Words and music by Mark Knopfler Originally released on Communique - 1979 (The best Dire Straits album I think) It is quite difficult to play the second and third guitar in this song - the bars are both 4/4 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--------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|