Tom: C
(original from record)
Transcribed by Erik Hubendick.
Feel free to write comments and
suggestions to *
Words and music by Mark Knopfler
Originally released on Communique - 1979
It is quite difficult to play the second
and 2/4. Count 1, 2, 3, 4 , 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4 etc.
Key: Am-C
Explaination:
p=pull-off h=hammer on /=slide up \=slide down
b=bend up rb=rebend bd=bend down
Intro:
1st guitar tr........................
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------10h13-10h13p10h13p10h13p10h13p10--------------------|
G |-10/12--------------------------------------5h7-b9-rb7-p5--|
D |------------------------------------------7----------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|
1st Am G F Am G F Am D C
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------10p8h10-------------------------------------|
|-2p0h2--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------9b10rb9--9h7-x-10-9-7--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|2nd guitar |
|-----5---3---5------------5---7---8---------------------------|
|-----5---3---6------------5---8---6---------------------------|
|-----5---4---5------------5---7---5---------------------------|
|-----7---5---7------------7---9---7---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Am D C Am G D
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------7b8rb7--------5--5--|
|-7b9-x-5h7--5-0-------7p5-9--10p9\7h9p7---7b8rb7--5h7p5--5--5-|
|----------7---------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Am C Am Dm G Am
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------5-8p5---8p5---5--------------8----------8-8--------|
|---------7b9-------7-----7---7p5----------7b9rb7-----7-7--------|
|-7----------------------------------7---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-x-x-2-5-5-2-0-0h2p0h2p0h2p0----|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
This is how the second guitar plays in the verses
(a third one doubles
but with some difference)
Am etc... D C similar
|5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-x-----5------------------------|
|5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-x-----5--------5-7-7-5---------|
|5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-x-----5--------5-7-7-5---------|
|7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-x-5h7-7--------5-7-7-5---------|
|7-7-7-x-----------x-----7------------------------|
|5-5-5-x-----------------5------------------------|
1:10
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-7b9-rb7p5h7p5------------|
|---------------7----------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
1:27
|-5--5-5--------|
|-5--5-5--------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
1:33
|-------------------------------|
|-x-1p0----1p0------------------|
|------0h2-----0h2--------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
1:44
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--------------5/7-5---------------|
|-----5h7-7--7-------7----\2-------|
|-5h7------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
2:03
|----------|
|----------|
|-7-b9rb7--|
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|
tr...............
2:07 D
|--------------------------------------------------|
------------------------10h13-10h13p10-------------|
|-x-5p4\2-x-2-----10/12----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
F Am G F
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----5h7b9-rb7---5h7p5-----------------------------|
|--x---------------------7p5h7---------------------|
|-x------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
Am D C Am
|-7b8rb7----5-x-5-5-5-x--8p5-8p5-------------------|
|-7b8rb7----5-x-5-5------8p5-8p5-------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-13b15rb13--12h13p12\10----10---------------------|
|------------------------12----12-9-12-9-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
G D
|-----12-15b17-17bd15--------------------14--------|
|---13----------------12---15---12-12-------12b13--|
|-14-------------------------14--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
Am
|-12-----------------------------------------------|
|----15p13--12h13p12\10----10----------------------|
|-----------------------12----9h12p9--\2-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
C Am
|-13p12---15--13p12--------------------------------|
|------13----------13---13b15---12h13p12-----------|
|--------------------12------------------14-14-----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
Dm G Am
|-----13-12----------------------------------------|
|---13------15-15---------12-13-15-13-12----13-12--|
|-14--------------------12---------------14--------|
|----------------------x---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
D
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----13-12---13-12---13-12-------------------------|
|-14------14------14------14-14--/17--14--12/14----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
F Am G
|--------------------------------------------------|
|---13h15b17rb15--13h15p13--20b22rb20b22-----------|
|-14-----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
F
|------20-----20-----20-----20---------------------|
|-20b22--20b22--20b22--20b22--20b22----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
3:10
|------------------------------|
|-8------8---------------------|
|-7b9----7b9rb7\5\2------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
3:16
|-----------------------------|
|-13------13------------------|
|-12b14---12b14rb12b14rb12b14-|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
3:21 (suggestions?)
|------10p8h10p8\7h8p7--------------------|
|8/10------------------10p8--8/10\8--8/10-|
|--------------------------9---------9/11-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
3:27
|-----8-----------------------|
|---10----10p8----------------|
|--9-----------9h12p9---------|
|-x---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
3:32
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-7b9rb7--p5h7p5------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
3:35
|------------------|
|--8----------8-8--|
|--7b9rb7-----7-7--|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
3:38
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-5/7-h9p7------------|
|-x--------7----------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
3:41
|---------------|
|----------8----|
|-7b9rb7---7----|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
3:44
|-----------------------------|
|-10--10-10----10--10--10-10--|
|---9------7/9---9---9--------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
