What It Is tab by Mark Knopfler

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Mark Knopfler
Sailing to Philadelphia
What it is


  0:16
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------
H|--10--------------10-------------------------------
G+G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9----9-11~-----9~-----------
D MajorD|---------------11--------11------------------------
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------


  0:20
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------
H|--10-----------------------------------------------
G+G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9---------------------------
D MajorD|---------------11--------11-9--------9-------------
A augmentedA|------------------------------12~------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------

  0:24
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------
H|--10--------------10--------10---------------------
G+G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9-------11~--BU13BD11p9~----
D MajorD|---------------11--------11------------------------
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------


  0:28
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------
H|--10-----------------------------------------------
G+G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9---------------------------
D MajorD|---------------11-11-----11-9--7~--------9~--------
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------


  0:38
E MajorE|--------------------
H|--5-----5-5-5/7-----
G+G|--6-----------------
D MajorD|--------------------
A augmentedA|--------------------
E MajorE|--------------------

  0:48                    fast (1/2) bend
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------
H|---------------------5/7~--5h7p5----6BU7-7---------------
G+G|---2h4BU6BD4p2------6---------------------6--------------
D MajorD|--4----------------7-----------------------7\6-----------
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------9BUBDp7---
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------


  1:07       1:11
E MajorE|----------------------------------------
H|---5--5--3------------------------------
G+G|---6--4--2----------2/11----------------
D MajorD|--------------------2/12----------------
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------
E MajorE|----------------------------------------


  1:20                    fast (1/2) bend
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------
H|---------------------5/7~--5----6BU7BD6BU7-5-------------
G+G|---2h4BU6BD4p2------6-----------------------6------------
D MajorD|--4----------------7-------------------------7---4BUBD-2-
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------


  1:30       1:33
E MajorE|---5--4------2---------5-4--------------
H|---5--5------3------2/5-5--7-5----------
G+G|-------------2-----------------6--------
D MajorD|-------(2/4)----------------------------
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------
E MajorE|----------------------------------------


  1:38     1:41
E MajorE|------------------------------2---------
H|---7------------------2-0-----3---------
G+G|-----6-4-------------x----2-1-2---------
D MajorD|---------7----------x-------------------
A augmentedA|-----------------2/3/4------------------
E MajorE|----------------------------------------


  1:45        1:49
E MajorE|---5-5-5-4--0-2-------------------------
H|---5-5-5-5----3--------------------9----
G+G|------------1-2-------------9-9-11------
D MajorD|----------------------/11-12------------
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------
E MajorE|----------------------------------------


  1:51                    fast (1/2) bend
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------
H|---------------------5/7~--5----6BU7--7------------------
G+G|---2h4BU6BD4p2------6-------------------6----------------
D MajorD|--4----------------7----------------------7\6------------
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------9BUBDp7----
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------


  1:59
E MajorE|-----------------------5---------------------------------
H|---------------2h5-5/7---7-5----6BU7BD6BU7-5BU7BD5-------
G+G|---2h4BU6BD4p2------------------------------------6-4-2--
D MajorD|--4------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------


  2:05
E MajorE|-------------------
H|--x-x-----5---h7---
G+G|--x-x-----4--------
D MajorD|--x-x-5/6----------
A augmentedA|-------------------
E MajorE|-------------------


  2:07
E MajorE|----------------2------------------------------------2-2-2-----------
H|----------2----2--5p2-----------------5BU7BD5p3-5BU7-------5-3-5-----
G+G|------2--2--2h4------4p2-2~~~~/--------------------------------------
D MajorD|-----2--4------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|--2h4----------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------

  2:13
               slow bend
E MajorE|-----------------------2-4-2--------2--------------------------------
H|--3h5p3---5--------5BU7------2-5BU7---5-2----------------------------
G+G|--------6---4~----------------------------2--------------------------
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------4------------------------
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------


  2:20
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------
H|----------5~~~--------5----------------------------------------------
G+G|----1-2-4-4BU6-4---2--4--2--1----------------------------------------
D MajorD|--4------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------


  2:23
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------
H|-------------------------5/7----5BU7-7-------------------------------
G+G|-------2h4BU6BD4p2------6--------------6-6---------------------------
D MajorD|--4---4----------------7-----------------7p6-------------------------
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------9--7--------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------


  2:31
E MajorE|---------------------------5--------5--2-----------------------------
H|-----------------------5h7---7-5---X-----5--2------------------------
G+G|----2h4BU6BD4p2-------6-----------X-----------2-4BU6BD4p2h4--2\1/2---
D MajorD|--4------------------7-----------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------


  2:55         2:59   (delay)  3:04
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------
H|-------------------------------------------10~-9~-BU10-9-------------
G+G|----2h4BU6BD4p2--------4BU6-4BU6-4-2---------------------11----------
D MajorD|--4--------------------------------------------------------11--------
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------12-9--7-
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------


  3:10        3:14
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------
H|--------------------------2-5----------------------------------------
G+G|----2h4BU6BD4p2-------4BU6----4BU6-4-2--4-2~--/4~--------------------
D MajorD|--4------------------------------------4-4---------------------------
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------


  3:18       slow bend
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------
H|-------7---7-9-10-9~--BU10-9-7---------------------------------------
G+G|--9BU11------------------------9p6-----------------------------------
D MajorD|-----------------------------------7p6-/9--7-9/11-9------------------
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------


  3:26             3:30
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------
H|-----------------------5/7-------------------------------------------
G+G|----2h4BU6BD4p2-------6--------6-6-4---4-/6-4------------------------
D MajorD|--4------------------7---------------7-------------------------------
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------


  3:34   fast (1/2) bend
E MajorE|--5-5-4--------------------------------------------------------------
H|--------5-7--BUBDp5--------------------------------------------------
G+G|--6-6-4-4------------2-1-2/4-2p1-------------------------------------
D MajorD|--------------------------------2-2/4--------------------------------
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------


  3:42
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------
H|-----------------------5/7--\5~--5BU7-5BU7BD5------------------------
G+G|----2h4BU6BD4p2-------6-----------------------6----------------------
D MajorD|--4------------------7--------------------------7-4------------------
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------7----------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------


  3:49             3:53
E MajorE|--------------------------------4BU5BD4p2p0--------------------------
H|--------------------10-7-------------------2------------------10-10--
G+G|-------------6/9BU11-----9~-----------------2-1/2h4-4BU6-4----9--9---
D MajorD|--------6/7-9--------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|--9\7/9--------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------


  3:56
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------
H|--10--------------10-------------------------------
G+G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9----9h11~-----9~-----------
D MajorD|---------------11--------11------------------------
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------


  4:00
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------
H|--10--------------10-------------------------------
G+G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9-----9p7---/9--------------
D MajorD|---------------11---------11-9p7---/9--------------
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------


  4:04
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------
H|--10--------------10--------10---------------------
G+G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9-------11~--BU13BD11p9~----
D MajorD|---------------11--------11------------------------
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------


  4:08
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------
H|--10-----------------------------------------------
G+G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9--------------x------------
D MajorD|---------------11-11-----11-9--7~-----x--9~--------
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------


  4:12
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------
H|---------------------------------------------------
G+G|----11-9---11--9--11---11h14p11h14-13~-------------
D MajorD|--11----11------11---------------------------------
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------


  4:16
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------
H|---------------------------------------------------
G+G|--11h13BU14-13-11-9h11-------------9---------------
D MajorD|-----------------------11~~~\--9h11-\\9-7-9--------
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------


  4:20
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------
H|-------7-10p7---7--10BU12-10-9~--------------------
G+G|--9BU11-------9------------------------------------
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------


  4:20
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------
H|--9BU10-9------------------------------------------
G+G|----------11p9-------------------------------------
D MajorD|--------------11p9-11------------------------------
A augmentedA|----------------------12---------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------


  4:26
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------
H|---------------------------------------------------
G+G|--7-------7-7-9-----9---h11p9----------------------
D MajorD|--7-------7-7-9-----9--------11--------------------
A augmentedA|------7h9-------9/11-------------------------------
E MajorE|----10---------------------------------------------


  4:28
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------
H|--10--------------10-------------------------------
G+G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9----9/11~-----9~-----------
D MajorD|---------------11--------11------------------------
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------


  4:32
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------
H|--10-----------------------------------------------
G+G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9-----9\7---9---------------
D MajorD|---------------11--------11--9\7---9---------------
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------


  4:36
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------
H|--10-----------------------10----------------------
G+G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9-----/11~--BU13BD11p9~-----
D MajorD|---------------11--------11------------------------
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------


  4:40
E MajorE|------------------------------------0--------------
H|--10--------------10----------------0--------------
G+G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9------7--x--1--------------
D MajorD|---------------11--------11-9-7--x--2--------------
A augmentedA|------------------------------------2--------------
E MajorE|------------------------------------0--------------




Intro:

F# minorF#m (A augmentedA) |D MajorD E MajorE| F# minorF#m |D MajorD E MajorE| F# minorF#m |D MajorD E MajorE| F# minorF#m |D MajorD E MajorE|
lead guitar enters
F# minorF#m |D MajorD E MajorE| F# minorF#m |D MajorD E MajorE| F# minorF#m |D MajorD E MajorE| F# minorF#m |D MajorD E MajorE|

(A augmentedA) means A augmentedA played shortly

Verse:

F# minorF#m A augmentedA D MajorD |A augmentedA E MajorE|
F# minorF#m A augmentedA D MajorD |A augmentedA E MajorE|


"What it is"-part:

F# minorF#m |D MajorD E MajorE|
F# minorF#m |D MajorD E MajorE|


Bridge:

D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD |A augmentedA E MajorE|


First guitar solo:

F# minorF#m A augmentedA D MajorD |A augmentedA E MajorE|
F# minorF#m A augmentedA D MajorD |A augmentedA E MajorE|
F# minorF#m |D MajorD E MajorE|
F# minorF#m |D MajorD E MajorE|
F# minorF#m |D MajorD E MajorE|
F# minorF#m |D MajorD E MajorE|

After last Verse it's all simply:

F# minorF#m |D MajorD E MajorE|


Tabulature and chords by Sami Varttinen
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