Sultans of swing
De akkoorden in dit nummer
G-a-G-a
a G F E
1. You get a shiver in the dark, it's raining in the park but meantime,
a G F E
south of the river you stop and you hold everything.
C G
A band is blowing Dixie double four time,
F a - F - G
you feel alright when you hear that music ring.
a G F E
2. Well, now you step inside, but you don't see too many faces,
a G F - E
coming in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down.
C G
Too much competition, too many other places,
F a
but not too many horns can blow that sound.
F-G F-G a F-G-a-F-G
Way on down south, way on down south London Town.
a G F E
3. You check out Guitar George, he knows all the chords,
a G F E
mind he's strictly rhythm, he doesn't want to make it cry or sing.
C G
This and an old guitar is all he can afford,
F a - F - G
when he gets up under the lights to play his thing.
a G F E
4. And Harry doesn't mind, if he doesn't make the scene.
a G F E
he's got a daytime job, he's doing alright.
C G F a
He can play honkytonk like anything, saving it up for Friday night,
F-G F-G a F-G-a-F-G
with the Sultans, with the Sultans of Swing.
SULTANS OF SWING, 2
a G F E
5. And a crowd of young boys, they're just fooling around in the corner.
a G
Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies
F E
and their platform soles.
C G
They don't give a damn about any trumpet playing band,
F a
it ain't what they call rock `n` roll.
F-G F-G a -F-G-a-F-G
And the Sultans, yeah, the Sultans, they played Creole.
a G F E
6. And then the man, he just steps right up to the microphone,
a G F E
and says his last, just as the time bell rings.
C G
"Thank you, goodnight, now its time to go home",
F a
and he makes it fast with one more thing.
F-G F-G a - F-G-F-G-a
"We are the Sultans, we are the Sultans of Swing".Zo speel je dit nummer
Leer de akkoorden van Sultans of swing van Dire Straits op Gitaartabs. Dit pop-nummer uit 1978 van hun gelijknamige debuutalbum is een perfecte keuze als je net begint met gitaar spelen. Met zijn heldere akkoordprogressie en relatief eenvoudige structuur kun je snel meenemen met dit klassieker.
Het nummer speelt zich op beginniveau af en vraagt om capo op de 5de fret. Je werkt hier met de akkoorden G, F, E en C, wat een fijne combinatie is om je basisvaardigheden mee te oefenen. Het format bestaat uit praktische akkoorden die je zonder omschakeling kunt volgen. Pak je gitaar en begin meteen.
How to practise this song
- 1
Put your capo on fret 5
Clamp the capo on before you start — otherwise the shapes won't sound like the original.
- 2
Practise the barre chord F
F is a barre chord. Lay your index finger flat across all strings and press firmly; practise it on its own until every string rings clearly before you use it in the song.
Open - 3
Practise the change: F ↔ A
Play each chord for 4 beats, then 2, then 1 — with the metronome at 60-70 bpm. Only push the tempo once the change is clean and on time.
Open - 4
Great first song
Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.
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Tab door gitaartabs. Songtekst en akkoorden worden gepubliceerd onder afdracht aan Stichting FEMU. Zie onze voorwaarden.
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