Lady Writer Dire Straits
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LADY WRITER - Dire Straits
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Tuning: Standard
This is my first tab, but I hope you like it. I looked all over the Internet for
think this sounds right, but experiment with it. (I use some of my own improvised
and pull-offs; you can probably tell where...)
Rhythm Chords: Solos - Use these chords for rhythm when the solos are playing, only
I think that they provide a little more soul and sound because you can just slide from
to another right up the neck.
A B C#m G#m Am*
e|---5---| e|---7---| e|---9---| e|---4---| e|---5---| B|---5---| B|---7---| B|---9---| B|---4---| B|---5---| G|---6---| G|---8---| G|---9---| G|---4---| G|---5---| D|---7---| D|---9---| D|---11--| D|---6---| D|---7---| A|---7---| A|---9---| A|---11--| A|---6---| A|---7---| E|---5---| E|---7---| E|---9---| E|---4---| E|---5---|
Rhythm Chords: Verses/Chorus - Use these chords for rhythm when the rest of the
is playing with the chorus and the verses. They provide a great sound, but not too great
the lead guitarist will be playing these chords as well between the licks. Lead guitar
also play these chords.
[A] [B] [C#m] [F#m] [E]
e|---0---| e|---2---| e|---4---| e|---2---| e|---7---| B|---2---| B|---4---| B|---5---| B|---2---| B|---9---| G|---2---| G|---4---| G|---6---| G|---2---| G|---9---| D|---2---| D|---4---| D|---6---| D|---4---| D|---9---| A|---0---| A|---2---| A|---4---| A|---4---| A|---7---| E|---x---| E|---x---| E|---x---| E|---2---| E|---x---|
Always use the E, G#m, and F#m chords as barre chords because it seems easier, but for
bridge before the first solo (E,B,G#m,F#m) use the "solo B" because you're already on the
and 9th frets for the E, so just make the B from that. * The Am is for the rhythm on the verses.
Key:
/ slide up
\ slide down
h hammer-on
p pull-off
b bend (hb hold bend)
rb release bend (rhb release held bend)
~ vibrato
() pre-bend
Intro:
[A] [B] [C#m] [A] [B] [C#m]
e|--------------------------|------7----------------------| B|-------7-4h5-5~-4h5p4-----|--7hb---rhb-7-5h7p5----5-----| G|--4/6~----------------6~--|--------------------6~---6~--| D|--------------------------|-----------------------------| A|--------------------------|-----------------------------| E|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
[A] [B] [C#m] [A] [B] [G#m]
e|----------------7---------|-----------------------------| B|--------7-5-7hb---rhb-5---|--------5\4------------------| G|--4h5h6-----------------6~|--6\4/6-----6p4------4-6p4-6b| D|--------------------------|----------------6-6~---------| A|--------------------------|-----------------------------| E|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
[A] Lady w[B]riter on the [C#m]TV,
[A] Talkin' 'bout t[B]he Virgin [C#m]Mary,
[A] Remin[B]ded me of y[C#m]ou,
[A] Expectat[B]ions left to c[G#m]ome up to, yeah.
[A] Lady w[B]riter on the [C#m]TV
e|--------------|
B|--(7b)rhb-p5--|
G|--------------| D|--------------| A|--------------| E|--------------|
[A] Yeah, she[B] had another[C#m] quality,
[A] The[B] way you used to[C#m] look,
e|---------------------| B|--------5-4-4h5p4----| G|--4h6-6-----------6--| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------|
[A] And I k[B]now - you never [G#m]read a book!
[A] Just the way that her hair fell down around her [E]face,
e|--12-12p11p9-----------------------------------0--| B|-------------9-12----9-------------------------2--| G|------------------11---11-9----9---------------2--| D|----------------------------11---11-9----9-----2--| A|--------------------------------------11---11\-0--| E|-----------------------------------------------x--|
[A] Then I recall my fall from [C#m]grace,
[G#m] [F#m]
e|-----------------------------| B|--12b-rhb-9-12p9-12p9--------| G|----------------------11hb~--| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------|
Another ti[Am]me, another p[C#m]lace...
e|----------|---------------------------------------------| B|----------|---------------------------------------------| G|-9h11p9~--|--------------9----9----9--------------------| D|----------|--11----11----------------11----11-11-11-12\-| A|----------|-----11----11---11---11------11--------------| E|----------|---------------------------------------------|
[A] Lady wr[B]iter on the [C#m]TV,
e|--------------|
B|--(7b)rhb-p5--|
G|--------------| D|--------------| A|--------------| E|--------------|
[A] She had al[B]l the brains, [C#m]and the beauty
e|--7-----------------| B|----7b-rhb-7-5h7-5~-| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|--------------------| E|--------------------|
[A] The picture [B]does not [C#m]fit,
e|------------------------| B|--5p4-----5p4-----------| G|------4h6-----4h6~--4~--| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------|
[A] You talked to m[B]e when you f[G#m]elt like it, ah...
[A] Just the way that her hair fell down around her face,[E]
e|--12-11h12p11p9--9-7h9p7-7-4h7p7-3-1h3p3-------------------0--| B|-----------------------------------------4-2h4p2-----------2--| G|-------------------------------------------------4-2-------2--| D|------------------------------------------------------/11--2--| A|-----------------------------------------------------------0--| E|-----------------------------------------------------------x--|
[A] Then I recall my fall from gr[C#m]ace,
[C#m] [G#m] [F#m]
e|-------9-12p9---9--------------------| B|--9-12--------9---12b-rb-12p9--------| G|------------------------------11hb~--| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|
Another ti[Am]me, another p[C#m]lace[E]
e|----------|--------------------------------| B|----------|--------5p4-------------5/7/9~--| G|-9h11p9~--|--4-4h6-----6-4h6-6~--6---------| D|----------|--------------------------------| A|----------|--------------------------------| E|----------|--------------------------------|
[E] Yes and your rich old man,
you know he called her a[B] dead ringer
[G#m]
e|----------------------| B|--7h9-----------------| G|------8-6\4-4h6p4-----| D|------------------6~--| A|----------------------| E|----------------------|
[G#m] You got the same command, but your mother was a j[F#m]azz singer, ah...
Solo:
[A] [B] [C#m] [A] [B] [C#m]
e|-------------------------|-------------7----------------| B|---------7-4h5-5-4h5p4---|-7hb-rhb-7hb---rhb-5-7p5------| G|--4/6-6~---------------6-|(double bend)------------6-6~-| D|-------------------------|------------------------------| A|-------------------------|------------------------------| E|-------------------------|------------------------------|
[A] [B] [C#m] [A] [B] [G#m]
e|-------------------------|------------------------------| B|----------5-4-4h5p4---5~-|-5~-4-5~-5p4------------------| G|------6-6-----------6----|-------------4-6p4------9-9h11| D|--4h6--------------------|-------------------6-6~-------| A|-------------------------|------------------------------| E|-------------------------|------------------------------|
[A] [B] [C#m] [A] [B] [C#m]
e|---------------- 12------|--------12p9--9-12p9---9-12p9-| B|--9h12-12hb~-12b~---rhb--|-9-12p9-----9--------9-------9| G|--(dbl bend)-------------|------------------------------| D|-------------------------|------------------------------| A|-------------------------|------------------------------| E|-------------------------|------------------------------|
[A] [B] [C#m] [A] [B] [G#m] [A]
e|-9-----------------------|-------------------------------------------0-| B|---12p9----9-------------|------------9-10p9---9-10p9---9-10p9-------2-| G|--------11---11p9~-11hb~-|--9-11-9h11--------11-------11-------11-9\-2-| D|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------2-| A|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------0-| E|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------x-|
[A] Just the way that her hair fell down around her [E]face...
[A]
e|-12-11h12p11p9-9-7h9p7-7-4h7p4-7p4------------0-| B|-----------------------------------7p5--------2-| G|---------------------------------------6-4\2--2-| D|----------------------------------------------2-| A|----------------------------------------------0-| E|----------------------------------------------x-|
[A] Then I recall my fall from [C#m]grace,
[C#m] [G#m] [F#m]
e|--12----12---------------------------------| B|----12b---12b-12-9-----9-12-9--------------| G|-------------------11~--------11----9-11~--| D|---------------------------------11--------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------|
Another [Am]time, another [C#m]place... A
e|----------|--------------------------------------0-| B|----------|--------------------------------------2-| G|-9h11p9~--|-------------9\8-8h9p8----------------2-| D|----------|--9h11-11-11-----------11-11-11-11-9\-2-| A|----------|--------------------------------------0-| E|----------|--------------------------------------x-|
[A] Lady [B]writer on the [C#m]TV, (Lady writer on the TV)
e|--------------|
B|--(7b)rhb-p5--|
G|--------------| D|--------------| A|--------------| E|--------------|
[A] She knew [B]all about a [C#m]history,
[A] You couldn't [B]hardly write your[C#m] name
e|-----------| B|-----------|
G|--4h6-6hb--|
D|-----------| A|-----------| E|-----------|
[A] I think I [B]want it [G#m]just the same as the...
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|--rhb-4-6p4-------4-6b-rb-6-4-6~--| D|------------6-4h6-----------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|
[A] Lady [B]writer on the [C#m]TV, (Lady writer on the TV)
e|--------7--------------| B|--7~-5~---7/9-7-5h7p5~-| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|
[A] Talkin' 'bout the [B]Virgin M[C#m]ary (Lady writer)
[A] Yeah, you know I'm [B]talking about [C#m]you and me (Lady writer on the TV)
[A] And the [B]lady writer on the[G#m] TV
(Now play this underneath this verse for second time and lead to solo)
[A] [B] [G#m] [A] [B] [C#m]
e|------------------------------|----------7----------------| B|----------5-7-7b-7b-rb-5h7-5--|--7-5-7hb---7rhb-5-7-7-5h7-| G|--4h6~-4~---------------------|---------------------------| D|------------------------------|---------------------------| A|------------------------------|---------------------------| E|------------------------------|---------------------------|
[A] [B] [C#m] [A] [B] [C#m]
e|------------------------------|-----7---------------------| B|-7~-7~-7~-7~-7~-7~-7~-7~-5h7--|-7hb---rhb-5h7p5h7/12b-12b-| G|------------------------------|---------------------------| D|------------------------------|---------------------------| A|------------------------------|---------------------------| E|------------------------------|---------------------------|
[A] [B] [G#m]
e|---------------------------------------| B|--9h12-12b-12b-9-12p9------------------| G|----------------------11b-11b~-9-11p9--| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------|
Outro Solo:
A B C#m (Lady writer on the TV)
e|------12p9-------------------------------------------------------| B|----9-----12p9---------------------------------------------------| G|-11b----------11h13p11p9-------9-11p9--9-11p9--9-11p9--9-11p9--9-| D|------------------------11-9h11------11------11------11------11--| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A B C#m (Lady writer)
e|------12p9-------------------------------------------------------| B|----9-----12p9---------------------------------------------------| G|-11b----------11h13p11p9-------9-11p9--9-11p9--9-11p9--9-11p9--9-| D|------------------------11-9h11------11------11------11------11--| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A B C#m (Lady writer on the TV)
e|------12p9-------------------------------------------------------| B|----9-----12p9---------------------------------------------------| G|-11b----------11h13p11p9-------9-11p9--9-11p9--9-11p9--9-11p9--9-| D|------------------------11-9h11------11------11------11------11--| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[A] [B] [G#m]
e|------12p9-------------------------------------------------------| B|----9-----12p9------------------------9h12-----------------------| G|-11b----------11h13p11p9---9-11b-11hb~----rhb-11h12p11p9----9~---| D|------------------------11-------------------------------11------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[A] [B] [C#m] [A] [B] [C#m] [A] [B]
e|----------------------------------------------------------19-----| B|-17b~-17b~-17b~-17b~-17b~-17b~-rb-p14--19b-19b-19b-17-19hb---rhb-| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B C#m A B G#m (play to fade...)
e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|-17-19----17----19p17--19p17--19p17--19p17---19b-19b-19b-17-| G|-------18----18------18-----18-----18-----18----------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------|
And that's about it. If you have any questions or comments to make about it, feel free
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