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What It Is Guitar Tablature
BAND:        Mark Knopfler
SONG:        What It Is
ALBUM:       Sailing to Philadelphia
TABBED BY:   el sancco ([email protected])

This is my tab, so if you wish to claim credit for it, please
email me for permission.


GUITAR 1 - LEAD:
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   0:16
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--------------10-------------------------------|
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9----9-11~-----9~-----------|
D|---------------11--------11------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


   0:20
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--10-----------------------------------------------|
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9---------------------------|
D|---------------11--------11-9--------9-------------|
A|------------------------------12~------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


   0:24
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--------------10--------10---------------------|
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9-------11~--b13br11p9~-----|
D|---------------11--------11------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


   0:28
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--10-----------------------------------------------|
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9---------------------------|
D|---------------11-11-----11-9--7~--------9~--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


   0:38
E|--------------------|
B|--5-----5-5-5/7-----|
G|--6-----------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|


   0:48                                        fast (1/2) bend
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------5/7~--5h7p5----6BU7-7---------------|
G|---2h4BU6BD4p2------6---------------------6--------------|
D|--4----------------7-----------------------76-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------9BUBD7----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|


   1:07              1:11
E|----------------------------------------|
B|---5--5--3------------------------------|
G|---6--4--2----------2/11----------------|
D|--------------------2/12----------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|


   1:20                                        fast (1/2) bend
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------5/7~--5----6BU7BD6BU7-5-------------|
G|---2h4BU6BD4p2------6-----------------------6------------|
D|--4----------------7-------------------------7---4BUBD-2-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|


   1:30             1:33
E|---5--4------2---------5-4--------------|
B|---5--5------3------2/5-5--7-5----------|
G|-------------2-----------------6--------|
D|-------(2/4)----------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|


   1:38          1:41
E|------------------------------2---------|
B|---7------------------2-0-----3---------|
G|-----6-4-------------x----2-1-2---------|
D|---------7----------x-------------------|
A|-----------------2/3/4------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|


   1:45                1:49
E|---5-5-5-4--0-2-------------------------|
B|---5-5-5-5----3--------------------9----|
G|------------1-2-------------9-9-11------|
D|----------------------/11-12------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|


   1:51                                        fast (1/2) bend
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------5/7~--5----6BU7--7------------------|
G|---2h4BU6BD4p2------6-------------------6----------------|
D|--4----------------7----------------------76------------|
A|----------------------------------------------9BUBDp7----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|


   1:59                                                       
E|-----------------------5---------------------------------|
B|---------------2h5-5/7---7-5----6BU7BD6BU7-5BU7BD5-------|
G|---2h4BU6BD4p2------------------------------------6-4-2--|
D|--4------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|


   2:05                                                       
E|-------------------|
B|--x-x-----5---h7---|
G|--x-x-----4--------|
D|--x-x-5/6----------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|


   2:07
E|----------------2------------------------------------2-2-2-----------|
B|----------2----2--5p2-----------------5BU7BD5p3-5BU7-------5-3-5-----|
G|------2--2--2h4------4p2-2~~~~/--------------------------------------|
D|-----2--4------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2h4----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


   2:13                       slow bend
E|-----------------------2-4-2--------2--------------------------------|
B|--3h5p3---5--------5BU7------2-5BU7---5-2----------------------------|
G|--------6---4~----------------------------2--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------4------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


   2:20
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------5~~~--------5----------------------------------------------|
G|----1-2-4-4BU6-4---2--4--2--1----------------------------------------|
D|--4------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


   2:23
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------5/7----5BU7-7-------------------------------|
G|-------2h4BU6BD4p2------6--------------6-6---------------------------|
D|--4---4----------------7-----------------7p6-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------9--7--------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


   2:31
E|---------------------------5--------5--2-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------5h7---7-5---X-----5--2------------------------|
G|----2h4BU6BD4p2-------6-----------X-----------2-4BU6BD4p2h4--21/2---|
D|--4------------------7-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


   2:55                 2:59     (delay)    3:04
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------10~-9~-BU10-9-------------|
G|----2h4BU6BD4p2--------4BU6-4BU6-4-2---------------------11----------|
D|--4--------------------------------------------------------11--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------12-9--7-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


   3:10                3:14
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------2-5----------------------------------------|
G|----2h4BU6BD4p2-------4BU6----4BU6-4-2--4-2~--/4~--------------------|
D|--4------------------------------------4-4---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


   3:18              slow bend      
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------7---7-9-10-9~--BU10-9-7---------------------------------------|
G|--9BU11------------------------9p6-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------7p6-/9--7-9/11-9------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


   3:26                         3:30
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------5/7-------------------------------------------|
G|----2h4BU6BD4p2-------6--------6-6-4---4-/6-4------------------------|
D|--4------------------7---------------7-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


   3:34      fast (1/2) bend
E|--5-5-4--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------5-7--BUBDp5--------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-4-4------------2-1-2/4-2p1-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------2-2/4--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


   3:42                             
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------5/7--5~--5BU7-5BU7BD5------------------------|
G|----2h4BU6BD4p2-------6-----------------------6----------------------|
D|--4------------------7--------------------------7-4------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------7----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


   3:49                          3:53 
E|--------------------------------4BU5BD4p2p0--------------------------|
B|--------------------10-7-------------------2------------------10-10--|
G|-------------6/9BU11-----9~-----------------2-1/2h4-4BU6-4----9--9---|
D|--------6/7-9--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--97/9--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


   3:56
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--------------10-------------------------------|
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9----9h11~-----9~-----------|
D|---------------11--------11------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


   4:00
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--------------10-------------------------------|
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9-----9p7---/9--------------|
D|---------------11---------11-9p7---/9--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


   4:04
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--------------10--------10---------------------|
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9-------11~--BU13BD11p9~----|
D|---------------11--------11------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


   4:08
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--10-----------------------------------------------|
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9--------------x------------|
D|---------------11-11-----11-9--7~-----x--9~--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


   4:12
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|----11-9---11--9--11---11h14p11h14-13~-------------|
D|--11----11------11---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


   4:16
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--11h13BU14-13-11-9h11-------------9---------------|
D|-----------------------11~~~--9h11-9-7-9--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


   4:20
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------7-10p7---7--10BU12-10-9~--------------------|
G|--9BU11-------9------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


   4:20
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--9BU10-9------------------------------------------|
G|----------11p9-------------------------------------|
D|--------------11p9-11------------------------------|
A|----------------------12---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


   4:26
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-------7-7-9-----9---h11p9----------------------|
D|--7-------7-7-9-----9--------11--------------------|
A|------7h9-------9/11-------------------------------|
E|----10---------------------------------------------|


   4:28
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--------------10-------------------------------|
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9----9/11~-----9~-----------|
D|---------------11--------11------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


   4:32
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--10-----------------------------------------------|
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9-----97---9---------------|
D|---------------11--------11--97---9---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


   4:36
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--10-----------------------10----------------------|
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9-----/11~--BU13BD11p9~-----|
D|---------------11--------11------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


   4:40
E|------------------------------------0--------------|
B|--10--------------10----------------0--------------|
G|--9h11-11-11p9----9h11-9------7--x--1--------------|
D|---------------11--------11-9-7--x--2--------------|
A|------------------------------------2--------------|
E|------------------------------------0--------------|




GUITAR 2 - CHORDS:
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F#m (A) |D E| F#m |D E| F#m |D E| F#m |D E|

F#m |D E| F#m |D E| F#m |D E| F#m |D E|

(A) means A played shortly

VERSE:

F#m A D |A E|
F#m A D |A E|


CHORUS:

F#m |D E|
F#m |D E|


BRIDGE:

D A D |A E|


FIRST GUITAR SOLO:

F#m A D |A E|
F#m A D |A E|
F#m |D E|
F#m |D E|
F#m |D E|
F#m |D E|


AFTER LAST VERSE:

F#m |D E|


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Transcribed By SANCCO ([email protected])
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