Walk Of Life Dire Straits
Dire Straits - Walk of Life
transcripted by Stefan Arheilger
Key E (f#,c#,g#,d#)
Chords:
E (022100)
A (x02220)
B (x2444x)
B7(x2424x)*
*Normally 2nd Guitar plays B instead of B7, but Organ plays B7...
But I prefer B7 also for Guitar. Just try it, if you want ;)
4/4-Time
Intro (arranged for guitar, or play it one or two octavs higher):
G||-1-|-----|---|------|---|-----|-------|---|| D||-2-|---4-|-2-|------|-4-|---1-|-2-4s6-|-4-|| A||-2-|---6-|-4-|--4s6-|-6-|---2-|-4---7-|-6-|| E||---|-----|-5-|------|-7-|---4-|-5-----|-7-||
[1] [1] [3] [1] [1] [3] [1] [1] [3] [1] [4] [1]
Now (2nd) guitar starts to play following CHords (strum only one time and let ring):
[E] [A] [B] [A] [B7]
G||-1-|-----|---|------|---|-----|-------|---|| D||-2-|---4-|-2-|------|-4-|---1-|-2-4s6-|-4-|| play A||-2-|---6-|-4-|--4s6-|-6-|---2-|-4---7-|-6-|| twice E||---|-----|-5-|------|-7-|---4-|-5-----|-7-||
[1] [1] [3] [1] [1] [3] [1] [1] [3] [1] [4] [1]
2nd Guitar plays following riff over and over:
E||-0---0-0-0-0-0---|---|-0---0-0-0-0-0---|---|-----------------|---|| B||-0---0-0-0-0-0---|---|-2---2-2-2-2-2---|---|-4---4-4-4-4-4---|---|| G||-1---1-1-1-1-1---|-%-|-2---2-2-2-2-2---|-%-|-4---4-4-4-4-4---|-%-|| D||-2---2-2-2-2-2---|---|-2---2-2-2-2-2---|---|-4---4-4-4-4-4---|---|| A||-2---2-2-2-2-2---|---|-0---0-0-0-0-0---|---|-2---2-2-2-2-2---|---|| E||-0---0-0-0-0-0---|---|-----------------|---|-----------------|---|| E||-0---0-0-0-0-0---|-----------------|| B||-2---2-2-2-2-2---|-4---4-4-4-4-4---|| G||-2---2-2-2-2-2---|-4---4-4-4-4-4---|| D||-2---2-2-2-2-2---|-4---4-4-4-4-4---|| A||-0---0-0-0-0-0---|-2---2-2-2-2-2---|| E||-----------------|-----------------||
Now let's do the Walk ;)
[E] [A]
E||---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|| B||---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| G||---------------------|-----------------|-----2-----------|-----------------|| D||-------------2-2-----|-2-2-4-4---------|-----4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-2-4p2-------|| A||---------4-2-2-2-4-4-|-2-2-4-4p2---4-0-|-0-0-----0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-4-0-|| E||-7-s-0-0-------------|-0-0-------------|-----------------|-----------------||
4 1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
[B] [A] [B]
E||-------------b---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| B||-------------b---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| G||-----------4-b---|-4---------------|---------2-------|-----------------|| D||-----------4-b---|-4-----------4-2-|-2---2---2-2-2-0-|-----------------|| A||-2---2-2-2---b-2-|-----2-2-----0-0-|-0---4---0-0-4-0-|-2-2-0-0---0---0-|| E||-------------b---|---------4-4-----|-----------------|---------4---2---||
[E] [A]
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| G||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| D||-----------------|-----2-2---------|-----4-2-----4-2-|-2-2-2-4p2-------|| A||-----4-2-2-2-4-2-|-----4-4p2-----0-|-0-0-----0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0---0-0-4-0-|| E||-0---------------|-0-----------4---|-----------------|-----------------||
ooh ooh
[B] [A] [B]
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| G||-----------4-----|-4---------------|-----2-2---------|-----------------|| D||-----------4-----|-----------------|-----4-4p2-------|-2-2-------------|| A||-2-----2r------2r|-----2-2-----0-0-|-0---------0-4-0-|-2-2-0-0---0---0-|| E||-----------------|---------4-4-----|-----------------|---------4---2---||
Verse Riff (Verses 1-2):
[E]
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| G||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| D||-----------------|-------2---------|-2-2-------------|-------2---------|| A||-----4-4-2-2-4-2-|-------4p2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-b-2-2-4-2-|-------4p2---4-2-|| E||-0---------------|-0-0-b-----------|-0-0-------------|-0-0-b-----------||
Here comes...
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| G||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| D||-----------------|-------2---------|-2----2-2-2----2-|-------2---------|| A||---2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-----2-4p2-2-4-2-|-2----2-2-2----2-|-2-2-2-4p2-2---0-|| E||-0---------------|-0---------------|-0----0-0-0----0-|-0-----------4---||
[A] [E]
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| B||---------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| G||---------2-------|-------2---------|-----------------|-----------------|| D||-2---4-2-2---4p2-|-----2-4p2-------|-----------------|-------2---------|| A||-0-------0---0---|-0-----------4-0-|-2---4-2-----4-2-|-----2-4p2---2-0-|| E||-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------||
He got... oh yeah... boy can play.
[A] [E] [//////////////]
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| G||-----------------|-------2-2-------|-----------------|| D||-2-------2-2-2-2-|-----2-4p2-------|-----------------|| A||-0-----0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-----0-4-0-|-2---------------|| E||-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------||
dedication, devotion, turning...
[////////////////////////////////] [E] [B]
E||-----------12-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| B||------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| G||-14---16-----14h16-14-----12--------|-----------------|-------------4-b-|| D||-------------------------------14---|-----------------|-----4-4-4---4-b-|| A||------------------------------------|-2-2---2-----0---|-2-2---2-2-------|| E||------------------------------------|-0-0-----4-------|-----------------||
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
He do... woman. He do the...
[E] [A] [E] [B]
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| G||-----------------|-----2-2---------|-----------------|-----4-------4---|| D||---------4-4-----|-----4-4p2-------|---2-2-2---------|-----------------|| A||-2-----2-2-2---0-|-0-----------4---|---2-4-2-5-5p4-2-|-2-2---2-2-2-----|| E||-0-----------4---|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------||
Well he do the walk, do the walk of life.
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dire_straits/walk_of_life_tab_ver_7.html )
[A] [B] [E]
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| G||-------2---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| D||-----2-------4---|-----------------|-----------------|-----2-2-----2-0-|| A||-0---------4-----|-2-2-0-0---0---0-|-----4-2-2-2-4-2-|---2-4-4p2---4-0-|| E||---------2-------|---------4---2---|-0-0-------------|-0-0-------------||
He do...
[A] [B]
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| G||-----------------|-----------------|-----------4-----|-4---------------|| D||-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-2-4p2-------|-----------4-----|-4---------------|| A||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-----4-4-|-2-----2-------2-|-----2-2-------0-|| E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-------||
end of Verse Riff
First end:
[A] [B]
E||-----------------|-----------------|| B||-----------------|-----------------|| G||-------2---------|-----------------|| D||-2-----4p2-----0-|-----------------|| A||-0---------0-4-0-|-2-2-0-0---0---0-|| E||-----------------|---------4---2---||
Play Verse Riff (verse 2)
Bridge:
[A] [B] [E]
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| G||-----2-2---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| D||-----4-4p2-------|-----------------|---------2-2-----|-----2-2---2-----|| A||-0---------0-4-0-|-2-2-0-0---0---0-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-----2-4p2-2-----|| E||-----------------|---------4---2---|-0---------------|-0-----------4-0-||
[A] [B]
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| G||-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------4-----|-4---------------|| D||-2---4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-2-4p2-------|-4-4-4-4---4-----|-4-----------4-2-|| A||-0---------------|-0-0-0-0---0-4-0-|-2-2-2---2-----2-|-----2-2-------0-|| E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-------||
[A] [B]
E||-----------------|-----------------|| B||-----------------|-----------------|| G||-----------------|-----------------|| D||-2---4-2---2-2-2-|---------------0-|| A||-0-0-----0-0-4-0-|-2-2-0-0---0-----|| E||-----------------|---------4---2---||
[E]
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| G||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| D||-----------------|-------2---------|-2-2-------------|-------2---------|| A||-----4-4-2-2-4-2-|-------4p2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-b-2-2-4-2-|-------4p2---4-2-|| E||-0---------------|-0-0-b-----------|-0-0-------------|-0-0-b-----------||
Here comes...
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| G||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| D||-----------------|-------2---------|-2----2-2-2----2-|-------2---------|| A||---2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-----2-4p2-2-4-2-|-2----2-2-2----2-|-2-2-2-4p2-2---0-|| E||-0---------------|-0---------------|-0----0-0-0----0-|-0-----------4---||
[A] [E]
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| B||---------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| G||---------2-------|-------2---------|-----------------|-----------------|| D||-2---4-2-2---4p2-|-----2-4p2-------|-----------------|-------2---------|| A||-0-------0---0---|-0-----------4-0-|-2---4-2-----4-2-|-----2-4p2---2-0-|| E||-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------||
He got... oh yeah... boy can play.
[A] [E] [//////////////]
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| G||-----------------|-------2-2-------|-----------------|| D||-2-------2-2-2-2-|-----2-4p2-------|-----------------|| A||-0-----0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-----0-4-0-|-2---------------|| E||-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------||
dedication, devotion, turning...
[////////////////////////////////] [E]
E||-----------12-----------------------|-----------------|| B||------------------------------------|-----------------|| G||-14---16-----14h16-14-----12--------|-----------------|| D||-------------------------------14---|-----------------|| A||------------------------------------|-----4-2-----0---|| E||------------------------------------|-0-------4-------||
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
and after all...
[B] [E] [A] [E]
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| G||-----4-4---4-----|-----------------|-------2---------|-----------------|| D||-----4-4---4-----|-----------------|-2-2-2-4p2-------|---2---2---------|| A||-2-2-----2-------|---------2-------|-0-0-------0-4-0-|---2h4-2-5-5p4-5-|| E||-----------------|-0-0-b-0-----4---|-----------------|-0---------------||
doble talk, ... You do the walk YEAH!
[B] [A] [B]
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| G||-----------------|-------2-b-------|-----------------|| D||-----4-------4---|-b---2-------4---|-----------------|| A||-2-2---2-2-2-----|-0---------4-----|-2-2-0-0---0---0-|| E||-----------------|---------2-------|---------4---2---||
You do... You do...
Outro Riff 1:
[E] [A]
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| G||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| D||---------2-2-2-2-|-----2-2---------|-2---4-2-----4-2-|-2-2-2-4p2-------|| A||-----4-4-2-2-4-2-|---2-4-4p2-2---0-|-0-------0-------|-0-0-0-0---0-4-4-|| E||-0-0-------------|-0-----------4---|-----------------|-----------------||
Aah... Ouh...
[B] [A] [B]
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| G||-----------4-----|-4---------------|-----------------|-----------------|| D||-----------4-----|-4---------------|-----4-4-2-4-----|-----------------|| A||-2-2-2-2-2-----2-|-----2-2-------0-|-0---0-0-0-0-4-0-|-2-2-0-0---0---0-|| E||-----------------|---------4---4---|-----------------|---------4---2---||
Outro Riff 2, PLAY TWICE:
[E] [A]
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| G||-----------------|-----------------|---2-2-2---------|-----2-2---------|| D||-----2-2-2-2---0-|-----2-2---------|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-2-4p2-------|| A||-2-2-4-2-2-2h4-2-|-----2-4p2-2---0-|-0-------0-0-0-0-|-0-0-------0-4-4-|| E||-0---------------|-0-----------4---|-----------------|-----------------||
[B] [A] [B]
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| G||-----------4-----|-4---------------|-----2-2---------|-----------------|| D||---4-4-4---4-----|-4---------------|-2-2-4-4p2-----0-|-----------------|| A||-2-2-2-2-2-----2-|-----2-2-------0-|-0-0---------4-0-|-2-2-0-0---0---0-|| E||-----------------|---------4---4---|-----------------|---------4---2---||
^^^^^^^^^^Fade out....
That was it ;) ... Hard work man, hope it is good for you ...
if you have any comments or requestions please mail me at
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