Single Handed Sailor - Dire Straits Intro: Dm / C : G Dm C Bb F > Two in the morning bright uptown Dm C Bb - F > The river run away in the night Dm C Bb F > Little Gypsy mare she`s all tied down Dm C Bb - F > She put her in the wind and the light > (Same chords as above) > Yeah, the sailing ship is just held down in chains > From the lazy days of sailing > She`s just lying there silent in pain > You lean on the tourist rail > Am Dm Dm-C-Bb > A mother and her baby in the college of war C > In 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 Dm C Bb F > Single-handed sailor go sailing Gm Bb > Singing away in the dark > > He`s up on the bridge on the self-say night > A mariner of dried-up land > Two in the morning, well there`s one green light > And the man on the barge is sad > > She`s gonna step 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" > > On a night when the lazy wind is wailing > Around the cutting saw > Yeah, single-handed sailor go sailing > Singing 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 1212------------------ --------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------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
Single Handed Sailor - Dire Straits 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 1212------------------ |D--------------------------- |A--------------------------- |E--------------------------- Dm ---------------10--------------- -----------10------13^15.--15vv- ----10>12----------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- C ---------------10---------- -----------10------13vv---- ----10>12------------------ --------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- G --------------------------- -----------10------13^(15)- ----10>12------10---------- --------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- (repeating ...) Dm ---------------10---------- -----------10------13^15vv- ----10>12------------------ --------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- Dm ---------------10--------------- -----------10------13^15.--15vv- ----10>12----------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- C ---------------10---------- -----------10------13vv---- ----10>12------------------ --------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- G |--> a fill (this appears in 2 types: 2nd) ------------------------------15---------------------------------------- -----------10------13^(15)--------(15)^13------------------------------- ----10>12------10--------------------------10>13The 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--151515^18vv---|--151515^18vv--|- |G------------------------------------|- |D------------------------------------|- |A------------------------------------|- |E------------------------------------|- C G ---------------------------------------- --151515^17vv---|-----13>1515^18.-18vv-- ------------------------|--14----------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ________ ________ ________ ________ Dm | 3 | | 3 | | 3 | | 3 | ---------------------------------------------------------------- --18^(20)--18
Title: Single Handed Sailor Author: Dire Straits Album: Communique Tabbed by: Daniele Pelliccia Intro |---------|----------|---------|----------------------| |---------|----------|---------|------------X-5-3-5-3-| |-5---3-3-|--5---3-5-|--3----3-|----------------------| |---5-----|-5--5-----|-3--3-1--|-11--3--333-----------| |---------|----------|---------|------------------------| |---------|----------|---------|------------3-5-3-------| |-5---3-3-|--5---3-5-|--3----3-|------------------5---5-| |---5-----|-5--5-----|-3--3-1--|-01--3--333---------5---| Verse |------|------|------|-------|-------|------------|------| |------|------|------|-------|-------|------3-5---|------| |--5-5-|--3-1-|--3---|---3-5-|---5-3-|--3-1-------|--3-5-| |-5----|-3----|-3--1-|-5-----|-5-----|-3--------1-|-5----| Pre-Chorus |------|-------|------|---2------|---------|-------------| |------|-------|------|--3-3-2---|---------|-------------| |------|--/12--|--5--|-5------1-|-11-1--3-|-3-33----3-5-| |-3--5-|-------|------|----------|---------|--3--3-5-----| |-------|-------|-------|------|-------|--------|---------| |-------|-------|-------|------|-------|--------|---------| |---5-3-|---3-1-|---3---|------|--/10--|--------|-----1-3-| |-5-----|-3-----|-3---1-|-1--3-|-------|-6-66--|-1-3-----| |------|--------|---------|-------|------------|---------| |------|--------|---------|-------|------------|---------| |--3-4-|----3-5-|---55--3-|-----1-|-11--3-3-33-|-----3-5-| |-3----|-3-5----|-5-------|-5-1---|--------3---|-3-5-----| Chorus |---|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|------| |---|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|------| |-5-|---5-3-|---3-1-|---3---|------|--/10--|--1--| |---|-5-----|-3-----|-3---1-|--3--|-------|------| Song structure Intro Verse X4 Pre-Chorus Chorus Intro Verse X2 Pre-Chorus Chorus Intro Guitar Solo (like Intro to repeat with little variations and fade) That's all! For suggestion or comments, please, mail me at [email protected]