Dire Straits - Walk of life

WALK OF LIFE As recorded by Dire Straits (From the 1985 Album BROTHERS IN ARMS) Words and Music by Mark Knopfler Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Mark Knopfler - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Mark Knopfler - Acoustic Guitar' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Alan Clark - Organ' Intro Q=170 4/4 Gtr III (Organ arr. for Gtr.) W +H H W +H H |----------|-------------|----------|--------4----| |-9--------|-(9)----7----|-5--------|-(5)---------| |-9--------|-(9)----8----|-6--------|-(6)---------| |-9--------|-(9)---------|-7--------|-(7)---------| |----------|-------------|----------|-------------| |----------|-------------|----------|-------------| W +H H H. Q W |-2--------|-(2)---------|-0-------4--|-2----| |-4--------|-(4)----4----|-2-------5--|-4----| |-4--------|-(4)----4----|-2----------|-4----| |----------|--------6----|------------|------| |----------|-------------|------------|------| |----------|-------------|------------|------| Gtr III W +H H W +H H |-4--------|-(4)----2----|-0--------|-(0)----4----| |-5--------|-(5)----4----|-2--------|-(2)---------| |-4--------|-(4)---------|-2--------|-(2)---------| |----------|-------------|----------|-------------| |----------|-------------|----------|-------------| |----------|-------------|----------|-------------| W +H H H. Q W |-2--------|-(2)---------|-0-------4--|-2----------| |-4--------|-(4)----4----|-2-------5--|-4----------| |-4--------|-(4)----4----|-2----------|-4----------| |----------|--------6----|------------|------------| |----------|-------------|------------|------------| |----------|-------------|------------|------------| W +H H W +H H |-4--------|-(4)----2----|-0--------|-(0)----4----| |-5--------|-(5)----4----|-2--------|-(2)---------| |-4--------|-(4)---------|-2--------|-(2)---------| |----------|-------------|----------|-------------| |----------|-------------|----------|-------------| |----------|-------------|----------|-------------| Gtr I (El. Gtr.) W W W H Q Q |----------|-------------|------------|-------------|| |----------|-------------|------------|-------------|| |----------|-------------|------------|-------------|| |----------|-------------|------------|-------------|| |----------|-------------|------------|----------2--|| |----------|-------------|------------|-------------|| | | Gtr III | W +H H H. Q W |-2--------|-(2)---------|-0-------4--|-2-----------|| |-4--------|-(4)----4----|-2-------5--|-4-----------|| |-4--------|-(4)----4----|-2----------|-4-----------|| |----------|--------6----|------------|-------------|| |----------|-------------|------------|-------------|| |----------|-------------|------------|-------------|| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----2-----------|-------------------| |---------2-2-----|-2-2-4-4-(4)-------|-----4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-2-4p=2--------| |-----4-2-2-2-4-4-|-2-2-4-4p=2----4-0-|-0-0-----0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-4-4-| |-0-0-------------|-0-0---------------|-----------------|-------------------| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------4-----|-4--------------|-----2---2-------|-----------------| |----------4-----|-4----------4-2-|-2---4---2-2-2-0-|-----------------| |-2--2-2-2-----2-|----2-2-----0-0-|-0-------0-0-4-0-|-2-2-0-0---0---0-| |----------------|--------4-4-----|-----------------|---------4---2---| Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----2-2-(2)-------|-----4-2-----4-2-|-2-2-2-4p2-------| |----4-2-2-2-4-2-|----4-4p=2------0-|-0-0-----0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0---0-0-4-0-| |-0--------------|-0------------4---|-----------------|-----------------| Q E +Q Q E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------| |------------4-----|-4--------------|----2-2-(2)-------|-----------------| |------------4-----|----------------|----4-4p=2--------|-2-2-------------| |-2--2-(2)-------2-|----2-2-----0-0-|-0----------0-4-0-|-2-2-0-0---0---0-| |------------------|--------4-4-----|------------------|---------4---2---| 1st, 2nd & 3rd Verses $ Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E ||-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| ||o----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| ||-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| ||-----------------|-------2-(2)-------|-2-2-------------|-------2-(2)--------| ||o----4-4-2-2-4-2-|-------4p=2--2-4-2-|-2-2-4---2-2-4-2-|-------4p=2----4-2--| ||--0--------------|-0-0---------------|-0-0-------------|-0-0----------------| E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|------2-(2)-------|-2----2-2-2---2-|-------2-(2)-------| |---2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|----2-4p=2--2-4-2-|-2----2-2-2---2-|-2-2-2-4p=2--2---0-| |-0---------------|-0----------------|-0----0-0-0---0-|-0-------------4---| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E +Q E E Q E E Q E E |----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |--------2-------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |--------2-------|------2-(2)-------|------------------|------------------| |----4-2-2---4p2-|----2-4p=2--------|------------------|------2-(2)-------| |-7------0---0---|-0------------4-0-|-2--4-2-(2)---4-2-|----2-4p=2----2-0-| |-5--------------|------------------|-0----------------|-0----------------| To Coda Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-------2-(2)-------|| |-2-------2-2-2-2-|-----2-4p=2--------|| |-0-----0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-------0-4-0-|| |-----------------|-------------------|| Chorus W E E E a S S E E Q |------------|-----------12------------------------| |------------|-------------------------------------| |------------|-14b16==14----14b16==14r14-14-12-----| |------------|---------------------------------14--| |-2----------|-------------------------------------| |-0----------|-------------------------------------| E E E E Q Q E E E E Q e E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q Q |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-------------4---|----------------|----2-2-(2)------| |----------------|-----4-4-4---4---|--------4-4-----|----4-4p=2-------| |-2-2---2-----0--|-2-2---2-2-------|-2----2-2-2---0-|-0------------4--| |-0-0-----4------|-----------------|-0----------4---|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E |-----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----4-------4--|------2--------|-----------------| |---2-2-2---------|----------------|----2-------4--|-----------------| |---2-4-2-5-5p4-2-|-2-2---2-2-2----|-0--------4----|-2-2-0-0---0---0-| |-0---------------|----------------|--------2------|---------4---2---| H H E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----2-2-(2)---2-0-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-2-4p2-------| |-----4-2-2-2-4-2-|---2-4-4p=2----4-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0---4-4-| |-0-0-------------|-0-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------| Q. E E E +E E Q E E Q. E |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| |-------------4-(4)---|-4---------------| |-------------4-(4)---|-4---------------| |-2-----2-(2)-------2-|----2-2--------0-| |---------------------|--------4--------| H +Q. E 1. Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|------------------|| |-------------------|-----------------o|| |-------2-(2)-------|------------------|| |-2-----4p=2------0-|-0-0--------------|| |-0-----------0-4-0-|-0-0-0-0---0---0-o|| |-------------------|---------4---2----|| 2. Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |----2-2-(2)-------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |----4-4p=2--------|-4-4-------------|---------2-2-----|----2-2-(2)-2-----| |-0----------0-4-0-|-2-2-0-0---0---0-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|----2-4p=2--2---0-| |------------------|---------4---2---|-0---------------|-0------------4---| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------|-----------4-(4)---| |-2---4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-2-4p=2--------|-4-4-4-4---4-(4)---| |-0---------------|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-4-0-|-2-2-2---2-------2-| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------| D.S. al Coda Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-4--------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-4----------4-2-|-2---4-2---2-2-2-|---------------0--|| |----2-2-------0-|-0-0-----0-0-4-0-|-2-2-0-0---0------|| |--------4-------|-----------------|---------4---2----|| Chorus & W E E E a S S E E Q Q E E Q Q |------------|-----------12------------------------|---------------| |------------|-------------------------------------|---------------| |------------|-14b16==14----14b16==14r14-14-12-----|---------------| |------------|---------------------------------14--|---------------| |-2----------|-------------------------------------|----4-2-----0--| |-0----------|-------------------------------------|-0------4------| E E E E E Q. E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E |-----------------|----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|----------------|-------------------| |-----4-4---4-----|----------------|-----2-2-(2)-------| |-----4-4---4-----|----------------|-2-2-2-4p=2--------| |-2-2-----2-------|---------2------|-0-0---------0-4-0-| |-----------------|-0-0---0-----4--|-------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E |-------------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-------------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----4-------4--|------2--------|-----------------| |---2-(2)-2---------|----------------|----2-------4--|-----------------| |---2h=4--2-5-5p4-5-|-2-2---2-2-2----|-0--------4----|-2-2-0-0---0---0-| |-0-----------------|----------------|--------2------|---------4---2---| H H Outro E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |---------2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-(2)-------|-2---4-2-----4-2-|-2-2-2-4p=2--------| |-----4-4-2-2-4-2-|---2-4-4p=2--2---0-|-0-------0-------|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-4-4-| |-0-0-------------|-0-------------4---|-----------------|-------------------| E E E E E E +E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----------4-(4)---|-4--------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----------4-(4)---|-4--------------|----4-4-2-4-----|-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-------2-|----2-2-------0-|-0--0-0-0-0-4-0-|-2-2-0-0---0---0-| |-------------------|--------4---4---|----------------|---------4---2---| E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E ||--------------------|------------------| ||o-------------------|------------------| ||--------------------|------------------| ||------2-2-2-2-(2)-0-|----2-2-(2)-------| ||o-2-2-4-2-2-2h=4--2-|----2-4p=2--2---0-| ||--0-----------------|-0------------4---| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |---2-2-2---------|-----2-2-(2)--------| |-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-2-4p=2---------| |-0-------0-0-0-0-|-0-0---------0-4-4--| |-----------------|--------------------| E E E E E E +E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------|| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------o|| |-----------4-(4)---|-4--------------|-----2-2-(2)-------|------------------|| |---4-4-4---4-(4)---|-4--------------|-2-2-2-4p=2------0-|------------------|| |-2-2-2-2-2-------2-|----2-2-------0-|-0-0-----------4-0-|-2-2-0-0---0---0-o|| |-------------------|--------4---4---|-------------------|---------4---2----|| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line 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. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths