Sultans of Swing (ao vivo BBC)

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Sultans of Swing (ao vivo BBC)

Written by Mark Knopfler
Key: Dm
Sultans of Swing (ao vivo BBC) Key AmAm
Sultans of Swing (ao vivo BBC) Key A#mA#m
Sultans of Swing (ao vivo BBC) Key BmBm
Sultans of Swing (ao vivo BBC) Key CmCm(one step down)
Sultans of Swing (ao vivo BBC) Key C#mC#m(half step down)
Sultans of Swing (ao vivo BBC) Key DmDm(original key)
Sultans of Swing (ao vivo BBC) Key D#mD#m(half step up)
Sultans of Swing (ao vivo BBC) Key EmEm(one step up)
Sultans of Swing (ao vivo BBC) Key FmFm
Sultans of Swing (ao vivo BBC) Key F#mF#m
Sultans of Swing (ao vivo BBC) Key GmGm
Sultans of Swing (ao vivo BBC) Key G#mG#m
	  		4/4 Time 
 
Dm (V)  Dm V) 
|--------|--5------|-------|---------|-----------|---------5--8-5-|------------| 
|--------|--6------|-------|---------|---------6-|-------6--------|-6-5^6^5----| 
|--------|--7--5-5-|-5^7...|..----7..|..---------|-7---7----------|---------7..| 
|--------|--7------|-------|--5/7----|------7----|----------------|------------| 
|--------|--5------|-------|---------|-----------|----------------|------------| 
|--------|---------|-------|---------|-----------|----------------|------------| 
 
            Dm (V)  C    Bb    A                                        Dm 
|-------|-------|----|-----|------------------------------|-5------------------| 
|-------|-------|----|-----|-2--2----2----2---------------|-6------------------| 
|-------|-------|----|-----|-2--4'6--4'6--4'6....'4-------|-7------------------| 
|-------|-------|----|-----|-2----------------------------|-7------------------| 
|-------|-------|----|-----|-0-----------------------(2)/-|-5------------------| 
|-------|-------|----|-----|------------------------------|--------------------| 
  Get a shiver...                                                       South of the river.. 
 
 C    Bb     A                                      F (VIII) 
|-----|-----|-----------5----5^6^5----5-----|----------------------------------| 
|-----|-----|-2-----------------------------|----------------------------------| 
|-----|-----|-2-/-/-/-6----6--------6-------|----------------------------------| 
|-----|-----|-2-----------------------------|----------------------------------| 
|-----|-----|-0------------------------(5)/ |----------------------------------| 
|-----|-----|-------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
                                                             A band is playin' Dixie double 
 
 -----riff # 1-------                             ---riff #2--- 
 C      Dm        Bb            Dm                         Bb         C 
|-3-----|------------|------|-5------------------|----------|------------------| 
|-5--5^6|-6^5---3----|------|-6-------6-5--------|-3--6-3--3/5..---------------| 
|-5--5^7|-7^5---3----|------|-7-----------8-7..\-|-3----3--3/5..---------5^^^--| 
|-5--5^7|-7^5---3----|------|-7--5-7-------------|-3----3--3/5..-----5-7-------| 
|-3-----|------------|------|-5------------------|----------|----5/7-----------| 
|-------|------------|------|--------------------|----------|------------------| 
 four time..    Feel alright..                                                  And you 
 
 Dm  C   Bb     A                                           Dm  C        Bb       A 
|-----|----|----|-------5----5---5/6------8-------|-10...-|------|------|------| 
|-----|----|----|-2---------------|---------------|-10...-|------|------|------| 
|-----|----|----|-2---6----6------|--7/9-----9----|-10...-|------|------|------| 
|-----|----|----|-2---------------|-------------10/-12...-|------|------|------| 
|-----|----|----|-0---------------|---------------|-------|------|------|------| 
|-----|----|----|-----------------|---------------|-------|------|------|------| 
 Step inside                                                    Commin' in.... 
 
 F (VIII)             C  Dm    Bb                         Dm                               C 
|(1.09)--------|------|-----|-(1.16)------|-------------|----------|-----------| 
|--------------|------|-----|-------------|-----10-8-10-| ---------|-----------| 
|--------------|*riff # 1***|-------------|-----10-9-10-|*****riff # 2*********| 
|--------------|------|-----|-------------|-------------|----------|-----------| 
|--------------|------|-----|-------------|-------------|----------|-----------| 
|--------------|------|-----|-------------|-------------|----------|-----------| 
 Competition                    Yeah but the horns... 
 
|(1.23)-----------|------------|----------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------|------------|----------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------|**riff #2**-|----------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------|------------|----------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------|------------|----------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------|------------|----------------------------------------------| 
 Way on down south                 Way on Down South London Town 
 
------------riff # 3--------------------------------- 
   Dm   C  Bb   Dm  C     F    C      Dm 
                          ________    ____________ 
                                  |1.         |2.             Dm                 C 
||-----------------------|-----------||-------------|(1.42)------|------------| 
||.-6--5--3-----6--6^5--5/10--8-----.||-------------|------------|------------| 
||.-7--5--3-----7--7^5--5/10--9-----.||---------5^^^|------------|------------| 
||--7--5--3-----7--7^5--5/10--10-----||-----5-7-----|------------|------------| 
||-----------------------|-----------||-5/7---------|------------|------------| 
||-----------------------|-----------||-------------|------------|------------| 
                                                           Check Out Guitar George 
 
 A     A7               Dm          C    Bb   A 
|------9--8--9--|-10--------|----|----|-----5------8------7----------------8-------| 
|------8--8--8-8/-10--------|----|----|----5--8'10---"10'8--8'10'8'10'8'10---"10'8-| 
|------9--9--9--|-10--------|----|----|-5'7---------------------------------------7| 
|---------------|-----------|----|----|--------------------------------------------| 
|---------------|(1.50)-----|----|----|--------------------------------------------| 
|---------------|-----------|----|----|-------------------------------------(1.58)-| 
                                But it's strictly 
 
 F                                C         C(VIII)    Bb(VI) 
|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------(2.08)-------------------| 
|-----------------------|--------------8----|-6--6--6--6---------------------------| 
|-----------------------|----------8/9---9--|-7--7--7--7---------------------------| 
|-----------------------|-------------------|-8--8--8--8---------------------------| 
|-----------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------| 
 Yes and an old guitar                                                  when he gets up 
 
 Dm(v)                                    Dm 
|-----------------------|-----------|---------------------(2.13)-------------------| 
|--------------6---6----|-----------|----------------------|-----------------------| 
|------------7---7---7\-|**riff #2**|---------5---5---5^7--|-----------------------| 
|--------6/7------------|-----------|-----5-7---7---7------|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------|-----------|-5/7------------------|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------|-----------|----------------------|-----------------------| 
                                                                                And Harry doesn't 
 
        Bb      A     A7                         Dm                  C  Bb 
|---|-----|------3----3----3-------|---------------|------|--------------------| 
|---|-----|--2..-4'5--4'5--4'5-"5'4^3--------------|------|--------------------| 
|---|-----|--2..-------------------|---------------|------|--------------------| 
|---|-----|--2..-------------------|---------------|------|--------------------| 
|---|-----|--0..-------------------|---------------|------|--------------------| 
|---|-----|------------------------|---------------|------|--------------------| 
                                                        He's got a daytime 
 
 A                                  F(VIII)          C             Bb 
|-10^9-------------------|-------------|----------------|--------------------------| 
|------10----------------|-------------|----------------|--------------------------| 
|---------9--------------|-------------|----------------|--------------------------| 
|-----------12-11--------|-------------|----------------|--------------------------| 
|------------------12-10-|-------------|----------------|--------------------------| 
|------------------------|-------------|----------------|--------------------------| 
                                    He can play the Honky Tonk.. savin it up for Friday 
 
 Dm 
|(2.37)-------------------|-------------|-------------------|----------------------| 
|---------6---6'8-6'8'6---|-------------|.-----------------.|----------------------| 
|-----7-----7-----------7-|**riff # 2**-|.-***riff #2***---.|--*****riff # 3******-| 
|-5/7---7-----------------|-------------|--(1st time only)--|----------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------|-------------------|----------------------| 
|-------------------------|-------------|-------------------|----------------------| 
                                                     |:With the Sultans :|  of swing 
 
           Dm           C        Bb       A                                     Dm(XIII)
|------|--------|------|------|------------12-------------|---13.....--------------| 
|------|--------|------|------|-(12)'14...---"14'12^10----|------15......----------| 
|------|--------|------|------|------------------------11/14--------14......-------| 
|------|--------|------|------|---------------------------|------------------------| 
|------|--------|------|------|---------------------------|------------------------| 
|------|--------|------|------|---------------------------|------------------------| 
 And a crowd                        corner                              drunk & dressed 
 
 C                   Bb         A                                                 F 
|------12-----|------10----|-10^9-------------------------------8..|..--8----------| 
|---------13--|---------11-|------10---------------------10....----"10'8--"10'8^6--| 
|-/12---------|-/10--------|---------9-----------------------------|---------------| 
|-------------|------------|-----------12-11-12-11-12-11-----------|---------------| 
|-------------|------------|---------------------------------------|---------------| 
|-------------|------------|---------------------------------------|---------------| 
                                                                                          They don't give a 
 
 C              Bb              Dm                                 Bb 
|---------|-----------|----------10-------------------|------------------------| 
|---------|-----------|-------10----13'15-13^10-------|------------------------| 
|---------|-----------|-12'14-------------------12-10-|-*** riff #2 ****-------| 
|---------|-----------|-------------------------------|------------------------| 
|---------|-----------|-------------------------------|------------------------| 
|---------|-----------|-------------------------------|------------------------| 
 Trumpet playin band 
 
 Bb 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|----------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|----------------| 
|-----------------|-*** riff #2 ***-|-----------------------------|-** riff # 3 **-| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|----------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|----------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|----------------| 
And the Sultans                            yeah the Sultans play Creole 
 
  Dm                                         C             Bb     A 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------12'13"12------| 
|-----10-------10-------10----------------------------------------10---------------| 
|-12'-14---12'-14---12'-14^^^---(12')-12-10^12^10---9^10^9------9------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------11-------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------12---------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
   Dm           C                                       Bb 
|-10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----10--------15^13-----15^13------15^13------13^11------13^11------13^11---------| 
|-------10----------14--------14---------14---------12---------12---------12-------| 
|----------12----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
                A (highly stochato) 
|---------------------------------13^10--10----------------------------------------| 
|-9^10^^^--9^10-11-9-9^10--------------13-----12^10--10----------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------12----12^10--10-----------------| 
|---------I'm cheatin' here-----------------------------------12----12^10----------| 
|---------any suggestions?-----------------------------------------------12--------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
|---------------------------------------13^12--------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------13---------13---13^^^-----------------| 
|----------------------12^10--10^^^^-----------12-14-12----14----------------------| 
|----------10-12-10---------12-----------------------------------------------------| 
|-10^11^12----------12-------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
                                                4.11 
|-----------------------------------------13^10------------------------------------| 
|-(13)'15^^^-"15'13-(13)'15-(13)'15---(10)------13^10-13'15'13-10-12-10------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
  Bb 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------6--------------6-------------------------------------8-------------------| 
|-------7---7---7/9----7----7/9------------------0^5-7^5^7'9...-"9'7^5--7-7--------| 
|-----8---------8/10---8----8/12-------10----10------------------------------------| 
|---8-----------8/10---8----8/12----10----10---------------------------------------| 
|-6-------------------------------8------------------------------------------------| 
 
        RIFF #3         4:34 
|------------------------------------------------------5----8---8---8--------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------6---6/9---9---9---------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------10/12--------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
                                And the man step's right up 
 
  Dm                      C     Bb      F       C       Dm C    Bb 
|-10-------------|----|----|-----|------|-----|-----------------|------------------| 
|-10-------------|----|----|-----|------|-----|-----------------|------------------| 
|-10-------------|----|----|-----|------|-----|-----------------|------------------| 
|----------------|----|----|-----|------|-----|-----------------|------------------| 
|----------------|----|----|-----|------|-----|-----------------|------------------| 
|----------------|----|----|-----|------|-----|-----------------|------------------| 
   Says at last                                         And he makes it fast with one more 
 
   Dm 
|----------------10--------------------|-------------------------------|----------| 
|-------------10----13'15'13^10--------|.-----------------------------.|----------| 
|-------12'14-------------------12-10--|.--------------------RIFF # 2-.|----------| 
|--------------------------------------|-------------(1st time only)---|----------| 
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------| 
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------| 
  thing                                     |: We are the Sultans            :| 
 
Solo # 2 (5:22) 
|----------10--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------10----13'15'13^10-------------------------------------------------------| 
|-12'14--------------------12-10-12'14'12-9^12^9-7^9^7-5^7^5---------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------3^5^3--------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------5^^^---------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
  5:29                  repeat 6X 
                                C(VIII) 
|-------------------|-----------------8^10^8---------| 
|-10----------------|.--------/8^10^8---------------.| 
|----12^10-12^10----|.---/(9)-----------9-----------.| 
|----------------12-|--------------------------------| 
|-------------------|--------------------------------| 
|-------------------|--------------------------------| 
 
|--------10----13^10---10---------------------------------------| 
|------10--10--------13---13^10--10-----------------------------| 
|-12'14------------------------12--12^10---10--12-10-12^^^------| 
|----------------------------------------12---------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
            5:38                                         5:42 
|------------------------12-------10-|-13^10---------------------------| 
|---------10-----11-11'13---"13'11---|------10-13'15-(13)'15-10-13'15--| 
|-------X------X---------------------|---------------------------------| 
|-----X------X-----------------------|---------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
 
              5:45                                                5:48 
|------------13^12--12--13--13-15'17-15'17-15-13^^^^--|-----13^10--10------------| 
|-(13)'15---------13--13--15--------------------------|.---------10--------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------|.-------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----this riff 4X---------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------| 
                                                                                        6:04 
|--13^10---10-----------15^12--12----|--15'17--(15)'17'15-13---|-15'17-"17'15----| 
|--------11------------------13-----.|----------------------15-|-----------------| 
|------------------------and this---.|-------------------------|-----------------| 
|--and this one 4X-------one 8X------|-------------------------|-----------------| 
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------| 
|------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------| 
 
|--13^15^13-12^13^12--------------------------------|----------------------------| 
|--------------------13^15^13-10^13^10-5^8^5--------|---RIFF # 1-----------------| 
|--------------------------------------------5^^^^--|----------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------FINIS--| 
|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------| 
 
KEY TO THE NOTATION: 
 
        ' = Bend (up or down) 
        " = Pre-bend (bend before picking) 
        ^ = Percussive step (pull off or hammer on) 
        ^^^^ = Tremelo 
        .... =  Allow to ring (an attempt at timing) 
        | = Measure mark 
        |: = Repeat (used for vocals) 
        5:42 = Time shown on the CD player, an event reference 
        ( ) = Grace note 
        / = Slide up to 
        \ = Slide down to 
        Dm (V) F (VIII) = Chord and Lowest fret used (position)
Full key step up
Half key step up
Half key step down
Full key step down
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