Romeo And Juliet Bass Tab by Dire Straits

Romeo And Juliet bass tab by Dire Straits

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Dire Straits - "Romeo and Juliet" - Bass Tab

Intro/Pre-Verse:

|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|---------|-1-------|-3-------|-1-----3-|
|-1-------|---------|---------|---------|
  1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4

Verse 1:

|----------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|
|*---------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|
|*---------|-5---3---|---------|-5---1---1-|-3-------1-|
|--1-------|---------|-1-------|-----------|-----------|
   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4 &   1 2 3 4 &
  _______	                          _______
 |1.                                  |2.
|-----------|-------------|----------|-------------|
|-----------|-------------|---------*|-------------|
|-3---3-----|-------------|-3-------*|-3---1-------|
|-------1---|-1-------1-3-|----------|-------1---0-|
  1 2 & 3 4   1 2 3 4 & a   1 2 3 4    1 2 & 3 4 &

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|-----------|-------------------|
|-----------|-------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-0-|-3-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|
|-----------|-------------------|
  1 2 3 4 &   1 2 & a 3 & a 4 &

Chorus 1:

|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
|-----3---|-5---1-1-|-----3-3-|-5-5-1---|-----5-3---|
|-1-------|---------|-1-1-----|-------0-|-1---------|
  1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 & 3 4

|---------|-----------|---------|
|---------|-----------|---------|
|-5---1---|---------5-|-3---5-3-|
|---------|-3-3-3-3---|---------|
  1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4 &   1 2 3 4

Verse 2:

|---------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|
|---------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|
|---------|-5-----3-|---------|-5---1---1-|-3-------1-|
|-1-------|---------|-1-------|-----------|-----------|
  1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4 &   1 2 3 4 &

|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|
|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|
|-3---3-----|-----------|-3-------|-------3-|-5-----3-|
|-------1---|-1-----1-3-|---------|-1-------|---------|
  1 2 & 3 4   1 2 3 4 &   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4

|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|-------1-3-|-5---1---1-|-3-------1-|-3---------|-1-1-1-1-0-|
|-1---------|-----------|-----------|-----1---0-|-----------|
  1 2 3 4 &   1 2 3 4 &   1 2 3 4 &   1 2 3 4 &   1 2 3 4 &

|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-3-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|
|-------------------|
  1 2 & a 3 & a 4 &

Chorus 2:

|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
|-----3-3-|-5-5-1-1-|-----3-3-|-5-5-1---|-----5-3---|
|-1-1-----|---------|-1-1-----|-------0-|-1---------|
  1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 & 3 4

|---------|-----------|---------|
|---------|-----------|---------|
|-5---1---|---------5-|-3---5-3-|
|---------|-3-3-3-3---|---------|
  1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4 &   1 2 3 4

Last Verse/End:

|---------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|
|---------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|
|---------|-5-----3-|---------|-5---1---1-|-3-------1-|
|-1-------|---------|-1-------|-----------|-----------|
  1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4 &   1 2 3 4 &

|-----------|-------------|---------|-------------|
|-----------|-------------|---------|-------------|
|-3---3-----|-1-1-----1-0-|-3-------|-1-------1-0-|
|-------1---|-------------|---------|-------------|
  1 2 & 3 4   1 2 3 4 & a   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4 & a

|---------|-------------|---------|
|---------|-------------|---------| basically finish off with
|-3-------|-1-------1-0-|-3-------|  Bb's and C's
|---------|-------------|---------|
  1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4 & a   1 2 3 4

Song Structure:
Rest(4 bars)
Intro
Verse 1
Chorus 1
Pre-Verse
Verse 2
Chorus 2
Pre-Verse
Verse 1
Chorus 2
Pre-Verse(x2)
Last Verse/End

By: Johari Taylor
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Last updated: July 1, 2025

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About Romeo And Juliet

"Romeo and Juliet" by Dire Straits is a timeless classic from their 1980 album "Making Movies." The song showcases Mark Knopfler's exceptional guitar bass tab playing and storytelling lyrics, drawing inspiration from the famous Shakespearean tragedy. Despite not charting as a single, it has become one of the band's most beloved tracks and a staple in their live performances. The emotional depth and musical intricacies of "Romeo and Juliet" solidify its status as a masterpiece in the rock genre.

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