Sultans of Swing

(/) Slide Up  (\) Slide Down  (h) Hammer On  (p) Pull Off  (b) Bend (r) Release (v) Vibrato

Chords (mostly barre chords): 

Intro: Dm

Verse: (Dm, C, Bb, A, then occasionally to A7) x2

       F, C, Bb, Dm, 

       Bb, C, Bb C

Main riff: (Dm, C, Bb C) x2


Lead Section


Intro

E|-------------------------------------5--8--5---------------
B|----------------------------------6-----------6--5h6p5-----
G|--5--5--5h7-------7-----10--7--7------------------------7v-
D|-------------5/7-----7-------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------


                                  Riff 1
E|-----------------------------5--------------------
B|-----------------10------10--6--5--5--6--6--5--3--
G|--4b6b4b6--------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--3--
D|-----------7/11------11------7--5--5--7--7--5--3--
A|-----------------------------8--------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------


                       Riff 2
E|--------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------3--6-----3/5-----------------
G|-------7-----10--7v--3--3-----3/5--------------5v-
D|--5/7-----7----------3-----3-------------5--7-----
A|------------------------------------5/7-----------
E|--------------------------------------------------



E|------------------------------------
B|------10------10--11------10--8--6--
G|------------------------------------
D|--11------11----------11------8--7--
A|------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------



E|--10--9-----------------------5--
B|---------10-------------------6--
G|-------------9\7--6-----------5--
D|---------------------7--5-----7--
A|---------------------------7--8--
E|---------------------------------


Riff 1
E|--------------------10--8------
B|--5--5--6--6--5--3---------10--
G|--5--5--5--5--5--3--10--9--10--
D|--5--5--7--7--5--3-------------
A|-------------------------------
E|-------------------------------


Riff 2
E|--------------------------------
B|--3--6-----3/5---3--6-----3/5---
G|--3--3-----3/5---3--3-----3/5---
D|--3-----3--------3-----3--------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------


Main Riff 1
E|-------------------------------------
B|--6--5--3--6--6--5--5--------10--8---
G|--7--5--3--5--5--5--5--------10--9---
D|--7--5--3--7--7--5--5--5/10--10--10--
A|-------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------


Main Riff 2

E|-------------------------------------
B|--6--5--3--6--6--5--5----------------
G|--7--5--3--5--5--5--5-------------5v-
D|--7--5--3--7--7--5--5-------5--7-----
A|-----------------------5/7-----------
E|-------------------------------------



E|--9--8--9--10--
B|--8--7--8--10--
G|--9--8--9--10--
D|--7--7--7--12--
A|---------------
E|---------------



E|----------5-----------9--------7-------------------------------------
B|-------5-----5--8b10-----10r8-----8b10b8b10b8b10-------8----6--6--6--
G|--7b9---------------------------------------------7/9-----9\7--7--7--
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------



E|--10--8------------------------------------------
B|---------10--3--6-----3/5------------------------
G|--10--9--10--3--3-----3/5-------5-----5-----5/7--
D|-------------3-----3-------5h7-----7-----7-------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------



E|---------------4/9--9-------------------
B|--8--------------------10-----------10--
G|--7b9b7b9b7b9--------------9--7--6------
D|----------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------



E|--------------------------
B|--------------------------
G|-------7-----10--9--8--7--
D|--5/7-----7---------------
A|--------------------------
E|--------------------------


Riff 2
E|------------------------------
B|--3--6-----3/5--3--6-----3/5--
G|--3--3-----3/5--3--3-----3/5--
D|--3-----3-------3-----3-------
A|------------------------------
E|------------------------------



Main Riff 1
E|-------------------------------------
B|--6--5--3--6--6--5--5--------10--8---
G|--7--5--3--5--5--5--5--------10--9---
D|--7--5--3--7--7--5--5--5/10--10--10--
A|-------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------


Main Riff 2

E|-------------------------------------
B|--6--5--3--6--6--5--5----------------
G|--7--5--3--5--5--5--5-------------5v-
D|--7--5--3--7--7--5--5-------5--7-----
A|-----------------------5/7-----------
E|-------------------------------------



E|---------12--------------------13--
B|--12b14------14r12--10-------------
G|------------------------12/14------
D|-----------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------



E|--12--9---------------5--8-----
B|---------10--------------8b10--
G|-------------9--7--6-----------
D|-------------------------------
A|-------------------------------
E|-------------------------------



E|--------------------
B|-----8----6--6--6---
G|7/9-----9\7--7--7---
D|--------------------
A|--------------------
E|--------------------



E|--------------------
B|--------------------
G|-------7-----10--7--
D|--5/7-----7---------
A|--------------------
E|--------------------



Riff 2
E|--------------------------------
B|--3--6-----3/5---3--6-----3--5--
G|--3--3-----3/5---3--3-----3--5--
D|--3-----3--------3-----3--------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------



Main Riff 1
E|-------------------------------------
B|--6--5--3--6--6--5--5--------10--8---
G|--7--5--3--5--5--5--5--------10--9---
D|--7--5--3--7--7--5--5--5/10--10--10--
A|-------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------


Main Riff 2

E|-------------------------------------
B|--6--5--3--6--6--5--5----------------
G|--7--5--3--5--5--5--5-------------5v-
D|--7--5--3--7--7--5--5-------5--7-----
A|-----------------------5/7-----------
E|-------------------------------------



Solo 1

E|----------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------
G|--12b14--12b14b12b14b12b14--10h12p10--9h10p9--
D|----------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------



E|-----------------9--12--12b13--10--------------
B|-------------10--------------------10----------
G|----------9----------------------------10------
D|------11-----------------------------------12--
A|--12-------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------



E|------------------------------------------
B|--10--13--11h13p11------10--11------9/10--
G|--------------------12----------12--------
D|------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------


                      
E|--------------------13*----------------------
B|---------13-------------13*------------------
G|--12b14------12b14-----------14r12--10--10v--
D|---------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------

    *bar 13 fret strings E,B with pinky


E|--12/13--12------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------13--------------13--13--13v--13b15--13b15r13--11--13b15--13b15--
G|-----------------12--14--12--------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------



E|------13--10------10---------10------------------------------------------------------
B|--10----------10------13b15------10----------------3--6--3--------5--6/8--6--5--6/8--
G|-------------------------------------12--10-----3--------------5---------------------
D|---------------------------------------------3--------------5------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



E|------------------------------------------------------
B|--------3--6--3-------------------8-------------------
G|-----3--------------5--7--5--7/9-----9\7--5--7b9--7v--
D|--3--------------5------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------

End of Solo 1


Main Riff 1
E|-------------------------------------
B|--6--5--3--6--6--5--5--------10--8---
G|--7--5--3--5--5--5--5--------10--9---
D|--7--5--3--7--7--5--5--5/10--10--10--
A|-------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------


Main Riff 2

E|-------------------------------------
B|--6--5--3--6--6--5--5----------------
G|--7--5--3--5--5--5--5-------------5v-
D|--7--5--3--7--7--5--5-------5--7-----
A|-----------------------5/7-----------
E|-------------------------------------



E|-------------------------------------------------
B|------10------12------14--14---------17--17--15--
G|-------------------------------------------------
D|--11------12------12----------14/17------17--15--
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------



E|--9---5-------------------------------------------
B|--10--6-------8----6--6--6------------------------
G|--9---5--7/9-----9\7--7--7-------7--10--10--7-----
D|--11--7---------------------5/7-------------------
A|------8-------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------



Riff 2
E|--------------------------------
B|--3--6-----3/5---3--6-----3--5--
G|--3--3-----3/5---3--3-----3--5--
D|--3-----3--------3-----3--------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------



Main Riff 1
E|-------------------------------------
B|--6--5--3--6--6--5--5--------10--8---
G|--7--5--3--5--5--5--5--------10--9---
D|--7--5--3--7--7--5--5--5/10--10--10--
A|-------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------


Main Riff 2

E|-------------------------------------
B|--6--5--3--6--6--5--5----------------
G|--7--5--3--5--5--5--5-------------5v-
D|--7--5--3--7--7--5--5-------5--7-----
A|-----------------------5/7-----------
E|-------------------------------------



Solo 2

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--12b14--12--10--12--10------12b14r12--9h12p9--7h9p7--5h7p5---------------
D|-------------------------12----------------------------------5h7p5--------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------3--3--
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------




E|-------------------------
B|--10p8------8------------
G|--------10-----10--7-----
D|-------------------------
A|-------------------------
E|-------------------------



E|-------10p8-----8*-----------8*-----------8*-----------8*-----------------------------
B|-----8h10-8---------10p8---------10p8---------10p8---------10p8-----10--10--10--8-----
G|--9----------9------------9------------9------------9------------9--10--10--10--9-----
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

*semi-bar 8th fret strings E,B,G with 1st finger 


E|-------------10---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------10------13p10----------------------------10---------------10-----------11--
G|--12b14-----------------12--12p10-------------10------12------12*----------13*------
D|-----------------------------------12--10h12--------------12*----------13*----------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

*harmonic                                                             


E|--------12---------10--13p10------10--13p10------10--13--10------10--13p10------10--13p10-----10-
B|-11b13------13r11-------------10-------------10--------------10-------------10-------------10----
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



E|--13p10------10--13p10------10--13p10------10--13--10------10--
B|---------11-------------11-------------11--------------11------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------



E|--12--15p12------12--15p12------12--15p12------12--15p12------12-----
B|-------------13-------------13-------------13-------------13---------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------



E|--15p12------12--15p12------12--15p12------12--15p12------12--
B|---------13-------------13-------------13-------------13------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------



E|-----10--13p10------10--13p10------10--13--10------10--13p10------10--13p10-----10--
B|--10------------10-------------10--------------10-------------10-------------10-----
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



E|--13p10------10--13p10------10--13p10------10--13--10------10--
B|---------11-------------11-------------11--------------11------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------



E|--12--15p12------12--15p12------12--15p12------12--15p12------12-----
B|-------------13-------------13-------------13-------------13---------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------



E|--15p12------12--15p12------12--15p12------12--15p12------12--
B|---------13-------------13-------------13-------------13------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------



E|--15--15b17--15--17--15------15b17--12h15p12----------------------------------------
B|-------------------------17-------------------13h15--13-----------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------12h14p12-------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------12h14p12\10--10--
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The End.