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Key: A-flat Minor
Time: 4/4
TUNING: Half-Step Down, but can be played in a standard tuning
CAPO: No, but in a standard tuning can be played with a capo
I believe all the guitars for this instrumental were tuned down half step (or semitone).
If you try this tuning, you will realise how simple things will get, but you can play
it in a standard tuning as well and with a capo, which is the easiest method.
Only 1st and 4th strokes in the strumming pattern hit the thicker strings, and
all the other strokes should be going on the higher strings only. Also, you
can lift your left hand after those 1st and 4th strokes and mute the strings.
This way you will play the rhythm just like on the record.
The chords for Half-Step Down tuning are:
Am........[x02210] or 577555  
G......... 320003or 355433  
C.........[x32010] or [x3555x]
F.........133211  
Bm7add11..[x2x230] or [7x775x]
E7........ 020130or [x7675x]
And the full chord chart:
|  Am| % | % | % |
|  Am| % |  G| % |
|  C|  F|  C|  F|
|  C|  G|  C|  Bm7add11   E7|
Now, if you want to play it in standard tuning, use these chords:
Abm........466444  
Gb.........244322  
B..........[x2444x] or 799877  
E.......... 022100or [x7645x]
Bbm7add11..[6x664x]
Eb7........[x6564x]
|  Abm| % | % | % |
|  Abm| % |  Gb| % |
|  B|  E|  B|  E|
|  B|  Gb|  B|  Bbm7add11   Eb7|
The easiest way to play it is by using a capo on the 4th fret, now chords will look like this:
Em.........022000  
D..........[x00232]
G..........320003  
C..........[x32010]
F#m7add11..[2x220x]
B7.........[x21202]
|  Em| % | % | % |
|  Em| % |  D| % |
|  G|  C|  G|  C|
|  G|  D|  G|  F#m7add11   B7|

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Stretching Out

by Mark Knopfler

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Bm7add11

Abm

Bbm7add11

Eb7

F#m7add11

Key: A-flat Minor

Time: 4/4

TUNING: Half-Step Down, but can be played in a standard tuning

CAPO: No, but in a standard tuning can be played with a capo

I believe all the guitars for this instrumental were tuned down half step (or semitone).

If you try this tuning, you will realise how simple things will get, but you can play

it in a standard tuning as well and with a capo, which is the easiest method.

Only 1st and 4th strokes in the strumming pattern hit the thicker strings, and

all the other strokes should be going on the higher strings only. Also, you

can lift your left hand after those 1st and 4th strokes and mute the strings.

This way you will play the rhythm just like on the record.

The chords for Half-Step Down tuning are:

577555

Am........[x02210] or

320003 355433

G......... or

C.........[x32010] or [x3555x]

133211

F.........

Bm7add11..[x2x230] or [7x775x]

020130

E7........ or [x7675x]

And the full chord chart:

| | % | % | % |

Am G

| | % | | % |

C F C F

| | | | |

C G C Bm7add11 E7

| | | | |

Now, if you want to play it in standard tuning, use these chords:

466444

Abm........

244322

Gb.........

799877

B..........[x2444x] or

022100

E.......... or [x7645x]

Bbm7add11..[6x664x]

Eb7........[x6564x]

Abm

| | % | % | % |

Abm Gb

| | % | | % |

B E B E

| | | | |

B Gb B Bbm7add11 Eb7

| | | | |

The easiest way to play it is by using a capo on the 4th fret, now chords will look like this:

022000

Em.........

D..........[x00232]

320003

G..........

C..........[x32010]

F#m7add11..[2x220x]

B7.........[x21202]

| | % | % | % |

Em D

| | % | | % |

G C G C

| | | | |

G D G F#m7add11 B7

| | | | |

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