Dire Straits

Brother In Arms(Tabs)

Dire Straits

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 h   - hammer-on   
 p   - pull-off   
 b   - bend   
 pb  - pre-bend   
 r   - bend release   
 /\  - slide (If no number is placed after, slide to no where (end of string)   
 x   - muffled open string (just makes a tap noise)   
 <   - volume Pedal (Increase volume gradually for the note below it)   
 =   - hold bend   
 ^   - rake a group of notes   
   
   
  Gtr I (Mark Knoffler clean distortion - Lead guitar)   
 Intro:  
					  <   
E|----------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|   
B|----------------------------|-------------------------------------4------|------------------------------------------------------|   
G|-----------------------------------|-3-4/6\4-3------------4------6v|-4b6r4-4----------4--------4v-3v----------------|   
D|-------------6-8p6v--6h8p6v-|--------------6-4-6-6v-----------|-------------6-4-6----6-6v----------6----6-6v---|   
A|------4/6----------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------6---------|   
E|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|   
   
   
 Verse 1:  
E------------------------------------------------------------  
B------------------------------------------------------------  
G---4b6r4-6v-----8p6v---6h8v-6v----8----9v-8-6v  
D-----------------------------------------8----6------------  
A-------------------------------------------------------------  
E-------------------------------------------------------------  
   
 Solo 1:  
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
B-------------------------------------------------------------------4----------  
G----4p3h4/6-4-3---------------6v--4-3-6-4-3----------4-----6v-8v--  
D----------------------6-4-6-6v---------------------6-4-6------------------  
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------  

Verse 2:  
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
B--------------------------------------------------7p6-----6------------------9p7p6h7p6---------------------  
G-----------13p11-11-11-------8v-9v-11v---------8-----8-----4v-6v-------------------8v-----9v-8-6v  
D----------------11-11-11h13v--------------------------------8v--------------------------------6-------------  
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  

Solo 2:  
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------  
B---4---7b9-4--------------------------------------------4-----4v--  
G----------------4\3------------3/4/6-4--------------4-----6-------  
D----------------------6-4-6v-------------6-4-6-6v----------------  
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------  
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------  

Verse 3:  
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
B---------------------4-------------4h7v----------------5p4------4-----------  
G--------------3/4------6v-4h6----------3/4----4/6--------6-4----6v-11\2  
D-----------6------------------------------------6--------------------------11\2  
A------4/6--------------------------------------------------------------------9\0  
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
  
Solo 3: 
E--------------------------------------- 
B--------------------------------------- 
G-------------8-8h11-9b11r9-8---8 
D----------9------------------------9 
A------11----------------------------- 

E-------------------------------------- 
B------------------9h11-9h11------ 
G----9b11-11-8---------------11-9 
D-------------------------------------- 
A--------------------------------------- 
E--------------------------------------- 

E------------------------------------------ 
B----------------------------9h11-9h11 
G------8h11-8h11-9b11-------------- 
D------------------------------------------ 
A------------------------------------------ 
E------------------------------------------ 

E-------------------------------- 
B-------------------------------- 
G----11-9---------------------- 
D-----------9p8---------------- 
A-----------------11-9-11-11v 

E-------------------------------------------- 
B-----------------------4-------------------- 
G----4pb6r4-4h6-6----6v--8v-6v-4v 
D-----------------------6------------------- 
A------------------------------------------- 
E-------------------------------------------        
   
                                
E|---------|-------------------------|-------|--------|   
B|-----4---|-------------------------|-------|--------|   
G|---4---6-|-8---6---4---3\----------|-6-6---|-8-9/11-|   
D|-6-------|------------------6---4--|-6-6h8-|--------|   
A|---------|-------------------------|-------|--------|   
E|---------|-------------------------|-------|--------|   
   
   
                   <   
E|---------------------|------------------|----------|--------------------------|   
B|-9b11r9-9b11r9-7h9p7-|-4----------------|----------|-9b11r9-7-9-9b11r9b11=====|   
G|---------------------|----------6-8/9-8-|-4--6h8p6-|--------------------------|   
D|---------------------|--------6---------|----------|--------------------------|   
A|---------------------|----6/7-----------|----------|--------------------------|   
E|---------------------|------------------|----------|--------------------------|   
   
    
           <   
E|-------------|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------|   
B|-7-11-9--7---|-4h5-4-------5-4---|-7b9r7-7---------------|---9-7b9--9h11p=|   
G|-------------|-------6-4-------6-|---------8-------------|-8--------------|   
D|-------------|-----------6-------|-----------9-8-6\4h6-6-|----------------|   
A|-------------|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------|   
E|-------------|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------|   
   
   
E|-----------|------------------|--------------------|----------------------|   
B|-9----9----|-9----------------|-7----7-7-7-7-7-5-5-|----------------------|   
G|---11---11-|---11-9\8---------|-6b8r=4-6-6-4-4-4-4-|-4/6-8p6\4----4---6---|   
D|-----------|----------11-11-9-|--------------------|-----------6----x-6---|   
A|-----------|------------------|--------------------|----------------------|   
E|-----------|------------------|--------------------|----------------------|   
   
   
E|-------------|-------------------|   
B|-------------|-------13-15-16-16-|   
G|-6h8p6-x-6-6-|----13-------------|   
D|-6-----x-6-6-|-14----------------|   
A|-------------|-------------------|   
E|-------------|-------------------|   
   
   
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|   
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|   
G|------13-13-13-13h15-16-16--13--16b18r=16-16b18--16-15-13-------|   
D|-6/13-----------------------------------------------------16-13-|   
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|   
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|   
   
   
                                                  
E|----------------------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|   
B|----------------------------|---------------|---------------|-7------7-7-5---|   
G|----------------------------|-4/6--4--8p6\4-|---6-6-----6\4-|-6b8r=6-4-4-4---|   
D|----13----------------------|---------------|-x-6-6-x-x-6\4-|----------------|   
A|-16----14-13-16-14-13-11-11-|---------------|---------------|----------------|   
E|----------------------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|   
   
   
E|------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|   
B|------------|-5\4-------------------|-------------------------|   
G|-6\4----4---|-----6-4---------------|-------------------------|   
D|-6\4--4---6-|---------6-4---4-------|-------------------------|   
A|------------|-------------6---6-4-2-|-------4--------------4--|   
E|------------|-----------------------|-4--0-----0--2--4--0-----|   
   
   
         
E|-----------|-------------------------------------|   
B|-----------|-------------------------------------|   
G|-6\4-x-6\4-|----13-15-16b18r16-16-15-13-16b18r16-|   
D|-6\4-x-6\4-|-13----------------------------------|   
A|-----------|-------------------------------------|   
E|-----------|-------------------------------------|   
   
   
E|----------------------------|------------------------|   
B|-19-------------------17----|-16h17p16----16---------|   
G|----18b20r18-16----16----18-|----------18----16-18---|   
D|----------------18----------|------------------------|   
A|----------------------------|------------------------|   
E|----------------------------|------------------------|   
   
   
E|---------------------------------------|   
B|---------------------------------------|   
G|----16-13----------13------------------|   
D|-13-------16b18r16----13---------------|   
A|-------------------------14-11-9-11-11-|   
E|---------------------------------------|   
   
   
                   
E|---------------|---------------------------|   
B|---------------|-----------------------8/9-|   
G|-----4/6-8p6\4-|--------------6------6-----|   
D|-4/6-----------|-x-x-x-x--4/6------6-------|   
A|---------------|-----------------7---------|   
E|---------------|---------------------------|   
   
   
E|--------------|-------------|-----------------------|-^11-9---9--9h11p9---9-|   
B|-7----7-7-7-5-|---5\4-------|---9---9--9/11-12-12-9-|-^-9---9-----------9---|   
D|-6b8r=6-4-4-4-|-6-----6-4---|-8---8-----------------|-^-9-------------------|   
G|--------------|-----------6-|-----------------------|-----------------------|   
A|--------------|-------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|   
E|--------------|-------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|   
   
   
                                                                             
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|   
B|-12-9------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|   
G|------11-8----8-11-8----8----------|-----4\3---------------4-|-8p6---9-6-----6\4---|   
D|-----------11--------11---9-8-6-6\-|-4h6-----6p4---4/6-4-6---|-6---6-6-6-x---6\4-6-|   
A|-----------------------------------|-------------6-----------|---------------------|   
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|   
   



	        

Written by Mark Knopfler

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