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4/4 Time Dm (V) Dm V) |--------|--5------|-------|---------|-----------|---------5--8-5-|------------| |--------|--6------|-------|---------|---------6-|-------6--------|-6-5^6^5----| |--------|--7--5-5-|-5^7...|..----7..|..---------|-7---7----------|---------7..| |--------|--7------|-------|--5/7----|------7----|----------------|------------| |--------|--5------|-------|---------|-----------|----------------|------------| |--------|---------|-------|---------|-----------|----------------|------------| Dm (V) C Bb A Dm |-------|-------|----|-----|------------------------------|-5------------------| |-------|-------|----|-----|-2--2----2----2---------------|-6------------------| |-------|-------|----|-----|-2--4'6--4'6--4'6....'4-------|-7------------------| |-------|-------|----|-----|-2----------------------------|-7------------------| |-------|-------|----|-----|-0-----------------------(2)/-|-5------------------| |-------|-------|----|-----|------------------------------|--------------------| Get a shiver... South of the river.. C Bb A F (VIII) |-----|-----|-----------5----5^6^5----5-----|----------------------------------| |-----|-----|-2-----------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----|-----|-2-/-/-/-6----6--------6-------|----------------------------------| |-----|-----|-2-----------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----|-----|-0------------------------(5)/ |----------------------------------| |-----|-----|-------------------------------|----------------------------------| A band is playin' Dixie double -----riff # 1------- ---riff #2--- C Dm Bb Dm Bb C |-3-----|------------|------|-5------------------|----------|------------------| |-5--5^6|-6^5---3----|------|-6-------6-5--------|-3--6-3--3/5..---------------| |-5--5^7|-7^5---3----|------|-7-----------8-7..\-|-3----3--3/5..---------5^^^--| |-5--5^7|-7^5---3----|------|-7--5-7-------------|-3----3--3/5..-----5-7-------| |-3-----|------------|------|-5------------------|----------|----5/7-----------| |-------|------------|------|--------------------|----------|------------------| four time.. Feel alright.. And you Dm C Bb A Dm C Bb A |-----|----|----|-------5----5---5/6------8-------|-10...-|------|------|------| |-----|----|----|-2---------------|---------------|-10...-|------|------|------| |-----|----|----|-2---6----6------|--7/9-----9----|-10...-|------|------|------| |-----|----|----|-2---------------|-------------10/-12...-|------|------|------| |-----|----|----|-0---------------|---------------|-------|------|------|------| |-----|----|----|-----------------|---------------|-------|------|------|------| Step inside Commin' in.... F (VIII) C Dm Bb Dm C |(1.09)--------|------|-----|-(1.16)------|-------------|----------|-----------| |--------------|------|-----|-------------|-----10-8-10-| ---------|-----------| |--------------|*riff # 1***|-------------|-----10-9-10-|*****riff # 2*********| |--------------|------|-----|-------------|-------------|----------|-----------| |--------------|------|-----|-------------|-------------|----------|-----------| |--------------|------|-----|-------------|-------------|----------|-----------| Competition Yeah but the horns... |(1.23)-----------|------------|----------------------------------------------| |-----------------|------------|----------------------------------------------| |-----------------|**riff #2**-|----------------------------------------------| |-----------------|------------|----------------------------------------------| |-----------------|------------|----------------------------------------------| |-----------------|------------|----------------------------------------------| Way on down south Way on Down South London Town ------------riff # 3--------------------------------- Dm C Bb Dm C F C Dm ________ ____________ |1. |2. Dm C ||-----------------------|-----------||-------------|(1.42)------|------------| ||.-6--5--3-----6--6^5--5/10--8-----.||-------------|------------|------------| ||.-7--5--3-----7--7^5--5/10--9-----.||---------5^^^|------------|------------| ||--7--5--3-----7--7^5--5/10--10-----||-----5-7-----|------------|------------| ||-----------------------|-----------||-5/7---------|------------|------------| ||-----------------------|-----------||-------------|------------|------------| Check Out Guitar George A A7 Dm C Bb A |------9--8--9--|-10--------|----|----|-----5------8------7----------------8-------| |------8--8--8-8/-10--------|----|----|----5--8'10---'10'8--8'10'8'10'8'10---'10'8-| |------9--9--9--|-10--------|----|----|-5'7---------------------------------------7| |---------------|-----------|----|----|--------------------------------------------| |---------------|(1.50)-----|----|----|--------------------------------------------| |---------------|-----------|----|----|-------------------------------------(1.58)-| But it's strictly F C C(VIII) Bb(VI) |-----------------------|-------------------|-------------(2.08)-------------------| |-----------------------|--------------8----|-6--6--6--6---------------------------| |-----------------------|----------8/9---9--|-7--7--7--7---------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------|-8--8--8--8---------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------| Yes and an old guitar when he gets up Dm(v) Dm |-----------------------|-----------|---------------------(2.13)-------------------| |--------------6---6----|-----------|----------------------|-----------------------| |------------7---7---7\-|**riff #2**|---------5---5---5^7--|-----------------------| |--------6/7------------|-----------|-----5-7---7---7------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------|-5/7------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------|----------------------|-----------------------| And Harry doesn't Bb A A7 Dm C Bb |---|-----|------3----3----3-------|---------------|------|--------------------| |---|-----|--2..-4'5--4'5--4'5-'5'4^3--------------|------|--------------------| |---|-----|--2..-------------------|---------------|------|--------------------| |---|-----|--2..-------------------|---------------|------|--------------------| |---|-----|--0..-------------------|---------------|------|--------------------| |---|-----|------------------------|---------------|------|--------------------| He's got a daytime A F(VIII) C Bb |-10^9-------------------|-------------|----------------|--------------------------| |------10----------------|-------------|----------------|--------------------------| |---------9--------------|-------------|----------------|--------------------------| |-----------12-11--------|-------------|----------------|--------------------------| |------------------12-10-|-------------|----------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|-------------|----------------|--------------------------| He can play the Honky Tonk.. savin it up for Friday Dm |(2.37)-------------------|-------------|-------------------|----------------------| |---------6---6'8-6'8'6---|-------------|.-----------------.|----------------------| |-----7-----7-----------7-|**riff # 2**-|.-***riff #2***---.|--*****riff # 3******-| |-5/7---7-----------------|-------------|--(1st time only)--|----------------------| |-------------------------|-------------|-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|-------------|-------------------|----------------------| |:With the Sultans :| of swing Dm C Bb A Dm(XIII) |------|--------|------|------|------------12-------------|---13.....--------------| |------|--------|------|------|-(12)'14...---'14'12^10----|------15......----------| |------|--------|------|------|------------------------11/14--------14......-------| |------|--------|------|------|---------------------------|------------------------| |------|--------|------|------|---------------------------|------------------------| |------|--------|------|------|---------------------------|------------------------| And a crowd corner drunk & dressed C Bb A F |------12-----|------10----|-10^9-------------------------------8..|..--8----------| |---------13--|---------11-|------10---------------------10....----'10'8--'10'8^6--| |-/12---------|-/10--------|---------9-----------------------------|---------------| |-------------|------------|-----------12-11-12-11-12-11-----------|---------------| |-------------|------------|---------------------------------------|---------------| |-------------|------------|---------------------------------------|---------------| They don't give a C Bb Dm Bb |---------|-----------|----------10-------------------|------------------------| |---------|-----------|-------10----13'15-13^10-------|------------------------| |---------|-----------|-12'14-------------------12-10-|-*** riff #2 ****-------| |---------|-----------|-------------------------------|------------------------| |---------|-----------|-------------------------------|------------------------| |---------|-----------|-------------------------------|------------------------| Trumpet playin band Bb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|----------------| |-----------------|-*** riff #2 ***-|-----------------------------|-** riff # 3 **-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|----------------| And the Sultans yeah the Sultans play Creole Dm C Bb A |--------------------------------------------------------------------12'13'12------| |-----10-------10-------10----------------------------------------10---------------| |-12'-14---12'-14---12'-14^^^---(12')-12-10^12^10---9^10^9------9------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------11-------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------12---------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Dm C Bb |-10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----10--------15^13-----15^13------15^13------13^11------13^11------13^11---------| |-------10----------14--------14---------14---------12---------12---------12-------| |----------12----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A (highly stochato) |---------------------------------13^10--10----------------------------------------| |-9^10^^^--9^10-11-9-9^10--------------13-----12^10--10----------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------12----12^10--10-----------------| |---------I'm cheatin' here-----------------------------------12----12^10----------| |---------any suggestions?-----------------------------------------------12--------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------13^12--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------13---------13---13^^^-----------------| |----------------------12^10--10^^^^-----------12-14-12----14----------------------| |----------10-12-10---------12-----------------------------------------------------| |-10^11^12----------12-------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 4.11 |-----------------------------------------13^10------------------------------------| |-(13)'15^^^-'15'13-(13)'15-(13)'15---(10)------13^10-13'15'13-10-12-10------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------6--------------6-------------------------------------8-------------------| |-------7---7---7/9----7----7/9------------------0^5-7^5^7'9...-'9'7^5--7-7--------| |-----8---------8/10---8----8/12-------10----10------------------------------------| |---8-----------8/10---8----8/12----10----10---------------------------------------| |-6-------------------------------8------------------------------------------------| RIFF #3 4:34 |------------------------------------------------------5----8---8---8--------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------6---6/9---9---9---------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------10/12--------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| And the man step's right up Dm C Bb F C Dm C Bb |-10-------------|----|----|-----|------|-----|-----------------|------------------| |-10-------------|----|----|-----|------|-----|-----------------|------------------| |-10-------------|----|----|-----|------|-----|-----------------|------------------| |----------------|----|----|-----|------|-----|-----------------|------------------| |----------------|----|----|-----|------|-----|-----------------|------------------| |----------------|----|----|-----|------|-----|-----------------|------------------| Says at last And he makes it fast with one more Dm |----------------10--------------------|-------------------------------|----------| |-------------10----13'15'13^10--------|.-----------------------------.|----------| |-------12'14-------------------12-10--|.--------------------RIFF # 2-.|----------| |--------------------------------------|-------------(1st time only)---|----------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------| thing |: We are the Sultans :| Solo # 2 (5:22) |----------10--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------10----13'15'13^10-------------------------------------------------------| |-12'14--------------------12-10-12'14'12-9^12^9-7^9^7-5^7^5---------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------3^5^3--------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------5^^^---------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 5:29 repeat 6X C(VIII) |-------------------|-----------------8^10^8---------| |-10----------------|.--------/8^10^8---------------.| |----12^10-12^10----|.---/(9)-----------9-----------.| |----------------12-|--------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------| |--------10----13^10---10---------------------------------------| |------10--10--------13---13^10--10-----------------------------| |-12'14------------------------12--12^10---10--12-10-12^^^------| |----------------------------------------12---------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| 5:38 5:42 |------------------------12-------10-|-13^10---------------------------| |---------10-----11-11'13---'13'11---|------10-13'15-(13)'15-10-13'15--| |-------X------X---------------------|---------------------------------| |-----X------X-----------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------------|---------------------------------| 5:45 5:48 |------------13^12--12--13--13-15'17-15'17-15-13^^^^--|-----13^10--10------------| |-(13)'15---------13--13--15--------------------------|.---------10--------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|.-------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|-----this riff 4X---------| |-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------| 6:04 |--13^10---10-----------15^12--12----|--15'17--(15)'17'15-13---|-15'17-'17'15----| |--------11------------------13-----.|----------------------15-|-----------------| |------------------------and this---.|-------------------------|-----------------| |--and this one 4X-------one 8X------|-------------------------|-----------------| |------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------| |------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------| |--13^15^13-12^13^12--------------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------13^15^13-10^13^10-5^8^5--------|---RIFF # 1-----------------| |--------------------------------------------5^^^^--|----------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|---------------------FINIS--| |---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------| KEY TO THE NOTATION: ' = Bend (up or down) ' = Pre-bend (bend before picking) ^ = Percussive step (pull off or hammer on) ^^^^ = Tremelo .... = Allow to ring (an attempt at timing) | = Measure mark |: = Repeat (used for vocals) 5:42 = Time shown on the CD player, an event reference ( ) = Grace note / = Slide up to \ = Slide down to Dm (V) F (VIII) = Chord and Lowest fret used (position)
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