Dire Straits

Single Handed Sailor Chords

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~Subject: Single Handed Sailor --------------------------------------------------- Intro: Dm / C : G Dm C Bb F > Two in the morning .... Dm C Bb - F > The river run away ... Dm C Bb F > Little Gypsy mare ... Dm C Bb - F > She put her in the wind ... > (Same chords as above) > Yeah, the sailing ship is .... > Am Dm Dm-C-Bb > A mother and her ... C > In the ... Dm C Bb F > You never want to fight ... Gm Bb > Nobody rules ... > C A7 Dm > Yeah, on a night when the ... Bb C > Around the .. Dm C Bb F > Single-handed ... Gm Bb > Singing away in ... > > He's up on the bridge on the ... > > She's gonna step away ... > > On a night when the lazy ...
For the intro: I tried to play the long note as a slide note. I have to say that it sounds much better. Tab notation followed:----------------- 10^12 : slide from 10th to 12th fret 10^(12) : bending (one tone) on 10th fret (12)^10 : descending bend note on 10th fret 10vv : vibrato note 10>12 : hammer on 12<10 : pull off ---------------10---------- -----------10------13^15vv- ----10>12------------------ --------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------10--------------- -----------10------13^15.--15vv- ----10>12----------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- ---------------10---------- -----------10------13vv---- ----10>12------------------ --------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- -----------10------13^(15)- ----10>12------10---------- --------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------10---------- -----------10------13^15vv- ----10>12------------------ --------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------10--------------- -----------10------13^15.--15vv- ----10>12----------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- ---------------10---------- -----------10------13vv---- ----10>12------------------ --------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- ------------------------------15---------------------------------------- -----------10------13^(15)--------(15)^13------------------------------- ----10>12------10--------------------------10>13<13--------------------- -----------------------------------------------------12<10>12<10-------- ------------------------------------------------------------------12vv-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I'm not sure about this ending...I have not found my CD Communique at home. This transcription may be not totally correct.

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Last Updated: February 24, 2026