Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms

Notes, accurate

Hiero: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/dire-straits/brothers-in-arms-official-2460396

Legenda:

• Boogjes aan de onderkant (soms bovenkant): Sustain
• Boogjes aan de bovenkant: Hamer-on & pull-off
• Rechte lijnen: Slides.

G#m - No capo - 4:51 single version

Intro G#m E G#m C#m G#m E G#m C#m G#m E C#m G#m G#m Part 1 E F# These mist covered mountains B Bsus4 B Are home now for me G#m D#m But my home is the low lands (5:00) E F# And always will be G#m D#m Someday you'll return to E F#sus4 Your valley and your farms (6:15) G#m And you'll no longer burn E F#sus4 To me brothers in arms G#m E G#m C#m G#m E C#m G#m G#m Part 2 (2:09) E F# Through these fields of destruction B Bsus4 B Baptisms of fire G#m D#m I've witnessed your suffering . E F#sus4 F# As the battles raged higher G#m D#m And though they did hurt me so bad E F#sus4 In the fear and alarm G#m You did not desert me E F# My brothers in arms

Break 1 G#m E C#m G#m E C#m G#m Part 3 (2:34) G#m F# G#m F# There's so many different worlds B E So many different suns F# G#m F# And we have just one world B E But we live in different ones Break 2 (3:00) G#m E G#m C#m G#m E G#m C#m G#m E C#m G#m G#m Part 4 (4:05) E F# Now the sun's gone to hell B Bsus4 B And the moon's riding high G#m D#m Let me bid your farewell E Everyman has to die G#m D#m But its written in the starlight E F#sus4 And every line on your palm G#m We're fools to make war E F# On our brothers in arms Outtro (4:14) G#m E C#m E (6x)

Notes

• This transcription is based on the 4:51-version of the song.
• No capo
• Key: G#
• Scale: G#m
• Signature: 4/4
• 78 bpm
• Primary source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/dire_straits/brothers_in_arms_official_2460396

F♯sus4 (1) - Gitaar

Tutorial JustinGuitar - Rhythm - G#m - No capo

Video:

• Performance: 0:00-1:36
• General: 1:36-3:33
• Chord progressions: 3:33 - This is actually played by keyboard, not by guitar. The video discusses a rendition for rythm guitar
  • Intro: 3:43
  • Verse: 4:20

Intro

G#m E G#m C#m
G#m E G#m C#m
G#m E C#m G#m G#m

Play the E as an A-shape on the 7th fret

Part 1

           E       F#
These mist covered mountains
                 B   Bsus4  B(*)
Are home now for me
                   G#m D#m
But my home is the low lands
       (5:00)
                E    F#sus4  F#
And always will be
                G#m     D#m
Someday you'll return to 
                     E     F#sus4
Your valley and your farms
                     (6:15)
           F#        G#m
And you'll no longer burn
   E           F#sus4   F#
To brothers in arms

G#m E G#m C#m
G#m E C#m G#m G#m

B(*)

There are different ways to play this B 5:30:

• A-shape with a barré on 2
• E-shape with a barré on 7
• Some weird open cord with a imagined barré on 6
• Some weird cord with a barré on 6

Part 2 (2:09)

                          E    F#
Through these fields of destruction
            B   Bsus4 B
Baptisms of fire
                    G#m   D#m
I've witnessed your suffering
        .             E       F#sus4   F#
As the battles raged higher
                    G#m         D#m
And though they did hurt me so bad
                  E     F#sus4
In the fear and alarm
    F#       G#m
You did not desert me
      E        F#
My brothers in arms

Break 1 (2:55)

G#m E C#m
G#m E C#m
G#m

Part 3

G#m        F#              G#m          F#
There's so many different worlds
   B               E     
So many different suns
    F#               G#m      F#
And we have just one world
        B             E      E
But we live in different ones

Break 2

G#m E G#m C#m
G#m E G#m C#m
G#m E C#m G#m G#m

Part 4 (4:05)

        D#m(A)        E      F#
Now the sun's gone to hell
                       B   Bsus4   B    
And the moon's riding high
        D#m(A)      G#m    D#m
Let me bid your farewell
                 E
Everyman has to die
                         G#m      D#m
But its written in the starlight
                        E    F#sus4
And every line on your palm
        F#           G#m
We're fools to make war
        E           F#
On our brothers in arms

Outtro

G#m E C#m E    |
G#m E C#m E-F# | Repeat

Tutorial JustinGuitar - Lead - G#m - No capo

Video:

• 7:57: Start

Intro - Lick 1

Video 7:57:

• A-string: Slide to fret 6
• D-string: fret 6
• G-string: fret 3
• D-string: fret 6
• --
• D-string: fret 6
• G-string: fret 3
• G-string: fret 4

Intro - Lick 2

Video 8:35:

• G-3
• G-4 → 6
• G-4
• G3
• D6
• D4
• D6 D6
• --
• G4
• B4
• G6

Intro - Lick 3

Video 9:24:

• G6 ^
• G6
• G4
• G3
• D6, 4, 6
• G3
• D6, 6
• G4→3
• A6, D6, D6

G#m - No capo - Inaccurate

Intro

G#m / E / G#m / E  / C#m

Part 1

                     E       F#
These mist covered mountains
                 B   Bsus4  B
Are home now for me
        D#m(A)      G#m     D#m
But my home is the low lands
                E       F#sus4  F#
And always will be
                G#m     D#m
Someday you'll return to 
                      E      C#m7   F#sus4
Your valley and your farms
           F#        G#m
And you'll no longer burn
      E         F#sus4   F#
To brothers in arms

G: G#m / E / G#m / E 
   G#m/ E  / C#m /C#m/ G#m sus2 
   G#m 

Part 2

                D#m(A)    E       F#
Through these fields of destruction
             B   Bsus4 B
Baptisms of fire
      D#m(A)            G#m      D#m
I've watched all your suffering
        .             E       F#sus4   F#
As the battles raged higher
                    G#m         D#m
And though they did hurt me so bad
                  E     C#m     F#sus4
In the fear and alarm
    F#       G#m
You did not desert me
      E        F#
My brothers in arms

Break 1

G: G#m / E / C#m / E / G#m / E / C#m / C#m -E-F#/ G#m sus2  etc

Part 3

G#m        F#              G#m          F#
There's so many different worlds
   B               E     
So many different suns
    F#               G#m      F#
And we have just one world
        B             E      E
But we live in different ones

Break 2

G: G#m / E / C#m / E / G#m / E / C#m / C#m -E-F#/ G#m sus2  etc

Part 4

        D#m(A)        E      F#
Now the sun's gone to hell
                       B   Bsus4   B    
And the moon's riding high
        D#m(A)      G#m    D#m
Let me bid your farewell
                 E
Everyman has to die
                         G#m      D#m
But its written in the starlight
                        E    C#m    F#sus4
ANd every line on your palm
        F#           G#m
We're fools to make war
        E           F#
On our brothers in arms

Outtro

G#m / E / C#m / E  
G#m / E / C#m / E-F#  
G#m / E / C#m / E  
G#m / E / C#m / E-F#  etc

Sources

Performances

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhdFe3evXpk

YouTube

• Bass cover François Duranton
• Rhythm, on an accoustic guitar
• Guitar cover Eva Vergilova
• Tutorial JustinGuitar Songs → Very good
• Tutorial Paul Campion - Part 1
• Tutorial Paul Campion - Part 2
• Tutorial ZombieGuitar

Ultimate Guitar

I follow this version: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/dire-straits/brothers-in-arms-official-2460396

Chord versions:

• Chords - Version 1 (4,5 ★ * 185): Quite accurate
• Chords - Version 2 (4,5 ★ * 31): Transposed to G - Not accurate
• Chords - Version 3 (4,5 ★ * 113): Transposed to Am - Not accurate
• Chords - Version 5 (4,5 ★ * 94): Quite accurate, but with a capo, which isn't necessary
• Chords - Version 6 (5 ★ * 100): Not very accurate