Chords for Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing [Drumlesstrack]

Tempo:
148 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

C

Dm

A

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing [Drumlesstrack] chords
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[N] [G]
[Dm] You [C]
[Dm]
get a shiver in the dark, it's raining in [A] the park, the mean time.
[Am] [Dm]
Sound of the river, you're [Bb] stumbling, you're holding [A] everything.
[F]
A band is blowing, Dixie, [C] double fall time.
[Bb]
You feel alright when you hear the music [Dm] ring.
[Bb]
[C] Well, [Dm] now you step inside, but you don't [Bb] see too many [A]
faces.
[Dm]
Coming in out of [C] the rain, you hear the jazz [A] go down.
[F]
Noctition in all the [C] places, [Bb]
but the horns, they're blowing [D] that sound.
[Dm] [Bb] [C]
Way on [Bb] down south, [C]
way on down [Dm] south, London [Bb] time.
You [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[D] check out Guitar [C] John, [A] he knows all the cars.
[Dm]
Mind his strictly [C] rhythm, he doesn't [Bb] want to make [A] it cry or sing.
[F]
It's an old [C] guitarist, he can't fall, [Bb]
when he gets up under the lights to play [Dm] his thing.
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
And [C] Harry [Bb] doesn't mind [A] if he doesn't make the scene.
[Dm]
He's got a day time job, [Bb] he's doing [A] alright.
[F]
He can play the honky tonk [C] like anything.
[Bb]
Saving it up Friday [Dm] night [Bb]
[C] with the [Bb] sultans,
[C] with the sultans [Dm] off swing.
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
Then [Dm] the crowdy young boys, they're fooling [Bb] around in the [A]
corner.
[Dm]
Drunken dressed [C] in their best [Bb] brown baggies and their [A] platform soles.
[F]
They don't give a damn about any [C]
trumpet playing band.
[Bb]
It ain't what they call rock and [Dm] roll.
[Bb]
[C] And the [Bb] sultans,
[C] yeah the sultans, they [Dm] play Creole.
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [A]
[Dm]
[C] [Bb] [A]
[F]
[C]
[Bb]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[D]
And then the man is there, [Bb] strutting up, turning [A] the microphone.
[Dm]
He [C] says at last, [Bb] it's just the [A] time bell rings.
[F]
Good night, now [C] it's time to go home.
[Bb]
Then he makes it fast with one more [Dm]
thing.
[Bb] [C]
We are the [Bb] sultans, [C]
we are the sultans [Dm] off swing.
[Bb] [C] [Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Dm
2311
A
1231
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Dm
2311
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Let's start jamming Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - Bb, C, Dm and Bb in sequence. Start with a comfortable 74 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 148. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: Bb Major.

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[N] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ You _ [C] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ get a shiver in the dark, it's raining in [A] the park, the mean time.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
Sound of the river, you're [Bb] stumbling, you're holding [A] everything.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
A band is blowing, Dixie, _ [C] double fall time.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
You feel alright when you hear the music [Dm] ring.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ Well, _ [Dm] now you step inside, but you don't [Bb] see too many [A]
faces.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
Coming in out of [C] the rain, you hear the jazz [A] go down.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ Noctition in all the [C] places, _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ but the horns, they're blowing [D] that sound.
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ Way on [Bb] down south, _ _ [C] _
_ way on down [Dm] south, London [Bb] time.
You _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] check out Guitar [C] John, _ [A] he knows all the cars.
_ _ _ [Dm] _
Mind his strictly [C] rhythm, he doesn't [Bb] want to make [A] it cry or sing.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
It's an old _ [C] guitarist, _ he can't fall, _ [Bb] _ _
when he gets up under the lights to play [Dm] his thing.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
And [C] Harry [Bb] doesn't mind [A] if he doesn't make the scene.
_ _ [Dm] _
He's got a day time job, [Bb] he's doing [A] alright.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
He can play the honky tonk [C] like anything.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
Saving it up Friday [Dm] night _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ with the [Bb] sultans, _ _ _
[C] _ with the sultans [Dm] off swing.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ Then [Dm] the crowdy young boys, they're fooling [Bb] around in the [A]
corner.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
Drunken dressed [C] in their best [Bb] brown baggies and their [A] platform _ soles.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
They don't give a damn about any [C]
trumpet playing band.
_ [Bb] _ _
It ain't what they call rock and [Dm] roll.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ And the [Bb] sultans, _ _ _
[C] _ yeah the sultans, they [Dm] play Creole.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _
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_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
And then the man is there, [Bb] strutting up, turning [A] the microphone.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
He [C] says at last, [Bb] it's just the [A] time bell rings.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ Good night, _ now [C] it's time to go home.
_ [Bb] _ _
Then he makes it fast with one more [Dm]
thing.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _
_ We are the [Bb] sultans, _ [C] _
_ we are the _ sultans [Dm] off swing.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
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_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
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_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
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