Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
Sultans of Swing (Dire Straits)
key: Dm
(single snare beat)
Dm / C-C / Dm / C-C
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
Title: Sultans of Swing
Artist: Dire Straits
Album: Sultans of Swing
Transcribed by Phil Laing (jimmi_pgl@hotmail.com).
If you find any mistakes be sure to tell me.
[---xX---] means repeat that part X times.
I suggest referring to the music, particularly for the solos.
e---------|-------|-------|-5-8-5---|---------|
b---------|-------|---6---|-------6-|-5h6p5---|
g-5-5-5h7-|---5-7-|-----7-|---------|-------7-|
D---------|-7-----|-7-----|---------|---------|
A---------|-------|-------|---------|---------|
E---------|-------|-------|---------|---------|
e-----|
b-----|
g-4b~-|
D-----|
A-----|
E-----|
e-----------------|
b-/10-10-10h11-10-|
g-----------------|
D-----------------|
A-----------------|
E-----------------|
e-------------|
b-5-5-6-6p5---|
g-----------7-|
D-------------|
A-------------|
E-------------|
e-------------|-------------|----------|
b---------6---|-------------|----------|
g-----7-----7-|-3-3-3-3h5-5-|--------5-|
D-5h7---7-----|-------------|----5-7---|
A-------------|-------------|-/7-------|
E-------------|-------------|----------|
e--------------------|
b-/10-10-11-11-10-10-|
g--------------------|
D--------------------|
A--------------------|
E--------------------|
e-10p9--------------|
b------10---------5-|
g---------9-7p6-----|
D---------------7---|
A-------------------|
E-------------------|
e-------------|
b-5-5-6-6p5---|
g-----------7-|
D-------------|
A-------------|
E-------------|
(1:06)
e-10p9----|-------------|
b------10-|-------------|
g---------|-3-3-3-3h5-5-|
D---------|-------------|
A---------|-------------|
E---------|-------------|
e-------------|
b-------------|
g-3-3-3-3h5-5-|
D-------------|
A-------------|
E-------------|
e---------------5---|------------------------|
b-6p5---6-6p5-5---8-|-6p5---6-6p5-5----------|
g-----7-------------|-----7----------------5-|
D-------------------|------------------5-7---|
A-------------------|---------------/7-------|
E-------------------|------------------------|
(1:33)
e-9-8-9-|-------|
b-------|----10-|
g-------|-10----|
D-------|-------|
A-------|-------|
E-------|-------|
e---------------9--------------|
b-------10---10---10p8-12-8BrB-|
g-(8)/9----9-------------------|
D------------------------------|
A------------------------------|
E------------------------------|
e---------------|
b-----8---------|
g-7/9---9-7-7-7-|
D---------------|
A---------------|
E---------------|
e-----10-8----|-------------|------------|
b----------10-|-------------|------------|
g-/10---------|-3-3-3-3h5-5-|---5---5-/7-|
D-------------|-------------|-7---7------|
A-------------|-------------|------------|
E-------------|-------------|------------|
(2:02)
e-----|
b-----|
g-7b~-|
D-----|
A-----|
E-----|
e-/9-9--------------------|
b------10--------------10-|
g---------9-9-------------|
D-------------12p11-11----|
A-------------------------|
E-------------------------|
e-------------|
b-5-5-6-6p5---|
g-----------7-|
D-------------|
A-------------|
E-------------|
(2:20)
e-----------------|-------------|
b-----7---6-5-----|-------------|
g-5h7---7-----6h7-|-3-3-3-3h5-5-|
D-----------------|-------------|
A-----------------|-------------|
E-----------------|-------------|
e-------------|
b-------------|
g-3-3-3-3h5-5-|
D-------------|
A-------------|
E-------------|
e---------------5---|------------------------|
b-6p5---6-6p5-5---8-|-6p5---6-6p5-5----------|
g-----7-------------|-----7----------------5-|
D-------------------|------------------5-7---|
A-------------------|---------------/7-------|
E-------------------|------------------------|
(2:46)
e-----12---------13-|
b-12B----12b--10----|
g-------------------|
D-------------------|
A-------------------|
E-------------------|
e-12p9--------------|------|
b------10---------5-|-9brb-|
g---------9-7p6-----|------|
D---------------7---|------|
A-------------------|------|
E-------------------|------|
e---------------|
b-----8---------|
g-7/9---9-7-7-7-|
D---------------|
A---------------|
E---------------|
e-----------|-------------|
b-------6---|-------------|
g-----7---7-|-3-3-3-3h5-5-|
D-5h7-------|-------------|
A-----------|-------------|
E-----------|-------------|
e-------------|
b-------------|
g-3-3-3-3h5-5-|
D-------------|
A-------------|
E-------------|
e---------------5---|------------------------|
b-6p5---6-6p5-5---8-|-6p5---6-6p5-5----------|
g-----7-------------|-----7----------------5-|
D-------------------|------------------5-7---|
A-------------------|---------------/7-------|
E-------------------|------------------------|
[1st Solo](3:28)
e---------------------------------|----------------12B-|
b---------------------------------|-------------15-----|
g-12B-12b-12b-12b-10h12p10-9h10p9-|----------14--------|
D---------------------------------|-11-12-14-----------|
A---------------------------------|--------------------|
E---------------------------------|--------------------|
e-10-----------------------------------------|
b----10-------10-13-11h13p11-10-11-9h10-(10)-|
g-------10-----------------------------------|
D----------12--------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|
e-------13-------------13-12--------------------|
b-9b-10----13----------------13-8h10-8-13-13-13-|
g-------------12-10-10--------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|
e-----10---------------13p10-----------------------|
b-13B----11-13B-13B-10-------10h13-13B-10-10-------|
g--------------------------------------------12p10-|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------|
g--------10------9-10h12-10-9h10h12-|
D-8-8-12----8-10--------------------|
A-8---------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------|
g--------10-------------------------12-------------------|
D---8-12----12-12h14-10-12-10-12/14----1412-10-12-12-12-|
A-8------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------5---|------------------------|
b-6p5---6-6p5-5---8-|-6p5---6-6p5-5----------|
g-----7-------------|-----7----------------5-|
D-------------------|------------------5-7---|
A-------------------|---------------/7-------|
E-------------------|------------------------|
e---------|
b-------7-|
g--5h7----|
D---------|
A---------|
E---------|
(4:17)
e-----------------------------------|
b------------12/14-14-/17-17--14-15-|
g-6/14-14---------------------------|
D---------11------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|
d u d
e---9-9--|
b-6-6-6--|
g-5---5--|
D--------|
A--------|
E--------|
That's a bit of a stretch so you might want to
use this chord, though it doesn't sound as good:
[e-9--]
[b-x--]
[g-9--]
[D-11-]
[A----]
[E----]
e---------|-------|
b-----8---|----11-|
g-7/9---9-|-------|
D---------|-12----|
A---------|-------|
E---------|-------|
(4:38)
e---------------|-------------|
b---------------|-------------|
g-7---10---10-7-|-3-3-3-3h5-5-|
D---7----7------|-------------|
A---------------|-------------|
E---------------|-------------|
e-------------|
b-------------|
g-3-3-3-3h5-5-|
D-------------|
A-------------|
E-------------|
e---------------5---|------------------------|
b-6p5---6-6p5-5---8-|-6p5---6-6p5-5----------|
g-----7-------------|-----7----------------5-|
D-------------------|------------------5-7---|
A-------------------|---------------/7-------|
E-------------------|------------------------|
[2nd Solo](4:59)
e-------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------
b-------------------|-----------------------------------|(108)-10p8--------
g-12B-12-10-12-10p7-|-12b-12-7h9p7-5h7p5----------------|-----------10h12p10--12
D-------------------|-------------------5h7p5-----------|-------------------12--
A-------------------|------------------------5h7p5------|-----------------------
E-------------------|-----------------------------8-5-3-|-----------------------
e------------8--------|-8--------8------|------10---------------------------|
b---8h10p8-----10-8---|---8-10-----8-10-|---10----10-8-8------8--------10-8-|
g-9--------9--------9-|--------9--------|----------------10p7---5h7-10------|
D---------------------|-----------------|-7---------------------------------|
A---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
E---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
e---------------------12-------|
b------------------13----13-15-|
g------10~------11-------------|
D-9h12-----9h12----------------|
A------------------------------|
E------------------------------|
(5:20) Repeat this while fading:
e[-13p10----10-]-13-[-15p12----12-]-15-|
b[-------10----]----[-------13----]----|
g[-------------]----[-------------]----|
D[-----x8------]----[-----x8------]----|
A[-------------]----[-------------]----|
E[-------------]----[-------------]----|
