Dire Straits – Lady Writer (Guitar Tab)

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Communique 1979 Not as hard as it looks... You wont need more than this I believe: UPDATED: 04/10/2007 I really struggled with the outro but I'm guessing that's what you want so... / Slide Up \ Slide Down h Hammer On p Pull Off b Bend rb Release Bend hb Bend and Hold rhb Release Held Bend () Pre Bend * As Told Intro:
   A   B     C#m         A     B       C#m         A    B       C#m
E|---------------------------5--------------------------------7-----------|
B|-----7-4h5-5-4h5p4-----7hb---rhb-5-7---5------------7p5-7hb---rhb-5-----|
G|-4/6---------------6p4---------------6---6-6-4/5-6------------------6-6-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

         B       G#m      B    Amaj7
E|---------------------------|
B|-----5/4-------------------|
G|-4\6-----6p4----------4-6b-|
D|-------------6-6--4h6------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
B C#m Lady Writer on the TV A B C#m A talkin' about the Virgin Mary B C#m A reminding me of you B G#m expectations left come up to yeah Lady Writer on the TV
E|------------|
B|-(7b)-rb-p5-|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|------------|
yeah she had another quality
The way you used to look
and I know, you never read a book
A Just the way that her hair E fell down around her face
E|-12-12/11-9---------------------------------|
B|------------9-12----9---------------------2-|
G|-----------------11---9-11----9-----------2-|
D|---------------------------11---9-11----9-2-|
A|-------------------------------------11---0-|
E|--------------------------------------------|
A C#m Then I recall my fall from grace
            G#m            F#m
E|----------------------------|
B|-12b-12-9-12p9h12p9---------|
G|---------------------11b-rb-|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
Am Another time, C#m another place
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-------------9----9----9-----------------|
D|-11----11-------------------11-11-11-12\-|
A|----11----11---11---11---11--------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
The fills stay about the same and then you get the bridge: E Yes and your rich old man B you know he'd call her B a dead ringer
                 G#m
E|-------------|
B|-7/9\7-------|
G|-6/8\6-4-----|
D|---------6-6-|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
You got the same command F#m Plus your mother was a Jazz singer Outro Solo:
   A   B       C#m         A      B         C#m
E|-----------5-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-7-5-7hb---rhb-5-7-7~-7~-7~-7-7~-7-7~-7-7~-7-5---7p5-7p5-7-7hb-|
G|-------------------------------------------------6---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

     B         C#m          A   B        C#m         A
E|-5----------------------------------------------------|
B|---rhb-5-7---5--12b~-rb-9-12b-12b-12-9----------------|
G|-----------6---------------------------11b-rbp9-------|
D|------------------------------------------------11-11-|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

                 B                 C#m
E|-------9----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----9---12p9----9------------------9-----------------------------|
G|-11b----------11---11p9-----------9---11p9----9h11p9----9h11p9----|
D|------------------------11p9-9h11----------11--------11--------11-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

              A
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-9h11p9----9-|
D|--------11---|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
Repeat last two staves to fade. I don't think I've missed anything. The first solo is similar to the Intro so you should be able to work it out from that.