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Going Home

This document provides guitar chords and timing for the song "Local Hero" by Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits. It includes the chords for each section of the song along with suggestions on where to place them within the bars. This will allow you to play along with the song and improve your guitar skills.

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434 views5 pages

Going Home

This document provides guitar chords and timing for the song "Local Hero" by Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits. It includes the chords for each section of the song along with suggestions on where to place them within the bars. This will allow you to play along with the song and improve your guitar skills.

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Patrick Alexander Richardt
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Title

:Local Hero : Going Home


Composed by :Mark Knopfler
Performed by :Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits
Date Tabed
Tabed by

:31/08/02
:David Walker
:[email protected]

This is a great song to play infront of your friends, a good one to finish off
on show with as well as improving your tallent.
I've included the chords and even the bar timeings, set inside the bars.
D
e[----------||-2-------0-----2-|--------------0-|-2-----------5---|
B[-------2--||-3---3-------3---|-------3----3---|-------3---------|
G[ 4 -------||-2-2-------2-----|-2---2-----2----|-----2-----2---2-|
D[ 4 -------||-4-----4---------|---4-----4------|---4-----4-------|
A[----------||-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E[----------||-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
Em
F#m
e[--5-------3--2-|-5-------4-----5-|-----------4-|-5-----5-----4-|
B[--3-3-3-3-5----|-7-----7-----7---|---------7---|-----7-----7---|
G[--2------------|-6---6-----6-----|-6-----6-----|---6-----6-----|
D[---------------|---7-------------|-------------|---------------|
A[---------------|-----------------|-------------|---------------|
E[---------------|-----------------|-------------|---------------|
G/B
{RAKE}
Em
e[--5---7p5s4---|-3-------2------3-|----------0-2-|-3---3-------2-|
B[------------7-|-----3--------3---|-0------0-----|---0-------5---|
G[--------------|-------0----0-----|-------0------|-0-------4-----|
D[--------------|---0--------------|--------------|---------------|
A[--------------|-2----------------|--------------|---------------|
E[--------------|------------------|--------------|---------------|
e[--3------5p3-2--|----------|-----------------------|-----------------|
B[-------0--------|------5---|----5s7-----7-5------7-|-------------7---|
G[-----0----------| 3 -------| 4 -5s7---7--------7---|-7---7---7-------|
D[----------------| 4 -------| 4 -5s7-7--------7-----|---7---7---7---7-|
A[----------------|----------|-----------------------|-----------------|
E[----------------|----------|-----------------------|-----------------|
A
G/B
e[-------------------|---------------|----------||--3-------2-----3-|
B[--7-----0-5------7-|-8---10p8p7----|----------||------3-------3---|
G[--6---6--------6---|-------------9-|--rest----||----4---4---4-----|
D[--7-7--------7-----|---------------|----------||------------------|
A[-------------------|---------------|----------||--2---------------|
E[-------------------|---------------|----------||------------------|
Em/G
{RAKE}
D/A
A
e[----------0-3-|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B[--------0-----|-5s7-----7-5-----7-|---------------7-|-7-------5-----7-|
G[---4---0------|-------7-------7---|-7---7-7-5s7-----|-6---6-------6---|
D[--------------|-----7--------7----|---7---7-----7---|-7-7---5---5-----|
A[--------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E[--------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G#m7b5
e[----------------|----------|---------------------|------------------|
B[---8---10p8p7---|------5---|----3-------2------3-|--------------3---|
G[----------------| 3 -------| 4 -----4--------4---|------4---4-----0-|
D[----------------| 4 -------| 4 ---4---4----4-----|--------4---4-----|
A[----------------|----------|---------------------|-4----------------|
E[----------------|----------|----4----------------|----4-------------|
C6
Bm
e[-------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
B[--3-----3-2------3-|--------3---------|-3-------2-----3-|-------3-----2-|
G[------4------------|------4---4-------|-----4-------4---|-----4---4-----|
D[----2----------2---|--2---------2-0---|---4---4---4-----|---4-------4---|
A[-------------------|----------------2-|-----------------|---------------|
E[--3----------3-----|----3-------------|-----------------|---------------|
D
e[---------------------|-------------||--------------------|-------------|
B[--3-------2-------2h3p2------------||-------------10--10-|-------------|
G[------4---------4----|---4---4-4---||-2s11-11--11--------|-------------|
D[----4---4-----4------|-----4-------||--------------------|-------------|
A[--2------------------|-------------||--------------------|-------------|
E[---------------------|-------------||--------------------|-------------|
G#m7b5
C6
Bm
e[-----------|--------------|---------------------|---------|------------|
B[-----------|--------10s12-|-12--12h14-12h14p12--|---------|------------|
G[-----------|----s11-------|---------------------|---------|-------11---|
D[-----------|--------------|---------------------|----12b--|------------|
A[-----------|--------------|---------------------|---------|------------|
E[-----------|--------------|---------------------|---------|------------|
(A)
D
G#m7b5
e[-----------|-----------2-|---------|----------2s--7s5s7----------------|
B[-----------|---------5---|-5-3-----|---5p3h5---|-----------7-----------|
G[-----------|-------2-----|---------|-----------|--------------10-9-7-9-|
D[-----------|-------------|---------|-----------|-----------------------|
A[-----------|-------------|---------|-----------|-----------------------|
E[-----------|-------------|---------|-----------|-----------------------|
G6 {RAKE}
Bm
e[--------7h10--7h10p7s5-|-7-5h7p5s3-5-3h5p3s2-0----|-----s10----7-------7-|
B[-------8---------------|------------------------3-|----------7----10b----|
G[--7---9----------------|--------------------------|-4--------------------|
D[----9------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
A[-----------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
E[-----------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
D
G#m7b5
e[--------------------------|------------|--s7-10-12p10--7s5---|---------|
B[----10p7------10-10--7--8-|-7-10-3-----|--s7-10-12p10--7s5-7-|---------|
G[---------9----11-11--7--9-|-7-11-2-----|-------------------7-|---------|
D[-----------9--------------|------0-----|---------------------|---------|
A[--------------------------|------------|---------------------|-------7-|
E[--------------------------|------------|---------------------|---------|

G6
Bm
e[----------7-5---|----------|----------------------|------------|
B[--------7-----7-|----------|----------------------|------------|
G[------7---------|-7--------|----------------------|------------|
D[----6-----------|----------|----2-4-5-4-4h5p4s2-0-|-2s4--------|
A[--5-------------|----------|--2-------------------|-----2-2----|
E[----------------|-------0h2h3---------------------|------------|
A D
Bm F#m
G
D
e[-------||------------------|-------------|-----------------|---------|
B[-------||----------10--10--|----------10-|----12--14p10-10-|---------|
G[-------2s11-11--11---------|------11-----| 2 --------------|-11------|
D[-------||------------------|-------------| 4 --------------|---------|
A[-------||------------------|-------------|-----------------|---------|
E[-------||------------------|-------------|-----------------|---------|
F#m
G
A
A/G
D/F#
e[-------------------|---------------|----------------|------------|
B[----------------10-|---------------|-10-------------|----7-------|
G[-------11p9h11-----|-9-9---9p7h9---|-9--------------| 2 ---7-----|
D[-------------------|---------------|----------7--9--| 4 -----7---|
A[-------------------|---------------|-------7--------|------------|
E[-------------------|---------------|----------------|------------|
G
Em
G A7
D
Bm
F#m
e[--------------------|-------------|--------------------|------------10-9-|
B[--------------------|-------------|------------10--10--|-------7-10------|
G[ 4 -----------------|-----6-7--9--|--11-11--11---------|---7h9-----------|
D[ 4 ---7h9----9p7h9--|-------------|--------------------|-----------------|
A[--------------------|-------------|--------------------|-----------------|
E[--------------------|-------------|--------------------|-----------------|
G
D
F#m
G
e[-----7---9p7-----|-----7--------|-----------------|------------------|
B[--------------10-|--------------|-------------10--|------------------|
G[ 2 --------------| 4 -----10b---|-----9--9b-------|-11s9-9---9p7-9---|
D[ 4 --------------| 4 ------9b---|-----------------|------------------|
A[-----------------|--------------|-----------------|------------------|
E[-----------------|--------------|-----------------|------------------|
A/G
D/F#
G
A
e[--------------|-------------|-----------------------|-------------------||
B[--------------|----7--------|------------7----------|-------------7--10-||
G[--------7--9--| 2 ----7-----| 4 ------7-----9---7h9-|-7-------7h9-------||
D[-----7--------| 4 -------7--| 4 ---9----------------|-------------------||
A[--------------|-------------|-----------------------|-------------------||
E[--------------|-------------|-----------------------|-------------------||

Bm
A6
G
D/F#
Em
D/F#
G E7/G# A F
#7/A#
e[---10--10--10-10--9-------|-------------------------------|---------------|------2----|
B[---------------------10-7-|-10s12s10s12----10-8-10----8p7-|--8-10-8-7s3---|----3----5-|
G[--------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------2-|--4--------|
D[--------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------|-----------|
A[--------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------|-----------|
E[--------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------|-----------|
Bm
G
D/F#
Em
D/F#
G E7/G#
e[---12b---12--10-9--------|------------------------|--------------|-------------|
B[-------------------10----|-10s12----10p8-10---8p7-|-8-10-8-7-----|-------------|
G[----------------------11-|------------------------|----------7---| 2 -------9--|
D[-------------------------|------------------------|------------7-| 4 ----9-----|
A[-------------------------|------------------------|--------------|-------------|
E[-------------------------|------------------------|--------------|-------------|
Asus4
A
D
Bm
F#m
G
e[------5-------|--5-------||---------------------|--------------|-----7--9p7-----|
B[------5-------|--5-------||-------------10--10--|------7-7--10-|-------------10-|
G[ 4 ---7-------|--6-------2s--11-11--11----------|--------------| 2 -------------|
D[ 4 ---7-------|--7-------||---------------------|--------------| 4 -------------|
A[--------------|----------||---------------------|--------------|----------------|
E[--------------|----------||---------------------|--------------|----------------|
D
F#m
G
A
A/G
e[-----------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------------|
B[-----7-7---------|-----------------|--------------|--5b--5b--5b-----3-5-|
G[-------------7-9-|-7---4h6-7-6-4-6-|-7-6---6p4-6--|--4b--4b--4b---------|
D[-----------7-----|-----------------|--------------|---------------------|
A[-----------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------------|
E[-----------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------------|
D/F#
G
A
G
D/F# Em7 Em7/A
D
e[----------------|--------x-x--|-3--------|-----------------|--2--------|
B[---7---------7--|-10-----x-x--|-3--------|-----------------|--3--------|
G[-----7-----7----|--9-----x-x--|-4--------|--5---4---2---0--|--2--------|
D[-------7-9------|-------------|----------|-----------------|--0--------|
A[----------------|-------------|----------|-----------------|-----------|
E[----------------|-------------|----------|-----------------|-----------|

Intro:
Free time
D ||||
; this means play D four bars
F#m ||||
G/B || Em ||
D || A13 ||
G/B || D || A13 ||
G#m7b5 || Em7/G ||
Bm/F# || Bm ||
quarternote = 102 bpm
D/F# || G#m7b5 ||
Em7/G || Bm/F# ||
D || G#m7b5 ||
Em7/G || Bm/F# ||
D || G#m7b5 ||
Em7/G || Bm/F# ||
Time: 2.29 (from the Alchemy CD)
quarternote = 110 bpm
D | Bm-D/F# | G | D
D | A | G | D/F#
G | Em-G-A | D | Bm D/F#
G | D | D | A
G | D/F#-G | A | D
Bm-F#m/A | G-F#m7 | Em-F#m7 | G-G#dim-A-A#dim
Bm-F#m | G-F#m7 | Em-F#m7
G | Asus4 | A
The ending goes :
D | Bm-D/F# | G | D
D | A | A/G | D/F#-G
A | G | Em | D | D
enjoy !

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