"Private Investigations" Dire Straits No notations tricks : a ">" means the note following should have no attack (i.e. slide it, hammer it, pull it, whatever!). Intro arpeggios (not included in the "Money for Nothing" best-of version) : -------5-7-5-7--|----------------------- -----5----------|----------------------- ---5------------|----------9-12-9------- -7--------------|--------9--------12-9-- ----------------|-----10---------------- ----------------|----------------------- Intro solo: -------------|---------|------|---------------------|---------|---------------- ---8---------|---------|------|-------8>12--8>10-10-|-10>8>10-|-10>12--8------- -----9>11-11-|-11-9-11-|-12-9-|----7----------------|---------|---------------- -9-----------|---------|------|---------------------|---------|---------------- -------------|---------|------|---------------------|---------|---------------- -------------|---------|------|---------------------|---------|---------------- ---------------------------|-------------- ------------8-7--5>10------|----7-7-8----- ---------7-------------9-9-|----7------9-- -------7-------------------|-------------- ----9----------------------|-------------- -7-------------------------|-------------- 1st verse : -------------------7------|------------7-|-------------------------|--- -----------------8---8-7--|----------7---|------------10-----10----|--- --------------------------|--------------|------(9-9)----9-9----9--|--- --------------------------|--------------|-------------------------|--- --------------------------|--------------|-------------------------|--- --------------------------|--------------|-------------------------|--- ...mystery to me ...commences ...fee -----------------|-----------------|------------------|--- -------8-----8---|-------6-----6---|--6-5-4------4----|--- -(7-7)---7-7---7-|-(5-5)---5-5---5-|---------4-4---4--|--- -----------------|-----------------|------------------|--- -----------------|-----------------|------------------|--- -----------------|-----------------|------------------|--- ...expenses ----------|----------------|------------------5--|-----------------------|--- ----------|-------------8--|------------8---8----|-----------------------|--- --12-11-9-|-----6----------|------7-------7------|-----------------------|--- --14------|---9---9---9----|----5---5------------|--7-9-7-9--7-5-5-7-5---|--- ----------|-9-------9------|--7-------7----------|--7------------------7-|--- ----------|----------------|---------------------|-----------------------|--- (*) ...inquiry -------------| -------------| -------------| -----5-------| -5-7---5-7---| -------------| 2nd verse is quite much like the 1st one, give or take a few variations: ------------7--|------------------------|------------|- ----------7----|--------------8---8-7-6-|-------6----|- ---------------|------------7---7-------|-(5-5)---5--|- (goes on same as ---------------|------------------------|------------|- 1st verse) ---------------|------------------------|------------|- ---------------|------------------------|------------|- (repeat) ...reports ...treason --------------------------|-----------------------|- --------10-------------8--|-----------------------|- ---------------7-9---7----|-----------4---4-------|- -----------9-9-----9------|---------7---7---7-5---|- --------------------------|---------------------7-|- --------------------------|-----------------------|- ...reason The "phrase" marked (*) above is also a bit shortened. Last verse (or is it a bridge ? Who cares) -------------------------7----|------------------------|----7----|----- --------------8-7-8-10-8---10-|-------7---7-8---7-8-10-|------8--|----- --------------9---------------|-----9---9-----9--------|---------|----- ------------------------------|-----7------------------|---------|----- ------------------------------|------------------------|---------|----- ------------------------------|------------------------|---------|----- ...you got ...the day ...you got ------------------------------|-----------------7-----|-------------- -----------------7-8-7--------|--------7-8-10-8---10--|-------------- -------------7-9-------9-7-9--|-----------------------|-------------- -----------9------------------|-----------------------|-------------- ------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------- ------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------- ...take away ...of wishky Then comes a modfied version of the intro solo: ---------------|---------|--------------------------|- -----8---------|---------|--------------------------|- -------9>11-11-|-11-9-11-|-11-12-12>11>9>7-7>9-9>6--|- --9------------|---------|--------------------------|- ---------------|---------|--------------------------|- ---------------|---------|--------------------------|- ------10----10-----------|-------------------------------| ---8-----10----8-7-------|------8>10>10--7>8---8---------| -7-----------------9-7---|-------------------9---7-------| -----------------------7-|-------------------------9-7---| -------------------------|-------------------------------| -------------------------|-------------------------------| ------------------------------------------|------------------|- ------------7-10-8-9---7---7--------------|------------------|- --11>7--7-9----------9---9---9-6-7--------|-----11-12-11-9-9-|- -----------------------------------9-7----|---9--------------|- ---------------------------------------10-|------------------|- ------------------------------------------|------------------|- ---------------------------|----------7---------------|- --11>10--------------------|---8--10-----10--8--------|- --12----12-9---------------|---9----------------9--9--|- -------------11-9----------|--------------------------|- -------------------12-9----|--------------------------|- ------------------------12-|--------------------------|- -----------------|-------|-------|-------3--|- -----------------|-------|-------|-------2--|- -----------------|-------|-------|-------3--|- -7-9-7-9-7-7-5-4-|-5>4>2-|-2>4>5-|-5>2---2--|- -10--------------|-------|-------|----------|- -----------------|-------|-------|----------|- ^ Go (diminished G) After the instrumental part has begun, wait for 5 beats (i.e. 9 Es from the bass, including the 1st long one, right after "private... investigations" bom bom bom... :-) -----------------------------------|-------------------|-------------- -----------------7-----------------|---7-8-7-----------|-------------- ---------------7---9>11-11-9>14-14-|---------9>7-9-9---|-------------- -----------7-9---------------------|-----------------9-|-------------- -2-3-5>7-7-------------------------|-------------------|-------------- -----------------------------------|-------------------|-------------- --------------------|------------------7-------------|--------------------- -8>7--8---8---------|--------8-10-8-10---10-8-10>12--|-8>10>8-8-10-10------ -9------7-----------|----7-9-------------------------|-----------------9-9- -9----------9>12>14-|--7-----------------------------|--------------------- --------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------- --------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------- ---------|------------|---------------------| ---------|------------|---------------------| -9>7>6>9-|------------|---------------------| ---------|-12>11>9-12-|------9---12---------| ---------|------------|---12---9----10-9----| ---------|------------|-------------------12|