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Money For Nothing - Dire Straits
Brothers in Arms (1985)
Written by Mark Knopfler & Sting
Transcribed by Robin Karlsson
February 2004, Sweden
Submited by Robin Karlsson
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Hola!
This is a tribute to Mark Knopfler, one of the GREAT #1 guitar players. It's
also my first tab. I don't like any of the tabs I've found of this cool song.
They never seem to fit with Mark's playing on the record. I therefor decided
to transcribe it myself. I had to slow the song down using a computer to get
it right. Below is the result. A good and pretty precise transcription of an
awsome rock song. If you just want the lyrics you have to search elsewhere.
Please send me an e-m@il if you like this tab or if you discover any errors
Enjoy!
Play with distortion and perferably a "nasal tone" (Some Echo)
Fingerstyle is essential (Thumb, Forefinger and Middle Finger)
Learn it by heart
! = pitched tone , ~ = vibrato
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Intro.
E||------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
B||---------------------6--|-------------------------|-----------------------|
G||--7----7----7--5--7--5--|-------7--5--5--3-----0--|-------0------3--------|
D||--5----5----5--5--5-----|--5----5--5--5--3--0--0--|--0----0------3--0--0--|
A||------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
E||------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
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------------5/---3--0--|-------7-------5--7--7--|--------5--7p-5--3/-0--0--|
--3/---5----5/---3--0--|--5!---5----5--5--5--5--|--5-----5--5-----3/-0--0--|
--1/---3---------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
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--5!---0-------3/-0-----|---------------------|-------7----7--5--7--5--|
--x----0----0--------0--|--3/---5----5~-------|--5!---5----5--5--5-----|
------------------------|--3/---5----5~-------|------------------------|
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-------7--5--5--3-----0--|--x----0------3/-0--0--|--3/---5----5/---3--0--|
--5----5--5--5--3--0--0--|--x----0------3/-0--0--|--3/---5----5/---3--0--|
-------------------------|-----------------------|--1/---3----3/---1-----|
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------------------------|-----8--------------------|-----------------------|
--x----7-------5--7--7--|--7--------7p-5--3/-0-----|--x----0------3--0-----|
--5!---5----5--5--5--5--|--5-----5--5-----3/-0--0--|--x----0------3--0--0--|
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--3/---5----5--------||
--3/---5----5--------||
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Verse.
(The lyrics are timed approximately)
E||---------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
B||---------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
G||--x----0------x------|--0----0--0----0h-3--0--|--x----0------3--0--0--|
D||--x----0------x------|--0----0--0----0h-3--0--|--x----0------3--0--0--|
A||---------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
E||---------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
Now look at them yo-yo's that's the way you do it, You play the guitar on the
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-----------------5----|--x----0------0h-3--0--|----------------0-----0--|
--3/---5----5----5----|--x----0------0h-3--0--|-------5--5~-0--0h-3--0--|
--1/---3----3---------|-----------------------|--5----5--5~-------------|
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M T V That ain't workin' that's the way you do it
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----------0--0--0--------|-------0----------------|--0----7----7--5--7--5--|
--0----3--0--0--0--3--0--|--3-------0--5p---3--0--|--x----5----5--5--5-----|
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Money for nothin' and chicks for free Now that ain't workin'
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-------7--5--5--3-----0--|--x----0------3/-0--0--|------------5----3--0--|
--5----5--5--5--3--0--0--|--x----0------3/-0--0--|--3/---5----5----3--0--|
-------------------------|-----------------------|--1/---3----3----------|
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that's the way you do itLemme tell ya them guys ain't dumb
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-------7------5--7--7--|----7----7p-5--3-----0--|--0----0------0--------|
--x----5------5--5--5--|----5----5-----3--0-----|--0----0------0--3p-0--|
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Maybe get a blister on your little fingerMaybe get a blister on
#upbeat#
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--3--2p-0-------------0--||
-----------3--5--5~---0--||
--------------5--5~------||
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your thumb
Chorus.
#upbeat# Eb5 Bb5 Eb5
E||-------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
B||-------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
G||-------------------|--8--------8--8------|----------------------0--|
D||-------------------|--8--------8--8------|--8--8----8--8--8--8--0--|
A||-------------------|---------------------|--8--8----8--8--8--8--0--|
E||-------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
We gotta install microwave ovens
F5 G5 C5/G G5 F5/C
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--8--8--8--8--8--8----0--|--5--5--5--5--5--5----0--|--7----7----7--5--7--5--|
--8--8--8--8--8--8----0--|--3--3--3--3--3--3----0--|--5----5----5--5--5-----|
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Custom kitchen deliveries We gotta move these
G5 G5/D Bb5/F G5/D F5/C C5 D5
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----7--7--0--3--0-------|--5--5--5----5--5-------|--7--7--7----7--7----0--|
----5--5--0--3--0----3--|--5--5--5----5--5----0--|--7--7--7----7--7----0--|
---------------------3--|---------------------0--|--5--5--5----5--5----0--|
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refrigerators We gotta move these colourTV's
E5 E G5
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--9----9----9----9----|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----|--x----------------||
--9----9----9----9----|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----|--x----------------||
--7----7----7----7----|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|-------------------||
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Repeat!
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If you want all the lyrics you have to search elsewhere. The timing of the
chords are very approximate. Listen to the record!
Chords used:
Gm7[x x 3 3 3 3]
Bb5[6 8 8 x x x]
C5[x 3 5 5 x x]
F5[x 8 10 10 x x]
G5[x x 5 7 x x]
G5/D[x x 0 0 x x]
Eb5[x 6 8 8 x x]
C5/G[x x 5 5 x x]
F5/C[x x x 5 6 x] or [x 3 3 x x x]
Bb5/F[x x 3 3 x x]
D5[x 5 7 7 x x]
E5[x 7 9 9 x x]
E[x 7 9 9 9 x]
comes in at the first chorus
Verse:
Gm7
Now look at them yo-yo's that's the way you do it
Bb5 C5
You play the guitar on the M.T.V.
Gm7
That ain't workin' that's the way you do it
F5 G5
Money for nothin' and chicks for free
Gm7
Now that ain't workin' that's the way you do it
Bb5C5
Lemme tell ya them guys ain't dumb
Gm7
Maybe get a blister on your little finger
G5/D
Maybe get a blister on your thumb
Chorus:
Eb5 Bb5
We gotta install microwave ovens
Eb5 F5
Custom kitchen deliveries
G5 C5/G G5 F5/C G5 G5/D Bb5/F G5/D F5/C
We gotta move these refrigerators
C5 D5 E5 E G5
We gotta move these colour TV's
etc.
