Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits

The song begins with Dm Chords.
key: Dm
Intro Rythm pattern - D DUD UDUDU
c c
c=click which comes when left hand gets free, tu produce muting effect.
Intro:Dm / C-C / Dm / C-C

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Sultans of Swing (solo or lead type) - Dire Straits

Note: 


"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.
Guitarist is Mark Knopfler who is finger style lead guitarist.
 

                      <--Riff3------------>     ARP 
-------|-----------|------------|---------|-------5--8--5--|
-------|-----------|------------|-----6---|------6---------|
-5--5--|--5^h7--7^^^^^-------7^-|--7-----7|----7-----------|
-5--5--|-----------|----5/7-----|---------|----------------|
-------|-----------|------------|---------|----------------|
-------|-----------|------------|---------|----------------|

              
e|-----------------------|
B|--6--6-5h6p5-----------|
G|-------------7^^^------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

Dm    C  Bb    A
Verse

Dm C Bb A 
g---4b(6)r(4)b(6)r(4)---(i.e bend release on 4th note on G string...2 times)
Dm C                                              
|------------------------|------------|
|----10------10------10^^^^^------10--|
|------------------------|------------|
2/11------11------11------|----11-----|
|------------------------|------------|
|------------------------|------------|
F(with C shape barre on 5th fret)
Riff1 x means remove the hand to mute the sound once played 
e------------------------------------
B--5---5-6h5-6h5--3------------------
G--5---5-5---5-5--3------------------
D--5x-x5-7--------3------------------
A------------------------------------
E------------------------------------    .

Riff3
Riff2

e------------------------
B--3--6----3/5-----------
G--3--3----3/5-----------
D--3----5--3/5-----------
A------------------------
E------------------------  
verse2
                               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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Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits (Rhythm part)

The song begins with Dm Chords.
key: Dm
Strumming (listen song)
Intro Rythm pattern - [DD]UK-UDUKU
                                     [DD]UK-UDUKU     
[] - means strummed v.fast                                 
- = actually no space (Means the rhythm is D DUDUDUDU)
k=click sound with down strum, which comes when left hand gets free, to produce muting effect. Also right hand palm mutes, which facilitates clicking sound.

Intro:Dm(with above strumming nearly 8 times)
Verse:(Dm/// |  C Bb | A///)X2 ; (F/// | C/// | Bb | Dm)
1. full bar is equal to  repeating rhythm 2 times.
2. On C & Bb only D DUKU (K = click)
3. A's 2nd half bar is sometimes A7.
A7 =
Some riffs -
Dm C/Bb C = Dm( D DUKU ) C(U) Bb(UDUD) C(full rhythm pattern )
Bb/C  = Bb(UUUD, after hitting D stroke, slide to C) C(UKU UKU)




Covering rhythm part only

Intro lead
           Dm
you get a shiver in the dark
         C           Bb       A
it's raining in the park but meantime
Dm                      C           Bb          A
south of the river you stop and you hold everything
F                   C
a band is blowing Dixie double four time
        Bb                                 Dm    Bb-C
you feel alright when you hear that music ring


               Dm              C        Bb          A
(Now) you step inside but you don't see too many faces
 Dm                   C                        Bb      A
coming in out of the rain to (you) hear the jazz go down
F                       C
too much competition too many other places
Bb                                    Dm
but not too many horns can make that sound
(But not too many horns are blowing that sound)
Bb-C
        way on downsouth
Bb-C
        way on downsouth
Dm              Dm-C-Bb-C       Dm-C-Bb-C
London town

                Dm          C       Bb          A
you check out Guitar George he knows all the chords
Dm                                                 C   Bb             A
mind he's (his) strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing
F                       C
and an old guitar is all he can afford
Bb                                              Dm   Bb-C
when he gets up under the lights to play his thing
Dm                      C     Bb         A
  (and) harry doesnb't mind if he doesn't make the scene
Dm             C        Bb                  A
  he('s) got a daytime job he's doing al(l)right
F                               C
  he can play honky tone just like anything
(He can play the honky tonk like anything)
Bb                      Dm      Bb-C
  saving it up for friday night
                  Bb-C
with the sultans
                     Dm     Dm-C-Bb-C
with the sultans of swing
                             Dm-C-Bb-C

        Dm                          C           Bb            A
and a crowd of young boys they're fooling around in the corner
Dm                                    C                Bb           A
drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles
F                                       C
they don't give a damn about ('bout) any trumpet playing band
   Bb                           Dm      Bb-C
it ain't what they call rock and roll
                Bb-C
and the sultans
                        Dm     Dm-C-Bb-C
and the sultans played creole
(Yeah the Sultans they played Creole)

                                Dm-C-Bb-C

Lead 1: ( chords:Follow 1 full verse)

Dm                    C         Bb         A
and then the man he steps right up to the microphone
Dm          C                Bb         A    (A7)
and says at last just as the time bell rings
F                           C
thank you goodnight now it's time to go home
        Bb                  Dm          Bb-C
and he makes it fast with one more thing
                  Bb-C
we are the sultans
                      Dm        Dm-C-Bb-C
we are the sultans of swing

Dm      -       C       -       Bb      -       C
1.25            0.5           2.25              4.0

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