Once Upon A Time In The West
Once Upon A Time In The West - Dire Straits (original from record)
Transcribed by Erik Hubendick. Feel free to write comments and suggestions to fender-bender@telia.com
Words and music by Mark Knopfler Originally released on Communique - 1979 (The best Dire Straits album I think)
It is quite difficult to play the second and third guitar in this song - the bars are both 4/4 and 2/4. Count 1, 2, 3, 4 , 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4 etc. Key: Am-C
Explaination: p=pull-off h=hammer on /=slide up =slide down b=bend up rb=rebend bd=bend down
Вступление: 1st guitar tr........................ E |-----------------------------------------------------------| B |-------10h13-10h13p10h13p10h13p10h13p10--------------------| G |-10/12--------------------------------------5h7-b9-rb7-p5--| D |------------------------------------------7----------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------------------| 1st Am G F Am G F Am D C |--------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------10p8h10-------------------------------------| |-2p0h2--------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------9b10rb9--9h7-x-10-9-7--| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |2nd guitar | |-----5---3---5------------5---7---8---------------------------| |-----5---3---6------------5---8---6---------------------------| |-----5---4---5------------5---7---5---------------------------| |-----7---5---7------------7---9---7---------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------|
Am D C Am G D |--------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------7b8rb7--------5--5--| |-7b9-x-5h7--5-0-------7p5-9--10p97h9p7---7b8rb7--5h7p5--5--5-| |----------7---------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------|
Am C Am Dm G Am |----------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------5-8p5---8p5---5--------------8----------8-8--------| |---------7b9-------7-----7---7p5----------7b9rb7-----7-7--------| |-7----------------------------------7---------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-x-x-2-5-5-2-0-0h2p0h2p0h2p0----| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| This is how the second guitar plays in the verses (a third one doubles but with some difference)
Am etc... D C similar |5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-x-----5------------------------| |5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-x-----5--------5-7-7-5---------| |5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-x-----5--------5-7-7-5---------| |7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-x-5h7-7--------5-7-7-5---------| |7-7-7-x-----------x-----7------------------------| |5-5-5-x-----------------5------------------------|
1:10
|--------------------------| |--------------------------| |-7b9-rb7p5h7p5------------| |---------------7----------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------|
1:27 |-5--5-5--------| |-5--5-5--------| |---------------| |---------------| |---------------| |---------------|
1:33 |-------------------------------| |-x-1p0----1p0------------------| |------0h2-----0h2--------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|
1:44 |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |--------------5/7-5---------------| |-----5h7-7--7-------7----2-------| |-5h7------------------------------| |----------------------------------|
2:03 |----------| |----------| |-7-b9rb7--| |----------| |----------| |----------|
tr...............
2:07 D |--------------------------------------------------| ------------------------10h13-10h13p10-------------| |-x-5p42-x-2-----10/12----------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|
F Am G F |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |----5h7b9-rb7---5h7p5-----------------------------| |--x---------------------7p5h7---------------------| |-x------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|
Am D C Am |-7b8rb7----5-x-5-5-5-x--8p5-8p5-------------------| |-7b8rb7----5-x-5-5------8p5-8p5-------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------| |-13b15rb13--12h13p1210----10---------------------| |------------------------12----12-9-12-9-----------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|
G D |-----12-15b17-17bd15--------------------14--------| |---13----------------12---15---12-12-------12b13--| |-14-------------------------14--------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|
Am |-12-----------------------------------------------| |----15p13--12h13p1210----10----------------------| |-----------------------12----9h12p9--2-----------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|
C Am |-13p12---15--13p12--------------------------------| |------13----------13---13b15---12h13p12-----------| |--------------------12------------------14-14-----| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|
Dm G Am |-----13-12----------------------------------------| |---13------15-15---------12-13-15-13-12----13-12--| |-14--------------------12---------------14--------| |----------------------x---------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------| |----13-12---13-12---13-12-------------------------| |-14------14------14------14-14--/17--14--12/14----| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|
F Am G |--------------------------------------------------| |---13h15b17rb15--13h15p13--20b22rb20b22-----------| |-14-----------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|
F |------20-----20-----20-----20---------------------| |-20b22--20b22--20b22--20b22--20b22----------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|
3:10 |------------------------------| |-8------8---------------------| |-7b9----7b9rb752------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------|
3:16 |-----------------------------| |-13------13------------------| |-12b14---12b14rb12b14rb12b14-| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|
3:21 (suggestions?) |------10p8h10p87h8p7--------------------| |8/10------------------10p8--8/108--8/10-| |--------------------------9---------9/11-| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
3:27 |-----8-----------------------| |---10----10p8----------------| |--9-----------9h12p9---------| |-x---------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|
3:32 |---------------------| |---------------------| |-7b9rb7--p5h7p5------| |---------------------| |---------------------| |---------------------|
3:35 |------------------| |--8----------8-8--| |--7b9rb7-----7-7--| |------------------| |------------------| |------------------|
3:38 |---------------------| |---------------------| |-5/7-h9p7------------| |-x--------7----------| |---------------------| |---------------------|
3:41 |---------------| |----------8----| |-7b9rb7---7----| |---------------| |---------------| |---------------|
3:44 |-----------------------------| |-10--10-10----10--10--10-10--| |---9------7/9---9---9--------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|
