Lady Writer tab by Dire Straits
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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---|
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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---|--------54------------------|
G|--4h5h6-----------------6~|--64/6-----6p4------4-6p4-6b|
D|--------------------------|----------------6-6~---------|
A|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
A B C#m
Lady writer on the TV,
A B C#m
Talkin' 'bout the Virgin Mary,
A B C#m
Reminded me of you,
A B G#m
Expectations left to come up to, yeah.
A B C#m
Lady writer on the TV
e|--------------|
B|--(7b)rhb-p5--|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
A B C#m
Yeah, she had another quality,
A B C#m
The way you used to look,
e|---------------------|
B|--------5-4-4h5p4----|
G|--4h6-6-----------6--|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
A B G#m
And I know - you never read a book!
A E
Just the way that her hair fell down around her 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 C#m
Then I recall my fall from grace,
G#m F#m
e|-----------------------------|
B|--12b-rhb-9-12p9-12p9--------|
G|----------------------11hb~--|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Am C#m
Another time, another place...
e|----------|---------------------------------------------|
B|----------|---------------------------------------------|
G|-9h11p9~--|--------------9----9----9--------------------|
D|----------|--11----11----------------11----11-11-11-12-|
A|----------|-----11----11---11---11------11--------------|
E|----------|---------------------------------------------|
A B C#m
Lady writer on the TV,
e|--------------|
B|--(7b)rhb-p5--|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
A B C#m
She had all the brains, and the beauty
e|--7-----------------|
B|----7b-rhb-7-5h7-5~-|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
A B C#m
The picture does not fit,
e|------------------------|
B|--5p4-----5p4-----------|
G|------4h6-----4h6~--4~--|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
A B G#m
You talked to me when you felt like it, ah...
A E
Just the way that her hair fell down around her face,
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 C#m
Then I recall my fall from grace,
C#m G#m F#m
e|-------9-12p9---9--------------------|
B|--9-12--------9---12b-rb-12p9--------|
G|------------------------------11hb~--|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Am C#m E
Another time, another place
e|----------|--------------------------------|
B|----------|--------5p4-------------5/7/9~--|
G|-9h11p9~--|--4-4h6-----6-4h6-6~--6---------|
D|----------|--------------------------------|
A|----------|--------------------------------|
E|----------|--------------------------------|
E
Yes and your rich old man,
B
you know he called her a dead ringer
G#m
e|----------------------|
B|--7h9-----------------|
G|------8-64-4h6p4-----|
D|------------------6~--|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
G#m F#m
You got the same command, but your mother was a jazz 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 E
Just the way that her hair fell down around her face...
A
e|-12-11h12p11p9-9-7h9p7-7-4h7p4-7p4------------0-|
B|-----------------------------------7p5--------2-|
G|---------------------------------------6-42--2-|
D|----------------------------------------------2-|
A|----------------------------------------------0-|
E|----------------------------------------------x-|
A C#m
Then I recall my fall from 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|-------------------------------------------|
Am C#m
Another time, another place... A
e|----------|--------------------------------------0-|
B|----------|--------------------------------------2-|
G|-9h11p9~--|-------------98-8h9p8----------------2-|
D|----------|--9h11-11-11-----------11-11-11-11-9-2-|
A|----------|--------------------------------------0-|
E|----------|--------------------------------------x-|
A B C#m
Lady writer on the TV, (Lady writer on the TV)
e|--------------|
B|--(7b)rhb-p5--|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
A B C#m
She knew all about a history,
A B C#m
You couldn't hardly write your name
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|--4h6-6hb--|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
A B G#m
I think I want it just the same as the...
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--rhb-4-6p4-------4-6b-rb-6-4-6~--|
D|------------6-4h6-----------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
A B C#m
Lady writer on the TV, (Lady writer on the TV)
e|--------7--------------|
B|--7~-5~---7/9-7-5h7p5~-|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
A B C#m
Talkin' 'bout the Virgin Mary (Lady writer)
A B C#m
Yeah, you know I'm talking about you and me (Lady writer on the TV)
A B G#m
And the lady writer on the 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|------------------------------------------------------------|
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