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# Sultans of Swing Very Best of Dire Straits Album #

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Song Title : Sultans Of Swing

Tabber : Straits

Dm x8
----------------------------------------5-8-5---------------------
---T------------------------------6----6------6-5h6p5-------------
-------5^(6)-5^(6)--5h7-------7-----7-7----------------7----------
---A----------------------5h7---7---------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
---B--------------------------------------------------------------

Dm
YOU GET A SHIVER IN THE DARK

C Bb A
IT'S BEEN RAINING IN THE PARK BUT MEANTIME
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---T--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------5^(6)5^(6)5----------------
---A-----------------------------------------------------5^(6)5^(6)5----------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dm C Bb A
SOUTH OF THE RIVER YOU STOP AND YOU HOLD EVERYTHING
-------------------------------------------------------------5-----5-----5----5-----
---T--------------------------------------------------------------------------6-----
----------------------------------------------------------/6----6-----6-------5-----
---A--------------------------------------------------------------------------7-----
------------------------------------------------------------------------------5-----
---B--------------------------------------------------------------------------x-----

F(D-Struct) C
A BAND IS BLOWING DIXIE DOUBLE FOUR TIME
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---T-----------------------------------------------------5--5--6-6p5-3--------------
---------------------------------------------------------5--5--7-7p5-3--------------
---A-----------------------------------------------------5--5--7-7p5-3--------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb Dm Bb C
YOU FEEL ALL RIGHT WHEN YOU HEAR THAT MUSIC RING
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---T------------------------------------------------6-----3--3--3--3/5--------------
-------------------------------------------------7-----7--3--3--3--3/5-----------5--
---A--------------------------------------5h6h7-----------3--3--3--3/5-------5-7----
-------------------------------------------------------------------------5/7--------
---B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dm C Bb A
YOU STEP INSIDE BUT YOU DON'T SEE TOO MANY FACES
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---T-----------------------------------------------------------6/8-10-10-8-6--------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dm C Bb A
COMING IN OUT OF THE RAIN TO HEAR THE JAZZ GO DOWN
--------------------------------------------------------10-8---------------3--------
---T---------------------------------------------------------10-8----------5--------
------------------------------------------------------------------9-7------5--------
---A------------------------------------------------------------------7-5--5--------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------3--------
---B-----------------------------------------------------------------------3--------

F(D-Struct) C
COMPETITION TOO OTHER PLACES
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---T-----------------------------------------------------6--6--6-6p5-3--------------
---------------------------------------------------------5--5--7-7p5-3--------------
---A-----------------------------------------------------7--7--7-7p5-3--------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb Dm Bb C
BUT NOT THE HORNS CAN MAKE THAT SOUND
-------------------------------------------------10--9-5----------------------------
---T---------------------------------------------10-10-6--3--3--3--3/5--------------
----------------------------------------------------------3--3--3--3/5--------------
---A------------------------------------------------------3--3--3--3/5--------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb C
WAY ON DOWNSOUTH WAY ON DOWNSOUTH LONDON TOWN.
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---T----------------------3--3--3--3/5--------------------6p5--3--6--6-5--/10--8--8-
--------------------------3--3--3--3/5--------------------7p5--3--7--7-5--/10--9--9-
---A----------------------3--3--3--3/5--------------------7p5--3--7--7-5--/10--10-10
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

||: Dm C | Bb | C | C :||
--------------------------------------
---T---6p5--3--6--6p5--5--------------
-------7p5--3--7--7p5--5----------5---
---A---7p5--3--7--7p5--5------5-7-----
--------------------------5/7---------
---B----------------------------------

Dm C Bb A
YOU CHECK OUR GUITAR GEORGE HE KNOWS ALL THE CHORDS
------------------------------------------------------------------/9-8-9----10------
---T--------------------------------------------------------------/8-8-8-10-10------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------10------
---A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dm C Bb A
MIND HE'S STRICTLY RHYTHM HE DOSEN'T WANT TO MAKE IT CRY OR SING
------------------------------------------------5-----9-----------------------------
---T------------------------------------------5---5-8---8-10-8-(10)-8(10)-8-(10)----
--------------------------------------------7---------------------------------------
---A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

F(D-Struct) C
AND AN OLD GUITAR IS ALL HE CAN AFFORD
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---T----------------------------------------------------------6/8-9--8-6-6-6--------
--------------------------------------------------------------7/9-10-9-7-7-7--------
---A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb Dm Bb C
WHEN HE GETS UP UNDER THE LIGHTS TO PLAY HIS THING
--------------------------------------------5/10-8-5--------------------------------
---T--------------------------------------------------6--6--6--6/8------------------
------------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7/9-------5---5--5h7-
---A--------------------------------------------------8--8--8--8/10--5h7---7---7----
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dm C Bb A
AND HARRY DOESN'T MIND IF HE DOESN'T MAKE THE SCENE

Dm C Bb A
HE'S GOT A DAYTIME JOB HE'S DOING ALRIGHT
-------------------------------------------------------------/9-10-9-----------5----
---T-----------------------------------------------------------------10-------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------7--6-------
---A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F(D-Struct) C
HE CAN PLAY HONKY TONK LIKE ANYTHING
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---T--------------------------------------------------------5---5---6---6--5--3-----
------------------------------------------------------------5---5---7---7--5--3-----
---A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Bb Dm Bb C
SAVING IT UP FOR FRIDAY NIGHT
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---T---------------------------------------------------6-5------3--3--3--3/5--------
-------------------------------------------------5-7p5-----8-7--3--3--3--3/5--------
---A-----------------------------------------5/7----------------3--3--3--3/5--------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb C
WITH THE SULTANS, WITH THE SULTANS OF SWING.
----------1-------------------------------------------------------------------------
---T---3--3--3--3/5--------------------------6p5--3--6--6p5--5-----/10--8-----------
-------3--3--3--3/5--------------------------7p5--3--7--7p5--5-----/10--9-----------
---A---3--3--3--3/5--------------------------7p5--3--7--7p5--5-----/10--10----------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

||: Dm C | Bb | C | C :||
--------------------------------------
---T---6p5--3--6--6p5--5--------------
-------7p5--3--7--7p5--5----------5---
---A---7p5--3--7--7p5--5------5-7-----
--------------------------5/7---------
---B----------------------------------

Dm C Bb A
AND A CROWD OF YOUNG BOYS THEY'RE FOOLING AROUND IN THE CORNER
-----------------------------------------------------------------12----------------
---T----------------------------------------------------13^(14)-------14--11/18----
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dm C Bb A
DRUNK AND DRESSED IN THEIR BEST BROWN BAGGIES AND THEIR PLATFORM SOLES
---------------------------------------------12p9-----------------------------------
---T-----------------------------------------------10-------------10--8^(10)-8^(10)-
-------------------------------------------------------9----------------------------
---A------------------------------------------------------12--11--------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

F(D-Struct) C
THEY DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT ANY TRUMPET PLAYING BAND
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---T----------------------------------------------------------6/8-9--8-6-6-6--------
--------------------------------------------------------------7/9-10-9-7-7-7--------
---A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb Dm Bb C
IT AIN'T WHAT THEY CALL ROCK AND ROLL
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---T------------------------------------------------6-----3--3--3--3/5--------------
-------------------------------------------------7-----7--3--3--3--3/5--------------
---A--------------------------------------5h6h7-----------3--3--3--3/5--------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb C
AND THE SULTANS, AND THE SULTANS PLAYED CREOLE
----------1-------------------------------------------------------------------------
---T---3--3--3--3/5--------------------------6p5--3--6--6p5--5-----/10--8-----------
-------3--3--3--3/5--------------------------7p5--3--7--7p5--5-----/10--9-----------
---A---3--3--3--3/5--------------------------7p5--3--7--7p5--5-----/10--10----------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

||: Dm C | Bb | C | C :||
--------------------------------------
---T---6p5--3--6--6p5--5--------------
-------7p5--3--7--7p5--5----------5---
---A---7p5--3--7--7p5--5------5-7-----
--------------------------5/7---------
---B----------------------------------

Solo 1:-

||: Dm | C Bb | A | A :||: C | C | G | G | F | F |
| Dm | Dm Bb | C | C Bb | C | C :||: Dm C | Bb | C | C :||

3:33 3:40
--------------------------------------------9-12-10--------------------------------------------
---T--10--10-10-10------------------------10-------10------11-13-11h13r11-10h11r10-----11-9-10-
 ------------------10h12r10-9h10r9--------9-----------10----------------------------(14)--------
---A-----------------------------------11--------------12--------------------------------------
-------------------------------------12--------------------------------------------------------
---B-------------------------------12----------------------------------------------------------

3:41 3:50
------------13----------13-12----------------------------------------13-10-----10--------------
---T----13----13-------------13--------13-13-13---15-15-13--15-15--10-----10-13--13-10---------
------14--14----14-------------12-14-12-------------------15--------------------------12-10----
---A--------------15-15------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3:53
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---T-------3-6p3-----5-6-8-6-5-6h8--------3-6p3----------------6^(7)p5-------------------------
---------3----------5-------------------3-----------5-7-5-7^-----------7p5-7-------------------
---A---3-----------5------------------3-----------5--------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---T--6p5--3--6--6p5--5-----/10--8-----6p5--3--6--6p5--5-------------5------------------------
------7p5--3--7--7p5--5-----/10--9-----7p5--3--7--7p5--5-------5-7----------------------------
---A--7p5--3--7--7p5--5-----/10--10----7p5--3--7--7p5--5---5/7--------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dm C Bb A
AND THEN THE MAN HE STEPS RIGHT UP TO THE MICROPHONE
-----------------------------------------------------------------7/9--9--9/12--12--12\10------
---T-----------------------------------------------------10-----------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------9-------9-------------------------------
---A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dm C Bb A
AND SAYS AT LAST JUST AS THE TIME BELL RINGS
--------------------------------------------------------------9--
---T----------------------------------------------------------5--
--------------------------------------------------------------0--
---A-------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
---B-------------------------------------------------------------

F(D-Struct) C
"GOODNIGHT NOW IT'S TIME TO GO HOME"
---------------------------------------------------------------6-
---T----------------------------------------------8--(8)\6----6--
---------------------------------------------7/9-----(9)\7---7---
---A-------------------------------------------------------8-----
-----------------------------------------------------------------
---B-------------------------------------------------------------

Bb Dm Bb C
AND HE MAKES IT FAST WITH ONE MORE THING
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---T------------------------------------------------6----6----3--3--3--3/5--------------
-------------------------------------------------7-----7---7--3--3--3--3/5--------------
---A--------------------------------------5h6h7---------------3--3--3--3/5--------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb C
"WE ARE THE SULTANS, WE ARE THE SULTANS OF SWING"
----------1-------------------------------------------------------------------------
---T---3--3--3--3/5--------------------------6p5--3--6--6p5--5-----/10--8-----------
-------3--3--3--3/5--------------------------7p5--3--7--7p5--5-----/10--9-----------
---A---3--3--3--3/5--------------------------7p5--3--7--7p5--5-----/10--10----------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

||: Dm C | Bb | C | C :||
--------------------------------------
---T---6p5--3--6--6p5--5--------------
-------7p5--3--7--7p5--5----------5---
---A---7p5--3--7--7p5--5------5-7-----
--------------------------5/7---------
---B----------------------------------

||: Dm | Bb | C | C :|| x8
5:02
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---T-10--------------------10---------------------------------10-8h10p8----8-----------------
--------12-10-12-10-----------10h12p10-7h10p7-5h7p5---------------------10---10-7------------
---A----------------12------------------------------5h7p5-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------5h7p5--------------------------------
---B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5:09 5:12
---------5h8-----5h8-----5h8-----------------------13-10-------------------------------------
---T-5h8-----5h8-----5h8-----5------------------10------13-10--------------10----------------
-------------------------------------------------------------12-10------------12-------------
---A--------------------------------------------------------------12--10-12------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5:15 5:18
--------------------------12-----10---13p10---10-----13p10---10-----15p12---12------15p12----
---T------10-------11---13--13-11-----------10--(x4)-------11---(x4)------13---(x7)-------13-
----10-12----10-12---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----13p10---10-----13p10---10-----15p12---12------15p12-------------------------------------
---T-------10--(x4)-------11---(x4)------13---(x7)-------13----------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5:32
------17--17-15----15-------------17--15h17p15-----------------------------------------------
---T------------18----15------18----------------15h18p15-13h15p13-10h13p10-------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------9h12p9------------
---A------------------------------------------------------------------------------10h12p10---
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12
---B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fades out here.....
-----------------------------------------------------------
---T--6p5--3--6--6p5--5-----/10--8-----6p5--3--6--6p5--5---
------7p5--3--7--7p5--5-----/10--9-----7p5--3--7--7p5--5---
---A--7p5--3--7--7p5--5-----/10--10----7p5--3--7--7p5--5---
-----------------------------------------------------------
---B-------------------------------------------------------

Notes :-
p = pull off
h = hammer on
^( ) = bend up until note sound like that shown in brackets
/ = slide up
\ = slide down

All barre Chords:-

Dm C C Bb A A F(D-struct) G F
--5---3----8---1---0----5--------5--------3---1--
--6---5----8---3---2----5--------6--------3---1--
--7---5-or-9---3---2-or-6--------5--------4---2--
--7---5----10--3---2----7--------7--------5---3--
--5---3----10--1---0----7--------5--------5---3--
--5---3----8---1---0----5--------x--------3---1--

There we go, The chords on here now are the chords the lead guitarist(Mark Knopfler) plays,
the chords the 2nd guitarist plays are Dm | C | Bb | A x2 then C | G | F | Dm then the sultans of
swing part is the same 4 both guitarists.