Six Blade Knife Bass

SIX BLADE KNIFE (Bassline)
As recorded by Dire Straits
(From the 1978 Album DIRE STRAITS)
 
Words and Music by Mark Knopfler
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Illsley - Bass'
 
 
 [Intro]
 Q=117
 4/4
 Gtr I
     Q.   E H      Q.   E H      Q.   E H      Q.   E H     4x
G||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
D||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
A||o-------------|-3----3-5----|-------------|-3----3-5----o||
E||--5----5-5----|-------------|-5----5-5----|--------------||
 
 
  [Verses 1 - 4]
  Segno $
     Q.   E H      Q.   E H      Q.   E H      Q.   E H
G||--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A||o-------------|-3----3-5----|-------------|-3----3-5----|
E||--5----5-5----|-------------|-5----5-5----|-------------|
 
 
   Q.   E H      Q.   E H      Q.   E H      Q.   E H
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-3----3-5----|-------------|-3----3-5----|
E|-5----5-5----|-------------|-5----5-5----|-------------|
 
 
   Q.   E H      Q.   E H      Q.   E H      Q.   E H
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-3----3-5----|-------------|-3----3-5----|
E|-5----5-5----|-------------|-5----5-5----|-------------|
 
 
                                            1.
                                To Coda
   Q.   E H      Q.   E H      Q.   E H      Q.   E H
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
A|-------------|-3----3-5----|-------------|-3----3-5----o||
E|-5----5-5----|-------------|-5----5-5----|--------------||
 
 
                 [Bridge]
  2.
   H    E E E E    W          H.      E E   H.      E E   H    E E E E
G|----------0-2-||----------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
D|--------2-----||----------|-----------0-|-------------|----------5-7-|
A|-3----3-------||-5--------|-3-----------|---------0-3-|-5----5-7-----|
E|--------------||----------|---------1---|-3-----------|--------------|
 
 
                                                               Dal Segno al Coda
   W          H.      +E  E   H.      +E  E   Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E E E E E
G|----------|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------------------||
D|----------|---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------5-7----||
A|-5--------|-3-------(3)-3-|---------------|-5--5--5--5--|-5-5-5-5-5-7--------||
E|----------|---------------|-3-------(3)-3-|-------------|--------------------||
 
 
 Coda &
   Q.   E H      Q.   E H      Q.   E H      Q.   E H      Q.   E H
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
A|-3----3-5----|-------------|-3----3-5----|-------------|-3----3-5----||
E|-------------|-5----5-5----|-------------|-5----5-5----|-------------||
 
 
 [Outro]
     Q.   E H      Q.   E E E E E   +Q.   E H      Q.   E E E E E   5x
G||--------------|----------------|--------------|------------------||
D||o-------------|----------7-----|--------------|----------7------o||
A||o-------------|-3----5-7-------|--------------|-3----5-7--------o||
E||--5----5-5----|--------------5-|-(5)---5-5----|--------------5---||
 
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Duration Legend
 
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents
the duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
 
|  +()   -  note tied to previous
|   |    -  bar
|   ||   -  double bar
|  ||o   -  repeat start
|  o||   -  repeat end
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