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"Boom Like That"
Mark Knopfler
Main Rhythm
E|-----3------3------3------3------------------------------------------
B------3------3------3------3------------------------------------------
G|----0------0------0------0-------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------1---------------------------------------------
A|--------1------3-----------------------------------------------------
E|--3------------------------------------------------------------------
Main Fill Riff
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---6p3---------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------3-5-----------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------5p3-------3-----------------------------------------------
A|---------------5p3-----5---------------------------------------------
E|-------------------6-----3~------------------------------------------
SOLO 1 (2:19)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------10-----------------------------------------------
G|---12~----10b12--12----12-10--------------------10-------10-------10-
D|--/12~-12--------------------12-----------10h12----10h12----10h12----
A|--------------------------------13-10--13----------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------10~-------11-10-------------------------------------------
G|--------10--------12-------10h12-10h12p10-12-10-----------10----10---
D|--10h12--------12-------------------------------12----------10b---10b
A|---------------------------------------------------13-10-------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--8h10h12-8-10-------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------10~~--------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
Fill 1 (2:48)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--12p10--------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------10h12~~-10----10---------------------------------------------
A|-------------------13----10~-----------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
Fill 3 (2:53)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--12-14-12-14--10----------------------------------------------------
A|--12-12-12-12-----10-------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
SOLO 2 (3:22)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------11-----------11-10----------
G|--10b12-12-10-12-10-------------10----10----12~-10/12-------12-7h10--
D|--------------------12-------12----12--------------------------------
A|-----------------------13-10-----------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--(10)b12-12-10--------------8-----8h10b12---------------------------
D|----------------12-------/10---/10---------13-12-10~-----------------
A|-------------------13-10---------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
Fill 4 (4:09)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--8-8/10-10h12p10----8/10-10h12--------------------------------------
A|--8-8/10----------13-8/10-10-----------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
Fill 5 (4:14)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--12p10-10-12~-------------------------------------------------------
D|--10----10-----------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
Fill 6 (4:20)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--11p10--------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------12p10-12~----------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
Fill 7 (4:39)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------11-----------------------------------------------------------
G|-----12----12-12~-10h12-12~~-----------------------------------------
D|--12-----------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
Fill 8 (4:44)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--13-13b15(13)p11----------11p8--------------------------------------
G|------------------12-12-10-------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
Fill 9 (4:50)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--10b11(10)-9-------11p8---------------------------------------------
G|--------------10h12------10h12---------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
SOLO 3/OUTRO (4:58)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----8-10b11(10)-8---------------------------------------------------
G|--10---------------10----10h12---------------------------------------
D|----------------------12-------12-10-------10h12-10h12~-10-12-10-----
A|-------------------------------------13-10-----------------------/10-
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----8-10b11(10)-8-------8h10p8----8---------------------------------
G|--10---------------10-----------10---10--------------10-------10-----
D|----------------------12----------------12-----10h12----10h12--------
A|-------------------------------------------/10-----------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------10--------------------10---------------10-10-----
G|--------10-------10----10h12--------10h12----12-10----10-12--12-12~--
D|--10h12----10h12-----------------12----------------12----------------
A|------------------------------10-------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------10---------------------------------------------------------------
B|--13b15----13-11-10----11p10--------------11p10-------------------11-10~-
G|--------------------12-------/12-12p10----------12----10h12-10h12--------
D|---------------------------------------12----------12--------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Transcribed by Tim Jones
Questions or comments email: timmjones@charter.net
Video/Audio
Other versions of this song
- Boom Like That (Tabs)
- Boom Like That (Chords)
Song History
Last Updated: February 10, 2026