Sultans Of Swing Live Bass Tabs by Dire Straits

Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing (live)
From "Sultans of Swing - The very best of Dire Straits" 


| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull off
| >  let the note ring
| ^  bend 
| Where notes are together ("32") strike the first note then strike the second note immediately.
| =  strum the note until displayed.

Intro

               0:04           0:07           0:10                   0:14
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------4-3--|
A|-5-55-5-5--53-0-3-0--5-55-55-5----3--5-55-5-5-0-3-0-3--5-55-55-55---4-|
E|------------------------------2345------------------------------------|


Verse 1

 
  0:14             0:18              0:21
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-5-555-5-33-3-11-1-00-0h3-0--00-0h3-0-|
E|--------------------------------------|

        0:22       0:24              0:27
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-5-555-5-33-3-11-1-0-0-------0-0------|
E|-----------------------4-2-3----4-3-2-|

 0:27          0:30       0:32    0:33           0:37
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------2-----------------|
A|-------------------3-3----2-3-3-2-3-1-111-1-1-1-11-|
E|-1-111-1-1-111-3-5-----3-5-------------------------|


      0:38        0:40              0:43
G|-------------------------------2-1---|
D|-----------------------------------3-|
A|-3-5-555-5-5--1-1-0/3-333-33-33------|
E|-------------------------------------|



Verse 2

  0:43              0:47              0:50
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-5-555-5-33-3-11-1-00-0------0-00-1--3-|
E|-----------------------4-2-3-----------|

          0:52     0:53              0:56
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-5-555-5-3-3-11-1-00-0------00-0------|
E|-----------------------4-2-3----4-3-2-|

           0:59         1:01        1:02            1:06
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------2--------------435-|
A|--------------3-2-0--3-3------3-3----3-1-11-11-1-5----|
E|-1-11-1-1-3-5-----------3-5-3-----3-------------------|


            1:08            1:11              1:15                          
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------3---|
A|-5-555-5-5--1-1-0/3-333-33-1-1-0/3-333-33-3--23-|
E|------------------------------------------------|



Chorus 1

          1:17         1:19       1:20       1:22
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------3-----------|
A|-5-55-5-3------------2-33-3-0-1-2--0-2-3-33-4-|
E|----------6-6666-3-6--------------------------|

            1:24              1:27     1:28
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-5-55-5-3----------5-2-33-3-3-33333333-4-|
E|----------6-6666-3-----------------------|



Verse 3

                                        1:35
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-5-555-5-33-3-11-1-00-0-0h3-0--00-0-0h3-0-|
E|------------------------------------------|


Note change at beginning
                     1:38               1:41           
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-55-555-5-33-3-11-1-00-0------0---1-22-1--|
E|------------------------2-4-2--2-4------2-|

              1:44               1:47                1:50     
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------1-3-0--3-33-3-3-3------11-1-1-111-1111-|
E|-1-111-1-1111-3------------------33-55-----------------|


            1:53               1:57                                
G|----------------------------2-1--|
D|-------------------------------3-|
A|-55-5-5-55--1-1-0/3-33-33-33-----|
E|---------------------------------|



Verse 4

                   2:00             2:03                                  
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-5-555-5-33-3-11-1-00-0------00-0-0-3-|
E|-----------------------2-4-2----------|

                    2:07                2:09
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-55-555-5-33-3-11-1-00-0-------00-0-------|
E|-------------------------2-4-2------4-3-2-|

                      2:12          2:15                  2:19             
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------3-----------------------|
A|------------------------33-3-3--33-3-3-2-11-1-1--1-11-1-1-3-|
E|-1-111-1-1--1-1-1-11-3-5-------5----------------------------|

              2:21            2:25             2:28
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-55-555-5-5--1-1-0/3-333-33--1-1-0/3-333-3333333-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|



Chorus 2

          2:30                    2:33      2:35        
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------3-----------|
A|-5-55-5-3-------------33-3-0-1-2--0-2-3-33-4-|
E|----------6-6666-534-------------------------|

         2:36                        2:41                                
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-5-55-5-3------------5-3-33-333-3-3-4-|
E|----------6-6-66-3-6------------------|



Verse 5
 
                    2:45           2:48
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-5-555-5-33-3-11-1-00-0------00-00-0-|
E|-----------------------2-4-2---------|

                     2:51                2:54         
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-55-555-5-33-3-11-1-0---00-----00000------|
E|---------------------2-4---2-4------4-3-2-|
      
               2:57          2:59     3:00                3:04 
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------2---------------------|
A|---------------0-3-0--33-3-1-0--33-3-3-0--11-1-1--111-1-1-3-|
E|-1-11-1--111-1----------------------------------------------|

                                                  
              3:06            3:09                3:13       
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-55-555-555--1-1-0/3-333-333--1-1-0/3-333-333333234|
E|---------------------------------------------------|




Chorus 3

           3:15                       3:19  
G|----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------3------23-|
A|-5-55-5-3-----------0-1-2-33-3-0-2-33---|
E|----------66-554433---------------------|

           3:21                           3:26
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-5-55-5-3---------3-33-3-3-3/15-1515-15-15\-|
E|----------6-6666-6--------------------------|




Solo 1
               
                                       3:32
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-55-555-5-33-3-11-1-00-0-------00-0-034-|
E|-------------------------2-4-2----------|

 
                                       3:38    
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-55-555-5-33-3-11-1-00-0------00-0-0----|
E|------------------------2-4-2-------3-2-|

                                                     3:47  
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------0-----------------22-|
A|----------------------33-3-3-333--432-1-11-1-1--1-1---|
E|-111-11-1--1111-33-55---------------------------------|


                                  3:53                    3:57   
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-555-5-5--1-1-0/3-3-33-3-33333-1-141-3-33-33-3-333-333-34-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|




Chorus 4

                                             4:03
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------3-----------|
A|-5-55-5-3------------2-33-3-0-1-2--0-2-3-33-4-|
E|----------6-6666-3-6--------------------------|

                                       4:09                 
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-5-55-5-3----------5-2-33-3-3-3333333-4-|
E|----------6-6666-3----------------------|




Verse 6
                                
                                   4:16
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-5-555-5-33-3-11-1-00------0--0-0-3-|
E|---------------------4-2-3----------|

                                       4:22
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-5-555-5-33-3-11-1-0-00000--0-00-0-00----|
E|-------------------------------------3-2-|

                                                              4:32   
G|----------------------------------------------------------1----|
D|-------------------------------------------2---------------2-3-|
A|-------------------------3-333------3-333-2-3-111-11-111-1-----|
E|-1-11-1-1--1-111-1-1-3-5------3-5-2----------------------------|


                                                   4:42                     
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-555-5-5-5--1-1-0/3-33-33-333--1-1-0/3-33-3333334-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|



Chorus 5
                                                                              
                                            4:48
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-5-55-5-3------------2-33-3-0-1-2/-1515-33-3-|
E|----------6-6666-3-6-------------------------|

                                        4:54 
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-5-55-5-3----------5-2-3-333-3-3-33-3-345-|
E|----------6-6666-3------------------------|


Solo 2


                                    5:00
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-5-55-5-3------------33-3-3--333-3-35-|
E|----------6-66-6-66-6-----------------|

                                  5:07
G|------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------5-3--5-3-2-|
A|-55-555---------33-3-3-33-----------|
E|-------66-66--6/--------------------|

                            5:12                                       5:19
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-555---------33-333--33-333-355-555----------33-3------3-0-3--3-0-3-0-|
E|------666-666-6-------6---------------666-666-6----5-4-3----------------|

                                 5:25
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-55-555---------33-3-3--333-3-3-35-|
E|-------666-666-6-------------------|

                       5:30
G|----------------------5-|
D|-------------------3-4--|
A|-55-555---------345-----|
E|-------666-666-6--------|

                                     5:37
G|--------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------4-|
A|-5-555-3-----------33-3------33-3-2---|
E|--------6-66-6-66-6----5-4-5----------|


                                               5:43
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7-6-5---------------111111-1111-11-11-11-11/-|
A|-6-5------5---------------------------------------|
E|-----------66-6-666-6-888-------------------------|

                                     5:49
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-555-5-6-3----------33-3-3--333-3-3-35-|
E|----------66-66-636--------------------|


                                5:56
G|----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------234-|
A|-55-5-3--------33-0-2-3-4-023-----|
E|--------66-636--------------------|


                              6:02
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-555-5-3-------3333333333333333-|
E|--------66-6636-----------------|


                              6:08
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-555-5-3-------333-3-3-333-3-33-|
E|--------66-6636-----------------|


                                   6:14
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-55555555--------33-4-33-4-33-4-3345-|
E|---------66666666--------------------|


                                   6:20
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-55555555--------333333333333-3-3-34-|
E|---------66666666--------------------|


                                 6:26
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-5-555---------2-33-333-0330-33-03-|
E|-------66-6636---------------------|


                                           6:32
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-5-555---------33-77-77-1010-15-151515-15-16-|
E|-------66-666-6------------------------------|


                                                   6:38
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------3-2------|
A|-17171717-17-15-1313-13-1313-13--33-3-3--33---3-4-3-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


                                   6:45
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-5555-53--------33333333333333332-5>-|
E|--------66-6-6-----------------------|





Interlude


  6:46                    6:55                7:02
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------5-78--11-10-|
A|-1>----3>----5>----1>----3>----87-5-------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|


                                7:18                   7:23
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------7-5--10>-----10-12--12-14------10>-|
A|-5>----1>----3>----3/5---------12>---------------12>------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|


  7:25             7:28              7:32 
G|-12-11-10-11---------------------------|
D|-------------12--12/17--10-10/15-17-19-|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|


                                   7:38
G|----------15-17-15-14-12-------------|
D|-12-12/15---------------15-14-12-10>-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|


  7:41                     7:47                7:51    7:53
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6---10-8--12-9-10--10-12------14-11-12--13-14---14/17----|
A|--------------------------12------------------13------15>-|
E|--9-------------------------------------------------------|


  7:57             8:03       8:13             8:19
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-12--16-17>--10>--7>-----------------12-10--14---|
A|-------------------------------12-10----------12-|
E|---------------------9-6-8---9-------------------|


                        8:27
G|--------------------------|
D|-12-15-14-----------10----|
A|---------16-15--12--------|
E|--------------16--------8-|


  8:29                 8:35  8:37                      8:41
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|----10-8--10-10/14-14/19----12-12/15-19-20--19-18-17--10-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-9-------------------------------------------------------|


  8:45          8:51                8:57
G|--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------10>-|
A|---10--3-3/7-7/12----15-17--9/13------|
E|-9------------------------------------|


  9:01                    9:07                            9:15
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----10-8--1315-14--12-10---------------------5-6/7-7/11----|
A|-------------------------12---8------------8---------------|
E|-9------------------------------7-9--7-8-9--------------88-|





Solo 3


  9:17      9:22        9:27                                        9:41
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5>---7>--/12----17-13-15>----5>---45/7--7/12---12/17---17/13---13-15-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|


  9:45      9:50         9:55
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-5--79>--4-------5>-----3>-|
E|-----------5>--------6>----|


  9:58                    10:08   10:10
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-5--5/9^--4------5>------3>--33-3-3-|
E|-----------5>--------6>-------------|


 10:11               10:18               10:23            
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5--9-9--4-4-------5-5-----3-3-333-3-3-3-|
E|---------------5-5-------6-6---------------|


 10:24                          10:30                        10:36
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-55--9-9-99--4-4-44---------5-5-55-------3-3-33-33333333-4-|
E|------------------------5-5-55---------6-6-66------------------|


                              10:42                              10:48
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-55-5--------3-3-33-3---------5-5-55-5--------3-3-33-3333333-4-|
E|---------3-3-33-3--------5-5-55-----------6-6-66-6-----------------|


                                             10:54
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-55-5/9-9-99-9/15-15-1515-15\12-12-1212-12-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|


                               11:01
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-55-5--------3-3-33-33333334-|
E|---------6-6-66-6----------------|


                               11:079
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-55-5--------3-3-33--3-3-3-4-|
E|---------6-6-66-6----------------|


                                 11:13
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-5-5-55-5--------3-3-33--333-333-4-|
E|---------6-6-66-6------------------|


                                11:19
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-5-5-55---------33-333-333-33-3-4-|
E|--------66-666-6------------------|


                                       11:25 
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-5-55-53---------3333-7777-9999-15151515-|
E|--------666-6666-------------------------|


                               11:31
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5-55-53------------3--3--3-33-3-|
E|---------66-6-6-666--------------|


                                   11:38
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------22-44---|
A|-5-55-543--------5533-5533-33-----33-|
E|---------66-66-6---------------------|



                               11:44
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5555555-------33333333-33333333-|
E|--------6666666------------------|

                               11:50
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5555555-------33333333-33333333-|
E|--------6666666------------------|

                                  
                                  11:56
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-5-55-543--------3-33-3-3--3-33-3-3-|
E|---------66-66-6--------------------|

                                12:02
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5-55-5-3---------3-3-012-3-3-33-|
E|---------66-666-6----------------|



Ending 


              
 12:02             12:10  12:19 12:20 12:23  12:35  12:36   12:44 12:45 END
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-55-5-3-----------3======3-----3-----3======3-----15======15-------|
E|---------6>-/--6--6-----------------------------------------------8/-|

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