Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
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[Intro] (start with snare drum)
Dm - Dm - Dm - Dm - Dm - Dm - Dm - Dm (&Solo1)

Solo1 (Intro solo)
e------------------|----------------------|--------------------|---------------------
B------------------|----------------------|--------------------|---------------------
G------------------|----------5-----5--x--|--5/-7--------------|------------------7~-
D------------------|----------5--7--5--x--|--5/-7--------------|------------5/-7-----
A------------------|----------------------|--------------------|---------------------
E------------------|----------------------|--------------------|---------------------
 Dm                 Dm                     Dm                   Dm

e----------------------|------------5--8----5--|------------------------|------------------|
B----------------------|----------6------------|--6~-----6--5h-6--5-----|------------------|
G---------------10--7--|--------7--------------|---------------------7~-|------------------|
D------------7---------|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------|
A----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------|
E----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------|
 Dm                     Dm                      Dm                       Dm

          Dm                       C              Bb       A          A7
You get a shiver in the dark, it's raining in the park but meantime
Dm                         C            Bb          A      A
 south of the river you stop and you hold_   everything_.
F                                     C               (&Solo2)
  A band is blo_wing Dixie_   double four time,

Solo2 (double four time..)
e--------------------|-----------------------|
B----------5------5--|------6--5--6--5----3--|
G----------5------5--|------5--5--5--5----3--|
D----------5------5--|------7--5--7--5----3--|
A--------------------|-----------------------|
E--------------------|-----------------------|
           C      C

Bb                                           Dm - Dm  Bb - C - C (&Solo3)
 you feel alright_   when you hear the music ring_.

Solo3 (music ring..)
e-------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
B-------------------------|-------------6-------|----------------------|----------------------|
G------------7-----10--7h-|--------7----7----7--|--7/-9----------------|-----------5~---------|
D------5/-7-----7---------|--------8---------8--|--8/-10---------------|-----5h-7-------------|
A-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------5/-|--7-------------------|
E-------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
  Dm                        Dm     Bb             Bb/ C                   C

              Dm                    C        Bb        A        A
Well now you step inside_  but you don't see too many faces_
Dm                      C                  Bb        A       A
  coming in out of the rain_ they hear the jazz__ go down_.
F                         C         (&Solo2)
   Competition_ in other places_,
Bb                                      Dm - Dm  (&Solo4)
   er but the horns_, they blowing that sound.
Bb  C                       Bb  C
      Way on down south_            way on down__ south__
Dm             C  Bb - Bb - C - C -  Dm  C  Bb - Bb - C - C  (&Solo5)
Lon_don_ town__

Solo4 (Blowing that sound..)
e-------10--8--------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------
B----------------10~-|-------------6------|-----------------|---------6-------|------------
G-------10--9----10~-|--------7----7------|--7/-9-----------|----7----7----x--|--7/-9------
D--------------------|--------8-----------|--8/-10----------|----8---------x--|--8/-10-----
A--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------
E--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------
  Dm                   Dm     Bb            Bb/ C               Bb              Bb/ C

Solo5 (Chorus)
e---------------------|-------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B----------6--5----3--|--------------6----|--6p-5----5-------------|--10--8-8-x--8~---------|
G----------7--5----3--|--------------5----|--5-------5-------6/10--|--10--9-9-x--9~---------|
D----------7--5----3--|--------------7----|--7p-5----5-------------|------------------------|
A---------------------|-------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E---------------------|-------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
  Dm          C    Bb   Bb           C      C                        C

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

Dm               C  Bb            A              A7  (&Solo6)
You check out Guitar George_          he knows_  all the chords

Solo6 (all the chords..)
--9------7----9---(10)--
--8------8----8---(10)--
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Dm                         C                 Bb         A          A7
 mind he's strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing_.
F                              C
   Yes_ and an old_ guitar_ is all_   he can afford,
Bb                                                Dm - Dm  Bb - C - C  (&Solo7)
   when he gets up under the lights_  to play his thing_.

Solo7 (play his thing..)
e---------10--8--------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|----------
B------------------10~-|-------------6-------|------------8------------|--------------------------|----------
G-------------9----10~-|--------7----7----x--|--7/-9---9---------------|--------------5-----5-----|--5/-7~---
D---9/10---------------|--------8---------x--|--8/-10--------------10--|--------5h-7-----7-----7--|----------
A----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|---5/7--------------------|----------
E----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|----------

Dm                  C      Bb              A                  A7
 And Harry doesn't mind_   if he doesn't_   make the scene_
Dm                  C           Bb       A       A7
 he's got a daytime job_   he's do_ing alright_.
F                                     C              (&Solo2)
   He can play the hon_ky_ tonk_ like any_thing_
Bb                         Dm
   saving it up_    Friday night.

Bb  C                       Bb  C
         With the Sultans     with the Sul__tans__ of swing.
Dm             C  Bb - Bb - C - C -  Dm  C  Bb - Bb - C - C  (&Solo5)

       Dm                         C          Bb            A       A7
And a crowd of young boys_ they're fooling around_ in the corner_
Dm                              C             Bb              A          A7
 drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles.
F                                       C
    They don't give a damn_   about any trumpet_  playing_ band_,
Bb                                      Dm
    it ain't what they call_   rock and roll_.

Bb  C                       Bb  C
         And the Sultans          yeah the Sultans are playing
Dm             C  Bb - Bb - C - C -  Dm  C  Bb - Bb - C - C  (&Solo5)
 Creole.                   Creole babe.                      Ah Ah

[Solo] (verse + bridge + chorus)
Dm - C  Bb - A - A7
Dm - C  Bb - A - A
F - F - C - C
Bb - Bb - Dm - Dm
Bb - C - C      Bb - C - C

Dm  C  Bb - Bb - C - C - Dm  C  Bb - Bb - C - C

Solo
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|----------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|--5--------------------
|--12b-----------12b---12b---|--12r-----10h12p10~-----9h10p|--9----------x-----6--|-----------------------
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------7-----|-----------------------
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|--10----------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------
|--------10------------------10--|--13~-----11h13p11~-----x--|--10~----------12--------|--9h-10--------------
|--------------10----------------|---------------------------|------------x------x--x--|---------------------
|--------------------12----------|---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------
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|------------------13----------|---------------------10/|--13----12------------------------|--------------------
|--------13------------13------|------------------------|--------------13------------------|--13--13~---13------
|--12b-------12b-----------12r-|----10~---10~-----------|--------------------12--14p---12--|--------------------
|------------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------
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|--------------------------|----------------------|--13p-10------10----------------|---------------------------
|--13b-------13r---11--13b-|----13r-----------10--|----------10------13b---10--10--|------------------3--6--3--
|--------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------|--12--10\------3-----------
|--------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------|------------3--------------
|--------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------
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|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------
|--------5--6/-8--6----5/-|--6/-8----------3--6--3--|----------------------|-------8----------------
|------5------------------|-------------3-----------|---------5----7----5--|--7b------7r---5--7~-7~-
|----5--------------------|----------3--------------|------5---------------|------------------------
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Dm                     C             Bb         A           A
 And then the man he steps - right - up_ to the microphone_
Dm            C                Bb       A       A
 and says at last_ just as the timebell rings_.
F                             C
    "Good_night__    now it's time_   to go home__."
Bb                                           Dm
     Then he makes it fast__   with one more thing_.

Bb  C                       Bb  C
      "We are the Sultans         we are the Sul__tans__ of swing."

[Outro] (Chorus chords)
Dm  C  Bb - Bb - C - C - Dm  C  Bb - Bb - C - C
Dm  C  Bb - Bb - C - C - Dm  C  Bb - Bb - C - C
Dm  C  Bb - Bb - C - C - Dm

Outro solo
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|--12b-------12----10--12--|--10------------------12r-|------12--9h12p9--7h9p7--5h7p|--5----------------------
|--------------------------|------12~---12~-----------|-----------------------------|-----5h7p5---------------
|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|------------5h7p5--------
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--------------------------|---------------------|-----------8--------8--------8--------|--8--------8----------------
-----8-8-10p8----8--------|---------------------|--8h10p8-----10p8-----10p8-----10p8---|----10p8-----10p8-----------
--------------10---10--7~-|--------7-------7/9--|---------9--------9--------9--------9-|---------9--------x-x--x--x-
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|---------10-------------------------------------|------------------------|
|------10----13p10----10----------------------10-|------------------------|
|--12b-------------12----12p10----10-------10----|--12~-------------10-12-|
|------------------------------12----10h12-------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
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--10~------------11----x--x--|--11b-------11r-------------|
--------x--10-12-------x--x--|----------------------x--x--|
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--13p10----10-13p10----10-13p10----10-13p10----10-|--13p10----10-13p10----10-13p10----10-13-x----12-|
--------10----------10----------10----------10----|--------11----------11----------11---------13----|
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--15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12----12-|--15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12----10-|
--------13----------13----------13----------13----|--------13----------13----------13----------10----|
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--13p10----10-13p10----10-13p10----10-13p10----10-|--13p10----10-13p10----10-13p10----10-13-x----12-|
--------10----------10----------10----------10----|--------11----------11----------11---------13----|
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--15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12----12-|--15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12-----|
--------13----------13----------13----------13----|--------13----------13----------13----------13--|
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--15b-------15r---13--15--|--13------------13------15r-|----15r---12h15p12------------------|----------------------|
--------------------------|------15~-----------13------|--------------------13h15p13--10h13p|--10------------------|
--------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------------|------9h12------------|
--------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------12--10\----|
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----------6--5----3--|--------------6----|--6p-5----5--------5/-|--10--8----8~---------|--||
----------7--5----3--|--------------5----|--5-------5--------5/-|--10--9----9~---------|--||
----------7--5----3--|--------------7----|--7p-5----5-----------|----------------------|--||
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Chords:
Dm   x57765 / xx0231
C    x35553 / 8(10)(10)988
Bb   x13331 / 688766
A    x02220 / 577655
A7   x02020 / 575655
F    133211

Transcribed by arjan@rawktabs.tmfweb.nl
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