'Sultans Of Swing' by Dire Straits - Guitar Tutorial

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            Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing



INTRO:                               
E|-5-----------------------------------5-8-5---------------------
B|-6------------------------6-------6--------6--5-6-5------------
G|-7--5-x-5-x-5-7------7------7---7-------------------7---5-7----
D|-7--5-x-5-x-5-7--5/7----7-----------------------------------7--
A|-5-------------------------------------------------------------
E|-5-------------------------------------------------------------



1st VERSE:
E|-----------------------!------------------------5-!-------------------
B|-10-10-----------------!------10----10-11-10----6-!-5-x-5-x-6-6-5-3---
G|--9--9--12-10----------!---------------------9--5-!-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-3---
D|--------------12-10-12-!-2/11----11-------------7-!-------------------
A|-----------------------!--------------------------!-------------------
E|-----------------------!--------------------------!-------------------

E|------------------------------------
B|---------6------3-6-x-3-5-----------
G|-----7-----7/2--3-3-x-3-5--------5--
D|-5/7---7---------------------5-7----
A|---------------------------7--------
E|------------------------------------



2nd VERSE:
E|----------------------------!-10-9------------------!------------------
B|-10----6/10-11-6-10-6-8-----!------10---------------!-5-x-5-x-6-6-5-3--
G|------------------------9/7-!---------9-7-6---------!-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-3--
D|----11----------------------!--------------7-5---10-!------------------
A|----------------------------!------------------7/-8-!------------------
E|----------------------------!-----------------------!------------------

E|-8/10-8---------------!-------------------
B|--------10--3-6-x-3-5-!------3-6-x-3-5----
G|--------10--3-3-x-3-5-!---5--3-3-x-3-5----
D|----------------------!-5-----------------
A|----------------------!-------------------
E|----------------------!-------------------

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



3rd VERSE:
E|---9-8-9-10-!---------------9------9-7----------------!------------------
B|---8-7-8-10-!-----10---8-10---8-10-----8/10-8-10-8-10-!-----8---6-6-6-6--
G|---9-8-9-10-!-7/9----9--------------------------------!-7/9---9-7-7-7-7--
D|-7----------!-----------------------------------------!------------------
A|-7----------!-----------------------------------------!------------------
E|------------!-----------------------------------------!------------------

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


4th VERSE:
E|-----!-------------------5-!-----------------!------------------------------
B|---6-!-12/14-10-------10-6-!-5-x-5-x-6-6-5-3-!---------6-5------3-6-x-3-5---
G|-6/7-!----------9-7-6----5-!-5-x—5-x-5-5-5-3-!-----7-------8-7--3-3-x-3-5---
D|-----!-------------------7-!-----------------!-5/7---7----------------------
A|-----!---------------------!-----------------!------------------------------
E|-----!---------------------!-----------------!------------------------------

E|----------------!-----------------------------------------------------
B|------3-6-x-3-5-!-6-5-3--6-6-5-5----10-8-8---6-5-3--6-6-5-5-----------
G|---5--3-3-x-3-5-!-5-5-3--5-5-5-5—-5/10-9-9---5-5-3--5-5-5-5--------5--
D|-5--------------!-7-5-3--7-7-5-5-------------7-5-3--7-7-5-5----5-7----
A|----------------!--------------------------------------------7--------
E|----------------!-----------------------------------------------------



5th VERSE:
E|-------12-----------13-!-12-9-------------!--------------------
B|-12/14----14-----------!------10-------10-!------8---6-6-6-6---
G|--------------12/14-14-!---------9-7-6----!--7/9---9-7-7-7-7---
D|-----------------------!------------------!--------------------
A|-----------------------!------------------!--------------------
E|-----------------------!------------------!--------------------

E|--------------------------!------------------
B|-----------6----3-6-x-3-5-!------3-6-x-3-5---
G|-------7-----7--3-3-x-3-5-!---5--3-3-x-3-5---
D|-5-5/7---7----------------!-5----------------
A|--------------------------!------------------
E|--------------------------!------------------

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



1st SOLO:
E|---------------------------------------9-12/14/12-10------------------------------------------
B|-8/10--10-10-10--6-8-6--5-6-5-------10---------------10--------10-13-11-13-11-9/10-11-11-9/10-
G|--------------------------------6/9---------------------10------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------12---------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E|----------------13---------------13-12----------------------------------------
B|-------13----------13------------------13----------13---13/15-15-13----13/15--
G|-12/14----12/14-------14-12-10------------12/14-12------------------14--------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E|----13-10----10----10-------------------------------------------------------
B|-10-------10----10----10-------------3-6-3-----5-6/8-6-5-6/8-----3-6-3-3-5--
G|-------------------------12-10-----3---------5-----------------3-------3-5--
D|---------------------------------3---------5-----------------3--------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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


6th VERSE:
E|----------------------------------------!-9-5-!-----------------
B|------10----10----12/14-14--14-17-17/15-!-8-6-!-----8---8---11--
G|----------------------------------------!-9-5-!-7/9---9---9-10--
D|-5/11----11----11-----------------------!---7-!-----------------
A|----------------------------------------!-----!-----------------
E|----------------------------------------!-----!-----------------

E|----------------------------!------------------
B|---------6---6----3-6-x-3-5-!------3-6-x-3-5---
G|-----7-----7---7--3-3-x-3-5-!---5--3-3-x-3-5---
D|-5/7---7--------------------!-5----------------
A|----------------------------!------------------
E|----------------------------!------------------

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



2nd SOLO:
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-8/10--10-8-6-8-6---6---8/10--5-8-5--3-5-3---------------------------x-10-8----8--------
G|------------------7-------------------------5-7-5------------------x--------10---10-7---
D|---------------------------------------------------5-7-5--------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------5-7-5-------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------8-----------------------

E|---------------8-----------8------------8-------------------------10--------------
B|------8-10-8------8-10-8------8-10-8------8-10-8---------------10----13-10----10--
G|-7/9---------9-----------9-----------9-----------x-x-x---12/14-------------12-----
D|-------------------------------------------------x-x-x----------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E|----------------------------------------------------12-------10---
B|-------------------10----------10-----11—-----11/13----13-11------
G|-12-10----------10----12-----x------x-------x---------------------
D|-------12-10-12------------x------x-------x-----------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------

E|-13-10----10-     -13-10----10-     -15-12----12-     
B|-------10---- *4  -------11---- *4  -------13---- *8     а
G|-------------     -------------     -------------        а *2
D|-------------     -------------     -------------        а 
A|-------------     -------------     -------------
E|-------------     -------------     -------------

E|-15/17-17-15-13-15-13------15/17--12-15-12------------------------------------
B|----------------------15--------------------13-15-13--10-13-10----------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------9-12-9--------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------15/7--
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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