Sultans of Swing Chords by Dire Straits

Tempo:
148 bpm
Chords used:

C

Bb

Dm

A

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sultans of Swing chords
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[Dm] [D]
[Dm]
You get a shiver in the [C] dark, it's [Bb] raining in the [A] park, mean time
[Em]
[Dm] Sound of the river [C] you stop and [Bb] you hold [A] everything
[F] Band is blowing Dixie
[C] double ball time
[Bb]
You feel alright when you hear the [Dm]
music
[Bb]
The [C]
[D] lights step inside [C] but you don't [Bb] see [A] too many faces
Coming [Dm]
in out [C] of the [Bb] rain to hear the [A] jazz go down
[F]
Competition in [C] all the places
[Bb]
But the arms they blow [Dm] in that sound
[Bb] Way [C] on down [Bb] south
[C] Way on down south [Dm] London [Bb] time
[F]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [Bb] [C]
[D]
Checkout guitar [C] jobs
[Bb] [A] He knows all the chords
[Dm]
Mighty strictly [C] rhythm he [Bb] doesn't wanna make [A] his cry or sing
[F]
It's an old guitar [C] is all he can fall
[F] [Bb] When he gets up under the lights play [Dm] his thing
[Bb] Then
[C] [D]
[Dm] Harry [C] doesn't [Bb] mind if [A] he doesn't make the scene
[D]
He's got a day [C] time [Bb] job.
He's doing [A]
all right
[F]
He can play the whole song [C] like anything
Saving [Bb]
it up [G] Friday [Dm] night
[Bb]
[C] With the [Bb] Sultan's
[C] with the salt
[D] swing
[C] [Bb] [F]
[C]
[Dm] [Bb] [C]
[D] And a [Dm] crowd of young [C] boys.
They're [Bb] fooling around [A] in the corner
[Dm]
Don't invest [C] my best [Bb] brown baggies in [A] their platform soul
[F]
They don't give a damn [C] about any trumpet playing bang
[Bb]
It ain't what they call [Dm] rock and roll
[Bb]
[C] Then the Sultan [Bb]
[C] yeah the salt [D] is a play trio
[Am] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [C] [Bb] [A]
[Dm] Then [C] [Bb] [A]
[F]
[C] [Bb]
[Dm]
[Bb]
[C] [Bb]
[C]
[D] [C] [Bb] [F]
[C]
[Dm] [Am] [Bb] [F]
[C]
[Dm] the [C] man steps [Bb] right up [A] to the microphone
[Dm]
[C] Say that last [Bb] is the [A] time bell ring
[F]
Tonight now [C] it's time to go home
[Bb]
Then he makes it fast with one [Dm] more thing we [Bb]
[C] are the [Bb] Sultan's [C] we are the
[Dm] [Bb] [F]
[C] [Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[D]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] [Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[D]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb]
Key:  
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
A
1231
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing chords, practice playing Dm, C, Dm, Bb, A, Dm, C, Bb, A, F and C in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 74 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 148 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: F Major.

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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You get a shiver in the [C] dark, it's [Bb] raining in the [A] park, mean _ time
[Em] _ _ _
[Dm] _ Sound of the river [C] you stop and [Bb] you hold [A] everything _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ Band is blowing Dixie
[C] double ball time
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
You feel alright when you hear the [Dm]
music
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
The [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] lights step inside [C] but you don't [Bb] see [A] too many faces
_ _ Coming _ [Dm] _
_ _ in out [C] of the [Bb] rain to hear the [A] jazz go down
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ Competition in [C] all the places
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ But the arms they blow [Dm] in that sound
_ _ _ [Bb] _ Way [C] _ _ on down [Bb] south _
[C] _ _ Way on down south [Dm] London [Bb] time
_ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
Checkout guitar [C] jobs
_ [Bb] _ [A] He knows all the chords
_ _ _ [Dm] _
Mighty strictly [C] rhythm he [Bb] doesn't wanna make [A] his cry or sing
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ It's an old guitar [C] is all he can fall
_ [F] [Bb] When _ he gets up under the lights play [Dm] his thing
_ _ _ [Bb] Then _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Dm] Harry [C] doesn't [Bb] mind if [A] he doesn't make the scene
_ _ [D]
He's got a day [C] time [Bb] job.
He's doing [A]
all right
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ He can play the whole song [C] like anything
_ _ Saving _ [Bb] _
_ _ it up _ [G] Friday [Dm] night
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ With the _ [Bb] Sultan's _
[C] _ _ with the salt
_ [D] _ swing
[C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] And a [Dm] crowd of young [C] boys.
They're [Bb] fooling around [A] in the corner
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ Don't invest [C] my best [Bb] brown baggies in [A] their platform soul
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ They don't give a damn _ [C] about any trumpet playing bang
_ _ [Bb] _
It ain't what they call [Dm] rock and roll
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ Then the Sultan [Bb] _ _ _
[C] yeah _ the salt [D] is a play trio
[Am] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] Then _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Am] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ the [C] man steps [Bb] right up [A] to the microphone
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] Say that last [Bb] is the [A] time bell ring
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ Tonight _ now [C] it's time to go home
_ [Bb] _
_ Then he makes it fast with one [Dm] more thing _ we _ [Bb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ are the [Bb] _ Sultan's [C] _ _ we are the
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _

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