Dire Straits - Single handed sailor
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Tuning: E A D G
SINGLE-HANDED SAILOR (Bassline)
As recorded by Dire Straits
(From the 1979 Album COMMUNIQUÉ)
Words and Music by Mark Knopfler
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Illsley - Bass'
[Intro & Interlude]
Q=104
Segno $
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E +Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E +Q E E Q Q E E E E
G||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------||
D||o-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------5-3------o||
A||o-5---3-5-(5)-----|-5---3-5-(5)-----|-3-----3-(3)------|-----------5----o||
E||----5-----------5-|---5-----------5-|---5-3--------0-1-|-3--3--------5---||
[1st - 3rd Verses]
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E
G||----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------|
D||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---0----------------|
A||o-5----5-3----3-|-1----3----0-3-|-5----5-3----3-|-1---3-------0-3-0--|
E||-----5------3---|----3---1------|----5------3---|-------1-(1)--------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------||
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---0---------------o||
A|-5----5-3----3-|-1----3----0-3-|-5----5-3----3-|-1---3-----------0-o||
E|----5------3---|----3---1------|----5------3---|-------1-(1)-0-1----||
[Chorus]
Q. E Q E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E Q E E E
G|---------------|----------2-----|----------------|---------------|
D|------5-7--5-3-|--------3---3-0-|----------------|---------------|
A|---------------|-5----5---------|-1----1-1---1---|-3----3----0-3-|
E|-5-------------|----------------|----------3---3-|----3----3-----|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q. E Q. E Q E Q E E E
G|------7-5----5-|-3----5--------|---------------|---------------|
D|----7------5---|----5---3--2-3-|-5----3-5----3-|---------------|
A|-5-------------|---------------|---------------|-1----1----1---|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----1----3---3-|
Q. E E E E E Q E Q E E E Q. Q E E E Q E E Q E E
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-3------4---0-4-|-5----5--3-0---|-1----1----1---|-5----5-3----3-|
E|------3---3-----|----7--------3-|---------3---3-|----5------3---|
To Coda Dal Segno al Coda
Q E E Q E E Q. E Q. E H Q Q
G|---------------|----------------|------------||
D|---------------|------5-7----0--|------------||
A|-1----3--------|----------------|-1----1-----||
E|----3---1--0-1-|-3--------------|------------||
[Outro-Guitar Solo]
Coda &
H Q Q E E E E +Q. E E E E E +Q. E
G|------------||------------------|-----------------|
D|------------||o-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1----1-----||o-5---3-5-(5)-----|-5---3-5-(5)-----|
E|------------||----5-----------5-|---5-----------5-|
E E E E +Q E E Q Q E E E E 8x
G|------------------|----------------||
D|------------------|-------5-3-----o||
A|-3-----3-(3)------|-----------5---o||
E|---5-3--------0-1-|-3--3--------5--||
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Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
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