Dire Straits – Going Home - Theme From Local Hero (Guitar Tab)

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Chords

Timing indications are from the CD (Alchemy part Two, track 5).
1'30"
   D/F#
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|----7-----7------7------------7---10--10-------8--7--|
G|---7----7---9---9---------7-9----------7---7-7--7----|
D|--7---7--------7----7----7---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

   F#m/A
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10-----10-9-----10-----------9-10----------9-10—12p10-9\7-|
G|-------11--------11-----------11-----------11----------------|
D|-----11--------11-----11---11-----------11-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

   Em/G
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|---8-----8--7----8--------7-8----------7h8—10p8-7\5---|
G|------9--------9---------9----------9-----------------|
D|----9--------9-----9---9---------9--------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

   D                                   A13
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|---7------7----------7---------7-|-----7-5---7/8—10p8-7\5---|
G|--7-----7---9-----9----------7---|---6----------------------|
D|-7----7---------7-------7--7-----|-5------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------|

   Em/G                         D
e|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|---8-----8--7----8--------8-|--7----7-------7-----------7-|
G|------9--------9--------9---|-----7---9---9-----------7---|
D|----9--------9-----9--9-----|---7-------7-----7-----7-----|
A|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|

2'30"
   A13                        G#m7b5
e|--------------------------|--------------------|
B|-----7-5---7/8—10p8-7\5---|--3-----3-2-----3---|
G|---6----------------------|------4-----4-------|
D|-5------------------------|----4---------4---4-|
A|--------------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------|

   Em/G                       Bm/F#                  Bm                  
e|--------------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
B|-3----3-2-----3--------3--|--3-----3-2----3-----2|--3-----3-2-h3p2----|
G|----4-----4----------4----|------4-----4-------4-|------4-----------2/|
D|--2---------2---2--2------|----4---------4—4—4---|----4---------------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------|--------------------|

  D               G#m7b5       Em7/G                  Bm/F# Bm   D
e|---------------|-----------|------------------------|----|--|-----------------|
B|---------10-10-|-----------|-12—-12h14p12----10-----|----|--|---------7-------|
G|11-11-11-------|--9/11--14-|--------------------11--|----|--|------7-----9--7-|
D|---------------|-----------|------------------------|----|--|---7-------------|
A|---------------|-----------|------------------------|----|--|-----------------|
E|---------------|-----------|------------------------|----|--|-----------------|

  G#m7b5                       Em7/G
e|-------------------------|----7-10-7h9p7---7-----------------|
B|--------7/12\7--7--------|---7-----------10-8h10p8-7h8p7-----|
G|-9\7/9-----------10-9-7--|--7----------------------------9-7-|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|

  Bm/F#                     Bm
e|---10----7----7---------|---------------------|
B|--x---10---10----10-7---|--10-10-7-8—-7-10----|
G|-x--------------------9-|--9---9-7-7--7-9-----|
D|------------------------|---------------------|
A|------------------------|---------------------|
E|------------------------|---------------------|

  D                                  G#m7b5
e|----------10-12-10---------------|-----------7-5------|
B|-----/10--10-12-10-12------------|--------7------7----|
G|-7---/11--------------11\7-------|-----7-----------7--|
D|-7-------------------------------|--6-----------------|
A|------------------------------7p6|p5------------------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------|

  Em7/G                     Bm/F#        D
e|-----------------------|------------|--------------------|
B|-----------------------|------------|--------------------|
G|-----------------------|------------|--------------------|
D|-----------2-4-5-4-2-0-|2h4-------2/|11--11--11--14--14--|
A|---------2-------------|---2-2------|--------------------|
E|---0h2h3---------------|------------|--------------------|

           G             D                 A
e|--------------------|------------------|-------------|
B|-------12h14p12--10-|--------------10--|-------------|
G|-11-14--------------|-11-----11p9h11---|-9--9—9\7/9--|
D|--------------------|------------------|-------------|
A|--------------------|------------------|-------------|
E|--------------------|------------------|-------------|

   G        D/F#      Em       G       D
e|---------------------------|-------|--------------|
B|----------7----------------|-------|-7-7-7-10-10--|
G|----7--9-----7-------------|-6/7-9-|--------------|
D|-7--------------7-9-9p7p9--|-------|--------------|
A|---------------------------|-------|--------------|
E|---------------------------|-------|--------------|

                G            D              A
e|-----------10-9-7-7h9p7----------------|-------------|
B|-----7-10---------------10-7-----7--10-|-------------|
G|-7h9---------------------------9-------|-9-9-9p7h9---|
D|---------------------------------------|-------------|
A|---------------------------------------|-------------|
E|---------------------------------------|-------------|

   G        D/F#  G        A      D
e|----------------------------------|
B|---------7------------7-----------|
G|----7-9-----7------7-----9--7h9p7-|
D|-7------------7-9-----------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

  D           Bm       F#m/A     G      F#m    Em      F#m      G   A
e|------------10-10-10-9--------------------------------------------------|
B|------7-10-------------10-10p7-/12--10---10----------10-------------7---|
G|-7h9-----------------------------------12---12p11h12---12-11-------7--9-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------12--7h9-----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   D        Bm      F#m/A   G    F#m Em      F#m    G   A
e|-14-12-10-9-------------------------------------------------|
B|------------10----12-10---10----------10----------------10--|
G|--------------11-------12----12p11h12---12-11-------7---9---|
D|---------------------------------------------12--7h9----7---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

   D                    Bm      D/F#   G       D
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------10-----------------------10------------------------------|
G|----9b11~~~--9pb11br9-7h9b11~~--9b11--9pb11br9-9-7-7-9/11-----7h9p7-|
D|--7-------------------------------------------------------7--9------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

                 A             G      D/F#    G       A
e|-- -----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------7----------7---10--|
G|----6h7p6---6-7-6---6p4h6--------7-9---7------7-----9---|
D|--9-------9--------------------7---------7--9-------7---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

   G             Em    D/A
e|----------------------2--|
B|-8--------------------3--|
G|-7--------------------2--|
D|-9-----2-0-5-4-2-0----0--|
A|----------------------0--|
E|-------------------------|
************************************ | x Dead note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | r Release | b Bend | br Bend release | pb Pre-bend | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato ************************************ Going Home by Dire Straits (from the Alchemy live album) [Intro] Free time | D |||| ; this means play D four bars | F#m |||| | G/B || Em || | D || A13 || | G/B || D || A13 || | G#m7b5 || Em7/G || | Bm/F# || Bm || Quarter note = 102 bpm | D/F# || G#m7b5 || | Em7/G || Bm/F# || | D || G#m7b5 || | Em7/G || Bm/F# || | D || G#m7b5 || | Em7/G || Bm/F# || Time: 2.29 (from the Alchemy CD) Quarter note = 110 bpm | D | Bm-D/F# | G | D | | D | A | G | D/F# | | G | Em-G-A | D | Bm D/F# | | G | D | D | A | | G | D/F#-G | A | D |
| Bm-F#m/A | G-F#m7 | Em-F#m7 | G-G#dim-A-A#dim |
| Bm-F#m | G-F#m7 | Em-F#m7 |
| G | Asus4 | A |
The ending goes : | D | Bm-D/F# | G | D| | D | A | A/G | D/F#-G | | A | G | Em | D | D |