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From: "Erik Hubendick" Subject: d/dire_straits/news.tab Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 14:21:33 +0100 Dire Straits - News - Intro transcribed by Erik Hubendick fender-bender@telia.com barre on 7th fret let ring Em D C D C/E |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-8------8------7-----8---x--5---------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |------9--9------7-----7--x--5----/-7---7\5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |----9-----9------7-----7-x--5----/-7--------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-7------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| |-------------------------------------------------------------| From: tzitron@loria.fr (Vincent Tzitron) I tried to work on this song. Here is the result for those who might be interested... NEWS (dire Straits) ------------------- Opening lick (+verses) : play the following chords ---------------------- Em D C D C ------------------- -8---7---5---7-5--- -9---7---5---7-5--- -9---7---5---7-5--- ------------------- ------------------- Lead guitar: ----------- |---|---------------------------------------| |---|-8---10-8-7-7(8)-7-------7~~~7(9)------| |---|---------------------9--------------10-| |---|---------------------------------------| |---|---------------------------------------| |---|---------------------------------------| Em D C D He sticks to his guns, he takes ... C He takes the shine ... Em D C D He says it's a shame, you ... C Ah but I won't ...-----------8-7------------------- ---------------10-8-------------- -9---7/9-------------------7-9-7- ------------------------10------- --------------------------------- --------------------------------- He's burning the grass, ... He swallows ....--------------------------------- --------------------------------- -9(10)~~~9---7(9)7-7(9)7-7(9)~~~- --------------------------------- --------------------------------- --------------------------------- He crosses the ... He takes a sniff at ... CHORUS ------ C D C D C D C D D G D ---------------------------------------------10--- -5-7---5-7---8-8-7---------5-7---5-7---7-8---10--- -5-7---5-7---------9-7-9---5-7---5-7---7-7---11--- -5-7---5-7-----------------5-7---5-7---7-9---12--- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- But he climbs on his horse... He just ....------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ --------------------7(9)------7------7(9)- ------10---7^10^7----------10---10-7------ -7/10------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ His motor is fine, He ... Until he's ready to .... ---------------------- ----------------6-5--- -------5---7-5------5- ---5-7---7-----7------ -7-------------------- ---------------------- SOLO : ------------------------------------------15-12---------- --------12-15-12-15(17)---12-15-12-15(17)-------13(15)--- -14(16)-------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12---17-17-15- ----12-13-15-12^13^12----12------------------------------------------- -14-------------------14----14-12------------------------------------- ----------------------------------14---------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -12^15^12--------------17-19-17-------------------------------------------- ------------15-------17---------20---17^20^17---10^20^17------17-20-20(22)- -------------------17--------------------------------------19-------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- C D C D C D C D D G D -----------------------------------------------8--------------------------------- -20(22)-20-17-20-17------17---19(20)-19--------------10(12)~~~------------------- ----------------------19--------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- He sticks to his guns, he take... -15--------------17------------15---14--------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- He takes the shine .... ------------------------------------------------------------ -13------------------------------------------------------12- ------------------------------------------12-14-12-14-12---- ----------------------------------7/10/12------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ He says it's a shame you ... -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------14-12-11-----------------------------11(12)~~~- ------------------------------14------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ah but I won't .... ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------12------------- --------------------------------12(14)----14-14-14-14- ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ He sticks to his guns, he ... -------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------12- -12--------------14------------------------------------- ------------------------------------14------------------ -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- He takes the ... ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------14-12(14)---14-14-14-14-12---- ----------------------------------15----------------------------15- ------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -----------------15-13---------------------------- ----12-----------------14---12-14-12-14-12-14(16)- -14----14-12---14--------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- He's too fast to stop, he .... ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- -14(16)-14-12-14-12---11---------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- He makes a line in .... -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- --------5/7-------------------5/7----------- --------5/7-------------------5/7----------- -------------------------------------------- Comments, suggestions, - Vincent Tzitron - Tzitron@loria.fr - From: Urban J De Souza Vincent, Nice song...News. I mite suggest using these chords instead to the song.. G / Bm / C / Bm / Am / C for the verse and C- D / C- D / Em9 (x2) for the chorus... What do ya think? Urban