written by RY COODER
( from the soundtrack of the film of the same name by Wim Wenders)

 
 version française
I tabbed and recorded the MP3 demo (downloadable here below) with two acoustic slide guitars but if you alternate the two tab lines you can even play the whole with only one guitar. 
In the intro I imitated the sound of bells by swaying from D (12th fret in OPEN D) to C (12th fret in OPEN D) with strong reverb effect.
Click on this key to download
the MP3 demo  (2,9 Mb )

 
The two guitars are tuned in OPEN D : from low to high : D - A - D - F# - A - D

Legend :
/ : slide up
\ : slide down
<n> : slide rapidly to and fro around the fret

All the notes of the second guitar are played with the slide bar, so are the ones
played with the first except where indicated.
Where the slide bar is used , play just above the numbered fret.
 

FIRST GUITAR
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F# +---10/11\10-10-------10/11-----------+---10/11\10/11--10----10/11\10/11----+
D  +----------------------------12-------+----------------------------------12-+
A  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

SECOND GUITAR
D  +----------------7----------------(0)-+---------------------7-----------------(0)
A  +---------------7-----------------0---+--------------------7------------------0-+
F# +--------------7-----------------0----+-------------------7------------------0--+
D  +-------------7-----------------0-----+------------------7------------------0---+
A  +------------0-----------------0------+-----------------0------------------0----+
D  +-----------------------------0-------+-----------------------------------0-----+
 
 

FIRST GUITAR
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F# +---10/11--10--------10/11------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +----------------------------12-------+-9/10---7----------2/3\2---0---------+
A  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
 

SECOND GUITAR
D  +--------------7------------------5---+-------------7------------------0----+
A  +-------------7------------------5----+------------7------------------0-----+
F# +------------7------------------5-----+-----------7------------------0------+
D  +-----------7------------------5------+----------7------------------0-------+
A  +----------0------------------5-------+---------7------------------0--------+
D  +----------------------------5--------+--------7------------------0---------+
 
 
 

FIRST GUITAR
   <--------------  X 2 -----------------><------------------------------------
D  +---------------------10/12----12-----+---10/12---10------------------------+
A  +--10/12---12-------------------------+-----------------------10/12---10----+
F# +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

SECOND GUITAR
D  +-----------------------------------12+----------------10------------------5+
A  +----------------10----------------12-+---------------10------------------5-+
F# +--------------10-----------------12--+--------------10------------------5--+
D  +------------10------------------12---+-------------10------------------5---+
A  +-----------0-------------------12----+------------10------------------5----+
D  +------------------------------12-----+-----------10------------------5-----+
 
 

FIRST GUITAR
   ------------X 2-----------------------><-----no slide------------------------
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F# +--10/11--10--------------------------+---8---6------5---5------3---3-------+
D  +------------------10/11\10-----------+-----0--------------0----------0-----+
A  +-------------------------------------+---------7---------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-----------0----0-----0----0-----0---+

SECOND GUITAR
D  +-------------7----------------0------+-------------------------------------+
A  +------------7----------------0-------+-------------------------------------+
F# +-----------7----------------0--------+-------------------------------------+
D  +----------7----------------0---------+-------------------------------------+
A  +---------7----------------0----------+-------------------------------------+
D  +--------7----------------0-----------+-------------------------------------+
 

FIRST GUITAR
   -------------------------------------><---------------------------- X 2 -----
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F# +--1----1------3----3-----------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +---------0-----------0---------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +----0------0-----0-----0-------------+---0--3--3/5-<5>--5\3-5--5/7--<7>----+

SECOND GUITAR
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------<5>--------------<7>----+
A  +-------------------------------------+-------------<5>--------------<7>----+
F# +-------------------------------------+-------------<5>--------------<7>----+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------<5>--------------<7>----+
A  +-------------------------------------+-------------<5>--------------<7>----+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------<5>--------------<7>----+
 

FIRST GUITAR
   -------------------------------------->
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F# +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +--2/3\2--0---------------------------+-------------------------------------+

SECOND GUITAR
D  +-------------0-----------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +------------0------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F# +-----------0-------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +----------0--------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A  +---------0---------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D  +--------0----------------------------+-------------------------------------+
 

Tabbed by myself . All suggestions welcome here.

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