Romeo And Juliet Chords & Tabs
Artist : Dire Straits
Composer / Writer : Mark Knopfler
Album : Making Movies
Song : Romeo & Juliet
Tabber : Straits
Guitar used: Hand crafted Steel Guitar
(Yes thats the amazin £2million specifically designed
around Mark Knopfler, so dont worry if yours doesnt
sound the same)
Ok, this is the 2nd tab of this song ive dun, cos the other one wos just chords
and wos probably a bit confusing when it comes to the timing + parts of it were
wrong, for which i appologise, but this one is pretty much as close as i can
get it.
Mark Knopfler actualy has a capo on the 3rd fret, and plays all the low chords
further up the fret board on lower strings so he does not have to move his hand
up and down the fret baord as much, however to have to play it almost completely
differently and i find it harder to play that way, so i jsut stick to playing it
without a capo.
Intro:
F(D-struct) Bb (strum a few times)
E|---5------------------5-------------5--3--0-----1---------------1----
B|---6----------6-------6----------6--------------3----------3----3----
G|---5-------5----------5-------5-----------------3-------3-------3----
D|---7----7---------------------------------------3----3---------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
F(D-struct) F(barred,1st fret) Bb(strum...)
E|--0h1--3----5----------------5------------------1---5p3--0--1-----------1--
B|------------6----------6-----6---------------1--------------3--------3--3--
G|------------5-------5--------5------------2-----------------3-----3-----3--
D|------------7----7---------------------3--------------------3--3-----------
A|------------------------------------3--------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(the rest of the band kicks in here and starts to obscure things)
C(Open) F(D-struct) Bb(strum...)
E|--0---------5------------------5-------------5--3--0-----1-----------1--
B|--1---------6---------6--------6----------6--------------3--------3--3--
G|--0---------5------5-----------5-------5-----------------3-----3-----3--
D|--2---------7---7----------------------------------------3--3-----------
A|--3---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--x---------------------------------------------------------------------
F(D-struct) Bb(strum/pick...)
E|--5--3------5-------------5------------------0--5p3---0---1-----------1--
B|------------6---------5---6---------------1---------------3--------3--3--
G|------------5------6------5------------0------------------3-----3-----3--
D|------------7---7-------------------2---------------------3--3-----------
A|---------------------------------3---------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
C(Open) F(D-struct)
E|--0---------5---
B|--1---------6---
G|--0---------5---
D|--2---------7---
A|--3-------------
E|--x-------------
Verses:
F Dm C F
E|--5-----------------------1--------------------------------3--5------------
B|--6-----------------------3--------------------------------5--6------------
G|--5-----------------------2--------------------------------5--5------------
D|--7-----------------------0--------------------------------5--7------------
A|--x-----------------------x--------------------------------3--x------------
E|--x-----------------------x--------------------------------x--x------------
.....A lovestruck Romeo.........sings a streetsuss serenade..................
C Dm Bb Bb C
E|-----------------------3--1----------------1----------------1/3--3---------
B|-----------------------5--3----------------3----------------3/5--5---------
G|-----------------------5--2----------------3-----(light)----3/5--5---------
D|-----------------------5--0----------------3---(strumming)--3/5--5---------
A|-----------------------3--x----------------1----------------1/3--3---------
E|-----------------------x--x----------------x----------------x/x--x---------
...Laying everybody low.......with the love song that he made................
C Bb C F
E|--3---------------------1/3---------------------1--1------------------1----
B|--5---------------------3/5---------------------1--1---------------1-------
G|--5-------(light)-------3/5-------(light)-------2--2------------2----------
D|--5-----(strumming)-----3/5-----(strumming)-----3--3---------3-------------
A|--3---------------------1/3---------------------3--3------3----------------
E|--x---------------------x/x---------------------1--1-----------------------
......Finds a streetlight.....Steps out of the shade, says something like.....
Bb C
E|--1----------------------0-------------------------------------------------
B|--3----------------------1-------------------------------------------------
G|--3-----(light)----------0-------------------------------------------------
D|--3---(strumming)--------2-------------------------------------------------
A|--1----------------------3-------------------------------------------------
E|--x----------------------x-------------------------------------------------
....you and me, babe, how about it?..........................................
*After the first verse play one of the following riffs*
E|--0--0----------- Followed by strumming F(1st fret)
B|--------3--1-----
G|--------------2--
D|-----------------
A|-----------------
E|-----------------
or
Dm Dm C Bb C F
E|--1---1---3---1---0---1------------------
B|--3---3---5---3---1---1------------------
G|--2---2---5---3---0---2----(light)-------
D|--0---0---5---3---2---3--(strumming)-----
A|--x---x---3---1---3---3------------------
E|--x---x---x---x---x---1------------------
(Strum each chord once only, except for Dm
which you strum twice as shown above)
* After the second verse he just goes straight into the Prechorus*
* After the third verse he plays this riff*
C Bb C F
E|--3---1---0---1----
B|--5---3---1---1----
G|--5---3---0---2----
D|--5---3---2---3----
A|--3---1---3---3----
E|--x---x---x---1----
(Strum each chord once only)
Prechorus:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dire_straits/romeo_and_juliet_tab_ver_4.html ]
F C Dm C F
E|--1-----------------------------0--1----------------------------------0--1---
B|--1-----------------------------1--3----------------------------------1--1---
G|--2-----------------------------0--2----------------------------------0--2---
D|--3-----------------------------2--0----------------------------------2--3---
A|--3-----------------------------3--x----------------------------------3--3---
E|--1-----------------------------x--x----------------------------------x--1---
...Juliet says, "Hey, it's Romeo!.....you nearly gave me a 'eart attack!"....
F C Dm Bb Bb C
E|--1--------------------------0--1-------------------------1----------1/3--3--
B|--1--------------------------1--3-------------------------3----------3/5--5--
G|--2--------------------------0--2-------(light)-----------3----------3/5--5--
D|--3--------------------------2--0-----(strumming)---------3----------3/5--5--
A|--3--------------------------3--x-------------------------1----------1/3--3--
E|--1--------------------------x--x-------------------------x----------x/x--x--
.....He's underneath the window....she's singing "Hey la my boyfriend's back
C Bb C F
E|--3---------------------1/3---------------------1--1------------------1----
B|--5---------------------3/5---------------------1--1---------------1-------
G|--5-------(light)-------3/5-------(light)-------2--2------------2----------
D|--5-----(strumming)-----3/5-----(strumming)-----3--3---------3-------------
A|--3---------------------1/3---------------------3--3------3----------------
E|--x---------------------x/x---------------------1--1-----------------------
....Shouldn't come around here, singing up at people like that.............
Bb C
E|--1------------------------------0-------------------------------------------
B|--3------------------------------1-------------------------------------------
G|--3---------(light)--------------0-------------------------------------------
D|--3-------(strumming)------------2-------------------------------------------
A|--1------------------------------3-------------------------------------------
E|--x------------------------------x-------------------------------------------
...Anyway, what you gonna do about it?".........................................
Chorus:
F F C Dm Dm C Bb
E|--1-------------1-0-----------1-----------1---3---1--------------------------
B|--1-------------1-1-----------3-----------3---5---3--------------------------
G|--2---(light)---2-0--(light)--2--(light)--2---5---3------(light)-------------
D|--3-(strumming)-3-2(strumming)0(strumming)0---5---3----(strumming)-----------
A|--3-------------3-3-----------x-----------x---3---1--------------------------
E|--1-------------1-x-----------x-----------x---x---x--------------------------
Juliet............the dice was loaded.....from the start.......................
F F C Dm Dm C Bb
E|--1-------------1-0-----------1-----------1---3---1--------------------------
B|--1-------------1-1-----------3-----------3---5---3--------------------------
G|--2---(light)---2-0--(light)--2--(light)--2---5---3--------------------------
D|--3-(strumming)-3-2(strumming)0(strumming)0---5---3--------------------------
A|--3-------------3-3-----------x-----------x---3---1--------------------------
E|--1-------------1-x-----------x-----------x---x---x--------------------------
And I bet.................and you exploded into my heart......
F Bb C Bb Dm Bb C
E|---1---1------3---1------1------------------1/3--3---------------------------
B|---1---3------5---3------3------------------3/5--5---------------------------
G|---2---3------5---3------2------------------3/5--5---------------------------
D|---3---3------5---3------0------------------3/5--5---------------------------
A|---3---1------3---1------x------------------1/3--3---------------------------
E|---1---x------x---x------x------------------x/x--x---------------------------
And I forget, I forget.......the movie song....................................
F F C Dm Dm C Bb C F
E|--1-------------1-0-----------1-------------1---3---1------0--1--------------
B|--1-------------1-1-----------3-------------3---5---3------1--1--------------
G|--2---(light)---2-0--(light)--2---(light)---2---5---3------0--2--------------
D|--3-(strumming)-3-2(strumming)0-(strumming)-0---5---3------2--3--------------
A|--3-------------3-3-----------x-------------x---3---1------3--3--------------
E|--1-------------1-x-----------x-------------x---x---x------x--x--------------
When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong.....Juliet..........
Bridge:
F(barred,1st fret) Bb(strum...)
E|-----------------1---5p3--0--1-----------1-----0h1--3----5--------------5--
B|--------------1--------------3--------3--3---------------6---------6----6--
G|-----------2-----------------3-----3-----3---------------5------5-------5--
D|--------3--------------------3--3------------------------7---7-------------
A|-----3---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb(strum...) C(Open) F(Dstruct)
E|-----------5--3--0-----1-----------1-------0---------5------
B|--------6--------------3--------3--3-------1---------6------
G|-----5-----------------3-----3-----3-------0---------5------
D|-----------------------3--3----------------2---------7------
A|-------------------------------------------3----------------
E|-------------------------------------------x----------------
*After the third bridge play this Riff*
F(D-struct) Bb (strum a few times)
E|---5------------------5-------------5--3--0-----1---------------1----
B|---6----------6-------6----------6--------------3----------3----3----
G|---5-------5----------5-------5-----------------3-------3-------3----
D|---7----7---------------------------------------3----3---------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
F(D-struct) F
E|--0h1--3----5----------------5-----5--3--5-----3--1-----1-----------
B|------------6----------6-----6-----------------------3--1-----------
G|------------5-------5--------5--------------------------2-----------
D|------------7----7--------------------------------------3-----------
A|--------------------------------------------------------3-----------
E|--------------------------------------------------------1-----------
Order of play:
Intro x1
_
Verse x1 |
Prechorus x1 |_____ x 3
Chorus x1 |
Bridge x1 _|
Verse x1 (then its just the you and me babe part (Bb and C chords)
repeated until the end)
