Dire Straits

- SULTANS OF SWING -


Tablature : Sultans of swing



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 too many 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 honky tonk 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
The don't give a damn about any trumpet playing band
It ain't 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
'Thank you goodnight now it's time to go home'
And he makes it fast whith one more thing
'We are the Sultans of Swing'.






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- TABLATURES -


  Dm                               
e-------------------------------------5-8-5----------------
B-------3--3-3------------------6----6-----6-5h6p5---------
G---2-2-2--2-2--5-5-5-7-----7----7--7-------------7--5-7---
D-0-0-0-0--0-0--5-5-5-7--5h7---7------------------------7--
A-0--------------x-5---------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------


          Dm                      C              Bb           A          A7
  You get a shiver in the dark, It's raining in the park, but meantime
e------------------------------------
B---4b6-6r4b6r4----------------------
G------------------------------------
D------------------------------------
A------------------------------------
E------------------------------------

Dm                             C          Bb        A   
  South of the river you stop and you hold everything
e----------------------5-
B-----10---10-11-10----6-
G-------------------9--5-
D-2s11--11-11----------7-
A------------------------
E------------------------

F                                 C
  A band is blowing Dixie double four time
e------------------------------------
B--5---5-6-5-6-5--3------------------
G--5---5-5-5-5-5--3------------------
D---x-x--7--------3------------------
A------------------------------------
E------------------------------------

Bb                                            Dm            Bb  C
  You feel all right when you hear that music ring
e-----------------------------------
B-------6-----x-3-6--x-3s5----------
G----7---7s2--x-3-3--x-3s5--------5-
D-5h7-7-------x-3----x-3s5-----5h7--
A---------------------------5s7-----
E-----------------------------------


                Dm                  C         Bb           A
  Well now you step inside but you don't see too many faces
e------------------------------------
B-10--10---10-11-10-10-8--8--6------
G------------------------------------
D---11--11-11-11-11-------9--7------
A------------------------------------
E------------------------------------

Dm                      C                Bb        A
  Coming in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down
e-10p9-------------------------------
B-----10-----------------------------
G-------9p7p6------------------------
D------------7-5---------------------
A---------------7--------------------
E------------------------------------

F                           C
  Competition in other places
e----------------------------------
B-5-5--6-6-5-3---------------------
G-5-5--5-5-5-3---------------------
D-5-5--7-7-5-3---------------------
A----------------------------------
E----------------------------------

Bb                                    Dm            Bb  C    
  But the horns, they're blowing that sound
e----10-8----------------------------
B----10---10-x--3-6-x-x--3s5-5-5-----
G----10-9-10-x--3-3-x-x--3s5-5-5-----
D-x-x-----------3-3-x-x--3s5-5-5-----
A------------------------------------
E------------------------------------

                  Bb   C 
  Way on down south
e------------------------------------
B----x-3-6--3s5----------------------
G--5-x-3-3--3s5----------------------
D-5--x-3----3s5----------------------
A------------------------------------
E------------------------------------

                      Dm         C  Bb
    way on down south London town
            C                    Dm    C Bb    C 
e-------------------------------------------------------------------
B---6-5-3---6--6p5-x-5-------10-8-8-8--6-5-3--6--6p5-x-5------------
G---5-5-3---5-5----x-5--5s10-10-----9--5-5-3--5-5----x-5----------5-
D---7-5-3---7--7p5-x-5-----------------7-5-3--7--7p5-x-5-------5h7--
A---------------------------------------------------------x-5s7-----
E-------------------------------------------------------------------

                Dm           C   Bb      A             A7
  You check out Guitar George,  he knows all the chords
e------9-8-9------10-10--------------
B------8-7-8------10-10--------------
G------9-8-9--10--10-10--------------
D-1s7--------------------------------
A-1s7--------------------------------
E------------------------------------

Dm                          C                    Bb      A         F
  Mind he's strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing
e-----5------9---------9-7-----------------8-------------
B----5-5-8b10--pbr8(10)-----8b10r8b10r8b10--pbr8(10)p6---
G-7b9----------------------0-----------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------

                              C                  Bb
  Yes, and an old guitar is all he can afford
e------------------------------------
B----8-8s6-6-6-6---------------------
G-7s9--9s7-7-7-7---------------------
D------------------------------------
A------------------------------------
E------------------------------------

                                               Dm         Bb C
  When he gets under the lights to play his thing
e-----10-8---------------------------------------
B----------10-10-x-3-x-6--3-3s5-5----------------
G-9s10---9-10-10-x-3-x-3--3-3s5-5-------5-5-5s7--
D------------------3-x----3-3s5-5----5h7-7-7-----
A---------------------------------5s7------------
E------------------------------------------------

Dm              C       Bb           A              A7 
  And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene
e------------------------------------
B---8-let-ring--8--------------------
G-7b9r7b9r7b9r7b9--------------------
D------------------------------------
A------------------------------------
E------------------------------------

Dm                  C      Bb         A       A7
  He's got a daytime job he's doing alright
e------9---------------5---8----------
B-12b14--10--------------0-8b10-------
G----------9h10p9--7-6-4-0------------
D---------------------7---------------
A-------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------

                              C            Bb
  He can play honky tonk like anything
e------------------------------------
B--5--5-x-6-6-5-x-3------------------
G--5--5-x-5-5-5-x-3------------------
D--5--5-x-7-7-5-x-3------------------
A------------------------------------
E------------------------------------

                            Dm            Bb
  Saving it up for Friday night
e-----------------------------------
B------6-5p4---3-6-3-3s5-5----------
G----7------7--3-3-3-3s5-5----------
D-5s7-7--------3-3-3-3s5-5----------
A-----------------------------------
E-----------------------------------

C                 Bb      C
  With the Sultans,
e------------------------------------
B--x-3-6--3-3s5-5--------------------
G--x-3-3--3-3s5-5--------------------
D--x-3----3-3s5-5--------------------
A------------------------------------
E------------------------------------

                         Dm 
 with the Sultans of Swing
    Dm C Bb    C                    Dm    C Bb    C 
e------------------------------------------------------------------
B---6-5-3---6--6p5-x-5-------10-8--8--6-5-3--6--6p5-x-5------------
G---5-5-3---5-5----x-5--5s10-10--0-9--5-5-3--5-5----x-5----------5-
D---7-5-3---7--7p5-x-5----------------7-5-3--7--7p5-x-5-------5h7--
A--------------------------------------------------------x-5s7-----
E------------------------------------------------------------------


         Dm                         C            Bb         A     A7
  And a crowd of young boys they're fooling around in the corner
e-------12-------------------13------
B-12b14----pbr12(14)p10--------------
G----------------------12s14-14------
D------------------------------------
A------------------------------------
E------------------------------------

Dm                              C            Bb               A         A7
  Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies, and their platform soles
e-12p9---------5------------------------
B-----10--------------------------------
G-------9--7-6-0-x---pbr12(14)-12b14----
D----------------x----------------------
A--------------------------15-----15----
E---------------------------------------

F                                  C                      Bb
  They don't give a damn about any trumpet playing band
e------------------------------------
B----8-8s6-6-6-6---------------------
G-7s9--9s7-7-7-7---------------------
D------------------------------------
A------------------------------------
E------------------------------------

                                     Dm        Bb
  It ain't what they call rock and roll
e------------------------------------
B--------------3-6-x-3s5-------------
G-----7--6-----3-3-x-3s5-------------
D-5s7-7-7-7s2--3---x-3s5-------------
A------------------------------------
E------------------------------------

C                  Bb
  And the Sultans, 
e------------------------------------
B--3-6-3--3s5-5----------------------
G--3-3-3--3s5-5----------------------
D--3-3-3--3s5-5----------------------
A------------------------------------
E------------------------------------

C                                    Dm
  yeah the sultans, they played Creole.  Creole.
    Dm C Bb    C        Creole      Dm    C Bb    C              ah ah
e-------------------------------------------------------------------
B---6-5-3---6--6p5-x-5-------10-8-8-8--6-5-3--6--6p5-x-5------------
G---5-5-3---5-5----x-5--5s10-10-----9--5-5-3--5-5----x-5----------5-
D---7-5-3---7--7p5-x-5-----------------7-5-3--7--7p5-x-5-------5h7--
A---------------------------------------------------------x-5s7-----
E-------------------------------------------------------------------

1. instrumental

Ah ah
e------------------------------------------------------------
B--8b10--8b9s10-8b9s10--pbr8(10)--6h8p6--5h6p5---------------
G------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------11------
A---------------------------------------------------x--------
E--------------------------------------------------x---------

e------9-12b13b14r12--10-----------------------------------------
B---10------------------10-------10-13-11h13p11--9-10---11-x-x---
G--9-----------------------10--------------------------x---------
D----------------------------12----------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------

e------------------------------13----------------12h13-12-------------
B-9-10-10--10----------13--------13----------------------13-----------
G----0--0---0-----12b14--12bh14----(14)r12-10-10-----------12-14p12---
D------------x-x------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

e---------------------------------------13p10--10------------------
B-13-13--13b15-(15)r13--13b15-13b15r13--10---10---13b15-10---------
G---------------------15----------------------------------12-10s3--
D------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------

e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B---3-6-3---5-6s8-6-5h6s8s3---3-6-3-3s5-------------8----------------
G--3-------5-----------------3------3s5--5--7-5-7bh9-(9)r7-5-7-7s2---
D-3-------5-----------------3-------3s5-5----------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

e-------------------------------------------------------------------
B---6-5-3---6--6p5-x-5-------10-8-8-8--6-5-3--6--6p5-x-5------------
G---5-5-3---5-5----x-5--5s10-10-----9--5-5-3--5-5----x-5----------5-
D---7-5-3---7--7p5-x-5-----------------7-5-3--7--7p5-x-5-------5h7--
A---------------------------------------------------------x-5s7-----
E-------------------------------------------------------------------




Dm                       C        Bb            A
  And then the man he steps right up to the microphone
e----------------------------------------
B-------10----12s14-14---14s17--15---15--
G----------------------------------------
D--5s11-11-11-12s14----14--s17----15-15--
A----------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------

Dm              C                Bb     A
  And says at last just as the time bell rings
e----9--9---------------------------
B----8--8-let-ring------------------
G----9--9---------------------------
D-----------------------------------
A-----------------------------------
E-----------------------------------

F                     C
  goodnight now it's time to go home'
e------------------------------------
B-----8--8-8-----11------------------
G--7s9-9-9----10-10------------------
D------------------------------------
A------------------------------------
E------------------------------------

Bb                                          Dm
  Then he makes it fast with one more thing
e------------------------------------
B------6-6--------3-6-x--3s5-5-------
G----7--7-7--7-x--3-3-x--3s5-5-------
D-5s7-7-----7--x--3---x--3s5-5-------
A------------------------------------
E------------------------------------

C                    Bb
  'We are the Sultans, 
e------------------------------------
B--3-6-x--3s5-5----------------------
G--3-3-x--3s5-5----------------------
D--3---x--3s5-5----------------------
A------------------------------------
E------------------------------------

C                         Dm
   we are the sultans of Swing
            C                    Dm    C Bb    C 
e-------------------------------------------------------------------
B---6-5-3---6--6p5-x-5-------10-8-8-8--6-5-3--6--6p5-x-5------------
G---5-5-3---5-5----x-5--5s10-10-----9--5-5-3--5-5----x-5----------5-
D---7-5-3---7--7p5-x-5-----------------7-5-3--7--7p5-x-5-------5h7--
A---------------------------------------------------------x-5s7-----
E-------------------------------------------------------------------


2. instrumental
e----------------------------------------------------------
B-8b10--8-6-8-6---pbr8(10)-8-5h8p5-3h5p3-------------------
G--------------7------------------------5h7p5-5---5--------
D---------------------------------------------5h7p5--------
A---------------------------------------------------5h7p5--
E----------------------------------------------------------

e-------------------------------8-------8-------8-------8---------
B--x-10p8--8------------8h10p8--8h10p8--8h10p8--8h10p8--8h10p8----
G-x------10-10-7--7--7h9------9-------9-------9-------9-------9---
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------

e--8--------------------10-------------------------------------------
B--8h10-8-------------10--13p10--10---------------10-------10-----11-
G---------x-x-x--12b14---------12--12p10--------10--12----x----0-x---
D-------0-x-x-x-------------------------12-10h12---------x------x----
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------12-------10-x-x--13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10--
B-x-x-11bh13--(13)r11-------------10--------10--------10--------10----
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

e-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13--x--15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12--
B------11--------11--------11------x--------13--------13--------13----
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

e-15p12---15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15---10-13p10--10-13p10--10--
B------13------13--------13--------13------10--------10--------10----
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

e-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13p10--10-13--x-15p12--12-----
B------10--------10--------11--------11--------11------x-------13-------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------

e-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12--12-15p12---15b17-
B------13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------12-------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------

e--15b17r15-13---13--15bh17r15b17r15-12h15p12----------------------------
B-------------15---13------------------------13h15p13-10h13p10-----------
G-------------------------------------------------------------9h12p9-----
D-------------------------------------------------------------------15s7-
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------

e-------------------------------------------------------------------
B---6-5-3---6--6p5-x-5-------10-8-8-8--6-5-3--6--6p5-x-5------------
G---5-5-3---5-5----x-5--5s10-10-----9--5-5-3--5-5----x-5----------5-
D---7-5-3---7--7p5-x-5-----------------7-5-3--7--7p5-x-5-------5h7--
A---------------------------------------------------------x-5s7-----
E-------------------------------------------------------------------


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