'Sultans Of Swing Live' by Dire Straits - Guitar Tutorial

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This tab was found at
http://perso.club-internet.fr/fbiramba/
(we're in the year 2001 now...so if you're reading this in 2005, good luck with the site =)

This is the version from Alchemy. One of their best live performances of Sultans of Swing,
if you ask me. Enjoy!

~   =  bend ( )
^   = hammer on/pull off
>   = slide


SOLO 1:  at 3:22 of cd alchemy

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-13-------13---13---13-----------|----11-----------------10----10---------------13---|
-12~(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)~12-10-12-|-10-----------------------10--------------------12-|
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---------------------------|--|-13^10--10-----------------|-------------------------------|-12-------------|
-----11-10>8---------------|--|-----------10--13^10----10-|-------------------------------|----13----13----|
---x---------10^9--7^5-----|--|---------------------12----|---------------------10^9----9-|-------12----12-|
-x---------------------8^7-|--|---------------------------|-----------10^11^12-------12---|----------------|
---------------------------|--|---------------------------|-10^11^12----------------------|----------------|
---------------------------|--|---------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------|

---------13--------13--------13--------13--------13--------13-13~(15)--13~(15)~13--12^10--------------|
-13~(15)---13~(15)---13~(15)---13~(15)---13~(15)---13~(15)--------------------------------13-10-------|
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--------|----------5-------|----------------------5---------------|-------|----------------|
--------|------6^5---5-8---|------6^5---------------5-5^6-5-------|-6-5-3-|-6-6-5-----10-8-|
-9^10^9-|----7-----------7-|----7-------5-7-7~(9)-----------7-5-7-|-7-5-3-|-7-7-5-----10-9-|
--------|->7---------------|->7-------5---------------------------|-7-5-3-|-------5>7------|
--------|------------------|--------------------------------------|-------|----------------|
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-------------------|-------------------------|
-10^8----8---------|-------5^6^5-------------|
------10---10----7-|-7~(9)-------5^7^5-------|
--------------10---|-------------------7^6^5-|
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SOLO 2: 4:48

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-13------|-----------------------------|----------------|---------------------|-10^8------8----|
-12~(14)-|-12-12-12-12-x-10----12~(14)-|-9^12^9--7^9^7--|-5^7^5---------------|------10-7---10-|
---------|------------------12---------|----------------|-------5^7^5---------|----------------|
---------|-----------------------------|----------------|-------------5^7^5-3-|----------------|
---------|-----------------------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------|

-------10--12^10----10-|---10-12^10--10-|-----10-12^10---------------------------|--------------------|
----13-----------13----|--x----------13-|---x----------13-13-------13---13---13--|----------10^13^10--|
-12--------------------|-x--------------|-x---------------12~(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)-|-10^12--------------|
-----------------------|----------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------|
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----------------------|----------------|---------------------------|------------------------|-----------|
----------------------|-----10---------|----------10-11-10---------|------------------------|-----------|
-12^10----10^12-12-12-|---x----12-10-9-|----10^12----------12-10-9-|-7~(9)-7-5^7--7~(10)--7-|-7~(9)-7^5-|
-------12-------------|-x--------------|-12------------------------|------------------------|-7~(9)-7^5-|
----------------------|----------------|---------------------------|------------------------|-----------|
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----------|-----8-x-7------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
----------|---x-------10-8-x-8-6-------------|-5---5^6---6---5-|-------3^6-3---3-|-6~(8)-6~(8)-5^6^8-5----|
-------5--|-x--------------------7-x-7-7-7-7-|-5-x-5-----5---5-|-5~(7)-------5---|---------------------5--|
-7--------|----------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
---7^8----|----------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
----------|----------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|


-----------|-----------------------------3----------3-----------3-|-5^3-----5^3-----5^3-----5^3-----|
-5^6-5-3^5-|-3-------3-------6^3-------3---------3------------3---|-----6^3-----6^3-----6^3-----6^3-|
-----------|---5~(7)---5~(7)-----5~(7)-----5~(7)--------5~(7)-----|---------------------------------|
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------------------3---------3--------3---|-------------------------------------|
-------3-6^3----3---6^3---3---6^3--3-----|-x-3~(5)~3-1-0-----------------------|
-5~(7)--------5---------5--------------5-|---------------2-0---------------3---|
-----------------------------------------|-------------------3-0-------3^5---5-|
-----------------------------------------|-----------------------3^4^5---------|
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-------------------------------|---------|
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------------5----------5-----5-|-7^5---5-|
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-------------------------------|---------------|-------------------|
-------------------------------|---------------|---8^6----8^6----6-|
------------5----------5-----5-|-7^5---7~(9)-7-|-7------7------7---|
-0-x-0^5-x--0-x-0^5--0-x-0^5---|-----7---------|-------------------|
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-------------------------------------------------|------------------|-----8-10----10>12---|
-8-------8--------8------------8-----8-----8-----|--------------6---|---------------------|
-7~(9)--(9)~7--5--7~(9)--7--5--7~(9)-7~(9)-7~(9)-|-------7--------7-|-7>9------10------12-|
-------------------------------------------------|-5^7-7---5--7-----|---------------------|
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-12~(13)-----------------|
---------13-10--13~(15)--|
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SOLO 3: 6:52
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-------10----------10-|----------11~-10-------10--------|-----------|-------10----------10-|
-10^12----12-10-------|-12-10-----------12-10----12-12--|-12^10^12--|-10^12----12-10-------|
----------------12----|-------12------------------------|-----------|----------------12----|
----------------------|---------------------------------|-----------|----------------------|
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------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------|
----------11-10---------|----------------------|-------10----------10-|-10---------------11-10-----------10--|
-12-10----------12-10-9-|-9^10^12--10--9^10^12-|-10^12----12-10-------|-----12-10----------------12^10-------|
-------12---------------|----------------------|----------------12----|--------------12----------------------|
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----------------|-8----------------------------|-10-------10----------|----------------|
----------------|-8-10-------10----------13-11-|----13^11----13-------|----8-10^8------|
-12---12^10^12--|------10-------12-10----------|----------------12-12-|-10--------10-7-|
----------------|---------12----------12-------|----------------------|----------------|
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SOLO 4: 7:33

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----10-13^10----13-10-|----10-13^10---13-10-|----10-13^10----13-12-12-|-13~(15)-|
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----10-13^10----13-10-|----10-13^10----13-10-|----10-13^10----13-12-12-|-13~(15)-|
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-13-15-15~(17)-15~(17)----|-15~(17)-15~(17)-x-15-x-15-x-15-|-15-13^12^13-20--------------------20-|
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-12~(14)-12~(14)-12~(14)-12~(14)-|-12~(14)-12~(14)-12~(14)--12~(14)-|-10^12-------------12-10----|
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-15^12----12-15^12----12-15^12----12-15^12----12-|
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-15^12----12-15^12----17-12----12-15^12----17-|
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-12----12-15^12----17-12----12-15-|-15~(17)-15~(17)-15~(17)-13-15--13--15~(17)-|
----13----------13-------13-------|----------------------------------------15--|
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-13^15^13--10^13^10--|-----------|-6-5-3-|-6-6-5-----10-8-|-6-5-3-|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|
---------------------|-9^12^9----|-7-5-3-|-7-7-5-----10-9-|-7-5-3-|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|
---------------------|--------10-|-------|-------5>7------|-7-5-3-|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|
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---|-|-|-|------------------|-----3-1^0^1-|-3-|-|-----|-8-|-10^8----8----8--10^8---8|
-5-|-|-|-|------3-5^3---3-5-|---5---------|-5-|-|->10-|---|------10---10---------10-|
-5-|-|-|-|----5-------5-----|-x-----------|-5-|-|-----|---|-------------------------|
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|----8-|->15-13^12^10--12-|---------10--8-|---|-8-||
|-10---|------------------|-----------8---|---|-8-||
|------|------------------|-12^10^9-------|---|---||
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Transcrit par Franck Birambaux
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Tags: album rock, classic rock, mellow gold, rock, soft rock
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