'Brothers In Arms' by Dire Straits - Guitar Tutorial

            Dire Straits; Brothers In Arms.
 Tabbed by Kenny Winningham.
  
Artist: Dire Straits
Album: Bros. In Arms
Song: Bros. In Arms

Key: B major (This is a hard song already, eh?)

Intro:

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-4-6-8p6-6h8-6---------------------8-----(8)---------
-----------------8h9-11p9-8-------9-11------11-9-8---
---------------------------11-9h11----------------11-
-----------------------------------------------------

------------------
------------------
-----------4/6----
-----8--------6-6-
-9h11-11----------
------------------

First Verse:

------------|-----------|------------|----------------
------------|-----------|------------|----------------
------------|-8p6-6h8---|------------|------4/5-------
-13p11p9h11-|-----------|-11p8-------|------------6---
------------|-----------|------------|----------------
------------|-----------|------------|----------------
...mountains ...lowlands ...return to ...bros. in arms

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-------------------------------------------8---
-9p8h9-11-9-8-------------11-9-8----------9-11-
-------------11-9-11-11---------11-9-11-11-----
-----------------------------------------------

Second Verse:

--------------|-------------|-----------|------------|
--------------|-(4)-(5)-(7)-|-----------|------------|
-8p6-6--------|-------------|-11p9p8h9--|-11p9p8h9-8-|
------11p8----|-------------|---------8-|------------|
--------------|-------------|-----------|------------|
--------------|-------------|-----------|------------|
...destruction ...of fire    ...suffering ...so bad

-------------|---------------------------------------
-------------|---4/5---4-----------------------------
-(4)-(6)-(4)-|-------------6---8-11BU13-11-8---------
-------------|------------------------------9-8------
-------------|---------------------------------11-11-
-------------|---------------------------------------
...alarm      ...bros. in arms

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--------------------------
----------------------8---
-8h9-11-9-8----------9-11-
-----------11-9-11-11-----
--------------------------

Bridge:

------------|-------------|------------|-----0-|
------------|-------------|------------|-----0-|
--------8---|-3-3h4-3-4-6-|-9-8----8---|-----0-|
-----8-9-11-|--------6----|----11-9-11-|-14-2-|
-9/11-------|-------------|------------|-14-2-|
------------|-------------|------------|-12-0-|
...worlds    ...suns       ...world     ...ones

Solo:

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-------------------------------------------9h11p9-----
------11BU13BD11-9~---11BU13-11-8-11-11BU13------11-9-
-----9---------------------------9--------------------
-9-11-------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------
-8h11p8h11p8-11BU13-11-8----------------4h6-x-8p6-4-
------------------------9-8-------------------------
---------------------------11-9-11-11---------------
----------------------------------------------------

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----------------------------
--8-----(8)-----------------
-9-11------(11)-(9)-(8)-----
-----------------------(11)-
----------------------------

Third Verse:

-------|---------|--------------------|---------------
-------|-(5)-(7)-|-9BU11BD9BU11-7-9-7-|---------------
-4-4h6-|---------|--------------------|-8------8-9-8--
-------|---------|--------------------|--8-9-11-----9-
-------|---------|--------------------|---------------
-------|---------|--------------------|---------------
...hell ...high   ...farewell          ...die

----------------------------------------|-----------
-9BU11-9-7-9-9BU11BD9BU11-9-9BU11BD9-7--|-5-4-4/5---
----------------------------------------|--------6--
----------------------------------------|-----------
----------------------------------------|-----------
----------------------------------------|-----------
...starlight and every line in your palm ... in arms

Solo:

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-----------------------------9------9-11-9--9--9-----
-11BU13-11-8----------------8-11BU13------11-11-11-9-
------------9-8--------------------------------------
---------------11-9-11-11----------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------

----------|--------------|---4-6-7-7-----------------
----------|I don't know--|--4------------------------
-8--------|how to play --|-4----------------13-15-16-
--11-11---|the riff here-|-----------6/13-13---------
----------|--------------|---------------------------
----------|--------------|---------------------------

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-16-13--16BU18-|
------16-------|
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()= volume swell

Well, that's all I know.
I hope you find this useful!
Kenny Winningham  
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