Dire Straits
Dire Straits - Private Investigations guitar tab
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# Received: from animal-farm.nevada.edu by redrock.nevada.edu (5.65c/M1.4) with SMTP id ; Mon, 22 Feb 1993 02:57:13 -0800 Received: from indri.inria.fr by animal-farm.nevada.edu id ; Mon, 22 Feb 1993 02:57:10 -0800 Received: by indri.inria.fr (5.65c/IDA-1.2.8) id AA08186; Mon, 22 Feb 1993 11:53:50 +0100 Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1993 11:53:50 +0100 From: Guillaume Laurent Message-Id: To: jamesb@animal-farm.nevada.edu Subject: Dire Straits tab : Private Investigations Title : Private Investigations Author : Dire Straits (Mark Knopfler) Transcription by : Guillaume Laurent (except first intro solo by Laurent Martinez) First, a few precisions: this is an attempt of a transcription of the studio version of P.I. Not everything of what he does is here (far from that), but it sounds nice when you play this along with the record, or with a bunch a musician friends. Besides, I'm completely deaf when it comes to figure out chords (even worse than solos!), and I know that he often starts these little "phrases" by strumming a 3 or 4 notes chord, and then picks notes over it. So if such "phrase beginnings" don't seem to match for you hear, and you happen to find better ways to do them, please let me know! Add on (22 Feb. 93) : The corrections I've added are precisely trying to improve those "starts". As usual, any adds, corrections, comments, are welcome. No notations tricks : a ">" means the note following should have no attack (i.e. slide it, hammer it, pull it, whatever!). Intro arpeggios (not included in the "Money for Nothing" best-of version) : -------5-7-5-7--|----------------------- -----5----------|----------------------- ---5------------|----------9-12-9------- -7--------------|--------9--------12-9-- ----------------|-----10---------------- ----------------|----------------------- Intro solo: -------------|---------|------|---------------------|---------|---------------- ---8---------|---------|------|-------8>12--8>10-10-|-10>8>10-|-10>12--8------- -----9>11-11-|-11-9-11-|-12-9-|----7----------------|---------|---------------- -9-----------|---------|------|---------------------|---------|---------------- -------------|---------|------|---------------------|---------|---------------- -------------|---------|------|---------------------|---------|---------------- ---------------------------|-------------- ------------8-7--5>10------|----7-7-8----- ---------7-------------9-9-|----7------9-- -------7-------------------|-------------- ----9----------------------|-------------- -7-------------------------|-------------- 1st verse : -------------------7------|------------7-|-------------------------|--- -----------------8---8-7--|----------7---|------------10-----10----|--- --------------------------|--------------|------(9-9)----9-9----9--|--- --------------------------|--------------|-------------------------|--- --------------------------|--------------|-------------------------|--- --------------------------|--------------|-------------------------|--- ...mystery to me ...commences ...fee -----------------|-----------------|------------------|--- -------8-----8---|-------6-----6---|--6-5-4------4----|--- -(7-7)---7-7---7-|-(5-5)---5-5---5-|---------4-4---4--|--- -----------------|-----------------|------------------|--- -----------------|-----------------|------------------|--- -----------------|-----------------|------------------|--- ...expenses ----------|----------------|------------------5--|-----------------------|--- ----------|-------------8--|------------8---8----|-----------------------|--- --12-11-9-|-----6----------|------7-------7------|-----------------------|--- --14------|---9---9---9----|----5---5------------|--7-9-7-9--7-5-5-7-5---|--- ----------|-9-------9------|--7-------7----------|--7------------------7-|--- ----------|----------------|---------------------|-----------------------|--- (*) ...inquiry -------------| -------------| -------------| -----5-------| -5-7---5-7---| -------------| 2nd verse is quite much like the 1st one, give or take a few variations: ------------7--|------------------------|------------|- ----------7----|--------------8---8-7-6-|-------6----|- ---------------|------------7---7-------|-(5-5)---5--|- (goes on same as ---------------|------------------------|------------|- 1st verse) ---------------|------------------------|------------|- ---------------|------------------------|------------|- (repeat) ...reports ...treason --------------------------|-----------------------|- --------10-------------8--|-----------------------|- ---------------7-9---7----|-----------4---4-------|- -----------9-9-----9------|---------7---7---7-5---|- --------------------------|---------------------7-|- --------------------------|-----------------------|- ...reason The "phrase" marked (*) above is also a bit shortened. Last verse (or is it a bridge ? Who cares) -------------------------7----|------------------------|----7----|----- --------------8-7-8-10-8---10-|-------7---7-8---7-8-10-|------8--|----- --------------9---------------|-----9---9-----9--------|---------|----- ------------------------------|-----7------------------|---------|----- ------------------------------|------------------------|---------|----- ------------------------------|------------------------|---------|----- ...you got ...the day ...you got ------------------------------|-----------------7-----|-------------- -----------------7-8-7--------|--------7-8-10-8---10--|-------------- -------------7-9-------9-7-9--|-----------------------|-------------- -----------9------------------|-----------------------|-------------- ------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------- ------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------- ...take away ...of wishky Then comes a modfied version of the intro solo: ---------------|---------|--------------------------|- -----8---------|---------|--------------------------|- -------9>11-11-|-11-9-11-|-11-12-12>11>9>7-7>9-9>6--|- --9------------|---------|--------------------------|- ---------------|---------|--------------------------|- ---------------|---------|--------------------------|- ------10----10-----------|-------------------------------| ---8-----10----8-7-------|------8>10>10--7>8---8---------| -7-----------------9-7---|-------------------9---7-------| -----------------------7-|-------------------------9-7---| -------------------------|-------------------------------| -------------------------|-------------------------------| ------------------------------------------|------------------|- ------------7-10-8-9---7---7--------------|------------------|- --11>7--7-9----------9---9---9-6-7--------|-----11-12-11-9-9-|- -----------------------------------9-7----|---9--------------|- ---------------------------------------10-|------------------|- ------------------------------------------|------------------|- ---------------------------|----------7---------------|- --11>10--------------------|---8--10-----10--8--------|- --12----12-9---------------|---9----------------9--9--|- -------------11-9----------|--------------------------|- -------------------12-9----|--------------------------|- ------------------------12-|--------------------------|- -----------------|-------|-------|-------3--|- -----------------|-------|-------|-------2--|- -----------------|-------|-------|-------3--|- -7-9-7-9-7-7-5-4-|-5>4>2-|-2>4>5-|-5>2---2--|- -10--------------|-------|-------|----------|- -----------------|-------|-------|----------|- ^ Go (diminished G) After the instrumental part has begun, wait for 5 beats (i.e. 9 Es from the bass, including the 1st long one, right after "private... investigations" bom bom bom... :-) -----------------------------------|-------------------|-------------- -----------------7-----------------|---7-8-7-----------|-------------- ---------------7---9>11-11-9>14-14-|---------9>7-9-9---|-------------- -----------7-9---------------------|-----------------9-|-------------- -2-3-5>7-7-------------------------|-------------------|-------------- -----------------------------------|-------------------|-------------- --------------------|------------------7-------------|--------------------- -8>7--8---8---------|--------8-10-8-10---10-8-10>12--|-8>10>8-8-10-10------ -9------7-----------|----7-9-------------------------|-----------------9-9- -9----------9>12>14-|--7-----------------------------|--------------------- --------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------- --------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------- ---------|------------|---------------------| ---------|------------|---------------------| -9>7>6>9-|------------|---------------------| ---------|-12>11>9-12-|------9---12---------| ---------|------------|---12---9----10-9----| ---------|------------|-------------------12| Then come some E and E7 chords, which are available on the sheet music. :-) Enough for now.