Dire Straits

Dire Straits

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Difficulty: Intermediate

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Part1: E All the late night bargains have been struck F#m B A/C# B C# Between the satin beaus and their belles F#m And prehistoric garbage trucks D13(#11) Have the city to themselves G Echoes roars dinosaurs F# B A/C# B/D# They're all doing the monster mash C#/F F#m And most of the taxis and the whores D13(#11) Are only taking calls for cash

h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (release immediately if no number after r) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide <n> - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash