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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

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