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Walk Of Life by Dire Straits

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Song: Walk Of Life
Author: Dire Straits
Album: Brothers In Arms

Transcribed by Roelof van Hemmen from score notation by David Wilschut


This is Mark Knopfler's part of the song. Not much soloing, it's quite
simple with repeating patterns but it's played really fast.
He plays a red Schecter telecaster for this one with some reverb.

I tried to give some timing too. Most notes are 1/16's and I give 'm "--".
So 1 count is 4/16 and "--------" and 4 counts is 1 measure or 16/16:
|--------------------------------|
Of course don't forget to listen to the song itself to get the right
feeling.
Second guitar's E-A-B chords are indicated above the tabbing.

I've recognized three parts:
[PART 1] => Intro, chorus
[PART 2] => Verse
[PART 3] => Pre-chorus

Sequence: 1,1, 2,3,1, 2,3,1, 2,3,1 1 to fade
[PART 1]
  Chord diagramE MajorE               Chord diagramA augmentedA
e |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--------------------------------|----4-4-2-2-4-2-----4-4-2-2-4-2-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |----4-4-2-2-4-2-----4-4-2-2-4-2-|0---------------0---------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |0---------------0---------------|--------------------------------|

  Chord diagramBB                Chord diagramA augmentedA
e |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |----------4-----4---------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |4-4-4-4---4-----4---------------|2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |2-2-2-2---2-----2---------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-0---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |------------------------4-------|------------------------4-4-2-2-|


[PART 2]
  Chord diagramE MajorE
e |--------------------------------| 4x
Chord diagramBB |--------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |--------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |--------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |----4-4-2-2-4-2-----4-4-2-2-4-2-|
Chord diagramE MajorE |0---------------0---------------|

  Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramE MajorE
e |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |----4-4-2-2-4-2-----4-4-2-2-4-2-|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |0---------------0---------------|----4-4-2-2-4-2-----4-4-2-2-4-2-|
Chord diagramE MajorE |--------------------------------|0---------------0---------------|

  Chord diagramA augmentedA                Chord diagramE MajorE        (1st time only)
e |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |--------------------------------|------------------15------------|
Chord diagramG+G |--------------------------------|----------------16--16----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |----4-4-2-2-4-2-----4-4-2-2-4-2-|2-------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |0---------------0---------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[PART 3]
  Chord diagramE MajorE        Chord diagramBB        Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramA augmentedA
e |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |--------------------4-4-----4-4-|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |2-2-4-2-----0-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-4-2-2-2-4---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Chord diagramE MajorE |0-0-0-0-4-4---------------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|

  Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramE7E7   Chord diagramBB        Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramBB
e |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |----------------4-4-4-4---------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |2-2-4-2-5-5-4-2-2-2-2-2---------|0---------------2-2-0-0---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------4-------|--------2---------------4-4-2-2-|


Not too difficult, isn't it?


By the way, get hold of this concert recording:
* Nelson Mandela 70th birthday tribute, Wembley Stadium London 11.06.80 *
MARVELLOUS concert, with Eric Clapton on second guitar. This really kicks
ass!!
Broadcasted on tv so video's are available too.

Check out EC's soloing if you find the above too easy ;-)

Other versions of Walk Of Life

Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Walk Of Life by Dire Straits

VersionType
Walk of lifeChords
Walk of lifeIntro
Walk of life (Ver. 2)Chords
Walk of life (Ver. 3)Chords

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