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Dire Straits-Sultans Of Swing - sr - 200

 [Intro]
| Dm     | Dm  Dm/C*|
| Dm     | Dm       |
| Dm     | Dm  Dm/C*| x2
 
[Verse 1]
          Dm                       C              Bb       A
You get a shiver in the dark, it's raining in the park but meantime
Dm                        C            Bb         A
  South of the river you stop and you hold everything
F                                 C
  A band is blowing Dixie double four time
Bb                                            Dm    Bb - C
   You feel alright when you hear that music ring
 
[Verse 2]
              Dm                  C         Bb        A
Well now, you step inside but you don't see too many faces
Dm                      C                Bb      A
   Coming in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down
F                       C
  Competition in other places
Bb                                     Dm
   Uh, but the horns they blowin' that sound
Bb - C
        way on down south
Bb - C
        way on down south
Dm
London Town
 
[Instrumental]
Dm - (C passing) Bb - C - C x 2
 
[Verse 3]
             Dm             C  Bb        A
You check out Guitar George,     he knows all the chords
Dm                             C               Bb          A
  Mind he's strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing
F                           C
  They say an old guitar is all he can afford
Bb                                                 Dm    Bb - C
   When he gets up under the lights to play his thing
 
[Verse 4]
Dm                   C    Bb           A
   And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene
Dm                   C         Bb      A
  He's got a daytime job, he's doin' alright
F                                  C
  He can play the honky tonk like anything
Bb                               Dm    Bb - C
   Saving it up for Friday night
                  Bb - C
with the Sultans
                    Dm
with the Sultans of Swing
 
[Instrumental]
Dm - (C passing) Bb - C - C x 2
 
[Verse 5]
       Dm                           C        Bb           A
Then a crowd of young boys, they're foolin' around in the corner
Dm                                C              Bb            A
   Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles
F                                        C
  They don't give a damn about about any trumpet playin' band
Bb                                   Dm     Bb - C
   It ain't what they call rock and roll
                Bb - C
and the Sultans
                             Dm
Yeah, the Sultans, they play Creole
 
[Instrumental]
Dm - (C passing) Bb - C - C
...             Creole
Dm - (C passing) Bb - C - C
 
[Lead]
| Dm     | C  Bb  | A      | A       |
| Dm     | C  Bb  | A      | A       |
| F      | F      | C      | C       |
| Bb     | Bb     | Dm     | Dm  Bb  |
| C      | C  Bb  | C      | C       |
 
[Instrumental]
Dm - (C passing) Bb - C - C x 2
 
[Verse 6]
Dm                       C         Bb         A
   And then the man he steps right up to the microphone
Dm              C               Bb        A    (A7)
   And says at last just as the time bell ring
F                      C
  Goodnight, now it's time to go home
Bb                                       Dm     Bb - C
   Then he makes it fast with one more thing
                   Bb - C
We are the Sultans
                      Dm
We are the Sultans of Swing
 
[Instrumental]
Dm - (C passing) Bb - C - C x 2
 
[Outro Solo]
Dm - (C passing) Bb - C - C x 2
(repeat and fade, approx x7)

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Billy Joel-Vienna

[Intro - BPM 125 - pl = fret with right hand and pluck with right hand little finger]
(slide with little finger into some chords when going down, first when going up)
E-10--10s9s8-pl13-8---8s7s6-6----3s4s5-6---5-pl10----
B-7--------6------10--------4----------8---6------3--
G-7--------6------8---------0-0--------8---5------3--
D-8--------4------X---------X----------8---7------3--
A---8------4------0-8-------6----------6---8------1--
E----------4----------------6--------------X---------

[Verse - No drums - just pluck chords slight string slap] 
[Gm] Slow down you [Bb] crazy child
You're so [F] ambitious for a [Ab] juvenile
But then if [Eb] you're so smart tell me [Bb] why
You are still so a [C] fraid [C/D -x5555x] [D] 

[Verse]
[Gm] Where's the fire, what's the [Bb] hurry about
You better [F] cool it off before you [Ab] burn it out
You got [Eb] so much to do and only
[Bb] So many hours in a [Am7] day [C/D] [D] 
(drums in - string light slap)
[Eb] But you know that when the [F] truth is told
That you can [Bb] get what you [F/A] want
Or you can [Gm] just get [Bb/F] old
You're gonna [Eb] kick off before you [Am7] even get 
[D7] halfway [Gm7] through .... (drums stop) ooh [C7] ooh 
When will you [Gb9 run] realize
[F] Vienna waits for [Bb] you 
 
[Verse - Drums backs in - String slap] 
[Gm] Slow down you're [Bb] doing fine
You can't be [F] everything you want to be
[Ab] Before your time
Although it's [Eb] so romantic on the [Bb] borderline 
[C] tonight [C/D] [D] 
 
[Verse] 
[Gm] Too bad but it's [Bb] the life you lead
You're so a [F] head of yourself
That you for [Ab] got what you need
Though you can [Eb] see when you're wrong 
But you know you [Bb] can't always see when you're 
[Am7] right you're [C/D] right [D] 
 
[Verse - Full drums] 
[Eb] You got your passion you [F] got your pride
But [Bb] don't you know only [F/A] fools are 
[Gm] satisfied [Bb/F] 
[Eb] Dream on, but don't [Am7] imagine they'll 
[D7] all come [Gm7] true .... (drums stop) ooh [C7] ooh 
When will you [Gb9 - run] realize
[F] Vienna waits for you [Bb] 
 
[Accordion Solo. Same chords as the verse.]
(Use fingers tapping snare whilst plucking lines with thumb
to play solo and drums at the same time)
Gm Bb F Ab
Eb Bb Am7 C/D D

[Verse - Full drums] 
[Eb] Slow down you [F] crazy child
Take the [Bb] phone off the [F/A] hook
And disap [Gm] pear for a while [Bb/F] 
[Eb] It's alright you can [Am7] afford to lose a 
[D7] day or [Gm7] two .... (drums stop) ooh [C7] ooh 
When will you [Gb9 - run] realize
[F] Vienna waits for you [Bb]
(drums back in)
[Eb] But you know that when the [F] truth is told
That you can [Bb] get what you [F/A] want
Or you can [Gm] just get [Bb/F] old
You're gonna [Eb] kick off before you [Am7] 
even get [D7] halfway [Gm7] through .... ooh [C7] ooh 
When will you [Gb9 - run] realize
[F] Vienna waits [Bb] for you [G7] (E - 6 5 4 3 run) 
[G7] When will you [Gb9 - stop] realize 
[Run]
E ---2h3----1(F chord)
B -3----s3--1


[F] Vienna waits for you [Bb#5b9 - as per intro]

[End with Intro]

[END]

[Gb9 - run]
E-0
B--2-------
G---3------
D----4-----
A----------
E----------

[Accordion Solo - fast pick muted 0123 - (2) you can't really play and make the lines ring]
C----------------------------Gm7-------------Bb
E---------------------------------3----3-----------6------------------------------------
B-------------3-------------------3--3--------6-6--6-------------------------------------
G-0-0123--23-5--5p4p3-3-(2)--3-3--3-5---------7--8-7----------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------7-3----------------8------------------------------------
A---------------------------------5----------------8-------------------------------
E----------------------------3----3-----------6----6-------------------------------------
Rh - S = snare hit for thumb = p is pinky - t - is thumb - the rest you know, s = strum
p---------------------------------s----------------s---------------------------------------
i---------------------------------s-----X----------s---------------------------------------
m---------------------------------s---X-------X-X--s---------------------------------------
a----------------------------X-X--s-X---------X--X-s---------------------------------------
t----------------------------X--X-S-----------X----S----------------------------------------


C--F--------F-------------------Ab-----Eb----------------------------------------------------
E-----------1-------------------4--------------6----------------------------------------------
B--1--1-3---1-------4----4-6----5------8---8-9-8---10-8-----------------------------------------
G--2-4------2-------5--7--------5------8-------8--------------------------------------------
D-----------3-------------------6------8-------8-------------------------------------------
A-----------3-------------------6------6-------6--------------------------------------------
E--1--------1-------4-----------4------------------------------------------------------------
Rh - S = snare hit for thumb = p is pinky - t - is thumb - the rest you know, s = strum
p-----------s-------------------s--------------s-------------------------------------------
i-----------s-------------------s--------------s-------------------------------------------
m--X--X-X---s-------------------s--------------s---------------------------------------------
a--X-X------s-------------------s--------------s--------------------------------------------
t--X--------S-------------------S--------------S-------------------------------------------


C--Bb------------C----------C/D-------Eb-------------------------------------------------------
E--6-------6-----0----------------5---6------------------------------------------------------
B--6--8--6-6-----1-3-3-5----8--6--5---8-----------------------------------------------------
G--7-------7-----0-----5----5--5--5---8----------------------------------------------------
D--8-------8-----2-----5----5--5--5---8----------------------------------------------------
A--8-------8-----3-----3----5--5--5---6---------------------------------------------------
E--6-------6------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rh - S = snare hit for thumb = p is pinky - t - is thumb - the rest you know, s = strum
p----------s----------------------s--------------------------------------------------------
i----------s----------------------s--------------------------------------------------------
m----------s----------------------s--------------------------------------------------------
a----------s----------------------s--------------------------------------------------------
t----------S----------------------S--------------------------------------------------------

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