Dire Straits tabs
From: Kenny Winningham <>
Artist: Dire Straits
Album: Bros. In Arms
Song: Bros. In Arms
Key: B major
(Note: I've indicated numbers above the tab to tell when to play each riff.)
Intro:
0:37 0:44 0:50 0:55
---------------|-----------------------|---------------------|--------|
---------------|-----------------------|---------------------|--------|
-4-6-8p6-6h8-6-|-------------------8---|-(8)-----------------|-4/6----|
---------------|-8h9-11p9-8-------9-11-|----11-9-8-------8---|----6-6-|
---------------|-----------11-9h11-----|----------11-9h11-11-|--------|
---------------|-----------------------|---------------------|--------|
First Verse:
1:11 1:24 1:37 1:48 1:52
------------|---------|------|------|------------------------|
------------|---------|------|-4/5--|------------------------|
------------|-8p6-6h8-|------|----6-|------------------------|
-13p11p9h11-|---------|-11p8-|------|-9p8h9-11-9-8-----------|
------------|---------|------|------|-------------11-9-11-11-|
------------|---------|------|------|------------------------|
1:58
----------------------|
----------------------|
------------------8---|
-11-9-8----------9-11-|
-------11-9-11-11-----|
----------------------|
Second Verse:
2:14 2:18 2:26 2:38 2:42 2:50
-----------|-------------|-----------|------------|-------------|------|
-----------|-(4)-(5)-(7)-|-----------|------------|-------------|-4/5--|
-8p6-6-----|-------------|-11p9p8h9--|-11p9p8h9-8-|-(4)-(6)-(4)-|----6-|
------11p8-|-------------|---------8-|------------|-------------|------|
-----------|-------------|-----------|------------|-------------|------|
-----------|-------------|-----------|------------|-------------|------|
2:54 3:00
--------------------------|--------------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------------|
-8-11BU13-11-8------------|----------------------8---|
--------------11-9-8------|-8h9-11-9-8----------9-11-|
--------------------11-11-|-----------11-9-11-11-----|
--------------------------|--------------------------|
Bridge:
3:13 3:20 3:26 3:33
------------|-------------|------------|-----0-|
------------|-------------|------------|-----0-|
--------8---|-3-3h4-3-4-6-|-9-8----8---|-----0-|
-----8-9-11-|--------6----|----11-9-11-|-14 -2-|
-9/11-------|-------------|------------|-14 -2-|
------------|-------------|------------|-12 -0-|
Solo:
3:37 3:43 3:48
--------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------
--------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------
------11BU13BD11-9~-|-11BU13-11-8-8-11/13-13BU15BD13-11-9-|-8h11p8h11p8-11/13-
-----9--------------|------------9------------------------|-------------------
-9-11---------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------
--------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------
3:53 4:01
-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
-11-9-8------------|-4h6-x-6h8-4---8---|-(8)-(6)-(4)-(3)-(1)-|
-------9-8-6-4-6-6-|--------------9-11-|---------------------|
-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Third Verse:
4:10 4:15 4:21 4:26 4:33
-------|-------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------
-------|-(4)-(5)-(7)-|-9BU11BD9BU11-7h9p7-|----------------|-9BU11-9-7-9-
-4-4h6-|-------------|--------------------|-8------8-9-8---|-------------
-------|-------------|--------------------|--8-9-11-----11-|-------------
-------|-------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------
-------|-------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------
4:43
---------------------------|----------|
-9BU11BD9BU11-9-9BU11BD9-7-|-5-4-4/5--|
---------------------------|--------6-|
---------------------------|----------|
---------------------------|----------|
---------------------------|----------|
End solo:
4:50 4:56 5:02
--------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------
--------------------------|--9------9-11-9--9--9------------|-7---7-7-7-7-7-
-11BU13-11-8--------------|-8-11BU13------11-11-11-9-8------|-6h8-8-6-4-6-6-
------------9-8-----------|---------------------------11-11-|---------------
---------------11-9-11-11-|---------------------------------|---------------
--------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------
5:06 5:14
---------|-------------------------|---4-6-7-7-------------------------------|
-7-7-5-5-|-------------------------|--4--------------------------------------|
-4-4-4-4-|-4-6BU8BD6-4-4-6-6BU8BD6-|-4----------------13-15-16-16-13--16BU18-|
---------|------------6-6----------|-----------6/13-13--------------16-------|
---------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Legend:
h= hammer-on
p= pull-off
/ = slide up, slide down
BU BD= bend up, bend down
~= vibrate note
()= volume swell
[]= false harmonic
<>= handwalk
x= deaden string
{}= natural harmonic
That's all I know. I'll figure out the rest (someday).
I hope you find this useful!
Kenny Winningham
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Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits
Key: B maj.
A ">" means that the transition between the two notes should be smooth.
Do it the way you want (pull off, hammer on, string bend) I'm not good enough
to precisely figure out what he does.
Timing indications (e.g. 0'35") are from my CD player.
Intro solo (starts at about 0'35"):
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------8------6>8--------
-4-6-8>6--6>8>6---8>9-11>9--------------9-----11-------11-9--
----------------------------13>11>9>11-----------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------
------------------------------------
------------------------4>6---------
-----------------------------6-6----
-13-11-9-11>13>11-11----------------
------------------------------------
I indicate (approximatively) when to play what by putting lyrics fragments
under the tab. Bars are just here to provide convenient seperations,
not to indicate the beat.
-------------------|------------------|-----------------------------
-------------------|------------------|-----------------------------
-------------------|---------8>6-6>8--|-----------------------------
-------13>11>9>11--|------------------|-----------11>8-8------------
-------------------|------------------|-----------------------------
-------------------|------------------|-----------------------------
...mountains ...lands ...return to
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---4>5-----------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------6--------------------------------------------------------8----
----------------------9>8>9-11-9-8-----------11-9-11-9-8------8------9-----11
------------------------------------11-9-11---------------11-----11----------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
...brothers in arms
---------------------------|----------------------------
---------------------------|---------4>5>7--------------
--------------8>6-6--------|----------------------------
---------------------11-8--|----------------------------
---------------------------|----------------------------
---------------------------|----------------------------
...destruction ...of fire
------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------
------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------
-----------11>9>8>9-----|--------11>9>8-9-8---|--------------4-6-4--------
---------------------8--|---------------------|---------------------------
------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------
------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------
...suffering ...so bad ...fear and alarm
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--4>5----4-----------9------------------------------------------------------
-------------6----8----8-------------------------------------------8--------
--------------------------11>9>8---------8>9-11-9-8------8------9-----11----
----------------------------------11-11--------------11-----11--------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
..brohers in arms
--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------
--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------
-------------------8------|-------------------------|---------9<8--------8----
--------------8-9----11---|--------8>9>8------9-11--|--------------11-9-----11
--------9>11--------------|---------------11--------|-------------------------
--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------
...worlds ...suns ...one world
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------9--------------9-9>11>9-------------------9---
------------------11>13-11-9-9----11-8----8-11----------11-9--9-11-9-11-9-----
----------------9----------------------11-------------------------------------
-----------9-11---------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Em
...ones
-------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------
-11-9--------------------------4-----------------|------------|----4>5>7--
------9>8----8-----4>6-8>6-4-4---6---8>6>4>3>1---|------------|-----------
----------11---11--------------------------------|--------6-6-|-----------
-------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------
-------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------
...hell ...high
----------6---------|------------------------|-----------6-4---4-6--6-4---6-4--
------------9>7>9>7-|------------------------|---------------7----------7-----7
--------------------|------8--------8>9-8----|---------------------------------
--------------------|--------8-9-11-------9--|---------------------------------
--------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------
--------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------
...farewell ...die ...starlight and every line...
-----------------------------------
----5---4------------4>5-----------
-------------------------------6---
-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------
...make war on our brothers in arms
What follows is only a part of the ending. It ends up at about 6'15".
(right before the fade out).
Some parts are really just guesses (actually, the whole thing is, but I really
wouldn't be suprised at all if anyone would come up and tell me these parts are
totally wrong). I underlined them with "?".
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-9-----------------------9>7-7>9>7---9-7-9-----------------------------------
---11-8----------------9-----------9-------11-9-8--------8-------------------
--------9-----------------------------------------11-11----11-9-11-11-9-9----
-----------11>9-11-11--------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------11-12-12------
-------------------------------------------------8-11---------------
-9-11-13>11>9-9-11>9-9-11-11>13-11-11>9-9-9-9--9--------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
???????????????????????
-------------------9--9-------------------------------------------------
---------9-12-12-9------12-11-9-----------------------------------------
-4>8-8-8------------------------9-8-11-8----------------4>6-8>6>4-8>6>4---
-----------------------------------------9-11-9-8-------------------------
---------------------------------------------------11---------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
????????????????????????????
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------9-------8-----11-9-8---------------------------------------
-11-11>9-9-11-----9-9---------------11-9---------9--4-6-4-6-4>6>4-6-6>4---
-----------------------------------------11-9-11--------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
^This is played too softly for me to hear
----------------------------------11-9------------11-9--------------
---------12-14-14-12----12-14-12-------12>11>9-12-------------------
------11-------------11---------------------------------------------
----9---------------------------------------------------------------
-11-----------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-9>11>9----11----9----
--------12----12---12-
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----------------------
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Ok, let's end the slaughtering here.
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