Brothers In Arms Tab

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Transcribed precisely from the 'Money for Nothing' vinyl. Enjoy!
 
Intro
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|-----6-8p6----6h8p6-------------------8/9--11--9--8h---------------9h13---11---------|
|--/6--------------(7)-----(4)-----(7)-------------------11-9h11-11-------------------|
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|---11b13-11--9--8h---------8------------------(9)----(8)-----------------------------|
|-------------------11--9h11---11---------------------------(11)---------11--11-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------11--------------|
 
Verse 1
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|----------------------------------8r6p4h6~ ------------------------------------------|
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    These mist covered mountains                  Are a home now for me
 
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|----------------------------------8p6---6h8------------------------------------------|
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    But my home is the lowlands                    And always will be
 
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|------------------------------8------------------------------------------------------|
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    Some day you'll return to                        Your valleys and your farms
 
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|---------------------------------9---(p8)--------------------------------------------|
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    And you'll no longer burn to be brothers...    in arms
 
 
Interlude 1
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|--9p8h9~ /11--9--8h--------------------11~ --9-8h11-9-8-----------9h13--11-----(13)~ |
|--------------------11--9h11-11-------------------------11p9-11----------------------|
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Verse 2
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------8~ /9~ /11~-------|
|----------------------------------13p11-11-11----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------11----11-11h13-------------------------------------|
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    Through these fields of destruction                     Baptisms of fire
 
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|-----------------------------11p10\8h10----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------8-------------------------9~ /11~ -----------|
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     I've witnessed your suffering                        As the battle raged higher
 
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|-----------------------------------9p7\6h7-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------8-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------9~ /11~ ---------9~ |
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     And though they did hurt me so bad                  In the fear and alarm
 
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|-----------------------------9-p8----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------11------------------------------------------------|
|-\8~ -----------------(9)------------------------------------------------------------|
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     You did not desert me my brothers in arms
 
Interlude 2
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|---8--11b13~ ---\8-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------11-9-8-----------------8h9-/-11--9p8---8---------9h13-11----(13)~ |
|--------------------------11-11-------------------------11--11-11--------------------|
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Bridge
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|-----------11\----------------------------8------------(8)---------------------------|
|-----------11\---------------------6--8h9---11---(9h11)-----------------8h9p8---9-11-|
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    There's so many different worlds                    So many different suns
 
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|---------------------------9p8-------8----(8)~ /(9)~ --------------------------------|
|-------------------------------11--9---11--------------------------------------------|
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|----------------------------------------------------------------------/12\----0^^^^--|
    And we have just one world                    But we live in different ones
 
Interlude 3
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|---------------------------------------------------------9h11p9~ --------------------|
|------8h11-11b13~ r11p9-9~ -----11b13-11--8-8h11-11b13~ --------11p9-9~ 8h11p8h11p8--|
|-----9--------------------------------------9----------------------------------------|
|---11--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-11b13---8-------------------------------X-------------------------------------------|
|-----------11--9p8--------------9~ -11---X-12r11--9----9h13-11~ ----13~ --11~ --9~ --|
|-------------------11-9-11---------------X-------------------------------------------|
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Verse 3
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|------------------------------------------------------------------------9~ ----11~ --|
|----------8~ -------------11~ ------11--11-------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------11--11h13----------------------------------------|
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    Now the sun's gone to hell and                   The moon's riding high
 
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|----------------------13b15r14b15~r13-11h13p11----------------8~ ---6h8-9~ 8---------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------9-------9~ (11)~|
|------------------------------------------------------------------6/7----------------|
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    Let me bid you farewell                        Every man has to die
 
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|--------------------------13b15-13-11h13-13b15r14b15~ ------r13-11-------13~ -(11)~ -|
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    But it's written in the starlight                     And every line on your palm
 
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|----------------9p8~ ----------------------------------------------------------------|
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    We're fools to make war on our brothers in arms
 
End Solo
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|-------------------------------------------9--------9h11p9h--9----9------------------|
|--11b13~ ---11--8------------------------8---11b13~ -------11-11~ -11-9p8------------|
|------------------9p8-----------------------------------------------------11-11~ (p9)|
|----------------------11p9-11-11~ ---------------------------------------------------|
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|--11~ ------11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9----(8)-----------------------------------------------|
|--11b13~ ---11-9--11-11-9-9-9-9------9~ 11~ 11b12r11p9~ ----9-X-11-11~ 11h13p11-11~--|
|--------------------------------------------------------11~ -X-11-11~ 11--------11~--|
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|---9-11-12-12~ ------------------------9~ 9-9-11-12-12~ --9---12b14~ ----------------|
|--8---------------------------------/8-8~ -------------------------------------------|
|-9----------------------------------/9-9~ -------------------------------------------|
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|-12b14~ 12-11p9----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------11p8h--8--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------11-9p8-11p9\8h-------9~ 11~ 11~p9-12\11~-9--11-XX-11-11-9--9-X---|
|----------------------------------11-11~ -----------------------11-XX-11-11--11------|
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|---------------------------------------------5p4-------------------------------------|
|--11-11-11-9~ ---------X-----------X-X----------6p4----------------------------------|
|---9-11-11-9~ ---------X-----------X-X--------------6p4h6p4--------------------------|
|------------------------------(11)---------------------------6p4---------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------7-4~ ----------------|
 
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|--------------------------------------------------11--9----9-11--9-------------------|
|-------------(6)~ ---------------------------------11--9-11-9-11--9-11-X-------------|
|-(0)~ --(2)~ --(4)~ ------------------------------------(11)--------11-X-------------|
 
|--------------------------------------------14----------------12---11h12p11--11--9---|
|-------11-12-12b14--12-11-9-12-12b14r12------14b16~r14p12--12-14~ --------14--12-----|
|----13----------------------------------------------------13-------------------------|
|--13---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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                                                               <Begin Fade>
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|-12-12-9-----9-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---8----11b13-(8)------------------------------------------------9~------------------|
|-----------------9p8--------------------9~ -11~b12r11p9~ -------11~--11h13-14~ ------|
|--------------------11p9-11~ ------9h11----------------------/11---------------------|
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------11p9------------|
|------------------------------------------------9-9~ -9h11-12-12~ -9--9----9h12b14---|
|--13~ --11-11-9~ -----------9p8----------------8-8-----------------------------------|
|--11~ --11-11------------11---11p9h--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------11-11--------------------------------------------|
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|-9h11p9------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------12p9h12-9h-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------11-8h11-11b13-11p8--8---------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------11-9-------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------11-9--9h11-11------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------11-------------------------------------|
 
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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
| ()    Grace note
| ^^  Whammy bar
 
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I wanted to learn this song, because mark knopfler is my idol, and i thought it would be really cool
Up to verse 2 and seems pretty bang on so far.