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Brothers In Arms tab by Dire Straits

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Album:   Dire Straits

Symbols Used:
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down

intro: (before vocals)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----6-8-6--6-8-----------------------------------------------------
A-4/6----------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------8---------------------------------------------
D-8h9/11-9-8---------9---11--13--------------------------------------
A------------11-9-11-------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
(vocals come in)
['(13)r11' means at 11th fret, keep string bent to 13th, but pick
note only when releasing]
(...mist covered mountains)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D-(13)r11-9-11-------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

(...is the lowlands)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D-13-11-11h13--------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

(...you'll return to)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D-13-----------------------------------------------------------------
A----13--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

(...brothers in arms)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D----14p13-11--------------------------------------------------------
A-11-----------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
first solo: (before second verse)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------8---------
D-9p8-9/11-9-8-------------------(11)r9-8-11-9-8---------9---11------
A--------------11-9-11-11------------------------11-9-11-------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

(...fields of destruction)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G-13p11--------------------------------------------------------------
D-13p11-11-11-11-----------------------------------------------------
A-------11-11h13-----------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

(...witnessed your suffering)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G-11-10----10--------------------------------------------------------
D-------13-----------------------------------------------------------
A-------------13-----------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

(...me so bad)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G-13-11----11--------------------------------------------------------
D-------15----13-----------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

(...brothers in arms)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D-14--13-11----------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------


second solo:
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G----11b13-11-------------------------------------------------8------
D-13----------13--------------------8/9-9/11-9-8----8-------9---11---
A----------------14-13-11-11---------------------11---11-11----------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------


(...many different worlds)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G-11\----------------8----------11-----------------------------------
D-11\----------6-8/9---11--9h11--------------------------------------
A--9\------4/6-------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

(...many different suns)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D-8-9-8----9/11------------------------------------------------------
A-------11-----------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

(...just one world)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G-9-8------8---------------------------------------------------------
D-----11-9---11------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

(he does some kind of pick slide here after the
12th fret on string Chord diagramG+G and before the Chord diagramE minorEm strum)
(...in different ones)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G-12-----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------2---------------------------------------------------------
A----------2---------------------------------------------------------
E----------0---------------------------------------------------------


third solo:
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G------8h11b13r11\9-9--------11b13-11-8----8h11-11b13-13-15-13-11----
D----9------------------------------------------------------------13-
A-11------------------------------------11---------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------


e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G-8h11p8h11p8-11b13-11-8------------------------------8--------------
D------------------------9-8-------9-11--(13)r11-9--9---11-----------
A----------------------------9-11------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

(...to hell and)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D-11-11-11-----------------------------------------------------------
A-11-11h13-----------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

(...bid you farewell)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G-13b15-13b15r13p11-13-11--------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

(...has to die)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D-13-----------11-13-14-13-------------------------------------------
A-----------11-------------14----------------------------------------
E-----11-12----------------------------------------------------------

(...in the starlight)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G-13/15-13-11-13-13b15r13b15(hold)-----------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

(...and every line in your palm)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------11-9---------------------------------------------
G-(release to)13-11------11------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

(...brothers in arms)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G-9-8----------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------


last solo:
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G-12b13-11-8---------------------------------------------------------
D------------9-8-----------------------------------------------------
A----------------11-9-11-11------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------


e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------11--------------------------------------------------
G----13-11b12-13----13-11-13-11-13-11--------------------------------
D-13----------------------------------14p13-11-11-9------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------


e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G-11----11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--------------------------------------
D-11b13-11-9--11-11-9--9--9--9---------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

(this part is played very softly, so I could be wrong here...it is
my guess that this is how it goes)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D-9h11h13p11p9h11p9--------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------


e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------11----------------------------------------------------
D--------------11-11h13p11-14----14----------------------------------
A-11h14p11h14--------------14p11-11/14-------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------


e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------9-11-12-12--------------------------------------------------
G------8-------------------------------------------------------------
D----9---------------------------------------------------------------
A-11-----------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

(fade starts)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------11-12-12----12b14r12b14r12---------------------------
G------13-13-13----------13------------------------------------------
D-6/13-13------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------


e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B-12b14-12-11--------------------------------------------------------
G-------------13-11--------------------------------------------------
D-------------------13-11-13-------11---------------------9h11-------
A----------------------------14-13----14-13-11-11--------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------

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