#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Date: Mon, 11 Dec 1995 16:21:20 +0200 From: timbo@sci.fi (Timo Tattari) Subject: TAB: Romeo & Juliet by Dire Straits Artist: Dire Straits Composer / Writer : Mark Knopfler Album: Making Movies Song: Romeo & Juliet Transcriber: Timo Tattari (Timbo@sci.fi) (Some inspiration from the James Reese tab) Guitar used: National Duolian, effects & amp unknown Right, this is a beginners-only tabulature, not 100% transcript but easy to play, and even sounds like the real thing! Tuning: Normal Capo: None X --5--5--5--5---5-3-0-1--1--1--0--1-3-5-- -------------6-------------------------- -----5------5------------3-------------- Repeat two times and on ---------------------------------------- second time when you get to ---------------------------------------- X jump to the tab below.. ---------------------------------------- --0--1--5-- -----3--6-- -----3--5-- -----3--7-- ----------- ----------- And then play the song with the chords found on the James Reese tab (below) Have phun! Email: Timbo@sci.fi WWW: http://www.sci.fi/~timbo/ ==== >From jreese@leland.Stanford.EDU (james reese) Subject: Re: tab for Dire Straits and Spin Doctors... Date: Wed, 30 Dec 92 07:19:09 GMT This is the version that I figured out, after listening to the song about 12,000 times. It's not nearly as rich as the one that Mark Knopfler does, but it certainly makes it recognizable. And it's fun to play. Any corrections/additions are quite welcome. Song: "Rome and Juliet" Group: Dire Straits Album: Making Movies The intro starts out with a D-structured F chord: strum and then pick out the first three notes, then strum again. Next, pick the last three notes of the F chord and slide the picking down the E-string to a Bb chord: F(D-struct) Bb (strum a few times) E---5------------------5-------------5--3--0-----1-------------------- B---6----------6-------6----------6--------------3-------------------- G---5-------5----------5-------5-----------------3-------------------- D---7----7------------------------------------------------------------ A--------------------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------------------- Now pick on the E-string back up to the D-struct. F chord and pick those first 3 notes again, then strum. Now quickly move to a downward sweep pick on the F chord barred at the first fret (plus the unfretted E-string note), which leads back to the Bb: F(D-struct) F(barred,1st fret) Bb(strum...) --0h1--3----5----------------5------------------1-----0----1--------- ------------6----------6-----6---------------1--------------3--------- ------------5-------5--------5------------2-----------------3--------- ------------7----7---------------------3------------------------------ ------------------------------------3--------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Now it's back up the E-string to the D-struct F for more of the same (the rest of the band kicks in here and starts to obscure things). F(D-struct) Bb(strum...) --0h1--3----5------------------5-------------5--3--0-----1------------ ------------6---------6--------6----------6--------------3------------ ------------5------5-----------5-------5-----------------3------------ ------------7---7----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This time on the way back up to the D-struct F we play the A and G notes on the E-string. Then do the D-struct F thing again, then do a quick downward seep-pick on the open C chord, with the high G note added (1st string at 3rd fret). An open E-string then leads to the Bb. Then it's up to the D-struct F for the start of the lyrics: F(D-struct) Bb(strum/pick...) --5--3------5-------------5------------------3---0---1-------0h1--3--- etc ------------6---------5---6---------------1----------3---------------- ------------5------6------5------------0-------------3---------------- ------------7---7-------------------2--------------------------------- ---------------------------------3------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- F(Dstruct) Dm (open) C(open) F(1st fret) A lovestruck Romeo sings a streetsuss serenade F(1st fret) C(open) Dm(open) Bb Laying everybody low with the love song that he made C(barre 3rd fret) Bb C(3rd fret) F(1st fret) Finds a streetlight Steps out of the shade, says something like Bb C(3rd fret) you and me, babe, how about it? Then add that nice little riff: --0--0----------- --------3--1----- Followed by strumming F(1st fret). --------------3-- F(1st fret) C(open) Dm(open) Juliet says, "Hey, it's Romeo! you nearly gave me a 'eart attack!" C(open) F(1st fret) C(open) Dm(open) Bb He's underneath the window, she's singing "Hey la my boyfriend's back C(3rd fret) Bb C(3rd fret) F(1st fret) Shouldn't come around here, singing up at people like that Bb C(3rd fret) Anyway, what you gonna do about it?" F(1st fret) C(3rd fret) Dm(5th fret) C(3rd fret) Bb Juliet the dice was loaded from the start C(3rd fret) F(1st fret) C(3rd fret) Dm(5th fret) C(3rd fret) Bb And I bet and you exploded into my heart C F C Bb Dm(open) Bb And I forget, I forget, the movie song Gm F Bb C B C F --3-- When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet --3-- --3-- And now you can do the downward sweep-picking on the F(1st fret) to get to the Bb, then pick up the E-string to get to the D-struct F again. That's about it (at least, that's as much as I'm able to do). Hope this helps. Again, any corrections/additions/suggestions are welcome. #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: sl2d1@mars.ee.usu.edu (kreifeldt richard allen) Subject: CRD: Romeo and Juliet by Dire Straights Here are the chords for Romeo and Juliet by Dire Straights. all of the usual diclaimers/excuses apply. I took it from "Money for Nothing", the greatest hits CD. To hear some great solo work, see the live versions on Alchemy(?) First of all, you capo on the fith fret and then play the intro chords as you would in first position (i.e. play the F as a first position C, the Dm as a first position Am, etc) then you will find that the intro is a simple fingerpicking of the chords, don't have to hardly move the hands! *NOTE* I wrote the actual chords out, not the normal thing of writing out the chords as if in first position referenced to the capo. Sorry about this, but I play it in first position while by friend plays the capo'd part, so it was easier for me to write it this way. here is the conversion: Actual chord Play Capo'd as first position F (x87565) C Dm (x57765) Am C (875558) G Bb (688766) F Gm (xx5786) Dm Romeo and Juliet: intro: F Dm x4 Verse I: F C Dm C F A lovestruck Romeo sings the streets a serenade F C Dm C Bb Laying everybody low with a love song that he made C Bb C F Finds a street light steps out into the shade Bb C Says something like you and me babe, how about it? F C Dm C F Juliet says hey it's Romeo, you nearly gave me a heart attack F C Dm C Bb He's underneath the window, she's singing hey la my boyfriends back C Bb C F you shouldn't come around here singing up to people like that Bb C Anyway, what you gonna do about it? Chorus I: F C Dm C Bb Juliet the dice was loaded from the start F C Dm C Bb And I bet, and you exploded in my heart. F C Dm Bb And I forget, I forget, the movie song Gm F Bb C Dm C F When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong Juliet? Verse II: Come up on different streets, they both the streets of shame Both dirty both mean, yes and even and dream was just the same And I dreamed your dream for you and now your dream is real. How can you look at me as if I was just another part of your deal Well you can fall for chains of silver, you can fall for chains of gold. you can fall for pretty strangers and the promises they hold You promised me everything, you promised me thick and thin yeah Now you just say oh Romeo yeah, I used to have a scene with him. Chorus II: Juliet when we made love you used to cry you said I love you like the stars above I'll love you till I die There's a place for us, you know the movie song When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong Juliet? Verse III: I can't do the talk, like they talk on the tv I can't do a love song, like the way it's meant to be. I can't do anything, but I'd do anything for you. I cant't do anything but be in love with you. And all I do is miss you and the way we used to be All I do is keep the beat and bad company. All I do is kiss you through the bars of a rhyme Juliet I'd do the stars with you anytime. Repeat Chorus II: Verse IV: A love struck Romeo, sings the streets a serenade. Now he's laying everymody low, with a love song that he made. Finds a convenient street light, steps out of the shade Says something like you and me babe how about it outro: Bb C (as long as the lead player can do those tasty fills) p.s. A second guitarist playing in first position really fills this song out if you are not doing it with a full band. -- Rick Kreifeldt | I got a bad bad feeling, sl2d1@sol.ee.usu.edu | my Baby don't live here no more. Utah State Univ. | That's okay, I still got my guitar. (wherethe hellis)Logan, Ut | (Hendrix) --