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Subject: Sultans Of Swing (alternative) TAB

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Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 00:46:20 GMT

Organization: Monash University, Melb., Australia.

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Hi,



I was rapt that Martijn posted his TAB version as I had sort of dropped

my transcription after working through the first verse and chorus.



Anyway, since mine is slightly different from Nicks, (BTW - I got mine

from the recording on the "money for nothing" album), and since I have

a copy of the lyrics, I thought I'd throw mine in too - It's fun to

experiment with different versions.



I am using the standard TAB notation as proposed by

robc@Newbridge.COM (Rob Craig), 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. Perhaps Rob could add these?





Also most "labelled chords" (eg The initial D minors) are to be strummed

rapidly. Knopfler uses demi-semi-quavers with certain stokes muted.









INTRO

-----



    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--------------|

G|-----5^h6^p5-----|

D|--------------7^^^

A|-----------------|

E|-----------------|







VERSE

-----

                           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|----------|----|-----------|-------|------------|-------------|







---------------------------------------------------------------------------

This joins to Martijn's version here: (NB Martijn includes FILLS ONLY)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------





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-----------------------------------------------------------------------





---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

-- 

  ,----_       ,_ |\            |\           | Peter Hawkins,

 / //   \     / / |/ __        _|/       .   | Lecturer, Computer Centre

/ // -__/      / /| /  |  | | | |    _______ | Monash University, Australia

\//     .     /_/ |/\_/ \/\/\/   \__/      / | peter@ccs1.cc.monash.edu.au