----------|

 C            
   'We are the
e|------------
B|--3-6-x--3s5
G|--3-3-x--3s5
D|--3---x--3s5
A|------------
E|------------

        Bb
 Sultans,
--------------
-5------------
-5------------
-5------------
--------------
--------------

----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|

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

             D
 sultans of Sw
              
--------------
--6p5-x-5-----
-7----x-5--5s1
--7p5-x-5-----
--------------
--------------

m
ing
      Dm    C 
--------------
--10-8-8-8--6-
0-10-----9--7-
------------7-
--------------
--------------

Bb    C
--------------
5-3--6--6p5-x-
5-3--7-7----x-
5-3--7--7p5-x-
--------------
--------------

-------------|
5------------|
5----------5-|
5-------5h7--|
---x-5s7-----|
-------------|


[Instrumental]

e|------------
B|-8b10--8-6-8
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

--------------
-6---pbr8(10)-
--7-----------
--------------
--------------
--------------

--------------
8-5h8p5-3h5p3-
-------------5
--------------
--------------
--------------

--------------
--------------
h7p5-5---5----
-----5h7p5----
-----------5h7
--------------

----|
----|
----|
----|
p5--|
----|

e|------------
B|--x-10p8--8-
G|-x------10-1
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

--------------
-----------8h1
0-7--7--7h9---
--------------
--------------
--------------

-----8-------8
0p8--8h10p8--8
---9-------9--
--------------
--------------
--------------

-------8------
h10p8--8h10p8-
-----9-------9
--------------
--------------
--------------

-8---------|
-8h10p8----|
-------9---|
-----------|
-----------|
-----------|

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

-----------10-
---------10--1
-x--12b14-----
-x------------
--------------
--------------

--------------
3p10--10------
----12--12p10-
-------------1
--------------
--------------

--------------
---------10---
-------10--12-
2-10h12-------
--------------
--------------

--------------
----10-----11-
---x----0-x---
--x------x----
--------------
--------------

|
|
|
|
|
|

e|-----------1
B|-x-x-11bh13-
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

2-------10-x-x
-(13)r11------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

--13p10--10-13
-------10-----
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

p10--10-13p10-
---10--------1
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

-10-13p10--10-
0--------10---
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|

e|-13p10--10-1
B|------11----
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

3p10--10-13p10
----11--------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

--10-13--x--15
11------x-----
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

p12--12-15p12-
---13--------1
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

-12-15p12--12-
3--------13---
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|

e|-15p12---15p
B|------13----
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

12--12-15p12--
--13--------13
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

12-15p12--12-1
--------13----
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

5---10-13p10--
--10--------10
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

10-13p10--10--
--------10----
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

|
|
|
|
|
|

e|-13p10--10-1
B|------10----
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

3p10--10-13p10
----10--------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

--10-13p10--10
11--------11--
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

-13p10--10-13-
------11------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

-x-15p12--12--
x-------13----
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

---|
---|
---|
---|
---|
---|

e|-15p12--12-1
B|------13----
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

5p12--12-15p12
----13--------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

--12-15p12--12
13--------13--
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

-15p12--12-15p
------13------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

12--12-15p12--
--13--------12
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

-15b17-|
-------|
-------|
-------|
-------|
-------|

e|--15b17r15-1
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

3---13--15bh17
-15---13------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

r15b17r15-12h1
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

5p12----------
----13h15p13-1
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

--------------
0h13p10-------
-------9h12p9-
-------------1
--------------
--------------

----|
----|
----|
5s7-|
----|
----|

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

--------------
--6p5-x-5-----
-7----x-5--5s1
--7p5-x-5-----
--------------
--------------

--------------
--10-8-8-8--6-
0-10-----9--7-
------------7-
--------------
--------------

--------------
5-3--6--6p5-x-
5-3--7-7----x-
5-3--7--7p5-x-
--------------
--------------

-------------|
5------------|
5----------5-|
5-------5h7--|
---x-5s7-----|
-------------|



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| r    Release
| b    Bend
| x    Dead note
| h    Hammer-on
| p    Pull-off
| (n)  Ghost note
| pbr  Pre-bend release
| s    slide

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