Once Upon A Time In The West - Dire Straits
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Once Upon A Time In The West - Dire Straits
(original from record)

It is quite difficult to play the second
and third guitar in this song - the bars are both 4/4
and 2/4. Count 1, 2, 3, 4 , 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4 etc.
Key: Am-C

[Intro]
1st guitar tr........................
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------10h13-10h13p10h13p10h13p10h13p10--------------------|
G|-10/12--------------------------------------5h7-b9-rb7-p5--|
D|------------------------------------------7----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

1st Am G F Am G F Am D C
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------10p8h10-------------------------------------|
G|-2p0h2--------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------9b10rb9--9h7-x-10-9-7--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|2nd guitar |
e|-----5---3---5------------5---7---8---------------------------|
B|-----5---3---6------------5---8---6---------------------------|
G|-----5---4---5------------5---7---5---------------------------|
D|-----7---5---7------------7---9---7---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Am D C Am G D
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------7b8rb7--------5--5--|
G|-7b9-x-5h7--5-0-------7p5-9--10p9\7h9p7---7b8rb7--5h7p5--5--5-|
D|----------7---------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Am C Am Dm G Am
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------5-8p5---8p5---5--------------8----------8-8--------|
G|---------7b9-------7-----7---7p5----------7b9rb7-----7-7--------|
D|-7----------------------------------7---------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-x-x-2-5-5-2-0-0h2p0h2p0h2p0----|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

This is how the second guitar plays in the verses
(a third one doubles
but with some difference)

Am etc... D C similar
e|5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-x-----5------------------------|
B|5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-x-----5--------5-7-7-5---------|
G|5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-x-----5--------5-7-7-5---------|
D|7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-x-5h7-7--------5-7-7-5---------|
A|7-7-7-x-----------x-----7------------------------|
E|5-5-5-x-----------------5------------------------|

1:10
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-7b9-rb7p5h7p5------------|
D|---------------7----------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

1:27
e|-5--5-5--------|
B|-5--5-5--------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

1:33
e|-------------------------------|
B|-x-1p0----1p0------------------|
G|------0h2-----0h2--------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

1:44
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--------------5/7-5---------------|
D|-----5h7-7--7-------7----\2-------|
A|-5h7------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

2:03
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|-7-b9rb7--|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|

tr...............
2:07 D
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------10h13-10h13p10-------------|
G|-x-5p4\2-x-2-----10/12----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

F Am G F
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|----5h7b9-rb7---5h7p5-----------------------------|
D|--x---------------------7p5h7---------------------|
A|-x------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Am D C Am
e|-7b8rb7----5-x-5-5-5-x--8p5-8p5-------------------|
B|-7b8rb7----5-x-5-5------8p5-8p5-------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-13b15rb13--12h13p12\10----10---------------------|
G|------------------------12----12-9-12-9-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

G D
e|-----12-15b17-17bd15--------------------14--------|
B|---13----------------12---15---12-12-------12b13--|
G|-14-------------------------14--------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Am
e|-12-----------------------------------------------|
B|----15p13--12h13p12\10----10----------------------|
G|-----------------------12----9h12p9--\2-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

C Am
e|-13p12---15--13p12--------------------------------|
B|------13----------13---13b15---12h13p12-----------|
G|--------------------12------------------14-14-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Dm G Am
e|-----13-12----------------------------------------|
B|---13------15-15---------12-13-15-13-12----13-12--|
G|-14--------------------12---------------14--------|
D|----------------------x---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

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

F Am G
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---13h15b17rb15--13h15p13--20b22rb20b22-----------|
G|-14-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

F
e|------20-----20-----20-----20---------------------|
B|-20b22--20b22--20b22--20b22--20b22----------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

3:10
e|------------------------------|
B|-8------8---------------------|
G|-7b9----7b9rb7\5\2------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

3:16
e|-----------------------------|
B|-13------13------------------|
G|-12b14---12b14rb12b14rb12b14-|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

3:21 (suggestions?)
e|------10p8h10p8\7h8p7--------------------|
B|8/10------------------10p8--8/10\8--8/10-|
G|--------------------------9---------9/11-|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

3:27
e|-----8-----------------------|
B|---10----10p8----------------|
G|--9-----------9h12p9---------|
D|-x---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

3:32
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-7b9rb7--p5h7p5------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

3:35
e|------------------|
B|--8----------8-8--|
G|--7b9rb7-----7-7--|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

3:38
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-5/7-h9p7------------|
D|-x--------7----------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

3:41
e|---------------|
B|----------8----|
G|-7b9rb7---7----|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

3:44
e|-----------------------------|
B|-10--10-10----10--10--10-10--|
G|---9------7/9---9---9--------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|


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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down

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Song info
Once Upon A Time In The West
Dire Straits
2001
  • Rock
  • Blues Rock
  • Classic Rock
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