What It Is - Mark Knopfler
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
This is not actualy my tab but i get so annoyed when tabs i want are not on
(Alex Weisz)
From: Sami Varttinen


[0:16]

E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--------------10-------------------------------|
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9----9-11~-----9~-----------|
D|---------------11--------11------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


[0:20]

E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--10-----------------------------------------------|
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9---------------------------|
D|---------------11--------11-9--------9-------------|
A|------------------------------12~------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


[0:24]

E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--------------10--------10---------------------|
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9-------11~--BU13BD11p9~----|
D|---------------11--------11------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


[0:28]

E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--10-----------------------------------------------|
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9---------------------------|
D|---------------11-11-----11-9--7~--------9~--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


[0:38]

E|--------------------|
B|--5-----5-5-5/7-----|
G|--6-----------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|


[0:48]
fast (1/2) bend
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------5/7~--5h7p5----6BU7-7---------------|
G|---2h4BU6BD4p2------6---------------------6--------------|
D|--4----------------7-----------------------7----6--------|
A|-----------------------------------------------9BUBD7----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|


[1:07] [1:11]

E|----------------------------------------|
B|---5--5--3------------------------------|
G|---6--4--2----------2/11----------------|
D|--------------------2/12----------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|


[1:20]
fast (1/2) bend
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------5/7~--5----6BU7BD6BU7-5-------------|
G|---2h4BU6BD4p2------6-----------------------6------------|
D|--4----------------7-------------------------7---4BUBD-2-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|


[1:30] [1:33]

E|---5--4------2---------5-4--------------|
B|---5--5------3------2/5-5--7-5----------|
G|-------------2-----------------6--------|
D|-------(2/4)----------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|


[1:38] [1:41]

E|------------------------------2---------|
B|---7------------------2-0-----3---------|
G|-----6-4-------------x----2-1-2---------|
D|---------7----------x-------------------|
A|-----------------2/3/4------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|


[1:45] [1:49]

E|---5-5-5-4--0-2-------------------------|
B|---5-5-5-5----3--------------------9----|
G|------------1-2-------------9-9-11------|
D|----------------------/11-12------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|


[1:51] fast (1/2) bend

E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------5/7~--5----6BU7--7------------------|
G|---2h4BU6BD4p2------6-------------------6----------------|
D|--4----------------7----------------------7----6---------|
A|----------------------------------------------9BUBDp7----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|


[1:59]

E|-----------------------5---------------------------------|
B|---------------2h5-5/7---7-5----6BU7BD6BU7-5BU7BD5-------|
G|---2h4BU6BD4p2------------------------------------6-4-2--|
D|--4------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|


[2:05]

E|-------------------|
B|--x-x-----5---h7---|
G|--x-x-----4--------|
D|--x-x-5/6----------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|


[2:07]

E|----------------2------------------------------------2-2-2-----------|
B|----------2----2--5p2-----------------5BU7BD5p3-5BU7-------5-3-5-----|
G|------2--2--2h4------4p2-2~~~~/--------------------------------------|
D|-----2--4------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2h4----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


[2:13]

slow bend
E|-----------------------2-4-2--------2--------------------------------|
B|--3h5p3---5--------5BU7------2-5BU7---5-2----------------------------|
G|--------6---4~----------------------------2--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------4------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


[2:20]

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------5~~~--------5----------------------------------------------|
G|----1-2-4-4BU6-4---2--4--2--1----------------------------------------|
D|--4------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


[2:23]

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------5/7----5BU7-7-------------------------------|
G|-------2h4BU6BD4p2------6--------------6-6---------------------------|
D|--4---4----------------7-----------------7p6-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------9--7--------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


[2:31]

E|---------------------------5--------5--2------------------------------|
B|-----------------------5h7---7-5---X-----5--2-------------------------|
G|----2h4BU6BD4p2-------6-----------X-----------2-4BU6BD4p2h4--2----1/2-|
D|--4------------------7------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|


[2:55] [2:59] (delay) [3:04]

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------10~-9~-BU10-9-------------|
G|----2h4BU6BD4p2--------4BU6-4BU6-4-2---------------------11----------|
D|--4--------------------------------------------------------11--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------12-9--7-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


[3:10] [3:14]

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------2-5----------------------------------------|
G|----2h4BU6BD4p2-------4BU6----4BU6-4-2--4-2~--/4~--------------------|
D|--4------------------------------------4-4---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


[3:18] slow bend

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------7---7-9-10-9~--BU10-9-7---------------------------------------|
G|--9BU11------------------------9p6-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------7p6-/9--7-9/11-9------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


[3:26] [3:30]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------5/7-------------------------------------------|
G|----2h4BU6BD4p2-------6--------6-6-4---4-/6-4------------------------|
D|--4------------------7---------------7-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


[3:34] fast (1/2) bend

E|--5-5-4--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------5-7--BUBDp5--------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-4-4------------2-1-2/4-2p1-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------2-2/4--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


[3:42]

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------5/7------5~--5BU7-5BU7BD5---------------------|
G|----2h4BU6BD4p2-------6-----------------------6----------------------|
D|--4------------------7--------------------------7-4------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------7----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


3:49 3:53
E|-------------------------------4BU5BD4p2p0--------------------------|
B|-------------------10-7-------------------2------------------10-10--|
G|----- ------6/9BU11-----9~-----------------2-1/2h4-4BU6-4----9--9---|
D|-------6/7-9--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--9\7/9-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


3:56
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--------------10-------------------------------|
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9----9h11~-----9~-----------|
D|---------------11--------11------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


4:00
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--------------10-------------------------------|
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9-----9p7---/9--------------|
D|---------------11---------11-9p7---/9--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


4:04
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--------------10--------10---------------------|
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9-------11~--BU13BD11p9~----|
D|---------------11--------11------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


4:08
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--10-----------------------------------------------|
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9--------------x------------|
D|---------------11-11-----11-9--7~-----x--9~--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


4:12
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|----11-9---11--9--11---11h14p11h14-13~-------------|
D|--11----11------11---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


4:16
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--11h13BU14-13-11-9h11-------------9-----------------|
D|-----------------------11~~~------9h11---------9-7-9-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|


4:20
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------7-10p7---7--10BU12-10-9~--------------------|
G|--9BU11-------9------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


4:20
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--9BU10-9------------------------------------------|
G|----------11p9-------------------------------------|
D|--------------11p9-11------------------------------|
A|----------------------12---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


4:26
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-------7-7-9-----9---h11p9----------------------|
D|--7-------7-7-9-----9--------11--------------------|
A|------7h9-------9/11-------------------------------|
E|----10---------------------------------------------|


4:28
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--------------10-------------------------------|
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9----9/11~-----9~-----------|
D|---------------11--------11------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


4:32
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--10-----------------------------------------------|
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9-----9----7---9------------|
D|---------------11--------11--9----7---9------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


4:36
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--10-----------------------10----------------------|
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9-----/11~--BU13BD11p9~-----|
D|---------------11--------11------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


4:40
E|------------------------------------0--------------|
B|--10--------------10----------------0--------------|
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9------7--x--1--------------|
D|---------------11--------11-9-7--x--2--------------|
A|------------------------------------2--------------|
E|------------------------------------0--------------|


[Intro]

F#m (A) |D E| F#m |D E| F#m |D E| F#m |D E|
lead guitar enters
F#m |D E| F#m |D E| F#m |D E| F#m |D E|

(A) means A played shortly


[Verse]

F#m A D |A E|
F#m A D |A E|


"What it is"-part:

F#m |D E|
F#m |D E|


[Bridge]

D A D |A E|


First guitar solo:

F#m A D |A E|
F#m A D |A E|
F#m |D E|
F#m |D E|
F#m |D E|
F#m |D E|

After last Verse it's all simply:

F#m |D E|


Tabulature and chords by Sami Varttinen
Comments and questions: dmarks2805@altavista.com



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

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Song info
What It Is
Mark Knopfler
2001
  • Rock
  • Soft Rock
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