Dire Straits - Skateaway
From the album "Making Movies"
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull off
| > let the note ring
| ^ bend
| ~ vibrato
| Where notes are together ("32") strike the first note then strike the second note immediately.
Verse 1
0:36 0:44
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|------3-----5----3------3-------3-|
E|-5---5---------3---3-----5----5---|
0:52 1:00
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-5-----3------3------3-3---5-5----3---|
E|----3----3-----5-5-3------3-----3---3-|
1:08
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-3------3-3---5-5----3-------|
E|--5-5-3------3-----3---4321--|
Pre Chorus
1:09 1:12 1:16 1:19
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3-32-3-------------3-32------------------------|
E|-5-5--------3-0-3---5-5------3-3--555555555555-3-5--|
Verse 2
1:20 1:28 1:36
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|--5----3-----5----3-------5-----3----5----3---|
E|-5----3-----3---3---3----3----3-----3---3---3-|
1:40 1:45
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|--55-5----33-3----55-5---3---|
E|-3-----3--------3------3---3-|
1:49 1:52
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|--55-5----33-3----55-5---3-------|
E|-3------3--------3-----3---1234--|
Pre Chorus
1:54 1:57 2:00 2:05
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3-32-3-------------3-32-3-3--5555535-------|
E|-5-5--------3-0-3---5-5--------------------3-5--|
Chorus
2:07 2:10 2:13 2:18 2:21
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------5--7-77---5-7-7-5-2--3-33-2----2--5-55---5-55-5--|
E|-3-33--7---3-7---------7------------------5-55-5-----55---------|
2:23 2:28 2:33 2:36
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5---------------------------------------------------|
A|----------32-5-7--7--7---------3-33-2-----2--5-55-3-5-55-5--|
E|-3-33-3----------7--7----7-8-7--------5-55-5-----5----------|
2:37 2:40 2:42
G|-----------------------------|
D|--------------------5--5-----|
A|-7--7-5------9-----3--3-3----|
E|---5----8-888-8/-3--------5>-|
Verse 3
2:47 2:51 2:56 3:00 3:03
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--55-5----33-3----55-5----33------55-5----33-3---55-5----33----|
E|-3------3--------3------3----3---3------3-------3-------3---3--|
3:04 3:08 3:12 3:19
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--55-5----33-3----55-5----33------55-5----33-3-3---55-5----33-------|
E|-3------3--------3------3----3---3------3--------3-------3----4231--|
Pre Chorus
3:21 3:24 3:27 3:31
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3-32-3-------------3-32-3-3--5555535-------|
E|-5-5--------3-0-3---5-5--------------------3-5--|
Chorus
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dire_straits/skateaway_btab.html ]
Note slight change at 3:38 from first chorus.
3:32 3:34 3:38 3:44
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5--------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------5--7-7----7-75-2--3-33-2----2--5-55---5-55-5-|
E|-3-33--7---3-7---------7---------------5-55-5-----55--------|
3:48 3:50 3:55 4:00 4:03
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5--------------------------------------------------|
A|----------32-5-7--7--7---------3-33-2-----2--5-55-3-5-55-5-|
E|-3-33-3----------7--7----7-8-7--------5-55-5-----5---------|
4:04 4:07 4:10
G|------------------------------|
D|----------------------55------|
A|-7--7-5------9----------------|
E|---5----8-888-8/-3---3-----5>-|
Ending
4:14 4:21 4:30
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--55-5----33-3----55-5----33-5-----55-5----33-3---55-5----33-5--|
E|-3------3--------3------3-----3---3------3-------3-------3----3-|
4:38 3:46
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--55-5----33-3----55-5----33-5-----55-5----33-3----55-5----33-5--|
E|-3------3--------3------3-----3---3------3--------3-------3----3-|
4:54 5:03
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------2h3p2h3-|
A|--55-5----33-3----55-5----33-5-----55-5----33-3----55-5----33-3---------|
E|-3------3--------3------3-----3---3------3--------3------3-----3--------|
5:11
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------2h3p2h3-|
A|--55-5----33-3----55-5----33-3---------|
E|-3------3--------3------3-----3--------|
5:19
G|--------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------2h3p2h3-|
A|--55-5----33-3---55-5----33-3---------|
E|-3------3-------3-------3----3--------|
5:27
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------2h3p2h3-|
A|--55-5----33-3----55-5----33-3---------|
E|-3------3--------3------3-----3--------|
5:36
G|--------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------2h3p2h3-|
A|--55-5----33-3---55-5----33-3---------|
E|-3------3-------3-------3----3--------|
5:44
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------2h3p2h3-|
A|--55-5----33-3----55-5----33-3---------|
E|-3------3--------3------3-----3--------|
5:52
G|--------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------2h3p2h3-|
A|--55-5----33-3---55-5----33-3---------|
E|-3------3-------3-------3----3--------|
6:00
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------2h3p2h3-|
A|--55-5----33-3----55-5----33-3---------|
E|-3------3--------3------3-----3--------|
Begin to fade----> 6:08
G|--------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------2h3p2h3-|
A|--55-5----33-3---55-5----33-3---------|
E|-3------3-------3-------3----3--------|
6:14 END
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|--5-5-55----3-3-33----5-5-55-|
E|-3--------3----------3-------|
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