Sultans Of Swing Tab

I am using the standard TAB notation
however I am adding a "." (full stop)
above notes to indicate a staccatto (accented, very short note). I also
use "ARP" to indicate that you are to play a broken chord, and one or
more caret "^" characters to indicate a tie.
 
Also most "labelled chords" (eg The initial D minors) are to be strummed
rapidly. Knopfler uses demi-semi-quavers with certain stokes muted.
 
 
[Intro]
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    Dm |  Dm .  .                                            ARP
e|--5--|--5--------|-----------|------------|----------|-------5--8--5----|
B|--6--|--6--------|-----------|------------|-------6--|------6-----------|
G|--7--|--7--5--5--|--5^h7--7^^^^^-------7^--------|--7--7--------------|
D|--7--|--7--------|-----------|----5/7-----|-----7----|------------------|
A|--5--|--5--------|-----------|------------|----------|------------------|
E|--5--|--5--------|-----------|------------|----------|------------------|
 
                           Dm    C  Bb    A
e|------------------|
B|-6^^--5^6^5-------|
G|-------------7^^^-|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
 
 
[Verse]
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                           Dm    C  Bb    A
e|----|--5--|--3--1--|--5--|------------------------------|
B|----|--6--|--5--3--|--5--|------------------------------|
G|----|--7--|--5--3--|--6--|-------------------------9~~~-|
D|^^--|--7--|--5--3--|--7--|--9b(11)--9b(11)b(9)--7-------|
A|----|--5--|--3--1--|--7--|------------------------------|
E|----|--5--|--3--1--|--5--|------------------------------|
 
    C  Bb                                          F     F
e|---|--3--1--|------------------------|------------|--1--|--1--|
B|---|--5--3--|----10------10------10^^^^^------10--|--1--|--1--|
G|~~-|--5--3--|------------------------|------------|--2--|--2--|
D|---|--5--3--/11------11------11------|----11------|--3--|--3--|
A|---|--3--1--|------------------------|------------|--3--|--3--|
E|---|--3--1--|------------------------|------------|--1--|--1--|
 
    .
e|--------------------|-----|--|---------------------|--------------|
B|--5--5--6^p5^h6^p5--|--3^^^^^^^^---------------6---|--3--6--l(3)--|
G|--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--3^^^^^^^^---------7--------7\--3^^^--l(3)--|
D|--5--5--7--5--7--5--|--3^^^^^^^^---5^h7-----7------|--3^^^--l(3)--|
A|--------------------|-----|--|---------------------|--------------|
E|--------------------|-----|--|---------------------|--------------|
 
                               Dm    C  Bb    A
e|-----------|--------------|--5--|--3--1--|--5--5----------|
B|--3/5--5---|--------------|--6--|--5--3--|--5-------------|
G|--3/5--5---|-----------5--|--7--|--5--3--|--6-----6--6^---|
D|--3/5--5---|-----5^h7-----|--7--|--5--3--|--7-------------|
A|----------6b(7)-----------|--5--|--3--1--|--7-------------|
E|-----------|--------------|--5--|--3--1--|--5-------------|
 
 
e|--5^h6-----5-----3-----|--1^^^^^^^^^^^--10^p9-------|----------------|
B|-----------------------|-----|-----|-----------h10--|----------------|
G|^^^^^^--6-----4-----2--|-----|-----|----------------|--9\7--6--------|
D|-----------------------|-----|-----|----------------|----------7--5--|
A|-----------------------|-----|-----|----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------------|-----|-----|----------------|----------------|
 
    F     F     .                                             .  .
e|--1--|--1--|--------------------|-----|--|----10---9--|--5--------|
B|--1--|--1--|--5--5--6^p5^h6^p5--|--3^^^^^^^^--10--10--|--6--3--3--|
G|--2--|--2--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--3^^^^^^^^----------|-----3--3--|
D|--3--|--3--|--5--5--7--5--7--5--|--3^^^^^^^^----------|-----3--3--|
A|--3--|--3--|--------------------|-----|--|------------|-----------|
E|--1--|--1--|--------------------|-----|--|------------|-----------|
 
      .
e|----------|----------|----------|----|--------|--------|-----------------|
B|--3/5--5^^^^^--3--6--|--3/5--5^^^^^--|--6--5--|--3--6--|--6^p5--5--5/10--|
G|--3/5--5^^^^^--3-----|--3/5--5^^^^^--|--7--5--|--3--7--|--5^^^--5--5/10--|
D|--3/5--5^^^^^--3-----|--3/5--5^^^^^--|--7--5--|--3--7--|--7^p5--5--5/10--|
A|----------|----------|----------|----|--------|--------|-----------------|
E|----------|----------|----------|----|--------|--------|-----------------|
 
                       .
e|----------|----|-----------|-------|------------|-------------|
B|--10--8^^^^^^--|--6--5--3^^^^^--6--|--6^p5--5---|-------------|
G|--10--9^^^^^^--|--7--5--3^^^^^--7--|--5^^^--5---|-----------5-|
D|--10--10^^^^^--|--7--5--3^^^^^--7--|--7^p5--5---|-----5^h7----|
A|----------|----|-----------|-------|-----------6b(7)----------|
E|----------|----|-----------|-------|------------|-------------|
 
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This joins to Martijn's version here: (NB Martijn includes FILLS ONLY)
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Transcribed by: Martijn van Welie (mwelie@cs.vu.nl)
 
 
                 B          B         R       B  R B  R B
E-9-8-9----10-|--------5---------9-------7-------------------|
B-8-8-8-10----|------5---5-8(10)---(10)8---8-8(10)8(10)8(10--|
G----------10-|-7(9)-----------------------------------------|
D-------------|----------------------------------------------|
A-------------|----------------------------------------------|
E-------------|----------------------------------------------|
 
    S     S           S                    S                  H
E-------------------|-----10-8----|------------|-------------------|
B------8-8\6--6-6-6-|----------10-|-6-6-6-6/8--|-------------------|
G--7/9-9-9\7--7-7-7-|-/10------10-|-7-7-7-7/9--|-----5---5---5^7---|
D----------8--8-8-8-|-------------|-8-8-8-8/10-|-5-7---7---7-------|
A-------------------|-------------|------------|-------------------|
E-------------------|-------------|------------|-------------------|
 
    B R B R B R     S
E-3---------------|-/9-9----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-4(5)4(5)4(5)4-3-|-------10---------10-|-5-5--6-5-6-5--3-|---------6-5-----|
G-----------------|----------9----------|-5-5--7-5-7-5--3-|-----7-5-----8-7-|
D-----------------|------------12-11----|-----------------|-5/7-------------|
A-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
         S                  P     S                P   S
E---------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
B-6-6-6-6/8-----|-6-5-3--6-6^5-5--/10-8--6-5-3--6-6^5---------------------|
G-7-7-7-7/9--2x-|-7-5-3--7-7^5-5--/10-9--7-5-3--7-7^5----------5----------|
D-8-8-8-8/10----|-------------------------------------3/5-7-8-------------|
A---------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
 
     B          R                P                    R  B
E---------12--------------13-|-12^9-------------------------------|
B--12(14)----(14)12----------|------10----------10----------------|
G-------------------11/14----|---------9-----------(14)12(14)-----|
D----------------------------|------------12-11-------------------|
A----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E----------------------------|------------------------------------|
 
    S     S            S         S          S 2x           P     S
E-------------------|-------------|------------|-----------------------|
B------8-8\6--6-6-6-|---------6---|--6-6-6-6/8-|-6-5-3--6-6^5-5--/10-8-|
G--7/9-9-9\7--7-7-7-|-----7-5---7\|--7-7-7-7/9-|-7-5-3--7-7^5-5--/10-9-|
D----------8--8-8-8-|-5/7---------|--8-8-8-8/10|-----------------------|
A-------------------|-------------|------------|-----------------------|
E-------------------|-------------|------------|-----------------------|
 
            P     S
E-------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
B-6-5-3--6-6^5-5----------|--------------------|-------------------------|
G-7-5-3--7-7^5-5--------5-|--First-Guitar-Solo-|-repeat-last-lick--------|
D----------------3/5-7-8--|--------------------|-------------------------|
A-------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
E-------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
 
         S       S          S        S       S     Arp    S
E-------7/9-9-(9)/12-12-12\10-|-9-|------------------6-|----------------|
B-----------------------------|-5-|-----8-(8)\6-----6--|-------6---6----|
G--6--7-7/9---(9)/12----12\10-|-0-|-7/9---(9)\7----7---|-----7---7---7--|
D---7-------------------------|---|-------------8------|-5/7------------|
A-----------------------------|---|--------------------|----------------|
E-----------------------------|---|--------------------|----------------|
 
         S 2x           P     S                P     S
E-----------|-------------------------------------------------|------------|
B-6-6-6-6/8-|-6-5-3--6-6^5-5--/10-8--6-5-3--6-6^5-5-----------|------------|
G-7-7-7-7/9-|-7-5-3--7-7^5-5--/10-9--7-5-3--7-7^5-5---------5-|Second-Solo-|
D-8-8-8-8/10|---------------------------------------3/5-7-8---|------------|
A-----------|-------------------------------------------------|------------|
E-----------|-------------------------------------------------|------------|
 
First Guitar Solo:
     B        B      B      B       H  P     H  P
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------10--------|
G--12(14)---12(14)-12(14)-12(14)--10^12^10--9^10^9--------9-----------|
D------------------------------------------------------11-------------|
A---------------------------------------------------12----------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
     B  R                          H  P
E--12(13)12--10-------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------10--------10-13--11^13^11--10---11--9-10--------------|
G------------------10-------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------12----------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
     B       B          R       S
E----------------13-------------/13-12--------------------------------|
B--------13--------13------------------13----10----13-13--------------|
G--12(14)--12(14)----(14)12-10------------12----12--------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
     B        R        B      B          H
E--------------------------------------13^10----10--------10-----------|
B--13(15)--(15)13-11-13(15)-13(15)--10-------10----13(15)----10--------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------12-10\-|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
                       S        H  S
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------6---------------------------------------6--------------------|
G------7---7-------9-10/12-10--9^10/12---------7---7---0-5--7-5-------|
D----8-----------10--------------------------8------------------------|
A--8-----------10--------------------------8--------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
    B       R
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------8-------------------------------------------------------------|
G--7(9)---(9)7-5-7-7--------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Second Guitar Solo:
    B                       B  R     H  P    H P    H P   H P   H P
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-12(14)-12--10-12-10-----12(14)12--9^12^9--7^9^7--5^7^5----------------|
D---------------------12---------------------------------5^7^5----------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------5^7^5----|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
    P P H P          H  P       H  P      H  P      H  P      H  P
E---------------------------8---------8---------8---------8-------------|
B-10^8^6^8^6---8----8^10^8-----8^10^8----8^10^8----8^10^8----8^10^8-----|
G------------7----9--------9----------9---------9---------9---------9---|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     H  P        B            P     P     P         H
E-8----------------------10---------------------------------------------|
B---8^10^8------------10----13^10--------------------------10-----------|
G----------9---12(14)-------------12^10-12^10-----------10----12--------|
D---------------------------------------------12--10^12-----------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
                   B          R           P            P
E-----------------------12--------10-|--13^10----10--13^10----10--------|
B-----10-----11--11(13)----(13)11----|--------10-----------10-----------|
G---X------X-------------------------|----------------------------------|
D-X------X---------------------------|----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
     P            P            P            P            P
E--13^10----10--13^10----10--13^10----10--13^10----10--13^10----10------|
B--------10-----------10-----------11-----------11-----------11---------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     P            P            P            P            P
E--13^10----10--15^12----12--15^12----12--15^12----12--15^12----12------|
B--------11-----------13-----------13-----------13-----------13---------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                      Fade out.
     P            P            P            P            B       B  R
E--15^12----12--15^12----12--15^12----12--15^12----12|-15(17)--15(17)15-|
B--------13-----------13-----------13-----------13---|------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------.|------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------.|------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|------------------|
 
                 B  R      H  P     H  P      H  P
E--13------13--15(17)15--13^15^13---------------------------------------|
B-----14--------------------------13^15^13--10^13^10--------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
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You get a  shiver in the dark, it's raining in the park, but meantime
South of the river you stop and you hold everything
A band is blowing Dixie, double four time
You feel alright when you hear that music ring
 
You step inside, but you don't see too many faces
Coming in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down
Too much competition, from other places
But not too many horns can make that sound
 
Way on downsouth, way on downsouth London town
 
You check out Guitar George; he knows all the chords
Mind he's strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing
And an old guitar is all he can afford
When he gets up under the lights to play his thing
 
And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene
He's got a daytime job he's doing alright
He can play the honkytonk just like anything
Saving it up for friday night
 
With the Sultans, with the Sultans of Swing
 
And a crowd of young boys they're fooling around in the corner
Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles
They don't give a damn about any trumpet playing band
It aint what they call Rock and Roll
 
And the Sultans played Creole
 
And then the man he steps right up to the microphone
And says at last just as the time bell rings
'Thankyou, goodnight; now it's time to go home'
And he makes it fast with one more thing...
 
We are the Sultans, We are the Sultans of Swing
 
 
 
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| /    Slide up
| .    Staccato
| ~    Vibrato
| \    Slide down
| h    Hammer-on
| (n)  Ghost note
| x    Dead note
 
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