Dire Straits - Where Do You Think Youre Going Tabs

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                "WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?" off LP "Communique" (1979)
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Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

Intro: Strummed acoustic. Its basically just chords...listen to record to get rhythm!


  Am                          F
e|-----0--0---0--0-0----------1--1---1--1-1-1-1--|
B|-----1--1---1--1-1----------1--1---1--1-1-1-1--|
G|-----2--2---2--2-2----------2--2---2--2-2-2-2--|
D|-----2--2---2--2-2--2-------3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
A|--0--0----0---------0-0--3--3----3----3-3-3-3--|
E|--------------------0-0--1--1----1-------------|

  G                      Esus4
e|--3--3--3----3---------------0--0---0----------|
B|--3--3--3----3---------------0--0---0----------|
G|--4--4--4----4---------------2--2---2----------|
D|--5--5--5-5--5---------------2--2-2-2----------|
A|--5--5--5-5--5--3---------2--2----2-2----------|
E|--3-------3-----3h5--3-0--0--0----0----0-0-3b--|

(this pattern continues throughout verse)


Verse 1:

Am
  Where do you think you're going? 
F 
  Don't you know it's dark outside 
G 
  Where do you think you're going? 
Esus4 
  Don't you care about my pride? 
Am 
  Where do you think you're going 
F 
  I think uh you don't know 
G 
  You got no way of knowing 
Esus4                                    
  There's really no place you can go 


Fill between verses (electric, clean, played with fingers):

  Am       G    F                Dm7   C           F    
e|--------------------0h1p0------------0h1p0----------|
B|--0h1p0--------------------3-1--3-----------3-1-----|
G|---------2-0--2-----0h2p0------------0h2p0-------2--|
D|--0h2p0--2-0--3------------3-2--3-----------3-2--3--|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


Verse 2:

Am      
  I understood your changes 
F 
  Long before you reach the door 
G 
  I know where you think you're going 
Esus4 
  I know what you came here for 
Am 
  And now I'm sick of joking 
F     
  you know I like to be free 
G   
  Where do you think you're going?
Esus4 
  I think you'd better go with me, girl

--Fill as before--

 
Middle section (strummed chords) with fills:

e|---1/3-|
B|-1-----|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------|

G    
  You say there is no reason

e|-x-4--5-|
B|-x-4--5-|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|
         Am 
But you still find cause to doubt me

e|----8---7-|
B|----------|
G|-7/9---7--|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------| 

G 
  If you ain't with me girl 
Esus4                         
  You're gonna be without me 

New fill/guitar break:

  Am        G  F                            Dm7    C         F      
e|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|--5h6p5-------------------------|
G|-----7b9---7-5-7--5--5--5--5--5--5h7--|---------7-5-7-5---5-----12b14--|
D|--------------------7--7--7--7--7-----|-----------------7---7----------|
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|


Verse 3:

Am 
  Where do you think you're going? 
F 
  Don't you know it's dark outside 
G 
  Where do you think you're going? 
Esus4 
I wish I didn't care about my pride 
Am 
  And now I'm sick of joking      
F 
  You know I like you to be free 
G 
So where do you think you're going? 
Esus4                               
   I think you better go with me, girl


--Change into double-time. Fill played three times, and then solo to fade.--



| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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