HOW TO PLAY SULTANS OF SWING LIVE SOLO MARK KNOPFLER

[berkc]

Only George can play this riff. Because he knows all the chords.

[BababooeySoundEffect]

You should do more Mark Knopfler videos. His solo career is a pure gems mine

[AndySlope]

Hey Thom this is really great👍😎 really one of the most beautiful renditions of Sultans - very well done!! Did you create the backing track?

2 things to note:
MK always uses a volume pedal so that helps with the volume differences between the initial and last bit. ( the volume pedal is also what he uses to get the well known singing notes in Brothers in arms)

The other thing is that he gets a lot of his speed by using hammer- ons and pull-offs so he does not pluck every note with his right hand. This is particularly true for what he refers to as the “twiddly bits” right at the end (famous arpeggiated triplets right at the end). Also something to keep in mind os that Mark is left handed but plays right handed so hos left hand is particularly strong with hammer-ons and pullofs with which he gets a quite percussive sound ( like the main riff of Walk of life)

Anyway you have his feeling and sound very close and play it with a lot of feeling! Well done😎👍👏.

With Mark its often the notes that he does not play which adds to the simplicity and beauty of his playing

As you can tell I am a lifelong MK fan. He inspired me to play guitar

Thanks for a great video 👍😎

[fabiangonzalezchiruchi]

The Alchemy version has lots of incredible licks to enjoy and analyze...really amazing guitarist...Great job Pilgrim.

[contenidoap]

My favourite guitar player in My favourite guitar teacher's channel!

[vladavasiljev]

Mark and Gilmore are the perfect examples of melody and dinamic over meaningless shredding.

[jochem]

I love how Mark Knopfler has one of the most instantly recognizable sounds out there

[peter]

Definitely one of my favorite guitarists and musicians ever, such a great sound and style, especially live alchemy set

[whatareyoudoingstepcomment]

now i can't wait to hear money for nothing using your new gibson les paul im so excited to hear you play that 😊😊

[sagig]

One of your best videos man. It will be SO INCREDIBLE if you can do more of Mark Knofler stuff, perhaps go more deeply into his techniques, his melodies etc... if you can do a deeper diver into Mark it'll be truly truly great. good video man!!

[olgafilippova]

Mark Knopfler is one of my favourite guitarists!😍 I love this solo so much, hope I'd be able to play it one day. Thank you for the lesson!🙌👏👍

[avasbasnet]

I searched for this version’s breakdown everywhere on youtube, couldn’t find any. And there it is now from the youtube’s finest guitar instructor

[mairenared]

Great video Thom. I've been a Mark Knopfler fan since I saw him live with Dire Straits at Dingwalls in Camden back in January 1978. His solo career has been equally amazing. Not an easy player to imitate, you did a great job here 😃

[davekanak]

😍Only MK can play this, because he is, The SULTAN Of SWING.

[nielrohit]

Never heard someone play this version of Sultans of Swing so flawlessly....

[numv]

Great ! Please more Knopfler and Dire Straits videos ;)

[demokraatti]

Knopfler’s playing is always amazing but let’s not forget the rest of the band. This is such a great piece of music. The band brilliantly slows down just to create a massive crescendo. My favorite live versions are from the mid 80’s when they had perfected the performance. Absolutely love what the sax player and rhythm section are doing. When I’ll get a time machine my first destination will be a Dire Straits concert at Wembley in 1985.

[seanlackenby]

Thank you so much for highliting the great Mark Knopfler, one of my guitar heroes. Been listening to him my whole life.

[PbPomper]

Phrasing, tone, timing, dynamics are all incredible with Mark. One of a kind.

[CraigHollabaugh]

Been a DS/MK fan since first hearing the "Down to the Waterline" opening in late 1978. Your "Can You Play This Riff?" series is George Thoroughly good. Thanks for this thousand note video.