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From: "Sami Varttinen" 
Subject: k/knopfler_mark/what_it_is.tab
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 11:03:10 +0200

Mark Knopfler
Sailing to Philadelphia
What it is



   0:16
E|---------------------------------------------------
H|--10--------------10-------------------------------
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9----9-11~-----9~-----------
D|---------------11--------11------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------


   0:20
E|---------------------------------------------------
H|--10-----------------------------------------------
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9---------------------------
D|---------------11--------11-9--------9-------------
A|------------------------------12~------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------


   0:24
E|---------------------------------------------------
H|--10--------------10--------10---------------------
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9-------11~--BU13BD11p9~----
D|---------------11--------11------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------


   0:28
E|---------------------------------------------------
H|--10-----------------------------------------------
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9---------------------------
D|---------------11-11-----11-9--7~--------9~--------
A|---------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------



   0:38
E|--------------------
H|--5-----5-5-5/7-----
G|--6-----------------
D|--------------------
A|--------------------
E|--------------------


   0:48                                        fast (1/2) bend
E|---------------------------------------------------------
H|---------------------5/7~--5h7p5----6BU7-7---------------
G|---2h4BU6BD4p2------6---------------------6--------------
D|--4----------------7-----------------------7\6-----------
A|-----------------------------------------------9BUBDp7---
E|---------------------------------------------------------


   1:07              1:11
E|----------------------------------------
H|---5--5--3------------------------------
G|---6--4--2----------2/11----------------
D|--------------------2/12----------------
A|----------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------


   1:20                                        fast (1/2) bend
E|---------------------------------------------------------
H|---------------------5/7~--5----6BU7BD6BU7-5-------------
G|---2h4BU6BD4p2------6-----------------------6------------
D|--4----------------7-------------------------7---4BUBD-2-
A|---------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------


   1:30             1:33
E|---5--4------2---------5-4--------------
H|---5--5------3------2/5-5--7-5----------
G|-------------2-----------------6--------
D|-------(2/4)----------------------------
A|----------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------


   1:38          1:41
E|------------------------------2---------
H|---7------------------2-0-----3---------
G|-----6-4-------------x----2-1-2---------
D|---------7----------x-------------------
A|-----------------2/3/4------------------
E|----------------------------------------


   1:45                1:49
E|---5-5-5-4--0-2-------------------------
H|---5-5-5-5----3--------------------9----
G|------------1-2-------------9-9-11------
D|----------------------/11-12------------
A|----------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------


   1:51                                        fast (1/2) bend
E|---------------------------------------------------------
H|---------------------5/7~--5----6BU7--7------------------
G|---2h4BU6BD4p2------6-------------------6----------------
D|--4----------------7----------------------7\6------------
A|----------------------------------------------9BUBDp7----
E|---------------------------------------------------------


   1:59
E|-----------------------5---------------------------------
H|---------------2h5-5/7---7-5----6BU7BD6BU7-5BU7BD5-------
G|---2h4BU6BD4p2------------------------------------6-4-2--
D|--4------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------


   2:05
E|-------------------
H|--x-x-----5---h7---
G|--x-x-----4--------
D|--x-x-5/6----------
A|-------------------
E|-------------------


   2:07
E|----------------2------------------------------------2-2-2-----------
H|----------2----2--5p2-----------------5BU7BD5p3-5BU7-------5-3-5-----
G|------2--2--2h4------4p2-2~~~~/--------------------------------------
D|-----2--4------------------------------------------------------------
A|--2h4----------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------

   2:13
                             slow bend
E|-----------------------2-4-2--------2--------------------------------
H|--3h5p3---5--------5BU7------2-5BU7---5-2----------------------------
G|--------6---4~----------------------------2--------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------4------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------


   2:20
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
H|----------5~~~--------5----------------------------------------------
G|----1-2-4-4BU6-4---2--4--2--1----------------------------------------
D|--4------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------


   2:23
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
H|-------------------------5/7----5BU7-7-------------------------------
G|-------2h4BU6BD4p2------6--------------6-6---------------------------
D|--4---4----------------7-----------------7p6-------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------9--7--------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------


   2:31
E|---------------------------5--------5--2-----------------------------
H|-----------------------5h7---7-5---X-----5--2------------------------
G|----2h4BU6BD4p2-------6-----------X-----------2-4BU6BD4p2h4--2\1/2---
D|--4------------------7-----------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------


   2:55                 2:59     (delay)    3:04
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
H|-------------------------------------------10~-9~-BU10-9-------------
G|----2h4BU6BD4p2--------4BU6-4BU6-4-2---------------------11----------
D|--4--------------------------------------------------------11--------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------12-9--7-
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------


   3:10                3:14
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
H|--------------------------2-5----------------------------------------
G|----2h4BU6BD4p2-------4BU6----4BU6-4-2--4-2~--/4~--------------------
D|--4------------------------------------4-4---------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------


   3:18              slow bend
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
H|-------7---7-9-10-9~--BU10-9-7---------------------------------------
G|--9BU11------------------------9p6-----------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------7p6-/9--7-9/11-9------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------


   3:26                         3:30
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
H|-----------------------5/7-------------------------------------------
G|----2h4BU6BD4p2-------6--------6-6-4---4-/6-4------------------------
D|--4------------------7---------------7-------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------


   3:34      fast (1/2) bend
E|--5-5-4--------------------------------------------------------------
H|--------5-7--BUBDp5--------------------------------------------------
G|--6-6-4-4------------2-1-2/4-2p1-------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------2-2/4--------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------


   3:42
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
H|-----------------------5/7--\5~--5BU7-5BU7BD5------------------------
G|----2h4BU6BD4p2-------6-----------------------6----------------------
D|--4------------------7--------------------------7-4------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------7----------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------


   3:49                          3:53
E|--------------------------------4BU5BD4p2p0--------------------------
H|--------------------10-7-------------------2------------------10-10--
G|-------------6/9BU11-----9~-----------------2-1/2h4-4BU6-4----9--9---
D|--------6/7-9--------------------------------------------------------
A|--9\7/9--------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------


   3:56
E|---------------------------------------------------
H|--10--------------10-------------------------------
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9----9h11~-----9~-----------
D|---------------11--------11------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------


   4:00
E|---------------------------------------------------
H|--10--------------10-------------------------------
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9-----9p7---/9--------------
D|---------------11---------11-9p7---/9--------------
A|---------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------


   4:04
E|---------------------------------------------------
H|--10--------------10--------10---------------------
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9-------11~--BU13BD11p9~----
D|---------------11--------11------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------


   4:08
E|---------------------------------------------------
H|--10-----------------------------------------------
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9--------------x------------
D|---------------11-11-----11-9--7~-----x--9~--------
A|---------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------


   4:12
E|---------------------------------------------------
H|---------------------------------------------------
G|----11-9---11--9--11---11h14p11h14-13~-------------
D|--11----11------11---------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------


   4:16
E|---------------------------------------------------
H|---------------------------------------------------
G|--11h13BU14-13-11-9h11-------------9---------------
D|-----------------------11~~~\--9h11-\\9-7-9--------
A|---------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------


   4:20
E|---------------------------------------------------
H|-------7-10p7---7--10BU12-10-9~--------------------
G|--9BU11-------9------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------


   4:20
E|---------------------------------------------------
H|--9BU10-9------------------------------------------
G|----------11p9-------------------------------------
D|--------------11p9-11------------------------------
A|----------------------12---------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------


   4:26
E|---------------------------------------------------
H|---------------------------------------------------
G|--7-------7-7-9-----9---h11p9----------------------
D|--7-------7-7-9-----9--------11--------------------
A|------7h9-------9/11-------------------------------
E|----10---------------------------------------------


   4:28
E|---------------------------------------------------
H|--10--------------10-------------------------------
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9----9/11~-----9~-----------
D|---------------11--------11------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------


   4:32
E|---------------------------------------------------
H|--10-----------------------------------------------
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9-----9\7---9---------------
D|---------------11--------11--9\7---9---------------
A|---------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------


   4:36
E|---------------------------------------------------
H|--10-----------------------10----------------------
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9-----/11~--BU13BD11p9~-----
D|---------------11--------11------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------


   4:40
E|------------------------------------0--------------
H|--10--------------10----------------0--------------
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9------7--x--1--------------
D|---------------11--------11-9-7--x--2--------------
A|------------------------------------2--------------
E|------------------------------------0--------------





Intro:

F#m (A) |D E| F#m |D E| F#m |D E| F#m |D E|
lead guitar enters
F#m |D E| F#m |D E| F#m |D E| F#m |D E|

(A) means A played shortly

Verse:

F#m A D |A E|
F#m A D |A E|


"What it is"-part:

F#m |D E|
F#m |D E|


Bridge:

D A D |A E|


First guitar solo:

F#m A D |A E|
F#m A D |A E|
F#m |D E|
F#m |D E|
F#m |D E|
F#m |D E|

After last Verse it's all simply:

F#m |D E|



Tabulature and chords by  Sami Varttinen
Comments and questions: varttinen@hotmail.com

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