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Sultans Of Swing by Joshua Lee Turner
Sultans Of Swing
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Standard tuning
The percussion continues at a steady beat for most of the song
If there were no chord changes in a section, I just showed the chord
This chord is played with percussion until the next chord change shown
I labeled the percussion with "x" wherever I thought it was important to show
[Intro]
Dm C Dm
e|---x-------x-------x-------x-----x---x-----x-------x-------x---x-----------x
B|---x-6---6-x-6-----x-----6-x---5-x-5-x-5h6-x-6---6-x-----6-x-6-x-----------x
G|---x-7---7-x-7-----x-----7-x---5-x-5-x-5h7-x-7---7-x-----7-x-7-x-----7~~~--x
D|---x-7---7-x-7-----x-----7-x---5-x-5-x-5h7-x-7---7-x-----7-x-7-x-5/7-------x
A|---x-5---5-x-5-----x-0-5---x-----x---x-5---x-5---5-x-0-5---x-5-x-------5---x
E|---x-------x-------x-------x-8---x---x-----x-------x-------x---x-----------x
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Dm C Dm
e|---------------x-5---8---5-------x---------------x-------x-|
B|---6---6-------x-5---5---5---6---x---5h6p5-----6-x-6---6-x-|
G|---7-----7~~~--x-5---5---5---7---x---------7~~~7-x-7---7-x-|
D|---7-----------x-5---5---5---7---x-------------7-x-7---7-x-|
A|-0-5-------5---x-------------5---x-5---------5---x-5---5-x-|
E|---------------x-8---8---8-------x---------------x-------x-|
[Verse 1]
Dm C Bb A A7
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------x--
B|--------6------------------------5--------------3---------2--------2/5-5-x-5
G|--------7------------------------5--------------3---------2--------0---0-x-0
D|--------7------------------------5--------------3---------2--------2/5-5-x-5
A|--------5----------------------------------------------------------------x--
E|---------------------------------8--------------6---------5--------------x--
You get a shiver in the dark, it's raining in the park, but meantime
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/8-8-x-6-|
---0-x-7-|
/8-8-x-7-|
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-----x---|
D C Bb A A7
e|---------------------------------------------------0---0-3--3--3--3-----|
B|-6-------------------5--------3---------2---------2---2--2--2--2--2-----|
G|-7-------------------5--------3---------2--------2---2---2--2--2--2-----|
D|-7-------------------5--------3---------2----------------2--2--2--2-----|
A|-5----------------------------------------------0---0----0--0--0--0-----|
E|---------------------8--------6---------5-----------------------------0-|
South of the river you stop and hold everything
F C F/C Bb
e|------------------------------------------------x-------x-------------------
B|-1----------------------------5---------6---6p5-x-3-----x-3-----------------
G|-2----------------------------5---------5---5---x-3-----x-3-----------------
D|-3----------------------------5---------7---7p5-x-3-----x-3-----------------
A|------------------------------------------------x-------x-------------------
E|-1----------------------------8---------8---8---x---6---x-6-----------------
A band is blowing Dixie, double four time, you feel alright when you hear
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the music ring
[Interlude]
Dm Bb C
e|---------------------x-------x-------x-------x-------------x---|
B|---------------6-----x-3---3-x-3-3/5-x-5---5-x-------------x---|
G|-------7---5h7---5~~~x-3---3-x-3-3/5-x-5---5-x---------5~~~x---|
D|---5/7---7-----------x-3---3-x-3-3/5-x-5---5-x-----5-7-----x---|
A|-0-------------------x-1---1-x-1-1/3-x-3---3-x-5/7---------x-0-|
E|---------------------x-------x-------x-------x-------------x---|
[Verse 2]
Dm C Bb A (headstock bend)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------0--------------
B|--------6--------------------5---------3--------2--------0b2---pb2br0-------
G|--------7--------------------5---------3--------2---------------------2---2-
D|--------7--------------------5---------3--------2---------------------------
A|--------5----------------------------------------------0--------------------
E|-----------------------------8---------6--------5---------------------------
Well, you step inside, but you don't see too many faces
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x-3-|
x-2-|
x-0-|
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Dm C/E Bb A7
e|-1-------------------------------------------------9h10p9-------------------
B|-3-----------------1----------------3-------2--/10--------10---------------1
G|-2-----------------0----------------3-------0----------------9--------------
D|-0-----------------2----------------3-------2--/10-------------11h12p11-----
A|------------------------------------1-------0---0-----------------------12--
E|-------------------0--------------------------------------------------------
Coming in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down
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0~~~x---|
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----x-7-|
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F C F/C Bb
e|---------------------------------------x-------x-------------------------
B|-10------------------5---------6---6p5-x-3---3-x-3-----------------------
G|-10------------------5---------5---5---x-3---3-x-3-----------------------
D|-10------------------5---------7---7p5-x-3---3-x-3-----------------------
A|-8-------------------------------------x-------x-------------------------
E|---------------------8---------8---8---x---6---x-6-----------------------
A competition in other places, But the horns, they're
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blowing that sound
Bb C Bb C
e|-----x-----10-8-x-5---5-x---x---x-------x-----------------------x-------x---
B|-----x----------x-------x-3-x-3-x-3-3/5-x-5-------------------3-x-3-3/5-x-5-
G|-----x-5/7-10-9-x-7---7-x-3-x-3-x-3-3/5-x-5-------------------3-x-3-3/5-x-5-
D|-----x----------x-------x-3-x-3-x-3-3/5-x-5-------------------3-x-3-3/5-x-5-
A|-5---x----------x-------x-1-x-1-x-1-1/3-x-3---------------------x-------x---
E|-----x----------x-------x---x---x-------x---------------------6-x-6-6/8-x-8-
Way on down south, Way on down
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south
[Interlude]
Dm C Bb F/C C (First ending)
e|-----x-----x-------x-------------x-------x-|
B|-6---x-6-5-x-3---3-x-3-----6-6p5-x-5---5-x-|
G|-7---x-7-5-x-3---3-x-3-----5-5---x-5---5-x-|
D|-7---x-7-5-x-3---3-x-3-----7-7p5-x-5---5-x-|(x2)|--10---x-10---10-x---
A|-5---x-5---x-------x-------------x-------x-|
E|-----x---8-x-6---6-x-6-----8-8---x-8---8-x-|
London town
(Second ending)
|-------x---------x---| |-------------x---|
|--10p8-x-8----8--x---| |-------------x---|
|--9----x-9----9--x---| |---------5~~~x---|
| |-----5-7-----x---|
|-------x---------x-0-| |-5/7---------x-0-|
|--8----x-8----8--x---| |-------------x---|
[Verse 3]
Dm C Bb A Dm
e|-----------------------------------------3-/-9-9-9---x-7-x-9-x---------x-|
B|----6---------------5---5---3---3---2----2-/-8-8-8---x-6-x-8-x-6-6-6---x-|
G|----7---------------5---5---3---3---2----3-/-9-9-9---x-7-x-9-x-7-7-7---x-|
D|----7---------------5---5---3---3---2----------------x---x---x-7-7-7---x-|
A|----5------------------------------------------------x---x---x-5-5-5---x-|
E|--------------------8---8---6---6---5----------------x---x---x---------x-|
Check out guitar George, He knows all the chords
Dm C Bb
e|----------------------------------------------------------------5--------9--
B|-6--------------------------5---------------3-----------------5---5-8b10---p
G|-7--------------------------5---------------3--------------7b9--------------
D|-7--------------------------5---------------3-------------------------------
A|-5-----------------------------------------------------0--------------------
E|----------------------------8---------------6-------------------------------
When it's strictly rhythm, He doesn't want to make it cry or sing
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b10br8-6-5h6p5---5-x---|
---------------7---x---|
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-------------------x-0-|
F C A#
e|-----------------------------------------------------------x-----|
B|-1----------------------5--------------------8-----6-6-6---x-6---|
G|-2----------------------5----------------7/9---9\7-7-7-7---x-7---|
D|-3----------------------5--------------------------8-8-8---x-8---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------x-----|
E|-1----------------------8--------------------------6-6-6---x-6---|
Left-handed old guitar is all he can afford, When he gets up under the
lights to play his thing
[Interlude]
Dm Bb C
e|----------------------x-------x-------x-------x-------------x---|
B|-------6----6-5-------x-3---3-x-3-3/5-x-5---5-x-------------x---|
G|-------7---7----8-7~~~x-3---3-x-3-3/5-x-5---5-x---------5~~~x---|
D|-------7--7-----------x-3---3-x-3-3/5-x-5---5-x-----5-7-----x---|
A|-0-5-----5------------x-1---1-x-1-1/3-x-3---3-x-5/7---------x-0-|
E|----------------------x-------x-------x-------x-------------x---|
[Verse 4]
Dm C Bb A
e|---------------------------------------------------0---------------|
B|-6--------------5----3------------2----------------3b5br3b5br3b5---|
G|-7--------------5----3------------2----------------4b6br4b6br4b6---|
D|-7--------------5----3------------2--------------------------------|
A|-5-----------------------------------------------0-----------------|
E|----------------8----6------------5--------------------------------|
And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene
Dm C Bb A
e|------------------------------------7/9---9----------------------------x---|
B|-6--------------5------3--------------------10--------------------10~~~x---|
G|-7--------------5------3-----------------------9-----------------------x---|
D|-7--------------5------3-------------------------11---11h12p11---------x---|
A|-5--------------------------------0----------------------------12------x-0-|
E|----------------8------6-----------------------------------------------x---|
He's got a daytime job – He's doing alright
F C F/C Bb
e|------------------------------------------x-------x-------------------------
B|-10---------------------------5---6---6p5-x-3---3-x-3-----------------------
G|-10---------------------------5---5---5---x-3---3-x-3-----------------------
D|-10---------------------------5---7---7p5-x-3---3-x-3-----------------------
A|-8----------------------------------------x-------x-------------------------
E|------------------------------8---8---8---x---6---x-6-----------------------
He can play the Honky Tonk like anything, Saving it up for Friday
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night
Dm Bb C Dm Bb C
e|-------x---------------x-------x-------x------------------------x-------x---
B|-----6-x---6---5-------x-3---3-x-3-3/5-x-5----------------6---3-x-3-3/5-x-5-
G|-----7-x---7---5-7---7-x-3---3-x-3-3/5-x-5----------------7---3-x-3-3/5-x-5-
D|-----7-x---7---5-7---7-x-3---3-x-3-3/5-x-5----------------7---3-x-3-3/5-x-5-
A|-0-5---x-0-5-----------x-------x-------x------------------5-----x-------x---
E|-------x---------------x-6---6-x-6-6/8-x-8--------------------6-x-6-6/8-x-8-
With the Sultans, With the
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Sultans of Swing
[Interlude]
Dm C Bb F/C C (First ending)
e|-----x-----x-------x-------------x-------x-|
B|-6---x-6-5-x-3---3-x-3-----6-6p5-x-5---5-x-|
G|-7---x-7-5-x-3---3-x-3-----5-5---x-5---5-x-|
D|-7---x-7-5-x-3---3-x-3-----7-7p5-x-5---5-x-|(x2)|--10---x-10---10-x---
A|-5---x-5---x-------x-------------x-------x-|
E|-----x---8-x-6---6-x-6-----8-8---x-8---8-x-|
(Second ending)
|-------x---------x---| |-------------x---|
|--10p8-x-8----8--x---| |-------------x---|
|--9----x-9----9--x---| |---------5~~~x---|
| |-----5-7-----x---|
|-------x---------x-0-| |-5/7---------x-0-|
|--8----x-8----8--x---| |-------------x---|
[Verse 5]
Dm C Bb A
e|------------------------------------------------------------5---5-5-------9-
B|-6-------------------------------5--------3---------------------------------
G|-7-------------------------------5--------3-------------2/6---6-------6/9---
D|-7-------------------------------5--------3---------------------------------
A|-5-----------------------------------------------------0--------------------
E|---------------------------------8--------6---------------------------------
And a crowd of young boys, They're fooling around in the corner
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--9/12------10---|
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Dm C Bb A A7
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------6----------------------------5------------------3--------2--------2--
G|-------7----------------------------5------------------3--------2-(rapid-0--
D|-------7----------------------------5------------------3--------2-strums)2--
A|-------5--------------------------------------------------------0--------0--
E|------------------------------------8------------------6--------------------
Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies, And their platform soles
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F C A#
e|------------------------------------------------------------------x------
B|-1------------------------------5-------------------8-----6-6-6---x-6----
G|-2------------------------------5---------------7/9---9\7-7-7-7---x-7----
D|-3------------------------------5-------------------------8-8-8---x-8----
A|------------------------------------------------------------------x------
E|-1------------------------------8-------------------------6-6-6---x-6----
They don't give a damn, About any trumpet playing band, It ain't what they
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call Rock and Roll
Dm Bb C Dm Bb C
e|---------------x-------x-------x-------x------------------------x-------x---
B|-------6---5-6-x-5-6---x-3---3-x-3-3/5-x-5----------------6---3-x-3-3/5-x-5-
G|-------7---5-7-x-5-7---x-3---3-x-3-3/5-x-5----------------7---3-x-3-3/5-x-5-
D|-6/7---7---5-7-x-5-7---x-3---3-x-3-3/5-x-5----------------7---3-x-3-3/5-x-5-
A|-------5---5---x-5-----x-------x-------x------------------5-----x-------x---
E|---------------x-------x-6---6-x-6-6/8-x-8--------------------6-x-6-6/8-x-8-
They are the Sultans, They are
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the Sultans, they play Creole
[Interlude]
Dm C Bb F/C C (First ending)
e|-----x-----x-------x-------------x-------x-|
B|-6---x-6-5-x-3---3-x-3-----6-6p5-x-5---5-x-|
G|-7---x-7-5-x-3---3-x-3-----5-5---x-5---5-x-|
D|-7---x-7-5-x-3---3-x-3-----7-7p5-x-5---5-x-|(x2)|--10---x-10---10-x---
A|-5---x-5---x-------x-------------x-------x-|
E|-----x---8-x-6---6-x-6-----8-8---x-8---8-x-|
(Second ending)
|-------x---------x---| |-------------x---|
|--10p8-x-8----8--x---| |-------------x---|
|--9----x-9----9--x---| |---------5~~~x---|
| |-----5-7-----x---|
|-------x---------x-0-| |-5/7---------x-0-|
|--8----x-8----8--x---| |-------------x---|
[Solo]
See original
[Verse 6]
Dm C Bb A7 (headstock bend)
e|---------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
B|-6-----------------5-----------3---------2---------0b2-------br0---6---|
G|-7-----------------5-----------3---------0-------------------------7---|
D|-7-----------------5-----------3---------2-------------------------7---|
A|-5---------------------------------------0-------------------------5---|
E|-------------------8-----------6---------------------------------------|
And then the man, He steps right up to the microphone
Dm C Bb A7
e|-------------------------------------------9------------------|
B|-6--------5-----------------3--------------8------------------|
G|-7--------5-----------------3--------------9-(rapid strums)---|
D|-7--------5-----------------3--------------7------------------|
A|-5-----------------------------------0------------------------|
E|----------8-----------------6---------------------------------|
And says at last, Just as the time bell rings
F C F/C Bb
e|-----------------------------------------x-------x--------------------------
B|-10--------------------5-----------6-6p5-x-3---3-x-3------------------------
G|-10--------------------5-----------5-5---x-3---3-x-3------------------------
D|-10--------------------5-----------7-7p5-x-3---3-x-3------------------------
A|-8---------------------------------------x-------x--------------------------
E|-----------------------8-----------8-8---x---6---x-6------------------------
Say "Goodnight, now it's time to go home", Then he makes it fast with one more
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thing
Bb C Bb C
e|-----x-----10-8-x-5---5-x---x---x-------x----------------x-------x-----|
B|-----x----------x-------x-3-x-3-x-3-3/5-x-5------------3-x-3-3/5-x-5---|
G|-----x-5/7-10-9-x-7---7-x-3-x-3-x-3-3/5-x-5------------3-x-3-3/5-x-5---|
D|-----x----------x-------x-3-x-3-x-3-3/5-x-5------------3-x-3-3/5-x-5---|
A|-5---x----------x-------x-1-x-1-x-1-1/3-x-3------------1-x-1-1/3-x-3---|
E|-----x----------x-------x---x---x-------x----------------x-------x-----|
"We are the Sultans – We are
the Sultans of Swing"
[Interlude]
Dm C Bb F/C C (First ending)
e|-----x-----x-------x-------------x-------x-|
B|-6---x-6-5-x-3---3-x-3-----6-6p5-x-5---5-x-|
G|-7---x-7-5-x-3---3-x-3-----5-5---x-5---5-x-|
D|-7---x-7-5-x-3---3-x-3-----7-7p5-x-5---5-x-|(x2)|--10---x-10---10-x---
A|-5---x-5---x-------x-------------x-------x-|
E|-----x---8-x-6---6-x-6-----8-8---x-8---8-x-|
(Second ending)
|-------x---------x---| |-------------x---|
|--10p8-x-8----8--x---| |-------------x---|
|--9----x-9----9--x---| |---------5~~~x---|
| |-----5-7-----x---|
|-------x---------x-0-| |-5/7---------x-0-|
|--8----x-8----8--x---| |-------------x---|
[Intrumental Outro]
Keep repeating interlude^^^, alternating endings
See original for second guitar part
I end with this simplified outro
A7 Dm
e|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---------------------------|
B|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--------6---5h6p5-----------|
G|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----------7-------7---------|
D|--------------------------------------7---------------------|
A|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------5---------------5-------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
| x Dead note/percussion
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
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