Dire Straits – Single Handed Sailor (Guitar Tab)
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From: URBAN JOSEPH DE SOUZA <[email protected]>
Subject: SingleHandedSailor by DireStraits
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SINGLE HANDED SAILOR Contributed by:
by Alessandro Borille
([email protected])
dIRE sTRAITS & Urban J deSouza
([email protected])
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Key: Dm
[Written by Mark Knopfler
Published by Rondor Music/Straitjacket Songs
Copyright 1979 Phonogram, London]
Tab key_______________________
10^12 : slide from 10th to 12th fret
10^(12) : bending (one tone) on 10th fret
(12)^10 : descending bend note on 10th fret
10vv : vibrato note
10>12 : hammer on
12<10 : pull off
Intro: Dm / C : G (2 times)
Intro tab below:
(For the intro: I tried to play the long note as a slide note. I have to say
that it sounds much better than a bend..Allassandro)
Dm
|E---------------10----------
|B-----------10------13^15vv-
|G----10>12------------------
|D---------------------------
|A---------------------------
|E---------------------------
Dm
---------------10---------------
-----------10------13^15.--15vv-
----10>12-----------------------
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C
---------------10----------
-----------10------13vv----
----10>12------------------
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G
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-----------10------13^(15)-
----10>12------10----------
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(repeating ...)
Dm
---------------10----------
-----------10------13^15vv-
----10>12------------------
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Dm
---------------10---------------
-----------10------13^15.--15vv-
----10>12-----------------------
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C
---------------10----------
-----------10------13vv----
----10>12------------------
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G |--> a fill (this appears in 2 types: 2nd)
------------------------------15----------------------------------------
-----------10------13^(15)--------(15)^13-------------------------------
----10>12------10--------------------------10>13<13---------------------
-----------------------------------------------------12<10>12<10--------
------------------------------------------------------------------12vv--
------------------------------------------------------------------------Verse 1
Dm C Bb F
> Two in the morning dry-dock town
Dm C Bb - F
>The river rolled away in the night
Dm C Bb F
>Little _Gypsy Moth_ she's all tied down
Dm C Bb - F
>She put her in the wind and the light
>
Verse 2
>Yeah, the sailing ship is just a-held down in chains
>From the lazy days of sail
>She's just lying there, silent pain
>You lean on the tourist rail
>
Chorus 1
Am Dm Dm-C-Bb
>A mother and her baby and the College of war
C
>And the concrete grave
Dm C Bb F
>You never want to fight against the river law
Gm Bb
>Nobody rules the waves
> C A7 Dm
>Yeah, on a night when the lazy wind is wailing
Bb C
>Around the _Cutty Sark_
Dm C Bb F
>Single-handed sailor go sailing
Gm Bb
>Sailing away in the dark
Guitar intro solo: Dm / C : G ( twice over)
Verse 3
>He's up on the bridge on the self-same night
>A mariner of dry-dock land
>Two in the morning, well there's one green light
>And the man on the barge is sayin'
>
Chorus 2
>'She's a-gonna slip away below him
>Away from things he's done'
>But he just shouts, 'Hey man whatcha call this thing?'
>Could say, 'Pride of London'
>
>On a night when the lazy wind is wailing
>Around the _Cutty Sark_
>Yeah, single-handed sailor go sailing
>Sailing away in the dark
>
Final solo:
Repeat intro solo and then:
Dm Dm |E------------------------|-----------------------|- |B--15<13>15<13>15^18vv---|--15<13>15<13>15^18vv--|- |G------------------------|-----------------------|- |D------------------------|-----------------------|- |A------------------------|-----------------------|- |E------------------------|-----------------------|- C G ------------------------|--------------------------- --15<13>15<13>15^17vv---|-----13>15<13>15^18.-18vv-- ------------------------|--14----------------------- ------------------------|--------------------------- ------------------------|--------------------------- ------------------------|--------------------------- ________ ________ ________ ________ Dm | 3 | | 3 | | 3 | | 3 | --------------------------|------------------------------------------------- --18^(20)--18<15----15vv--|----------15-18<15----18<15----18<15----18<15---- -----------------17-------|--17^(19)----------17-------17-------17-------17- --------------------------|------------------------------------------------- --------------------------|------------------------------------------------- --------------------------|------------------------------------------------- ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ | 3 | C | 3 | | 3 | | 3 | | 3 | ------------|--------------------------------------------|- --18<15-----|-----17>20----17>20----17>20----17>20-------|- --------17--|--19-------19-------19-------19-------19vv--|- ------------|--------------------------------------------|- ------------|--------------------------------------------|- ------------|--------------------------------------------|- ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ G | 3 | | 3 | | 3 | | 3 | | 3 | Dm --19<15----19<15----19<15----19<15----19<15-----|-17<16<15---15--------------- --------15-------15-------15-------15-------15--|----------18---18<17<15----15 ------------------------------------------------|------------------------17--- ------------------------------------------------|----------------------------- ------------------------------------------------|----------------------------- ------------------------------------------------|----------------------------- C ------------------------|-------------------------------- ------------------------|-13------13--------------------- --17^(19)-17^(19)^17vv--|-12^(14)-12^(14)--(14)^12<10>12- [.etc.] ------------------------|-------------------------------- ------------------------|-------------------------------- ------------------------|--------------------------------
ANOTHER TRANSCRIPTION FROM URBAN FOLLOWS............
After the intro repeat where the 4 long sustained notes as u wrote are played
in the following style...
Dm Dm C G
Slide / Slide / Plain / Bend (twice)
(Tab: H-hammer-on P-pull-off; B-bend; vv-vibrato;S-slide;.staccato;() by itself)
after that....
|E-(10)--10--10--10 13vv-|---|(10)--10--10--10 12vv|-------10--13.-13-|------ |B-----13--13--13--------|---|----13--13--13-------|10~H~12--10-------|---- |G-----------------------|-%-|---------------------|------------------|------ |D-----------------------|---|---------------------|------------------|------ |A-----------------------|---|---------------------|------------------|------ |E-----------------------|---|---------------------|------------------|---- |E-15-13-----------------|-(10)-13-10--13-10-|13-10--13-10|13~P~10--13~P~10-- |B------15-13-15-13~B~15-|-----------13------|-----13-----|-------13-------13- |G-----------------------|-------------------|------------|------------------- |D-----------------------|-------------------|------------|------------------- |A-----------------------|-------------------|------------|------------------- |E-----------------------|-------------------|------------|------------------- |E-13~P~10--|----------------15-----15--|-------15-----15--|19~P15-15-- |B--------13|(15)(15) 15~H~17--15-17--15|15~H~17--15-17--15|------15--- |G----------|---------------------------|------------------|------------------ |D----------|---------------------------|------------------|------------------ |A----------|---------------------------|------------------|------------------ |E----------|---------------------------|------------------|------------------ |E-19~P15-----19~P15---19~P15--|17~P16~P15--15------------------------------ |B-------15---------15-------15|----------18--18-15--15--------------------- |G-----------------------------|-------------------17--17~B~19vv-17~B~19vv-- |D-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------- |A-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------- |E-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------- |E------------------------------------------------------------------------- |B--(12)~B~14--------------------------------------------------------------- |G--(12)~B~14 or 13------etc ------------------------------------------------- |D------------------------------------------------------------------------- |A------------------------------------------------------------------------- |E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
The remaining stuff is slower and relatively less prominent..has a bunch
of bends and slides..double stops like the one just above.
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Comments and Improvements Welcomed
Alessandro and Urban Oct 1993
From: anton@cip63 (Detlef Anton)
Date: 24 May 1995 06:24:21 GMT
Single-Handed Sailor (Dire Straits)
from the album 'Communique'
Intro: Dm / C : G (2 times)
Dm C Bb F
> Two in the morning bright uptown
( Two in the morning dry-dock town)
Dm C Bb - F
> The river run away in the night
(The river rolled away in the night)
Dm C Bb F
> Little Gypsy mare she's all tied down
(Little _Gypsy Moth_ she's all tied down)
(Little gypsy mom she's all tied down)
Dm C Bb - F
> She put her in the wind and the light
(She quiver in the wind down the light)
>
(Same chords as above)
> Yeah, the sailing ship is just held down in chains
(Yeah, the sailing ship is just a-held down in chains)
(The sailing ship is just held with chains)
> From the lazy days of sailing
(From the lazy days of sail)
> She's just lying there silent in pain
(She's just lying there, silent pain)
> You lean on the tourist rail
>
Am Dm Dm-C-Bb
> A mother and her baby in the college of war
(A mother and her baby and the College of war)
C
> In the concrete grave
(And the concrete grave)
Dm C Bb F
> You never want to fight against the river law
Gm Bb
> Nobody rules the waves
>
C A7 Dm
> Yeah, on a night when the lazy wind is wailing
Bb C
> Around the cutting saw
(Around the _Cutty Sark_)
Dm C Bb F
> Single-handed sailor go sailing
Gm Bb
> Singing away in the dark
(Sailing away in the dark)
>
(Guitar: Dm / C : G)
> He's up on the bridge on the self-say night
(He's up on the bridge on the self-same night)
> A mariner of dried-up land
(A mariner of dry-dock land)
> Two in the morning, well there's one green light
> And the man on the barge is sad
(And the man on the barge is sayin')
>
> She's gonna step away below him
('She's a-gonna slip away below him)
> Away from things he's done
> But he just shouts, "Hey man whatcha call this thing?"
> She could say, "Pride of London"
(Could say, 'Pride of London')
>
> On a night when the lazy wind is wailing
> Around the cutting saw
(Around the _Cutty Sark_)
> Yeah, single-handed sailor go sailing
> Singing away in the dark
(Sailing away in the dark)
For the intro: I tried to play the long note as a slide note. I have to say
that it sounds much better.
Tab notation followed:-----------------
10^12 : slide from 10th to 12th fret
10^(12) : bending (one tone) on 10th fret
(12)^10 : descending bend note on 10th fret
10vv : vibrato note
10>12 : hammer on
12<10 : pull off
---------------10---------- -----------10------13^15vv- ----10>12------------------ --------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------10--------------- -----------10------13^15.--15vv- ----10>12----------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- ---------------10---------- -----------10------13vv---- ----10>12------------------ --------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- -----------10------13^(15)- ----10>12------10---------- --------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------10---------- -----------10------13^15vv- ----10>12------------------ --------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------10--------------- -----------10------13^15.--15vv- ----10>12----------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- ---------------10---------- -----------10------13vv---- ----10>12------------------ --------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- ------------------------------15---------------------------------------- -----------10------13^(15)--------(15)^13------------------------------- ----10>12------10--------------------------10>13<13--------------------- -----------------------------------------------------12<10>12<10-------- ------------------------------------------------------------------12vv-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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