Tabs (Ver. 2)
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ON EVERY STREET - Dire Straits
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Tabbed by: woega
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: standard
This is my interpretation of the ENTIRE song, lyrics, chords,
tabs including the INTRO, all RIFFS, and the OUTRO.
I've tried to be as accurate as I can, but I'm open for suggestions :)
The tabs that are directly underneath lyrics are meant to be played with the lyrics,
when there's a blank line then they're played AFTER the words.
C majorC
There's gotta be a record of you some place
C majorC
you gotta be on somebody's books
Esus4Esus4
the lowdown, picture of your face
Em/GEm/G
your injured looks
C majorC
the sacred and profane
G+G
the pleasure and the pain
E minorEm
somewhere your fingerprints remain concrete
C majorC
and it's your face I'm looking for on every street
A minorAm
e|----------|
BB|----------|
G+G|----------|
D MajorD|----------|
A augmentedA|--3-3/5-0-|
E MajorE|----------|
Ok now the famous 'On every street' theme appears for the first time.
The piano plays the following chords:
A9A9
If you want to play them on guitar I would play them like depicted below. Put emphasis
the notes
with a * hear play the melody:
A9A9
e|--x---0*--x----x---x---x---x-----x---x---|
BB|--x---0---3*---x---x---0*--1*----0*--0---|
G+G|--2*--0---2----0*--2*--0---0-----0---2*--|
D MajorD|--3---0---0----2---3---2---0-----0---2---|
A augmentedA|--3---2---0----2---3---2---2-----2---0---|
E MajorE|--1---3---2----0---1---0---3-----3---x---|
C majorC
a ladykiller, regulation tattoo
e|------------|
BB|------------|
G+G|--pb9ld7-5--|
D MajorD|------------|
A augmentedA|------------|
E MajorE|------------|
C majorC
silver spurs on his heels
Esus4Esus4
what can I tell you as I'm standing next to you
e|---------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------8-------------6--5----|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|
Em/GEm/G
she threw herself under my wheels
C majorC
oh it's a dangerous road
FF
e|-----------------|
BB|------1-1-0-1----|
G+G|------0-0-0-0h2--|
D MajorD|--0h2-2-2-0-3----|
A augmentedA|------------3----|
E MajorE|-----------------|
G+G
and a hazardous load
E minorEm
and the fireworks of liberty explode in the heat
e|-----------------------------|
BB|--pb12ld11b12--pb12ld10-8----|
G+G|--------------------------9--|
D MajorD|-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
C majorC
and it's your face I'm looking for on every street
A minorAm
e|----------|
BB|----------|
G+G|----------|
D MajorD|----------|
A augmentedA|--3-3/5-0-|
E MajorE|----------|
The second time the main theme is played twice.
The first time is like the first, but without the A9A9 at the end:
G+G
e|--x---0*--x----x---x---x---x-----x---|
BB|--x---0---3*---x---x---0*--1*----0*--|
G+G|--2*--0---2----0*--2*--0---0-----0---|
D MajorD|--3---0---0----2---3---2---0-----0---|
A augmentedA|--3---2---0----2---3---2---2-----2---|
E MajorE|--1---3---2----0---1---0---3-----3---|
The second time, as the piano plays the chords, Mark joins in for some accents, but does
play the entire
tune yet. For timing purposes I added the chords above the tabs:
A9A9
e|---------------------------------------------------|
BB|------3/5-3---------0--------1-----3---------------|
G+G|--(2)-----------------2--0-----------------pb9ld7b9|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|
C majorC
a three-chord symphony crashes into space
C majorC
the moon is hanging upside down
Esus4Esus4
I don't know why it is I'm still on the case
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-6--------------5-------------8--------6---7-------8b10|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|
Em/GEm/G
it's a ravenous town
FF
e|----------------|
BB|---5-8-5--------|
G+G|-----------7-5--|
D MajorD|----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|
C majorC
and you still refuse to be traced
FF
e|----------------|
BB|--5-5-6--6-8-6--|
G+G|--5-5-7--5-7-5--|
D MajorD|----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|
G+G
seems to me such a waste
E minorEm
and every victory has a taste that's bittersweet
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------/10-----------------10b12-----12ld10-8---|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------9-|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A minorAm
and it's your face I'm looking for on every street
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--7--------------5-7/9-7-----------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A minorAm
yeah it's your face I'm looking for on every street
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------6------------------8------------8/10--|
G+G|---7--------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
Ok now the hard part :)
For the rythm guitar, just play the chords we have seen before repeatedly (without the A9A9):
G+G
Now I hope I can explain the lead part well enough because it involves
MK-style finger picking. I'll start with the main tune first, and then add
some tips to ad some flavour.
We'll start with a little practice.
First of all the chords are the same, but played a bit different.
Try to position your fingers as below, but only play the note marked with * to
get familiar with the positions:
G+G
e|--1---x---x----0---1---0---x-----x---|
BB|--1---5*--3*---0---1---0*--1*----0*--|
G+G|--2*--4---2----0*--2*--0---0-----0---|
D MajorD|--3---5---0----2---3---2---0-----0---|
A augmentedA|--3---x---0----2---3---2---2-----2---|
E MajorE|--1---3---1----0---1---0---3-----3---|
To make things a bit more interessing, we add the bass notes, and the little extra notes
plays.
Again try to position your fingers as indicated, but only play the notes with *:
G+G
e|--1---x---x----0---1---0---x-----x---|--1---x---x----0---------1---0---x-----x---|---------|
BB|--1---5*--3*---0---1---0*--1*----0*--|--1---5*--3*---0---------1---0*--1*----0*--|--1*-0*--|
G+G|--2*--4---2----0*--2*--0---0-----0---|--2*--4---2----0*----0*--2*--0---0-----0---|---------|
D MajorD|--3---5---0----2---3---2---0-----0---|--3---5---0----2---2*----3---2---0-----0---|---------|
A augmentedA|--3---x---0----2---3---2---2-----2---|--3---x---0----2---------3---2---2-----2---|---------|
E MajorE|--1*--3*--1*---0*--1*--0*--3*----3*--|--1*--3*--1*---0*--------1*--0*--3*----3*--|---------|
This is how I play it. Upper to strings are played with index or middle finger,
bass notes with the thumb. I'll try to be as accurate as I can.
G+G
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------5--------3--------------------------0--------1--------0-------0--|
G+G|--2---------4--------2----0--------2------------0--------0--------0------|
D MajorD|--3--3--------5--------0------2--------3----------2--------0--------0----|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------2--------3-------------------------------|
E MajorE|--1-------3--------2--------0--------1--------0--------3--------3--------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| pb pre bend
| ld let down
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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