Single Handed Sailor bass tab by Dire Straits

Dire Straits - Single Handed Sailor
 On the album Communique - 1979

 Made by Erik Hubendick fender-bender@telia.com

 Figure 1 x2 (intro)
 Dm                C        G7
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 |----------------|----------------|----------------|------3h5-3-----|
 |5-0-3-5~~~~~----|5-0-3-5~~~~~----|3-----3~~~~~----|------------5-3-|
 |------------5-5-|------------5-5-|--5-3-------5-5-|3-1/3-----------|

 Figure 2 x2 (Verse)
 Dm   C    Bb   F    Dm   C    Bb   F
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 |----------------|----------------|----------------|----3-----------|
 |5-----5-3-----3-|1-----1---------|5-----5-3-----3-|1-3-------------|
 |----5-------3---|--------1-----1-|----5-------3---|------1~~~~~~~1-|
 Figure 3
 x2
 Dm   C    Bb   F    Dm   C    Bb   F
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 |----------------|----------------|----------------|----3-----------|
 |5--5--5-3--3--3-|1---1-1---------|5--5--5-3--3--3-|1-3-------------|
 |----5-------3---|---1----1~~~~~1-|----5-------3---|------1~~~~~~~5-|
                                  |
                           substitute this
                         note to 3 last time
 Pre-chorus (or chorus, or something?)
 Am   C    Dm     C  Bb        C
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 |------5/7-------|----------5h7---|----------------|----------------|
 |--------------3-|5-----5-------3-|1-----1-------1-|3---0---------3-|
 |5---------------|----------------|----------------|------3---1-3---|
 Dm   C    Bb   F    Gm        Bb
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 |----------------|----------------|------3-5-----3-|----------------|
 |5-----5-3-----3-|1-----1---------|----------------|1-----1-------1-|
 |----5-------3---|--------1-----1-|3---------------|----------------|

 Chorus
 C    C#dim  Dm     C  Bb        C
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 |3-----3-4---4-0-|5---0-5-----3---|1-----1---------|3---0---------3-|
 |----------4-----|----------------|------------3-1-|------3---1-3---|
 Dm   C    Bb   F    Gm        Bb
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 |----------------|----------------|------3-5-----3-|----------------|
 |5-----5-3-----3-|1---1-1---------|----------------|1~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
 |----5-------3---|---1----1~~~~~1-|3---------------|----------------|

 Now play: Figure 1 x2  (interlude)
      Figure 3 x2  (verse)
      Pre-chorus
      Chorus
      Figure 1 ,repeat to fade
 Enjoy :p