Going Home - Theme From Local Hero - Dire Straits

Going Home - Theme From Local Hero

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Tablatura interativa
5 Cheap Guitars That Are Actually Great
Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: DCapotraste: Sem capotraste
HWTL
 
Basic tab of the main section (played before games at NUFC)
This is the part mainly played by the saxophone I believe.
 
I have no music theory so work out the rhythm by listening to the song, this section starts at [2:23]
My first tab :)
 
[Intro]
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------10------10\12--12h14p12--10---------------10------------------------|
G|-2/11------11-----------------------11--11p9h11------9--9--9p7h9-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------10-9---------|
B|----------7---------------------------------------10------10--------12-----|
G|----7--9-----7---------------6--7--9--11--11--11------11-------------------|
D|-7--------------7--9--9p7h9------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12h14p12--10---------------10-----------------------7--------------7----------|
G|---------------11--11p9h11------9--9-9p7h9-----7--9-----7--------7-----9--7--7-|
D|--------------------------------------------7--------------7--9----------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------10--10--10--9---------7--------------------------------------------|
B|----7--10-----------------10--7-----10p8h10--8p7h8--10--8--7--------------7---|
G|-7------------------------------------------------------------7--------7----9-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------7--9---------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-10--12--10--9-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------10------12p10h12--10p8h10--8p7h8--10--8--7-----------------|
G|--------------------11--------------------------------------7--------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------7--9--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------7------|
B|-------7--10--10-----10--|
G|-7--9--------------------|
D|-------------------------| *pretty much just repeats from here*
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
 
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| x Dead note
| g Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide
 
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