Brothers In Arms Chords & Tabs
intro: (before vocals)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----6-8-6--6-8-----------------------------------------------------|
A-4/6----------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------8---------------------------------------------|
D-8h9/11-9-8---------9---11--13--------------------------------------|
A------------11-9-11-------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(vocals come in)
['(13)r11' means at 11th fret, keep string bent to 13th, but pick
note only when releasing]
(...mist covered mountains)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-(13)r11-9-11-------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(...is the lowlands)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-13-11-11h13--------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(...you'll return to)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-13-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----13--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(...brothers in arms)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----14p13-11--------------------------------------------------------|
A-11-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
first solo: (before second verse)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------8---------|
D-9p8-9/11-9-8-------------------(11)r9-8-11-9-8---------9---11------|
A--------------11-9-11-11------------------------11-9-11-------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(...fields of destruction)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-13p11--------------------------------------------------------------|
D-13p11-11-11-11-----------------------------------------------------|
A-------11-11h13-----------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(...witnessed your suffering)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-11-10----10--------------------------------------------------------|
D-------13-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------13-----------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(...me so bad)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-13-11----11--------------------------------------------------------|
D-------15----13-----------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(...brothers in arms)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-14--13-11----------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
second solo:
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----11b13-11-------------------------------------------------8------|
D-13----------13--------------------8/9-9/11-9-8----8-------9---11---|
A----------------14-13-11-11---------------------11---11-11----------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(...many different worlds)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-11\----------------8----------11-----------------------------------|
D-11\----------6-8/9---11--9h11--------------------------------------|
A--9\------4/6-------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(...many different suns)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-8-9-8----9/11------------------------------------------------------|
A-------11-----------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(...just one world)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-9-8------8---------------------------------------------------------|
D-----11-9---11------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dire_straits/brothers_in_arms_tab_ver_9.html ]
(he does some kind of pick slide here after the
12th fret on string G and before the Em strum)
(...in different ones)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-12-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------2---------------------------------------------------------|
A----------2---------------------------------------------------------|
E----------0---------------------------------------------------------|
third solo:
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------8h11b13r11\9-9--------11b13-11-8----8h11-11b13-13-15-13-11----|
D----9------------------------------------------------------------13-|
A-11------------------------------------11---------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-8h11p8h11p8-11b13-11-8------------------------------8--------------|
D------------------------9-8-------9-11--(13)r11-9--9---11-----------|
A----------------------------9-11------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(...to hell and)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-11-11-11-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-11-11h13-----------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(...bid you farewell)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-13b15-13b15r13p11-13-11--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(...has to die)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-13-----------11-13-14-13-------------------------------------------|
A-----------11-------------14----------------------------------------|
E-----11-12----------------------------------------------------------|
(...in the starlight)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-13/15-13-11-13-13b15r13b15(hold)-----------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(...and every line in your palm)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------11-9---------------------------------------------|
G-(release to)13-11------11------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(...brothers in arms)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-9-8----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
last solo:
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-12b13-11-8---------------------------------------------------------|
D------------9-8-----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------11-9-11-11------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------11--------------------------------------------------|
G----13-11b12-13----13-11-13-11-13-11--------------------------------|
D-13----------------------------------14p13-11-11-9------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-11----11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--------------------------------------|
D-11b13-11-9--11-11-9--9--9--9---------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(this part is played very softly, so I could be wrong here...it is
my guess that this is how it goes)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-9h11h13p11p9h11p9--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------11----------------------------------------------------|
D--------------11-11h13p11-14----14----------------------------------|
A-11h14p11h14--------------14p11-11/14-------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------9-11-12-12--------------------------------------------------|
G------8-------------------------------------------------------------|
D----9---------------------------------------------------------------|
A-11-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(fade starts)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------11-12-12----12b14r12b14r12---------------------------|
G------13-13-13----------13------------------------------------------|
D-6/13-13------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-12b14-12-11--------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------13-11--------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------13-11-13-------11---------------------9h11-------|
A----------------------------14-13----14-13-11-11--------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
