Dire Straits

Dire Straits - Once Upon A Time In The West guitar tab

From: "Erik Hubendick"

Subject: d/dire_straits/once_upon_a_time_in_the_west.tab

Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 16:19:41 +0100

Once Upon A Time In The West - Dire Straits

(original from record)

Transcribed by Erik Hubendick.

Feel free to write comments and

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Words and music by Mark Knopfler

Originally released on Communique - 1979

(The best Dire Straits album I think)

It is quite difficult to play the second

and third guitar in this song - the bars are both 4/4

and 2/4. Count 1, 2, 3, 4 , 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4 etc.

Key: Am-C

Explaination:

p=pull-off h=hammer on /=slide up \=slide down

b=bend up rb=rebend bd=bend down

Intro:

1st guitar tr........................

E |-----------------------------------------------------------|

B |-------10h13-10h13p10h13p10h13p10h13p10--------------------|

G |-10/12--------------------------------------5h7-b9-rb7-p5--|

D |------------------------------------------7----------------|

A |-----------------------------------------------------------|

E |-----------------------------------------------------------|

1st Am G F Am G F Am D C

|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------10p8h10-------------------------------------|

|-2p0h2--------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------9b10rb9--9h7-x-10-9-7--|

|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|2nd guitar |

|-----5---3---5------------5---7---8---------------------------|

|-----5---3---6------------5---8---6---------------------------|

|-----5---4---5------------5---7---5---------------------------|

|-----7---5---7------------7---9---7---------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Am D C Am G D

|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------7b8rb7--------5--5--|

|-7b9-x-5h7--5-0-------7p5-9--10p9\7h9p7---7b8rb7--5h7p5--5--5-|

|----------7---------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Am C Am Dm G Am

|----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------5-8p5---8p5---5--------------8----------8-8--------|

|---------7b9-------7-----7---7p5----------7b9rb7-----7-7--------|

|-7----------------------------------7---------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|

|-x-x-2-5-5-2-0-0h2p0h2p0h2p0----|

|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|

This is how the second guitar plays in the verses

(a third one doubles

but with some difference)

Am etc... D C similar

|5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-x-----5------------------------|

|5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-x-----5--------5-7-7-5---------|

|5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-x-----5--------5-7-7-5---------|

|7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-x-5h7-7--------5-7-7-5---------|

|7-7-7-x-----------x-----7------------------------|

|5-5-5-x-----------------5------------------------|

1:10

|--------------------------|

|--------------------------|

|-7b9-rb7p5h7p5------------|

|---------------7----------|

|--------------------------|

|--------------------------|

1:27

|-5--5-5--------|

|-5--5-5--------|

|---------------|

|---------------|

|---------------|

|---------------|

1:33

|-------------------------------|

|-x-1p0----1p0------------------|

|------0h2-----0h2--------------|

|-------------------------------|

|-------------------------------|

|-------------------------------|

1:44

|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|

|--------------5/7-5---------------|

|-----5h7-7--7-------7----\2-------|

|-5h7------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|

2:03

|----------|

|----------|

|-7-b9rb7--|

|----------|

|----------|

|----------|

tr...............

2:07 D

|--------------------------------------------------|

------------------------10h13-10h13p10-------------|

|-x-5p4\2-x-2-----10/12----------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

F Am G F

|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

|----5h7b9-rb7---5h7p5-----------------------------|

|--x---------------------7p5h7---------------------|

|-x------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

Am D C Am

|-7b8rb7----5-x-5-5-5-x--8p5-8p5-------------------|

|-7b8rb7----5-x-5-5------8p5-8p5-------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

|-13b15rb13--12h13p12\10----10---------------------|

|------------------------12----12-9-12-9-----------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

G D

|-----12-15b17-17bd15--------------------14--------|

|---13----------------12---15---12-12-------12b13--|

|-14-------------------------14--------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

Am

|-12-----------------------------------------------|

|----15p13--12h13p12\10----10----------------------|

|-----------------------12----9h12p9--\2-----------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

C Am

|-13p12---15--13p12--------------------------------|

|------13----------13---13b15---12h13p12-----------|

|--------------------12------------------14-14-----|

|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

Dm G Am

|-----13-12----------------------------------------|

|---13------15-15---------12-13-15-13-12----13-12--|

|-14--------------------12---------------14--------|

|----------------------x---------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

D

|--------------------------------------------------|

|----13-12---13-12---13-12-------------------------|

|-14------14------14------14-14--/17--14--12/14----|

|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

F Am G

|--------------------------------------------------|

|---13h15b17rb15--13h15p13--20b22rb20b22-----------|

|-14-----------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

F

|------20-----20-----20-----20---------------------|

|-20b22--20b22--20b22--20b22--20b22----------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

3:10

|------------------------------|

|-8------8---------------------|

|-7b9----7b9rb7\5\2------------|

|------------------------------|

|------------------------------|

|------------------------------|

3:16

|-----------------------------|

|-13------13------------------|

|-12b14---12b14rb12b14rb12b14-|

|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|

3:21 (suggestions?)

|------10p8h10p8\7h8p7--------------------|

|8/10------------------10p8--8/10\8--8/10-|

|--------------------------9---------9/11-|

|-----------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------|

3:27

|-----8-----------------------|

|---10----10p8----------------|

|--9-----------9h12p9---------|

|-x---------------------------|

|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|

3:32

|---------------------|

|---------------------|

|-7b9rb7--p5h7p5------|

|---------------------|

|---------------------|

|---------------------|

3:35

|------------------|

|--8----------8-8--|

|--7b9rb7-----7-7--|

|------------------|

|------------------|

|------------------|

3:38

|---------------------|

|---------------------|

|-5/7-h9p7------------|

|-x--------7----------|

|---------------------|

|---------------------|

3:41

|---------------|

|----------8----|

|-7b9rb7---7----|

|---------------|

|---------------|

|---------------|

3:44

|-----------------------------|

|-10--10-10----10--10--10-10--|

|---9------7/9---9---9--------|

|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|

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