Do America
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-------------------7-7-|
-5-7-7-7-----7-x-x-7-7-|
-5>7-7-7-----7-x-x-7-7-| Riff 1
-3>5-5-5-----5-x-x-----|
----------5------------|
 
------------------------------13---|
------10----------13----13>15---15-|
-9>11----11-11>14----14------------|
-----------------------------------| Riff 2
-----------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|
 
------------------------------------|
-----3-------3-------3----------3---|
---2---2---2---2---0---0------0---0-|
-0----------------------------------| Riff 3
---------3-------2--------1---------|
------------------------------------|
 
------0---------0-----|----------------------------|
----0---0-----0---0---|------2---------2---------3-|
----------------------|----2---2-----2---3-----2---|
----------------------|----------------------------| Riff 4
----------------------|-0--------------------------|
-4---------4----------|-----------3---------2------|
 
                        *****************************
 
INTRO : Riff 1 X2
        Riff 2 X2
 
D
Well I have been it every since I was a kid at school (Riff 1)
Now they love me in Newcastle and in Liverpool
I am as hard as a pistol I can't do no wrong
I've been in Birmingham and Bristol to play my song
 
 
D
Take the 777 to the USA 
gonna party all night and gonna sleep all day 
seen the New York City cause I never been
New York City in a limousine
 
G                              D
gonna do america do do America
 
E          A                Bb C D
do america do do america now
 
(Riff 2 X2 )
 
D
Take the 777 over to LA (riff 1)
gonna party all night and gonna sleep all day
wake up and try to XXX 
I get the coolest girl in town
 
G                      D
do america do do America
 
E          A                   D
do america do do america now
 
 
A                D       G                D       A
Now the people go nah nah another people go wah wah another 
          D       A
people go gah gah   do america do do America
 
 
D
do america do do America
 
G
do america do do America
 
E          A                   Bb C D
do america do do america now
 
Riff 2 X2
SOLO :
----|-12---------------|-12------------|-12--------------|-12--------|-------------
-15-|---15^13----15-15-|----15^13---15-|---15^13---15-15-|---15^13---|-15-12^15-12-
----|---------12-------|----------12---|---------12------|--------12-|-------------
----|------------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------|-------------
----|------------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------|-------------
----|------------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------|-------------
 
-12------|---------------|--------|-------|---------|------|------------|----
---15>17-|-14-15^14-12---|->15-13-|-11-10-|-11^10^8-|-10-8-|------------|----
---------|------------14-|-----12-|-10----|---------|-10-9-|-10^9^7-----|----
---------|---------------|--------|-------|---------|------|---------10-|-12- Riff 2
---------|---------------|--------|-------|---------|------|------------|----
---------|---------------|--------|-------|---------|------|------------|----
 
 
 
 Riff 2 X2
 
D
Backstagepasses for the food and booze (riff 1)
sunglasses from the interviews
statue of liberty
everybody looking at me
 
 
G                       D
do america do do America
 
E          A                D
do america do do america now
 
G                       D
do america do do America
 
E          A                Bb C D       
do america do do america now
 
Riff 3 :
do america do do America  Do America do do America
do america do do America  Do America do do America
do america do do America  Do America do do America
 
 
Riff 4
do america do do America do america do do America
 
Riff 3:
do america do do America do america do do America
do america do do America  Do America do do America
do america do do America  Do America do do America
do america do do America  Do America do do America
Now D D D D
 
    D
 
Transcrit par Franck Birambaux 
Copyright  www.DireStraitsTabs.fr.st ©


Alternative version:

Do America
from the album Sailing to Philadelphia
written by: Mark Knopfler
tabbed by: Olli Räsänen

notation:
h= hammer on
p= pull off
/= slide up
= slide down 
~= vibrato
x= put your finger on the string but don't press, then pick 

notes: This is the tab for intro and solo.


Intro - this one is played here and there.
e[-------------------------------13------------2---------------------------]
B[------10-------13-------13-15~----15~-------t---------------------------]
G[-9/11----11/14----11/14----------------------i---------------------------]
D[---------------------------------------------m---------------------------]
A[---------------------------------------------e---------------------------]
E[---------------------------------------------s---------------------------]


Intro - rhythm part (over the verses too)
Just a rough notation here.
e[-------------------------------------------------------------------------]
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------------]
G[-/7---7----5--7--7---x-7---7----5--7--7----------------------------------]
D[-/7---7----5--7--7---x-7---7----5--7--7----------------------------------]
A[-/5--x----x-5--x---xx--5--x----x-5--x------------------------------------]
E[-------5--------------------5--------------------------------------------]


Solo
e[-------------------------------13--------------2-------------------------]
B[------10-------13-------13-15~----15~---------t-------------------------]
G[-9/11----11/14----11/14------------------------i-------------------------]
D[-----------------------------------------------m-------------------------]
A[-----------------------------------------------e-------------------------]
E[-----------------------------------------------s-------------------------]
                                                  let the last B--15~- ring

then
e[----12-----------------12---------------12-----------------12------------]
B[15~----15p13----15-15~----15p13-----15~----15p13----15-15~----15p13------]
G[-------------14-----------------14~--------------14-----------------14~--]
D[-------------------------------------------------------------------------]
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------------]
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------------]


e[-------------------------------------------------------------------------]
B[15--15--17/17~-14-15p14------/15-13-11-p10-10h11p108~------------------]
G[--16--16---------------16p14-/14-12-10-----------------10~9~9h10p97----]
D[---------------------------------------------------------------------10p7]
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------------]
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------------]


e[-------------------------------13--------------2-------------------------]
B[------10-------13-------13-15~----15~---------t-------------------------]
G[-9/11----11/14----11/14------------------------i-------------------------]
D[-----------------------------------------------m-------------------------]
A[-----------------------------------------------e-------------------------]
E[-----------------------------------------------s-------------------------]