Down To The Waterline Dire Straits backing track and tabs

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Article 2873 of alt.guitar.tab:
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From: mwelie@cs.vu.nl (Welie van M)
Subject: TAB: Down to the waterline (Dire Straits)
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Organization: Fac. Wiskunde & Informatica, VU, Amsterdam
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 12:50:41 GMT
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Here's all the lead guitar playing of this song.
Have fun !

Martijn van Welie (mwelie@cs.vu.nl)

S B R B R S H P S H
E---------------------------------------7-10-7^10^7---7-----------------
B------------------------------------/7-------------7---7/12----10^12---
G-----7-9-9(11)9(11)-(11)9-7-9-9-7--------------------------------------
D--/9-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
H B R P H
E--------------------7-10-----------------------------------------------
B----------------7^10-------7-10---7------------------------------------
G-7^9(11)9^7---------------------9---7-9---7-----------------7-7----7---
D----------------------------------------9---7-9---7-------9------9-----
A------------------------------------------------9---7-9----------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B H P P P P P P
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------3--3-3-3--------------------
G-9(11)-7-9-9--7^9^7-4-2-4--4^2-----4^2-------------4-4-2-2-------------
D-------------------------------4^0-----4^0----------------4-2-0-2^0----
A-------------------------------------------------------------------2-2-
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B P B R B B R B R
E-----------|---------7---------------------|-7-------------------------
B-----------|-------7---7-10^7-10(12)10(12)-|-7-------------------------
G-7-9-9-7-7-|-9(11)-------------------------|----9-9(10)9(10)9-7--------
D-7-9-9-7-7-|-------------------------------|----9-9(10)9(10)9---9-7-9--
A-----------|-------------------------------|---------------------------
E-----------|-------------------------------|---------------------------
R S H B R P H H P P H B R
E--------------------|--------------------------------------------------
B-(9)7--7-7--5-5\3-3-|------------------------------------------7(8)7-8-
G-(9)7--7-7--6-6\4-4-|-----7-7-----7-9(11)9^7^9--7^9^7-------x--7(8)7-7-
D--------------------|-7-9-----7^9---------------------9^7^9---x--------
A--------------------|--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------|--------------------------------------------------
S B P P H H H S B R B R
E-------------------7----------------------------------|----------------
B-8/12-10---------7---10^7-----------------------------|-7-9-9----------
G-7/11--9---9(11)----------9^7-9^7----0-------7-----7\-|-7-9-9(11)9(11)9
D-----------------------------------9-----------9------|----------------
A---------------------------------------7^8^9----------|----------------
E------------------------------------------------------|----------------
P S S S H P H B R P H
E------------|----10----9----7---9---7---|------------------------------
B------------|-/7----/7---/7-----------7-|------------------------------
G---7--------|-----------------9---7---7-|-----7^9^7-----7-9(11)9^7^9-9-
D------9-7-9-|---------------------------|-7-9-------7^9----------------
A------------|---------------------------|------------------------------
E------------|---------------------------|------------------------------
P B R S Arp B R
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------7(8)7--8--8/12-10----9-10-12-12(14)-(14)12-9-8-
G-7-----7-9^7---7--------7(8)7--7--7/11-9----9--------------------------
D-----9-------9---9-7-9---------------------9---------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
S Arp B R B
E------------------10--------------------------------15-----------------
B----10-8---10-8------8-10---8-------12-13-15-15(17)----(17)15-12-15(17)
G--9------9------9---------9-------12-----------------------------------
D-------------------------------/12-------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------

R S R S S S S
E-13----------------------------------------------------5-7-----9/12----
B----(17)15-13-15-13------------------------------3/5/7-----------------
G-------------------12/14---------------------0-2-----------7/9---------
D-------------------------(15)14----------0-4---------------------------
A--------------------------------13-12----------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
H P S S S P B R
E-9^12^9----------------------------------------------------------------
B--------10/12-------------------------11----12^11--------------14------
G--------------11/14---------0------11-------------11-13--13(15)--(15)13
D-----------------------14------/11-------11----------------------------
A--------------------16----0--------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Arp S S S S
E---------------------------------------12------------------------------
B------------12-15-12-----------------x----15-14\12\10/12\7-------------
G-11------12----------12------------x-----------------------------------
D------12----------------12-------x-------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B B P B P P H H S
E----------------------------|--------7---------------------------------
B-7-9-10----10---------------|------7---10^7---7------------------------
G-7-9-9(11)-9(11)--11^9------|-9(11)---------9---9^7---0-------7---7\---
D-7-9-------------------12-9-|-----------------------9-----------9------
A----------------------------|---------------------------7^8^9----------
E----------------------------|------------------------------------------
H B R P H P B R S
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------7(8)7-8--8/12-10-
G-----7-9-7------7-9(11)9^7^9-9-7-7---7-9^7---7--------7(8)7-7--7/11--9-
D-7-9--------7^9--------------------9-------9---9-7-9-------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B P P P P B R S
E---------7-10^7---7------------------------------------------9---------
B-------7--------7---10^7-----------------7(8)7-8--8/12-10----7---------
G-9(11)-------------------9^7-9^7---7-----7(8)7-7--7/11--9----7---------
D---------------------------------9---9-----------------------9---------
A-------------------------------------------------------------9---------
E-------------------------------------------------------------7---------

Down To The Water Line
Dire Straits

[Intro]

(0:20)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|----------------7-9-9B------9-7-----9-9-7~-|
D|-----------/9------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

(0:29)
e|-----------7-10-7h10p7----7--|
B|-------/7---------------7----|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

(0:38) (0:46)
e|--------------------7-10-|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------7^10-----|---7-10---7------------------------------------|
G|-7h9B(11)R9p7------------|--------9---7-9---7-----------------7-7----7---|
D|-------------------------|----------------9---7-9---7-------9------9-----|
A|-------------------------|------------------------9---7-9----------------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

(0:53) Band Kicks In!
e|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------7-7~----7--9B(11)---9---7h9p7-|--4--2--4-4~-4p2------4p2-------|
D|-----9-------9------------------------|-----------------4p0--------4p0-|
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
B|---3-3-3----------------------------|
G|----------4-4-2-2-------------------|
D|--------------------4-2-0-2p0-------|
A|-------------------------------2-2~-|
E|------------------------------------|

[Verse]

Sweet surrender on the quayside

e|--------------||
B|--------------||
G|---9-9p7-7----||
D|---9-9p7-7----||
A|--------------||
E|--------------||

You remember we used to run and hide

e|------------7------------------------------||
B|----------7--7--10p7-10B(12)R(10)B(12------||
G|---9B(11)----------------------------------||
D|-------------------------------------------||
A|-------------------------------------------||
E|-------------------------------------------||

In the shadow of the cargos I take you one time
We're countin' all the numbers - Down to the Waterline

(No Lead)

[Verse]

Well. Near misses on the dogleap stairways

e|---7----------------------------------||
B|---7----------------------------------||
G|-----9-9B(10)R(9)B(10)R(9)-7----------||
D|-----9-9B(10)R(9)B(10)R(9)---9-7-9----||
A|--------------------------------------||
E|--------------------------------------||

French kisses in the darkened doorways

e|--------------------||
B|---7B(9)-5-5/3-3----||
G|---7B(9)-6-6/4-4----||
D|--------------------||
A|--------------------||
E|--------------------||

A foghorn blowin' out wild and cold
A policeman shines a light upon my shoulder

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------7-|
B|-------------------------------------------7B(8)7-8--8/12-10-----7---|
G|-----7-7-----7-9(11)9p7h9--7h9p7-----------7B(8)7-7--7/11-9---9B-----|
D|-7-9-----7h9-----------------------9p7h9-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------||
B|---10p7--------------------------------------||
G|---------9p7--9p7-----0----------7----7/-----||
D|--------------------9--------------9---------||
A|------------------------7h8h9----------------||
E|---------------------------------------------||

Up comes a coaster fast and silent (In the night)

e|------------------------------------||
B|---7-9------------------------------||
G|---7-9B(11)R9B(10)R9----7-----------||
D|---------------------------9-7-9----||
A|------------------------------------||
E|------------------------------------||

Over my shoulder all you can see are the pilot lights

e|----10----9----7---9---7------||
B|-/7----/7---/7-----------7----||
G|-----------------9---7---7----||
D|------------------------------||
A|------------------------------||
E|------------------------------||

No money in our jackets, and our jeans are torn
Your hands are cold, (but your lips are warm)

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B|--------------------------------------------------------7B(8)7-8-8/12-10----||
G|-----7h9p7-----7-9B(11)9p7h9-9--7-----7--9p7----7-------7B(8)7-7-7/11-9-----||
D|-7-9-------7h9----------------------9---------9---9-7-9---------------------||
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------||

[Interlude/Solo]

e|------------------------------------------------10---------------|
B|---9-10-12-12(14)-(14)12-9-8-----10-8---10-8--------8-10---8-----|
G|--9---------------------------9-------9------9-----------9-------|
D|-9---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------15------------------13------------------------|
B|-----12-13-15-15(17)----(17)15-12-15(17)-----(17)15-13-13-13-------|
G|---12--------------------------------------------------------12/14-|
D|/12----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------5-7--------9/12-|
B|---------------------------3/5/7------------------|
G|-----------------------0-2--------------7/9-------|
D|---(15)14---------0-4-----------------------------|
A|----------13--12----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|-9h12p9-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------10/12-------------------------11----12p11--------------14---------|
G|--------------11/14---------0------11-------------11-13--13B(15)--(15)R13-|
D|-----------------------14------/11-------11-------------------------------|
A|--------------------16----0-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------12------------------------------|
B|------------12-15-12-----------------x----15-14\12\10/12\7-------------|
G|-11------12----------12------------x-----------------------------------|
D|------12----------------12-------x-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]

She can see him on the jetty that they used to know

e|----------------------------|
B|-7-9-10----10---------------|
G|-7-9-9(11)-9(11)--11p9------|
D|-7-9-------------------12-9-|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

She can feel him in the places where the sailors go

e|---------7---------------------------------|
B|-------7---10p7---7------------------------|
G|-9B(11)---------9---9p7---0-------7---7\---|
D|------------------------9-----------9------|
A|----------------------------7h8h9----------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

When she's walking by the river or the railway line
She can still hear him whisper: Let's go down to the waterline. Come on

[Outro]

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------7(8)7-8--8/12-10-|
G|-----7-9-7------7-9(11)9p7h9-9-7-7---7-9p7---7--------7(8)7-7--7/11--9-|
D|-7-9--------7h9--------------------9-------9---9-7-9-------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------7-10p7---7------------------------------------------9---------|
B|-------7--------7---10p7-----------------7(8)7-8--8/12-10----7---------|
G|-9(11)-------------------9h7-9h7---7-----7(8)7-7--7/11--9----7---------|
D|---------------------------------9---9-----------------------9---------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------9---------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------7---------|

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| h hammer on
| p pull-off
| B Bend
| R Realease bend
| () bend note to the note inside brackets
| / slide

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