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/ Dire Straits / Money For Nothing (1988) / Brothers In Arms guitar tab

Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits
                                        
Key: G#m..organ and effects/bass        
--------------------------------
G#m / E / G#m / E  / C#m.....(bass/keybd)
--------------------------------
                     E       F#
These mist covered mountains
                 B   Bsus4  B
Are home now for me
        D#m(A)      G#m     D#m
But my home is the low lands
                E       F#sus4  F#
And always will be
                G#m     D#m
Someday you'll return to 
                      E      C#m7   F#sus4
Your valley and your farms
           F#        G#m
And you'll no longer burn
      E         F#sus4   F#
To brothers in arms
------------------------
G: G#m / E / G#m / E 
   G#m/ E  / C#m /C#m/ G#m sus2 
   G#m 
--------------------------
                D#m(A)    E       F#
Through these fields of destruction
             B   Bsus4 B
Baptisms of fire
      D#m(A)            G#m      D#m
I've watched all your suffering
        .             E       F#sus4   F#
As the battles raged higher
                    G#m         D#m
And though they did hurt me so bad
                  E     C#m     F#sus4
In the fear and alarm
    F#       G#m
You did not desert me
      E        F#
My brothers in arms
------------------------
G: G#m / E / C#m / E / G#m / E / C#m / C#m -E-F#/ G#m sus2  etc
-------------------------
G#m        F#              G#m          F#
There's so many different worlds
   B               E     
So many different suns
    F#               G#m      F#
And we have just one world
        B             E      E
But we live in different ones
-----------------------------
G: G#m / E / C#m / E / G#m / E / C#m / C#m -E-F#/ G#m sus2  etc
-----------------------------
        D#m(A)        E      F#
Now the sun's gone to hell
                       B   Bsus4   B    
And the moon's riding high
        D#m(A)      G#m    D#m
Let me bid your farewell
                 E
Everyman has to die
                         G#m      D#m
But its written in the starlight
                        E    C#m    F#sus4
ANd every line on your palm
        F#           G#m
We're fools to make war
        E           F#
On our brothers in arms
---------------------------------
: G#m / E / C#m / E  
: G#m / E / C#m / E-F#  
: G#m / E / C#m / E  
: G#m / E / C#m / E-F#  etc
fade.
------------------------------------------------------------


From: Kenny Winningham <>
Artist: Dire Straits
Album: Bros. In Arms
Song: Bros. In Arms
Key: B major

(Note: I've indicated numbers above the tab to tell when to play each riff.)

Intro:

0:37            0:44                    0:50                  0:55
---------------|-----------------------|---------------------|--------|
---------------|-----------------------|---------------------|--------|
-4-6-8p6-6h8-6-|-------------------8---|-(8)-----------------|-4/6----|
---------------|-8h9-11p9-8-------9-11-|----11-9-8-------8---|----6-6-|
---------------|-----------11-9h11-----|----------11-9h11-11-|--------|
---------------|-----------------------|---------------------|--------|

First Verse:

1:11         1:24      1:37   1:48   1:52
------------|---------|------|------|------------------------|
------------|---------|------|-4/5--|------------------------|
------------|-8p6-6h8-|------|----6-|------------------------|
-13p11p9h11-|---------|-11p8-|------|-9p8h9-11-9-8-----------|
------------|---------|------|------|-------------11-9-11-11-|
------------|---------|------|------|------------------------|

1:58
----------------------|
----------------------|
------------------8---|
-11-9-8----------9-11-|
-------11-9-11-11-----|
----------------------|

Second Verse:

2:14        2:18          2:26        2:38         2:42          2:50
-----------|-------------|-----------|------------|-------------|------|
-----------|-(4)-(5)-(7)-|-----------|------------|-------------|-4/5--|
-8p6-6-----|-------------|-11p9p8h9--|-11p9p8h9-8-|-(4)-(6)-(4)-|----6-|
------11p8-|-------------|---------8-|------------|-------------|------|
-----------|-------------|-----------|------------|-------------|------|
-----------|-------------|-----------|------------|-------------|------|

2:54                       3:00
--------------------------|--------------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------------|
-8-11BU13-11-8------------|----------------------8---|
--------------11-9-8------|-8h9-11-9-8----------9-11-|
--------------------11-11-|-----------11-9-11-11-----|
--------------------------|--------------------------|

Bridge:

3:13         3:20          3:26         3:33
------------|-------------|------------|-----0-|
------------|-------------|------------|-----0-|
--------8---|-3-3h4-3-4-6-|-9-8----8---|-----0-|
-----8-9-11-|--------6----|----11-9-11-|-14 -2-|
-9/11-------|-------------|------------|-14 -2-|
------------|-------------|------------|-12 -0-|

Solo:

3:37                 3:43                                  3:48
--------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------
--------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------
------11BU13BD11-9~-|-11BU13-11-8-8-11/13-13BU15BD13-11-9-|-8h11p8h11p8-11/13-
-----9--------------|------------9------------------------|-------------------
-9-11---------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------
--------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------

                    3:53                4:01
-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
-11-9-8------------|-4h6-x-6h8-4---8---|-(8)-(6)-(4)-(3)-(1)-|
-------9-8-6-4-6-6-|--------------9-11-|---------------------|
-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|

Third Verse:

4:10    4:15          4:21                 4:26             4:33
-------|-------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------
-------|-(4)-(5)-(7)-|-9BU11BD9BU11-7h9p7-|----------------|-9BU11-9-7-9-
-4-4h6-|-------------|--------------------|-8------8-9-8---|-------------
-------|-------------|--------------------|--8-9-11-----11-|-------------
-------|-------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------
-------|-------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------

                            4:43
---------------------------|----------|
-9BU11BD9BU11-9-9BU11BD9-7-|-5-4-4/5--|
---------------------------|--------6-|
---------------------------|----------|
---------------------------|----------|
---------------------------|----------|

End solo:

4:50                       4:56                              5:02
--------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------
--------------------------|--9------9-11-9--9--9------------|-7---7-7-7-7-7-
-11BU13-11-8--------------|-8-11BU13------11-11-11-9-8------|-6h8-8-6-4-6-6-
------------9-8-----------|---------------------------11-11-|---------------
---------------11-9-11-11-|---------------------------------|---------------
--------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------

          5:06                      5:14
---------|-------------------------|---4-6-7-7-------------------------------|
-7-7-5-5-|-------------------------|--4--------------------------------------|
-4-4-4-4-|-4-6BU8BD6-4-4-6-6BU8BD6-|-4----------------13-15-16-16-13--16BU18-|
---------|------------6-6----------|-----------6/13-13--------------16-------|
---------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

Legend:
h= hammer-on
p= pull-off
/ = slide up, slide down
BU BD= bend up, bend down
~= vibrate note
()= volume swell
[]= false harmonic
<>= handwalk
x= deaden string
{}= natural harmonic

That's all I know. I'll figure out the rest (someday).
I hope you find this useful!
Kenny Winningham
---------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|




Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits

Key: B maj.


A ">" means that the transition between the two notes should be smooth.
Do it the way you want (pull off, hammer on, string bend) I'm not good enough
to precisely figure out what he does.

Timing indications (e.g. 0'35") are from my CD player. 

Intro solo (starts at about 0'35"):

 -------------------------------------------------------------
 -------------------------------------------------------------
 -------------------------------------------8------6>8--------
 -4-6-8>6--6>8>6---8>9-11>9--------------9-----11-------11-9--
 ----------------------------13>11>9>11-----------------------
 -------------------------------------------------------------


 ------------------------------------
 ------------------------------------
 ------------------------4>6---------
 -----------------------------6-6----
 -13-11-9-11>13>11-11----------------
 ------------------------------------

I indicate (approximatively) when to play what by putting lyrics fragments
under the tab. Bars are just here to provide convenient seperations,
not to indicate the beat.

 	-------------------|------------------|-----------------------------
 	-------------------|------------------|-----------------------------
 	-------------------|---------8>6-6>8--|-----------------------------
 	-------13>11>9>11--|------------------|-----------11>8-8------------
 	-------------------|------------------|-----------------------------
 	-------------------|------------------|-----------------------------

 ...mountains               ...lands          ...return to

 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ---4>5-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ---------------6--------------------------------------------------------8----
 ----------------------9>8>9-11-9-8-----------11-9-11-9-8------8------9-----11
 ------------------------------------11-9-11---------------11-----11----------
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

...brothers in arms

 ---------------------------|----------------------------
 ---------------------------|---------4>5>7--------------
 --------------8>6-6--------|----------------------------
 ---------------------11-8--|----------------------------
 ---------------------------|----------------------------
 ---------------------------|----------------------------

...destruction               ...of fire

 ------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------
 ------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------
 -----------11>9>8>9-----|--------11>9>8-9-8---|--------------4-6-4--------
 ---------------------8--|---------------------|---------------------------
 ------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------
 ------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------

...suffering             ...so bad             ...fear and alarm

 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 --4>5----4-----------9------------------------------------------------------
 -------------6----8----8-------------------------------------------8--------
 --------------------------11>9>8---------8>9-11-9-8------8------9-----11----
 ----------------------------------11-11--------------11-----11--------------
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

..brohers in arms

 --------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------
 --------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------
 -------------------8------|-------------------------|---------9<8--------8----
 --------------8-9----11---|--------8>9>8------9-11--|--------------11-9-----11
 --------9>11--------------|---------------11--------|-------------------------
 --------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------

...worlds                  ...suns                   ...one world

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 --------------------------------9--------------9-9>11>9-------------------9---
 ------------------11>13-11-9-9----11-8----8-11----------11-9--9-11-9-11-9-----
 ----------------9----------------------11-------------------------------------
 -----------9-11---------------------------------------------------------------
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Em
...ones

 -------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------
 -11-9--------------------------4-----------------|------------|----4>5>7--
 ------9>8----8-----4>6-8>6-4-4---6---8>6>4>3>1---|------------|-----------
 ----------11---11--------------------------------|--------6-6-|-----------
 -------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------
 -------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------

						  ...hell      ...high

----------6---------|------------------------|-----------6-4---4-6--6-4---6-4--
------------9>7>9>7-|------------------------|---------------7----------7-----7
--------------------|------8--------8>9-8----|---------------------------------
--------------------|--------8-9-11-------9--|---------------------------------
--------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------
--------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------

...farewell         ...die		     ...starlight and every line...

-----------------------------------
----5---4------------4>5-----------
-------------------------------6---
-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------

...make war on our brothers in arms


What follows is only a part of the ending. It ends up at about 6'15".
(right before the fade out).
Some parts are really just guesses (actually, the whole thing is, but I really
wouldn't be suprised at all if anyone would come up and tell me these parts are
totally wrong). I underlined them with "?".

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-9-----------------------9>7-7>9>7---9-7-9-----------------------------------
---11-8----------------9-----------9-------11-9-8--------8-------------------
--------9-----------------------------------------11-11----11-9-11-11-9-9----
-----------11>9-11-11--------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------11-12-12------
-------------------------------------------------8-11---------------
-9-11-13>11>9-9-11>9-9-11-11>13-11-11>9-9-9-9--9--------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
              ???????????????????????


-------------------9--9-------------------------------------------------
---------9-12-12-9------12-11-9-----------------------------------------
-4>8-8-8------------------------9-8-11-8----------------4>6-8>6>4-8>6>4---
-----------------------------------------9-11-9-8-------------------------
---------------------------------------------------11---------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       ????????????????????????????


--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------9-------8-----11-9-8---------------------------------------
-11-11>9-9-11-----9-9---------------11-9---------9--4-6-4-6-4>6>4-6-6>4---
-----------------------------------------11-9-11--------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
                              ^This is played too softly for me to hear

----------------------------------11-9------------11-9--------------
---------12-14-14-12----12-14-12-------12>11>9-12-------------------
------11-------------11---------------------------------------------
----9---------------------------------------------------------------
-11-----------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------

-9>11>9----11----9----
--------12----12---12-
----------------------
----------------------
----------------------
----------------------

Ok, let's end the slaughtering here.



Dire Straits albums
1991 On Every Street
1988 Money For Nothing
1985 Brothers In Arms
1984 Alchemy: Dire Straits Live
1982 Love Over Gold
1980 Making Movies
1979 Communique
1978 Dire Straits
Money For Nothing tabs
01Sultans Of Swing tabbass tab
02Down to the Waterline tabbass tab
04Twisting By The Pool tabbass tab
05Tunnel of Love tabbass tab
06Romeo and Juliet tabbass tab
07Where Do You Think You're Going? tabbass tab
08Walk Of Life tabbass tab
09Private Investigations tabbass tab
11Money For Nothing tabbass tab
12Brothers In Arms tabbass tab

 

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