Biography:
Dire Straits were a British rock band from Newcastle, United Kingdom, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), his brother David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass), and Pick Withers (drums), and subsequently managed by Ed Bicknell. The band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.
Dire Straits emerged during the post-punk era of the late '70s, and while their sound was minimalistic and stripped down, they owed little to punk.
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Other songs:
- Angel Of Mercy
- Brothers In Arms
- Iron Hand
- Money For Nothing
- Money For Nothing (intro)
- On Every Street
- Private Investigations
- Romeo And Juliet
- Sultans Of Swing
- True Love Will Never Fade
- Tunnel Of Love
- Walk Of Life
- Calling Elvis
- Cannibals
- Down To The Waterline
- Expresso Love
- Fade To Black
- Hand In Hand
- Heavy Fuel
- How Long
- If I Had You
- In The Gallery
- Industrial Disease
- Kingdom Come
- Lady Writer
- Lions
- Love Over Gold
- Millionaire Blues
- My Parties
- News
- Once Upon A Time
- Once Upon A Time In The West
- One World
- Planet Of New Orleans
- Portobello Belle
- Ride Across The River
- Setting Me Up
- Single Handed Sailor
- Six Blade Knife
- Skateaway
- So Far Away
- Solid Rock
- Southbound Again
- Telegraph Road
- The Bug
- The Mans Too Strong
- Ticket To Heaven
- Twisting By The Pool
- Two Young Lovers
- Water Of Love
- Whats The Matter Baby
- When It Comes To You
- Where Do You Think Youre Going
- Why Worry
- Wild West End
- You And Your Friend
- Your Latest Trick
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From: [email protected] (Vincent Tzitron)
I tried to work on this song. Here is the result for those who might
be interested...
NEWS (dire Straits)
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Opening lick (+verses) : play the following chords
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Em D C D C
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-8---7---5---7-5---
-9---7---5---7-5---
-9---7---5---7-5---
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Lead guitar:
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|---|---------------------------------------|
|---|-8---10-8-7-7(8)-7-------7~~~7(9)------|
|---|---------------------9--------------10-|
|---|---------------------------------------|
|---|---------------------------------------|
|---|---------------------------------------|
Em D C D
He sticks to his guns, he takes the road as it comes
C
He takes the shine off his shoes
Em D C D
He says it's a shame, you know it may be a game
C
Ah but I won't play to lose -----------8-7-------------------
---------------10-8--------------
-9---7/9-------------------7-9-7-
------------------------10-------
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He's burning the grass, he takes up a glass
He swallows it neat ---------------------------------
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-9(10)~~~9---7(9)7-7(9)7-7(9)~~~-
---------------------------------
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He crosses the floor, he opens the door
He takes a sniff at the street
CHORUS
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C D C D C D C D D G D
---------------------------------------------10---
-5-7---5-7---8-8-7---------5-7---5-7---7-8---10---
-5-7---5-7---------9-7-9---5-7---5-7---7-7---11---
-5-7---5-7-----------------5-7---5-7---7-9---12---
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
But he climbs on his horse, you know he feels no remorse
He just kicks it alive ------------------------------------------
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--------------------7(9)------7------7(9)-
------10---7^10^7----------10---10-7------
-7/10-------------------------------------
------------------------------------------
His motor is fine, He takes it over the line
Until he's ready to dive ----------------------
----------------6-5---
-------5---7-5------5-
---5-7---7-----7------
-7--------------------
----------------------
SOLO :
------------------------------------------15-12----------
--------12-15-12-15(17)---12-15-12-15(17)-------13(15)---
-14(16)--------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12---17-17-15-
----12-13-15-12^13^12----12-------------------------------------------
-14-------------------14----14-12-------------------------------------
----------------------------------14----------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
-12^15^12--------------17-19-17--------------------------------------------
------------15-------17---------20---17^20^17---10^20^17------17-20-20(22)-
-------------------17--------------------------------------19--------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
C D C D C D C D D G D
-----------------------------------------------8---------------------------------
-20(22)-20-17-20-17------17---19(20)-19--------------10(12)~~~-------------------
----------------------19---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
He sticks to his guns, he takes the road as it comes
-15--------------17------------15---14---------------
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
He takes the shine off his shoes
------------------------------------------------------------
-13------------------------------------------------------12-
------------------------------------------12-14-12-14-12----
----------------------------------7/10/12-------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
He says it's a shame you know it may be a game
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------14-12-11-----------------------------11(12)~~~-
------------------------------14------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Ah but I won't play it to lose
------------------------------------------------------
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---------------------------------------12-------------
--------------------------------12(14)----14-14-14-14-
------------------------------------------------------
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He sticks to his guns, he takes the road as it comes
--------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------12-
-12--------------14-------------------------------------
------------------------------------14------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
He takes the shine off his shoes
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------14-12(14)---14-14-14-14-12----
----------------------------------15----------------------------15-
-------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
-----------------15-13----------------------------
----12-----------------14---12-14-12-14-12-14(16)-
-14----14-12---14---------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
He's too fast to stop, he takes it over the top
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
-14(16)-14-12-14-12---11----------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
He makes a line in the news...
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--------5/7-------------------5/7-----------
--------5/7-------------------5/7-----------
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Comments, suggestions,
- Vincent Tzitron - [email protected] -
I tried to work on this song. Here is the result for those who might
be interested...
NEWS (dire Straits)
-------------------
Opening lick (+verses) : play the following chords
----------------------
Em D C D C
-------------------
-8---7---5---7-5---
-9---7---5---7-5---
-9---7---5---7-5---
-------------------
-------------------
Lead guitar:
-----------
|---|---------------------------------------|
|---|-8---10-8-7-7(8)-7-------7~~~7(9)------|
|---|---------------------9--------------10-|
|---|---------------------------------------|
|---|---------------------------------------|
|---|---------------------------------------|
Em D C D
He sticks to his guns, he takes the road as it comes
C
He takes the shine off his shoes
Em D C D
He says it's a shame, you know it may be a game
C
Ah but I won't play to lose -----------8-7-------------------
---------------10-8--------------
-9---7/9-------------------7-9-7-
------------------------10-------
---------------------------------
---------------------------------
He's burning the grass, he takes up a glass
He swallows it neat ---------------------------------
---------------------------------
-9(10)~~~9---7(9)7-7(9)7-7(9)~~~-
---------------------------------
---------------------------------
---------------------------------
He crosses the floor, he opens the door
He takes a sniff at the street
CHORUS
------
C D C D C D C D D G D
---------------------------------------------10---
-5-7---5-7---8-8-7---------5-7---5-7---7-8---10---
-5-7---5-7---------9-7-9---5-7---5-7---7-7---11---
-5-7---5-7-----------------5-7---5-7---7-9---12---
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
But he climbs on his horse, you know he feels no remorse
He just kicks it alive ------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------
--------------------7(9)------7------7(9)-
------10---7^10^7----------10---10-7------
-7/10-------------------------------------
------------------------------------------
His motor is fine, He takes it over the line
Until he's ready to dive ----------------------
----------------6-5---
-------5---7-5------5-
---5-7---7-----7------
-7--------------------
----------------------
SOLO :
------------------------------------------15-12----------
--------12-15-12-15(17)---12-15-12-15(17)-------13(15)---
-14(16)--------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12---17-17-15-
----12-13-15-12^13^12----12-------------------------------------------
-14-------------------14----14-12-------------------------------------
----------------------------------14----------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
-12^15^12--------------17-19-17--------------------------------------------
------------15-------17---------20---17^20^17---10^20^17------17-20-20(22)-
-------------------17--------------------------------------19--------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
C D C D C D C D D G D
-----------------------------------------------8---------------------------------
-20(22)-20-17-20-17------17---19(20)-19--------------10(12)~~~-------------------
----------------------19---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
He sticks to his guns, he takes the road as it comes
-15--------------17------------15---14---------------
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
He takes the shine off his shoes
------------------------------------------------------------
-13------------------------------------------------------12-
------------------------------------------12-14-12-14-12----
----------------------------------7/10/12-------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
He says it's a shame you know it may be a game
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------14-12-11-----------------------------11(12)~~~-
------------------------------14------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Ah but I won't play it to lose
------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------12-------------
--------------------------------12(14)----14-14-14-14-
------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
He sticks to his guns, he takes the road as it comes
--------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------12-
-12--------------14-------------------------------------
------------------------------------14------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
He takes the shine off his shoes
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------14-12(14)---14-14-14-14-12----
----------------------------------15----------------------------15-
-------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
-----------------15-13----------------------------
----12-----------------14---12-14-12-14-12-14(16)-
-14----14-12---14---------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
He's too fast to stop, he takes it over the top
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
-14(16)-14-12-14-12---11----------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
He makes a line in the news...
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--------5/7-------------------5/7-----------
--------5/7-------------------5/7-----------
--------------------------------------------
Comments, suggestions,
- Vincent Tzitron - [email protected] -
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