Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing

Intro: Dm / C C / Dm / C C (Riff Intro.)

Dm
You get a shiver in the dark
C Bb A Riff 1
it's raining in the park but meantime
Dm C Bb A Riff 2
south of the river you stop and you hold everything
F C Riff 3
a band is blowing Dixie double four time
Bb Dm Bb C Riff 4
you feel alright when you hear that music ring

Dm C Bb A Riff 5
you step inside but you don't see too many faces
Dm C Bb A Riff 6
coming in out of the rain to (you) hear the jazz go down
F C Riff 3
too much competition in other places
Bb Dm Riff 7
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 Riff 8 (Dm C Bb Dm C) - 2x
London town

Dm C Bb A Riff 9
you check out Guitar George he knows all the chords
Dm C Bb
mind he's (his) strictly rhythm he doesn't want to
A Riff 10
make it cry or sing
F C Riff 11
and an old guitar is all he can afford
Bb Dm Bb C Riff 12
when he gets up under the lights to play his thing
Dm C Bb A Riff 13
(and) harry doesnb't mind if he doesn't make the scene
Dm C Bb A Riff 14
he('s) got a daytime job he's doing al(l)right
F C Riff 3
he can play honky tone just like anything
(He can play the honky tonk like anything)

Bb Dm Bb C Riff 15
saving it up for friday night
Bb C
with the sultans
Dm Riff 8 (Dm C Bb Dm C) - 2x
with the sultans of swing

Dm C Bb A Riff 16
and a crowd of young boys they're fooling around in the corner
Dm C Bb
drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and
A Riff 17
their platform soles
F C Riff 11
they don't give a damn about ('bout) any trumpet playing band
Bb Dm Bb C Riff 18
it ain't what they call rock and roll
Bb C
and the sultans
Dm Riff 8 (Dm C Bb Dm C A) - 2x
and the sultans played creole
(Yeah the Sultans they played Creole)

Solo 1 - (Dm C Bb A) - 2x (F C Bb Dm Bb C Bb C) (Dm C Bb

Dm C) - 2x

Dm C Bb A Riff 19
and then the man he steps right up to the microphone
Dm C Bb A (A7) Riff 20
and says at last just as the time bell rings
F C Riff 21
thank you goodnight now it's time to go home
Bb Dm Bb C Riff 22
and he makes it fast with one more thing
Bb C
we are the sultans
Dm Riff 8 (Dm C Bb Dm C) - 2x
we are the sultans of swing

Solo 2 - (Dm C Bb A) - 3x (Dm Bb C) - 3x (Dm C Bb Dm C ) -

2x

Riff Intro.
E|----------------------------5-8-5-------------------|
B|--------------------6-----6-------6-6-5h6p5---------|
G|-5--5--5/7------7-----7-7--------------------7--5h7-|
D|-5--5--5/7--5/7---7---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Riff 1
E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|-4b(6)r4b(6)r4-|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

Riff 2
E|------5-------5---------5-|
B|--------------------------|
G|-2/6-----6---------6------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

Riff 3
E|----------------------------|
B|--5---5---6---5---6---5---3-|
G|--5---5---5---5---5---5---3-|
D|--5---5---7---5---7---5---3-|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Riff 4
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------6-------(7)/---3---6--x---3/5----------------|
G|-----7------7-----------3---3--x---3/5--------------5-|
D|-5/7--7-----------------3---3--x---3/5--------5--7----|
A|-----------------------------------------5/7----------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 5
E|------------------------------------|
B|-----10----10--11----10-----8-----6-|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-/11----11--------11-----9-----7----|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

Riff 6
E|-10p9----------------------------|
B|--------10-----------------------|
G|---------------9----7/6----------|
D|---------------------------7---5-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Riff 7
E|-10--8--------------------------------------|
B|----------10----3--6-----3/5---3--6-----3/5-|
G|-10--9----10----3--3-----3/5---3--3-----3/5-|
D|----------------3--3--3--3/5---3--3--3--3/5-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

Riff 8
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6--5--3--6-6p5--5----------10--8\--6--5--3--6-6p5--5---------|
G|-7--5--3--7-7p5--5---7/10---10--9\--5--5--3--7-7p5--5-------5-|
D|-7--5--3--7-7p5--5------------------7--5--3--7-7p5--5----5h7--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------5/7------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 9
E|-2/9---9----8----9----5---|
B|-1/8---8----7----8----5h6-|
G|-2/9---9----8----9----5h7-|
D|----------------------5h7-|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

Riff 10
E|----------5----------9-------7------------------------|
B|--------5---5---8b10---10r8-----8b10r8b10---10r8----6-|
G|-7b9--------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 11
E|------------------------------|
B|--------8---------6----6----6-|
G|-7/9-------9\7----7----7----7-|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

Riff 12
E|------10--8-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------10-------3--6----3/5--5----------------------|
G|-7/10------------10---3--3----3/5--5---------5---5----5h7-|
D|----------------------3--3----3/5--5-----5h7---7---7------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 13
E|---------------------|
B|-8-------------------|
G|-7b9r7b9r7b9r7b9r7~--|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Riff 14
E|-7/9---9--------------------------------|
B|---------10---------------10------------|
G|------------9------------------12b14r14-|
D|------------------12--11----------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

Riff 15
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------3--6--3/5--5---3--6--3/5--5-|
G|------7---10-9\8-7--3--3--3/5--5---3--3--3/5--5-|
D|-5/7----7-----------3--3--3/5--5---3--3--3/5--5-|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Riff 16
E|---------12----------------------13-|
B|-12b14-------14r12--10--------------|
G|-------------------------12/14------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

Riff 17
E|-12p9---------------------------------|
B|-------10------------10---------------|
G|----------9---------------12b14r12b14-|
D|-------------12--11-------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 Riff 18
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------6------3--6--3/5--5---3--6--3/5--5-|
G|------7-----------3--3--3/5--5---3--3--3/5--5-|
D|-5/7----7----7/---3--3--3/5--5---3--3--3/5--5-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

Solo 1
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-8b10~--8b10--8b10--8b10r8--6h8p6--5h6p5-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

E|---------------9--12b13r12---10-----------|
B|------------10------------------10--------|
G|----------9------------------------10-----|
D|-------11-----------------------------12~-|
A|----12------------------------------------|
E|-12---------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-10-13~--11h13p11~--10~----11-x-x--9-10~-|
G|------------------------0----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

E|-----------------13-------------------|
B|-------13-----------13----------------|
G|-12b14----12b14---------14r12--10-10~-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

E|-11/13-12--------------------------|
B|----------13-----------13~~--13~~--|
G|-------------12-14p12--------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------|
B|-13b15~--15r13p11--13b15~--13b15~-|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

E|----13p10----10--------------------------------|
B|-10-------10----13b15~--x-10------------3--6-3-|
G|-----------------------------12-10----3--------|
D|------------------------------------3----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
B|-----5-6-6/8-6-5h6/8\------3--6-3-|
G|---5---------------------3--------|
D|-5---------------------3----------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

E|---------------------------|
B|--------------8------------|
G|---5-7-5--7b9---9r7-5-7-7~-|
D|-5-------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

Riff 19
E|------5----7----/9----/12------10\-|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-2/6----/7---/9----/12-----/10\----|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Riff 20
E|-9--9--9-----5--5--5-|
B|-8--8--8-----6--6--6-|
G|-9--9--9-----5--5--5-|
D|-------------7--7--7-|
A|-------------8--8--8-|
E|---------------------|

Riff 21
E|--------------------------xx6~-|
B|------8------6---6---6----xx6~-|
G|-7/9----9/7--7---7---7---------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

Riff 22
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------6--6-------3--6---3/5-5--3--6---3/5---5-|
D|------7----------7\---3--3---3/5-5--3--3---3/5---5-|
G|-5/7----7----7--------3--3---3/5-5--3--3---3/5---5-|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Solo 2
E|--------------------|
B|-8b10~--8-6-8p6-----|
G|-----------------7~-|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------|
B|-6---8b10r8-8--5h8p5-3h5p3-------------------|
G|---8-----------------------5h7p5-------------|
D|---------------------------------5h7p5-------|
A|---------------------------------------5h7p5-|
E|---------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------|
B|---x-10p8----8-------|
G|-x--------10---10-7~-|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

E|--------------8--------8--------8--------8--------8------|
B|-----8h10p8-----10p8-----10p8-----10p8-----10p8-----10p8-|
G|-7/9--------9--------9--------9--------9--------9--------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------10-----------------------------------------|
B|-------10----13p10----10----------------------10-----|
G|-12b14-------------12----12p10----10-------10----12~-|
D|-------------------------------12----10h12-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------12-------10-|
B|-------10~~-------11~~-11b13----13r11----|
G|----10---------10------------------------|
D|-12---------12---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

E|-13p10----10--13p10----10--13p10----10-13p10-|
B|-------10-----------10-----------10----------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

E|----10--13p10----10--13p10----10-13p10----10-13-|
B|-11-----------11-----------11----------11-------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

E|----12--15p12----12--15p12----12--15p12----12--15p12-|
B|-13-----------13-----------13-----------13-----------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

E|----12--15p12----12--15p12----12--15p12----12--15-|
B|-13-----------13-----------13-----------13--------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

E|----10-13p10----10--13p10----10--13p10----10-13p10-|
B|-10----------10-----------10-----------10----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

E|----10--13p10----10--13p10----10-13p10----10-13-|
B|-11-----------11-----------11----------11-------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

E|----12--15p12----12--15p12----12--15p12----12--15p12-|
B|-13-----------13-----------13-----------13-----------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

E|---12-15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12----|
B|13----------13----------13----------13----------13-|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

E|-15b17~-15b17r15-13-15-13-----|
B|--------------------------15~-|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

E|-13----15b17r15-12h15p12------------------------------|
B|----15-------------------13h15p13---------------------|
G|----------------------------------10h13p10------------|
D|-------------------------------------------9h12p9-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------10\-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

----------------- Acordes -----------------

A = X 0 2 2 2 0
A7 = X 0 2 0 2 0
Bb = X 1 3 3 3 1
C = X 3 2 0 1 0
Dm = X X 0 2 3 1
F = 1 3 3 2 1 1