Chords for Sultan Of Swing - Dire Straits - Album: Dire Straits (1978)

Tempo:
148.15 bpm
Chords used:

C

Bb

Dm

F

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sultan Of Swing - Dire Straits - Album: Dire Straits (1978) chords
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[Dm]
[C] [Dm]
You get a shiver in the dark, [C] it's raining [Bb] in the [A] park of mean time.
[Em] [Dm] Sound of the river, [C] you're stopping your [Bb] whole [A] everything.
[F]
A band is flowing, Dixie, [C] double ball time.
[F] [Bb] You feel alright when you hear the [Dm] music play.
[Bb] [C]
[Dm] When I step [C] inside, but you don't [Bb] see too [A] many faces.
[Dm]
Coming in [C] out of the rain, [Bb] you hear the [A] jazz go down.
[F]
Competition in all [C] the places.
[Bb]
But the horns, they blowing [Dm] that sound.
[Bb] [C]
Way on [Bb] down south, [C]
way on down south, [Dm] London [Bb] town.
[F] [C]
[D]
[F] [Bb] [F] [C]
[D] Check out Guitar [C] George, [Bb] [A] he knows all the chords.
[Dm] Mind his [C] strictly rhythm, he doesn't [Bb] want to make us [A] cry or sing.
[F]
Pretending no guitar [C] is on, he can't fall.
[Bb] When he gets up under the lights, play [Dm] it plain.
[Bb] [C]
[D] [Dm] And Harry [C] doesn't mind [Bb] if he [A] doesn't make the scene.
[Dm] He's got a day [C] to find something, [Bb] he's doing [A] alright.
[F] He can play the horn, talk [C] like anything.
[Am] [Bb]
Saving it up, Friday [G] night.
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
With the salt [Bb] tins, [C]
with the salt tins [D] on the swing.
[C] [Bb] [F] [C]
[D] [Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[D] Then he caught a young boy, [C] he started [Bb] fooling around [A] in his corner.
[Dm] Drunk and dressed [C] in that fast brown [Bb] baggie and [A] that platform sole.
[F]
He don't give a damn about [C] any trumpet playing band.
[Bb]
It ain't what they call [Dm] rock and roll.
[Bb] [C]
And the salt [Bb] tins, [C]
yeah the salt tins, they [D] play [F] Creole.
[Bb] [F] [C]
Creole.
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[D]
[C] [Bb] [A]
[Dm]
[C] [Bb] [A]
[F]
[C]
[Bb]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [F] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [F] [C]
[Dm] And then the man [C] gets right [Bb] up near [A] the microphone.
[Dm]
And says at [C] [Bb] last, just as the [A] time bell rings.
[F]
Goodnight, 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] salt tins, [C]
we are the salt tins [Dm] on the swing.
[Bb] [F] [C]
[D]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[D]
[C] [Bb] [F] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [F] [C]
[D]
[Bb]
Key:  
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
F
134211111
A
1231
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
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To jam and learn Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Dm, C, Dm, Bb, A, Dm, C, Bb, A, F and C. A strategic approach would be to train at 74 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 148. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: F Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ You get a shiver in the dark, [C] it's raining [Bb] in the [A] park of mean time.
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _ Sound of the river, [C] you're stopping your [Bb] whole [A] everything. _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
A band is flowing, Dixie, [C] double ball time.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ You feel alright when you hear the [Dm] music play. _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] When I step _ [C] inside, but you don't [Bb] see too [A] many faces.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
Coming in [C] out of the rain, [Bb] you hear the [A] jazz go down. _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ Competition in all [C] the places. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
But the horns, they blowing [Dm] that sound.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
Way on [Bb] down south, _ _ [C] _
way on down south, [Dm] London [Bb] town.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Check out Guitar [C] George, _ [Bb] [A] he knows all the chords.
_ _ [Dm] _ Mind his [C] strictly rhythm, he doesn't [Bb] want to make us [A] cry or sing.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
Pretending no guitar [C] is on, he can't fall.
[Bb] _ _ _ When he gets up under the lights, play [Dm] it plain. _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Dm] And Harry [C] doesn't mind [Bb] if he [A] _ doesn't make the scene.
_ _ [Dm] He's got a day [C] to find something, [Bb] he's doing [A] alright. _
_ _ _ _ [F] He _ can play the horn, talk [C] like anything.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
Saving it up, Friday [G] night.
[Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
With the salt [Bb] tins, _ _ [C] _ _
with the salt tins [D] on the swing.
[C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Dm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Then he caught a young boy, [C] he started [Bb] fooling around [A] in his corner.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ Drunk and dressed [C] in that fast brown [Bb] baggie and [A] that platform sole.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
He don't give a damn about [C] any trumpet playing band.
_ [Bb] _ _
It ain't what they call [Dm] rock and roll.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
And the salt [Bb] tins, _ _ [C] _ _
yeah the salt tins, they [D] play [F] Creole.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ Creole.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] And then the man [C] gets right [Bb] up near [A] the microphone.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
And says at [C] [Bb] last, just as the [A] time bell rings.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ Goodnight, _ 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] salt tins, _ [C] _ _
we are the salt tins [Dm] on the swing.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's Mark Knopfler who authored this song.

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