Sultans of swing

Bas-tabBeginner

Intro:

G :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A :5-----5-----3---|----------------|-------------3--|5-----5-----3---|
E :----------------|--6-----5-----5-|----5-----5-----|----------------|

G :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D :----------------|----------------|3-----3-----3-0-|3-----3-----3-0-|
A :----------------|-------------3--|----------------|----------------|
E :--6-----5-----5-|----5-----5-----|----------------|----------------|

G :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A :3-----3-----3---|3-----3-----3---|----------------|------------3---|
E :--------------3-|--------------3-|6-----6-----6-3-|6-----6---------|

G :----------------|----------------|----------------|
D :----------------|----------------|----------------|
A :5-----5---3---5-|----------3-----|----------3-----|
E :----------------|6---6---6-------|6---6---6-------|

The verse is basically the same, but there is a change to bars 7 & 8:

G :----------------|----------------|
D :3-----3-----3---|----------------|
A :--------------3-|----------------|
E :----------------|1-----1-----1-3-|

Chorus:

G :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A :5-----5-3-------|----------3-----|5-----5-3-------|----------3-----|
E :------------6---|--3-4-5-6-------|------------6---|--3-4-5-6-------|


Chorus variations:

G :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D :--------7-5-----|----------------|--------7-5-----|----------------|   - Variation 1
A :5-----5---------|----------3-----|5-----5---------|----------3-----|
E :------------6---|--3-4-5-6-------|------------6---|--3-4-5-6-------|

G :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D :--------7-5-----|----------------|--------7-5-----|----------------|    - Variation 2
A :5-----5----7----|----------3-----|5-----5----7----|----------3-----|
E :------------6---|--3-4-5-6-------|------------6---|--3-4-5-6-------|

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Song structure:

Intro
Verse x 2
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Intro
Chorus
Chorus x 2 during twiddly solo
Variations 1 & 2

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Johari's version:

Song Title: Sultans of Swing(corrected version)
Artist: Dire Straits
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DIRE STRAITS - "Sultans of Swing" - Bass Tab

Intro:
|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|---------------|
|-5---5-5---5-|-5---5-3-0-3-0-|
|-------------|---------------|
  1 2 & 3 4 &   1 2 & 3 & 4 &

Verse:
|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|*-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------*|
|*-5---5-5---5-|-3---3-1---1-|-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-*|(x2)
|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
   1 2 & 3 4 &   1 2 & 3 4 &   1 2 & 3 4 &   1 2 & 3 4 &

|---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
|-3---3---------|-3---3---------|-------------|-------------|
|---------1-3-1-|---------1-3-1-|-3---3-3---1-|-3---3-3-3-2-|
|---------------|---------------|---------3---|-------------|
  1 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 2 & 3 4 &   1 2 & 3 4 &

|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|There are
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|a few 
|-1-----1---1-|-1---0-1---1-|-5---5-----5-|-1-1-1-3---3-|verse
|-----1-------|-------------|-------0-5---|-------------|variations
  1 2 & 3 4 &   1 2 & 3 4 &   1 2 & 3 & 4    1 2 & 3 4 &
                    _________________________   
                   |2.  
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-3---3-3---3-|-1-1-1-3---3-|-3---3-3---3-|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
  1 2 & 3 4 &   1 2 & 3 4 &   1 2 & 3 4 &

Chorus:
|-------------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
|-5-5-5-3---1-|---------0-2-|-3-3-----1-|-3---3-3---3-|
|-------------|-----1-3-----|-------3---|-------------|
  1 2 3 & 4 &   1 2 3 & 4 &   1 2 3 4 &   1 2 & 3 4 &

2nd Solo:
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-5---5-5---5-|-1---1-1---1-|-3---3-3-----|-3---3-3---3-|
|-------------|-------------|-----------3-|-------------|
  1 2 & 3 4 &   1 2 & 3 4 &   1 2 & 3 4 &   1 2 & 3 4 &

Chorus Variation:
|-------2-------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|---------5-2---|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-5---5-------1-|-1---1-1---1-|-3---3-3-----|-3---0-3---3-|
|---------------|-------------|-----------3-|-------------|
  1 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 2 & 3 4 &   1 2 & 3 4 &   1 2 & 3 4 &

SONG STRUCTURE:
Intro(x4)
Verse(x2)
Chorus(x2)
Verse(x2)
Chorus(x2)
Verse(x1-2nd time ending)
Chorus(x2)
Verse(1st solo)(x1-2nd time ending)
Chorus(x2)
Verse(x1)
Chorus(x2)
2nd Solo(x1)
Chorus(x2)
Chorus Variations(x3)(Fade Out)

Zo speel je dit nummer

Leer de bas-tab van Sultans of swing van Dire Straits op Gitaartabs. Dit popnummer uit 1978 van hun gelijknamige album is een ideaal startpunt voor basgitaristen die hun eerste stappen zetten. Met een heldere, begripbare bas-lijn kun je meteen aan de slag.

Op beginner-niveau (1 van 10) is deze bas-tab perfect voor wie net start met de bas. Je werkt met de akkoorden G, D, A en E, wat de fundamenten vormt van veel bassistische grooves. Pak je bas, volg de notatie en ontdek hoe je deze klassieke groove onder de vingers krijgt.