Dire Straits chords

Dire Straits chords at a glance

Mazmazika has the chords of 8 songs by Dire Straits. Each one was worked out from the recording itself and plays in time with its YouTube video, so you can follow every change as it comes.

The most common key is E Major (3 songs), followed by D Minor (2) and F Major (1).

The chords that carry the most songs are E, A, C and Bb: E is among the main chords of 5 songs.

Tempos run from 73 to 177 BPM, and half of the songs sit between 79 and 146 BPM.

Main chords, by number of songs

• E5
• A3
• C2
• Bb2
• Dm2
• B2
• Gm72
• F#2