# Sultans of Swing – Dire Straits: piano chords

Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits uses 7 chords in D minor; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Dm/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Dm Dm/C Dm Dm/C
- Verse 1: Dm C Bb A Dm C Bb A F C Bb Dm Bb C
- Verse 2: Dm C Bb A Dm C Bb A F C Bb Dm Bb C Bb C Dm
- Instrumental 1: C Bb C Dm C Bb C
- Verse 3: Dm C Bb A Dm C Bb A F C Bb Dm Bb C
- Verse 4: Dm C Bb A Dm C Bb A F C Bb Dm Bb C Bb C Dm
- Instrumental 2: C Bb C Dm C Bb C
- Verse 5: Dm C Bb A Dm C Bb A F C Bb Dm Bb C Bb C Dm
- Instrumental 3: C Bb C Dm C Bb C
- Instrumental 4: Dm C Bb C Dm C Bb C
- Verse 6: Dm C Bb A Dm C Bb A A7 F C Bb Dm Bb C Bb C Dm
- Instrumental 5: C Bb C Dm C Bb C Dm C Bb C

## Questions

### Which chords does Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits in?

The chords fit D minor. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is Sultans of Swing to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (7), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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