Dire Straits – Money For Nothing (Guitar Solo Tab)

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Money For Nothing Live at Knebworth - Dire Straits ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: BistaKaji E-mail: [email protected] Hey guys, I have taken a lot from UG, so now I have also decided to contribute to the site. This is my first tab. Money for Nothing Live at Knebworth is one of my favorite versions of the song. (Also only Clapton can pull off that pink suit.) I gave it a try and decided to tab it out. I am quite sure that I got Mark Knopfler's part right. Clapton's part of the tab in intro is not accurate but it is a fair assumption of what's going on. Listen to the song for timing and the vibratos. Intro:

Mark Knopfler
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----/7---5-7-3-5-p3h5-p3h5---p3p0h3h5--p3p0-------------------------------|
D|----/5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------3---6-3---3-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0h3h5---------5---3h5h6-6p5p3---3-5b6r5--3------3-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------5-------------5--x---5--------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------5---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Eric Clapton (This is not correct but it sounds similar to what Clapton plays)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------12-12--10------10-----------------3---3h5p3---3----------------------3--5-5-3h5p3----3------|
D|---12h14-------------12------12--10b11--8\5---5-------5-----5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5----------------5--------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------3----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3---6p3---3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---3h5---------5----5p3h5p3-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------5p3------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------5p3\1-3/5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Mark Knopfler
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------7-----------------------------------------------|
D|--3h5p3h5p3h5--p3p0-------5---5-8-5------5-5--3---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------3/5----5--------------------5-3-\1p3--p1h3p1h3-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------1h3p1h3----------|

Eric Clapton
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------0---0---0---0------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----/5---5---5---5--------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Mark Knopfler Main Guitar Solo

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------3-6-3h6-5--|
G|---/7--5h7-5h7--6p5\3-5hp3---3-5-5b-5br5p3-5-3h5------------|
D|---/5----------------------5--------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

      (Already bent full step at 4th fret)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----pb(6)r4p3---3-------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------5---6p5p3-5---3------------------------------5-3-0--|
D|--------------------------------5------5----8b-5-5\3/5\3-\5--------|
A|-----------------------------------3/5---5-------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----12-14-12-----12--------12---------12-14-14b15r14-12---------------12-14brbrbr-12h14--12-----------|
D|-/12-----------15-----15p12-----15p12---------------------15-12------12--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------15------------------------|
B|--------18----------18----------------15---------------------15--18p15-------------|
G|-17b19-----17b19-------17b19r17-15-17----15----------17-----------------17-15b-----|
D|--------------------------------------------17---------------------------------17--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Clapton Main Solo

   (Here the brb should be played like a vibrato)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-14brb--14brb--14brb--14brb--13brb--13brb--13brb--11b---13brp11-13~~-11-------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------12-10-------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------12\10--8----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------13--------------------------------------|
B|-----------11b-------------11-------------11-13b15----15r13-11-13b15-11----13~-11----------|
G|-----10--------12-10-10h12----12-10-10h12-------------------------------12-----------------|
D|-/12----12---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                 (slow release)
e|------------18-----------------------------------15--------------------|
B|-(x)-18b20-----20r18-x-18p15----18------------15----15-18--------------|
G|-----------------------------17----17b19---17-------------17b19--15----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------17-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------13----12-10-----------------------------|
B|11-14brb--14brb--14brb--14brb--13brb--13brb--13brb--11-------13-------13-11b----------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------12--------------------12-10----------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12\10-8-8\5-5-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|