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Dire Straits  - Romeo And Juliet

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Guitar6String  Tabwww.ultimate-guitar.com2011/02/05 17:03:19

                     Artist : Dire Straits
               Composer / Writer : Mark Knopfler
                           Album : Making Movies
                            Song : Romeo & Juliet
                          Tabber : Straits
                                   

Guitar used: Hand crafted Steel Guitar
             (Yes thats the amazin ?2million specifically designed
             around Mark Knopfler, so dont worry if yours doesnt 
             sound the same)

Ok, this is the 2nd tab of this song ive dun, cos the other one wos just chords
and wos probably a bit confusing when it comes to the timing + parts of it were
wrong, for which i appologise, but this one is pretty much as close as i can
get it.
Mark Knopfler actualy has a capo on the 3rd fret, and plays all the low chords
further up the fret board on lower strings so he does not have to move his hand
up and down the fret baord as much, however to have to play it almost completely
differently and i find it harder to play that way, so i jsut stick to playing it
without a capo.

Intro:

    F(D-struct)                                  Bb (strum a few times)
E|---5------------------5-------------5--3--0-----1---------------1----
B|---6----------6-------6----------6--------------3----------3----3----
G|---5-------5----------5-------5-----------------3-------3-------3----
D|---7----7---------------------------------------3----3---------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------


            F(D-struct)             F(barred,1st fret)      Bb(strum...)
E|--0h1--3----5----------------5------------------1---5p3--0--1-----------1--
B|------------6----------6-----6---------------1--------------3--------3--3--
G|------------5-------5--------5------------2-----------------3-----3-----3--
D|------------7----7---------------------3--------------------3--3-----------
A|------------------------------------3--------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------


(the rest of the band kicks in here and starts to obscure things)

  C(Open)   F(D-struct)                                  Bb(strum...)
E|--0---------5------------------5-------------5--3--0-----1-----------1--
B|--1---------6---------6--------6----------6--------------3--------3--3--
G|--0---------5------5-----------5-------5-----------------3-----3-----3--
D|--2---------7---7----------------------------------------3--3-----------
A|--3---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--x---------------------------------------------------------------------



            F(D-struct)                              Bb(strum/pick...)
E|--5--3------5-------------5------------------0--5p3---0---1-----------1--
B|------------6---------5---6---------------1---------------3--------3--3--
G|------------5------6------5------------0------------------3-----3-----3--
D|------------7---7-------------------2---------------------3--3-----------
A|---------------------------------3---------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------

  C(Open)   F(D-struct)
E|--0---------5---
B|--1---------6---
G|--0---------5---
D|--2---------7---
A|--3-------------
E|--x-------------


Verses:

    F                       Dm                               C  F
E|--5-----------------------1--------------------------------3--5------------
B|--6-----------------------3--------------------------------5--6------------
G|--5-----------------------2--------------------------------5--5------------
D|--7-----------------------0--------------------------------5--7------------
A|--x-----------------------x--------------------------------3--x------------
E|--x-----------------------x--------------------------------x--x------------
.....A lovestruck Romeo.........sings a streetsuss serenade..................


                         C  Dm               Bb              Bb C   
E|-----------------------3--1----------------1----------------1/3--3---------
B|-----------------------5--3----------------3----------------3/5--5---------
G|-----------------------5--2----------------3-----(light)----3/5--5---------
D|-----------------------5--0----------------3---(strumming)--3/5--5---------
A|-----------------------3--x----------------1----------------1/3--3---------
E|-----------------------x--x----------------x----------------x/x--x---------
...Laying everybody low.......with the love song that he made................

  
   C                     Bb C                     F          
E|--3---------------------1/3---------------------1--1------------------1----
B|--5---------------------3/5---------------------1--1---------------1-------
G|--5-------(light)-------3/5-------(light)-------2--2------------2----------
D|--5-----(strumming)-----3/5-----(strumming)-----3--3---------3-------------
A|--3---------------------1/3---------------------3--3------3----------------
E|--x---------------------x/x---------------------1--1-----------------------
......Finds a streetlight.....Steps out of the shade, says something like.....

    Bb                     C              
E|--1----------------------0-------------------------------------------------
B|--3----------------------1-------------------------------------------------
G|--3-----(light)----------0-------------------------------------------------
D|--3---(strumming)--------2-------------------------------------------------
A|--1----------------------3-------------------------------------------------
E|--x----------------------x-------------------------------------------------
....you and me, babe, how about it?..........................................

*After the first verse play one of the following riffs*
E|--0--0----------- Followed by strumming F(1st fret)
B|--------3--1----- 
G|--------------2-- 
D|-----------------  
A|-----------------    
E|-----------------

or

    Dm  Dm  C   Bb  C   F                       
E|--1---1---3---1---0---1------------------
B|--3---3---5---3---1---1------------------
G|--2---2---5---3---0---2----(light)-------
D|--0---0---5---3---2---3--(strumming)-----
A|--x---x---3---1---3---3------------------
E|--x---x---x---x---x---1------------------
  (Strum each chord once only, except for Dm
     which you strum twice as shown above)

* After the second verse he just goes straight into the Prechorus*
* After the third verse he plays this riff*

    C   Bb  C   F                       
E|--3---1---0---1----
B|--5---3---1---1----
G|--5---3---0---2----
D|--5---3---2---3----
A|--3---1---3---3----
E|--x---x---x---1----
  (Strum each chord once only)


Prechorus:

    F                             C Dm                                  C  F
E|--1-----------------------------0--1----------------------------------0--1---
B|--1-----------------------------1--3----------------------------------1--1---
G|--2-----------------------------0--2----------------------------------0--2---
D|--3-----------------------------2--0----------------------------------2--3---
A|--3-----------------------------3--x----------------------------------3--3---
E|--1-----------------------------x--x----------------------------------x--1---
...Juliet says, "Hey, it's Romeo!.....you nearly gave me a 'eart attack!"....

    F                          C Dm                         Bb        Bb C  
E|--1--------------------------0--1-------------------------1----------1/3--3--
B|--1--------------------------1--3-------------------------3----------3/5--5--
G|--2--------------------------0--2-------(light)-----------3----------3/5--5--
D|--3--------------------------2--0-----(strumming)---------3----------3/5--5--
A|--3--------------------------3--x----