Sultans of Swing
Dire Straits
F major147.9 bpm4/45:49★★★★★ 5 chords · plain triads
148 bpm4/bar
Transpose0
DmCBbAF
A1 barsin F major
B8 barsDeceptive cadencein F major
Dm C ×2 + Dm
vi–V ×2 + vi
C8 barsin F major
C Bb A Dm C Bb A
V–IV–III–vi–V–IV–III
D10 barsHalf cadencein F major
F C Bb Dm Bb C
I–V–IV–vi–IV–V
C8 barsin F major
Dm C Bb A ×2
vi–V–IV–III ×2
E7 barsin F major
F C Bb Dm
I–V–IV–vi
F4 barsHalf cadencein F major
Bb C ×2
IV–V ×2
G8 barsHalf cadencein F major
Dm Bb C ×2
vi–IV–V ×2
H1 barsin F major
C8 barsin F major
Dm C Bb A ×2
vi–V–IV–III ×2
D10 barsHalf cadencein F major
F C Bb Dm Bb C
I–V–IV–vi–IV–V
C8 barsin F major
Dm C Bb A ×2
vi–V–IV–III ×2
E7 barsin F major
F C Bb Dm
I–V–IV–vi
F4 barsHalf cadencein F major
Bb C ×2
IV–V ×2
G8 barsHalf cadencein F major
Dm Bb C ×2
vi–IV–V ×2
I16 barsin F major
Dm Bb A Dm C Bb A F C Bb Dm
vi–IV–III–vi–V–IV–III–I–V–IV–vi
F4 barsHalf cadencein F major
Bb C ×2
IV–V ×2
G8 barsHalf cadencein F major
Dm Bb C ×2
vi–IV–V ×2
H1 barsin F major
C8 barsin F major
Dm C Bb A ×2
vi–V–IV–III ×2
E7 barsin F major
F C Bb Dm
I–V–IV–vi
F4 barsHalf cadencein F major
Bb C ×2
IV–V ×2
G8 barsHalf cadencein F major
Dm Bb C ×2
vi–IV–V ×2
H1 barsin F major
vi–V ×3 + IV–III–vi–V–IV–III–I–V–IV–vi–IV–V + vi–V–IV–III ×2 + I–V–IV–vi + IV–V ×2 + vi–IV–V ×2 + vi–V–IV–III ×2 + I–V–IV–vi–IV–V + vi–V–IV–III ×2 + I–V–IV–vi + IV–V ×2 + vi–IV–V ×2 + vi–IV–III–vi–V–IV–III–I–V–IV–vi + IV–V ×2 + vi–IV–V ×2 + vi–V–IV–III ×2 + I–V–IV–vi + IV–V ×2 + vi–IV–V ×2 + vi–V–IV–III ×2 + I–V–IV–vi + IV–V ×2 + vi–IV–V ×9 + vi–IV
CDbDEFGABb
FGABbCDE
FGmAmBbCDmE°
Fmaj7Gm7Am7Bbmaj7C7Dm7Em7♭5
F major (rel. D minor)