DIRE STRAITS - "Brothers In Arms" Tablature

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Artist - Dire Straits
Song - Brothers In Arms
Album - Brothers In Arms
Transcribed By - Chris Howard

Here's the Dire Straits classic - Brothers In Arms. I'm almost 100% I got it all right. If not I'd like to know.
Email me at cwibster@hotmail.com with comments/suggestions so I can try and make this tab even better.
I'd like to here from you. Enjoy playing this song and good luck :)

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Tablature Legend

h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release
/\ - slide (If no number is placed after, slide to no where (end of string)
x - muffled open string (just makes a tap noise)
< - volume Pedal (Increase volume gradually for the note below it)
= - hold bend
^ - rake a group of notes


Gtr I (Mark Knoffler clean distortion - Lead guitar)

<
E|------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------|--------------------4---|------------------------|
G|------------------|-3-4/6-4-3--------4---6-|-6b8r=6-4-3-------3-----|
D|-----6-8-6--6h8-6-|-----------6-4-6--------|------------6-4h6---6-6-|
A|-4/6--------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------|------------------------|------------------------|


< < <
E|------------|-----------|---------|-----|-----|-----------|-------------------|
B|------------|-----------|---------|-----|-----|-----------|-------------------|
G|-4\3--------|-6b8r6-4h6-|-8p6-6h8-|--6--|-8---|-----9-8-6-|-4\3/4-6-4-3-------|
D|--------6-6-|-----------|---------|-----|---8-|-6-6-------|-------------6-4-6-|
A|------6-----|-----------|---------|-----|-----|-----------|-------------------|
E|------------|-----------|---------|-----|-----|-----------|-------------------|


< < < <
E|---|----|-------------------------|---|----------------|--------|---------|
B|---|----|---------------------4---|---|----------------|--------|-7\6---6-|
G|---|-6--|-4-3-6-4-3---------4---6-|-8-|-13\11----------|-8/9-11-|-----8---|
D|-6-|----|-----------6p4-6---------|---|-13\11-11-11-11-|--------|---------|
A|---|----|-------------------------|---|-------11-11h13-|--------|---------|
E|---|----|-------------------------|---|----------------|--------|---------|


< < < <
E|---|---------|-----------|----------|-----------|-------------------|
B|---|---------|-9\7\6/7---|----------|-----------|---7b9r7-7---------|
G|---|-4---6---|---------8-|-4/6--4\3-|-----9-8-6-|-8---------8-------|
D|-8-|---------|-----------|----------|--6--------|-------------9-8-6-|
A|---|---------|-----------|----------|-----------|-------------------|
E|---|---------|-----------|----------|-----------|-------------------|


<
E|---|--------------------------|------|-------|--------------------|
B|---|----------------------4---|------|-------|-----------4--------|
G|---|-3/4-6-4-3---3------4---6-|-8----|-11\---|-------3/4-4-6--4h6-|
D|-6-|-----------4---6-6--------|------|-11\---|-----6--------------|
A|---|--------------------------|------|--9\---|-4/6----------------|
E|---|--------------------------|------|-------|--------------------|


E|-----|-------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-4h7-|-------------|-5\4-----4---------------|---------4-7-7b9r7-5-5-|
G|-----|-3/4\3---4/6-|-----6-4-4-6/8--9--9\----|-------4---------------|
D|-----|-------6-----|-----------------------2-|-1/6-6-----------------|
A|-----|-------------|-----------------------2-|-----------------------|
E|-----|-------------|-----------------------0-|-----------------------|


E|------------------|-4h6p4-----|
B|-7b9r7-4---4-7b9--|-------7-5-|
G|---------4--------|-----------|
D|------------------|-----------|
A|------------------|-----------|
E|------------------|-----------|


<
E|---------------------------------|----------------|
B|-4h7p4h7p4-7b9r7-7-4-------------|----------------|
G|---------------------4-3---------|-4/6-pb8r6-4----|
D|-------------------------6-4h6-6-|--------------6-|
A|---------------------------------|----------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------|


< < < < < < <
E|---------|-------------------------|-------|--------|
B|-----4---|-------------------------|-------|--------|
G|---4---6-|-8---6---4---3\----------|-6-6---|-8-9/11-|
D|-6-------|------------------6---4--|-6-6h8-|--------|
A|---------|-------------------------|-------|--------|
E|---------|-------------------------|-------|--------|


<
E|---------------------|------------------|----------|--------------------------|
B|-9b11r9-9b11r9-7h9p7-|-4----------------|----------|-9b11r9-7-9-9b11r9b11=====|
G|---------------------|----------6-8/9-8-|-4--6h8p6-|--------------------------|
D|---------------------|--------6---------|----------|--------------------------|
A|---------------------|----6/7-----------|----------|--------------------------|
E|---------------------|------------------|----------|--------------------------|


<
E|-------------|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------|
B|-7-11-9--7---|-4h5-4-------5-4---|-7b9r7-7---------------|---9-7b9--9h11p=|
G|-------------|-------6-4-------6-|---------8-------------|-8--------------|
D|-------------|-----------6-------|-----------9-8-6\4h6-6-|----------------|
A|-------------|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------|
E|-------------|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------|


E|-----------|------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
B|-9----9----|-9----------------|-7----7-7-7-7-7-5-5-|----------------------|
G|---11---11-|---11-9\8---------|-6b8r=4-6-6-4-4-4-4-|-4/6-8p6\4----4---6---|
D|-----------|----------11-11-9-|--------------------|-----------6----x-6---|
A|-----------|------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
E|-----------|------------------|--------------------|----------------------|


E|-------------|-------------------|
B|-------------|-------13-15-16-16-|
G|-6h8p6-x-6-6-|----13-------------|
D|-6-----x-6-6-|-14----------------|
A|-------------|-------------------|
E|-------------|-------------------|


E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------13-13-13-13h15-16-16--13--16b18r=16-16b18--16-15-13-------|
D|-6/13-----------------------------------------------------16-13-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|



E|----------------------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
B|----------------------------|---------------|---------------|-7------7-7-5---|
G|----------------------------|-4/6--4--8p6\4-|---6-6-----6\4-|-6b8r=6-4-4-4---|
D|----13----------------------|---------------|-x-6-6-x-x-6\4-|----------------|
A|-16----14-13-16-14-13-11-11-|---------------|---------------|----------------|
E|----------------------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|


E|------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------|-5\4-------------------|-------------------------|
G|-6\4----4---|-----6-4---------------|-------------------------|
D|-6\4--4---6-|---------6-4---4-------|-------------------------|
A|------------|-------------6---6-4-2-|-------4--------------4--|
E|------------|-----------------------|-4--0-----0--2--4--0-----|



E|-----------|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------|-------------------------------------|
G|-6\4-x-6\4-|----13-15-16b18r16-16-15-13-16b18r16-|
D|-6\4-x-6\4-|-13----------------------------------|
A|-----------|-------------------------------------|
E|-----------|-------------------------------------|


E|----------------------------|------------------------|
B|-19-------------------17----|-16h17p16----16---------|
G|----18b20r18-16----16----18-|----------18----16-18---|
D|----------------18----------|------------------------|
A|----------------------------|------------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------|


E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|----16-13----------13------------------|
D|-13-------16b18r16----13---------------|
A|-------------------------14-11-9-11-11-|
E|---------------------------------------|



E|---------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------|-----------------------8/9-|
G|-----4/6-8p6\4-|--------------6------6-----|
D|-4/6-----------|-x-x-x-x--4/6------6-------|
A|---------------|-----------------7---------|
E|---------------|---------------------------|


E|--------------|-------------|-----------------------|-^11-9---9--9h11p9---9-|
B|-7----7-7-7-5-|---5\4-------|---9---9--9/11-12-12-9-|-^-9---9-----------9---|
D|-6b8r=6-4-4-4-|-6-----6-4---|-8---8-----------------|-^-9-------------------|
G|--------------|-----------6-|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|--------------|-------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------|-------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|



E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
B|-12-9------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
G|------11-8----8-11-8----8----------|-----4\3---------------4-|-8p6---9-6-----6\4---|
D|-----------11--------11---9-8-6-6\-|-4h6-----6p4---4/6-4-6---|-6---6-6-6-x---6\4-6-|
A|-----------------------------------|-------------6-----------|---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|

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