Down To The Waterline Tab by Dire Straits

Down To The Waterline tab by Dire Straits

Guitar Tab

Article 2873 of alt.guitar.





Here's all the lead guitar playing of this song.
Have fun !

	Martijn van Welie (mwelie@cs.vu.nl)

   S       B  R B       R            S        H  P       S        H
E---------------------------------------7-10-7^10^7---7-----------------
B------------------------------------/7-------------7---7/12----10^12---
G-----7-9-9(11)9(11)-(11)9-7-9-9-7--------------------------------------
D--/9-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   H B  R P       H
E--------------------7-10-----------------------------------------------
B----------------7^10-------7-10---7------------------------------------
G-7^9(11)9^7---------------------9---7-9---7-----------------7-7----7---
D----------------------------------------9---7-9---7-------9------9-----
A------------------------------------------------9---7-9----------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   B            H P          P   P   P   P                        P
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------3--3-3-3--------------------
G-9(11)-7-9-9--7^9^7-4-2-4--4^2-----4^2-------------4-4-2-2-------------
D-------------------------------4^0-----4^0----------------4-2-0-2^0----
A-------------------------------------------------------------------2-2-
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
               B            P    B  R  B            B  R B  R
E-----------|---------7---------------------|-7-------------------------
B-----------|-------7---7-10^7-10(12)10(12)-|-7-------------------------
G-7-9-9-7-7-|-9(11)-------------------------|----9-9(10)9(10)9-7--------
D-7-9-9-7-7-|-------------------------------|----9-9(10)9(10)9---9-7-9--
A-----------|-------------------------------|---------------------------
E-----------|-------------------------------|---------------------------
    R           S               H     B  R P H    H P   P H      B R
E--------------------|--------------------------------------------------
B-(9)7--7-7--5-5\3-3-|------------------------------------------7(8)7-8-
G-(9)7--7-7--6-6\4-4-|-----7-7-----7-9(11)9^7^9--7^9^7-------x--7(8)7-7-
D--------------------|-7-9-----7^9---------------------9^7^9---x--------
A--------------------|--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------|--------------------------------------------------
   S         B          P   P   H        H H         S        B  R B  R
E-------------------7----------------------------------|----------------
B-8/12-10---------7---10^7-----------------------------|-7-9-9----------
G-7/11--9---9(11)----------9^7-9^7----0-------7-----7\-|-7-9-9(11)9(11)9
D-----------------------------------9-----------9------|----------------
A---------------------------------------7^8^9----------|----------------
E------------------------------------------------------|----------------
     P         S     S    S                     H P   H     B  R P H
E------------|----10----9----7---9---7---|------------------------------
B------------|-/7----/7---/7-----------7-|------------------------------
G---7--------|-----------------9---7---7-|-----7^9^7-----7-9(11)9^7^9-9-
D------9-7-9-|---------------------------|-7-9-------7^9----------------
A------------|---------------------------|------------------------------
E------------|---------------------------|------------------------------
           P              B R       S       Arp         B       R
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------7(8)7--8--8/12-10----9-10-12-12(14)-(14)12-9-8-
G-7-----7-9^7---7--------7(8)7--7--7/11-9----9--------------------------
D-----9-------9---9-7-9---------------------9---------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                S Arp           B          R        B
E------------------10--------------------------------15-----------------
B----10-8---10-8------8-10---8-------12-13-15-15(17)----(17)15-12-15(17)
G--9------9------9---------9-------12-----------------------------------
D-------------------------------/12-------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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        R             S      R                     S S       S   S
E-13----------------------------------------------------5-7-----9/12----
B----(17)15-13-15-13------------------------------3/5/7-----------------
G-------------------12/14---------------------0-2-----------7/9---------
D-------------------------(15)14----------0-4---------------------------
A--------------------------------13-12----------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   H  P    S     S              S              P            B        R
E-9^12^9----------------------------------------------------------------
B--------10/12-------------------------11----12^11--------------14------
G--------------11/14---------0------11-------------11-13--13(15)--(15)13
D-----------------------14------/11-------11----------------------------
A--------------------16----0--------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  Arp           S  S  S  S
E---------------------------------------12------------------------------
B------------12-15-12-----------------x----15-14\12\10/12\7-------------
G-11------12----------12------------x-----------------------------------
D------12----------------12-------x-------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
       B     B       P          B         P       P       H H       S
E----------------------------|--------7---------------------------------
B-7-9-10----10---------------|------7---10^7---7------------------------
G-7-9-9(11)-9(11)--11^9------|-9(11)---------9---9^7---0-------7---7\---
D-7-9-------------------12-9-|-----------------------9-----------9------
A----------------------------|---------------------------7^8^9----------
E----------------------------|------------------------------------------
              H     B  R P H             P              B R      S
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------7(8)7-8--8/12-10-
G-----7-9-7------7-9(11)9^7^9-9-7-7---7-9^7---7--------7(8)7-7--7/11--9-
D-7-9--------7^9--------------------9-------9---9-7-9-------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   B          P        P   P   P           B R      S
E---------7-10^7---7------------------------------------------9---------
B-------7--------7---10^7-----------------7(8)7-8--8/12-10----7---------
G-9(11)-------------------9^7-9^7---7-----7(8)7-7--7/11--9----7---------
D---------------------------------9---9-----------------------9---------
A-------------------------------------------------------------9---------
E-------------------------------------------------------------7---------

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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