Walk Of Life | Mark Knopfler Songbook

00:00 — Performance
02:36 — The Right Hand Technique
08:02 — Verse & Chorus

Equipment

1997 Gibson Advanced Jumbo
iPhone SE, Canon 600D, Zoom H6
Edited in Final Cut Pro X & Logic Pro

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[PavelFomenkov]

Check out simplified lesson for the song by one and only Justin Sandercoe:

[mr.wright]

GOD BLESS YOU! I have been looking for someone who has integrated mark's hand picking style very authentic!

[thisisjtom]

Just another lost comment among many, but I finally took time to invest into studying how to play this song I've been listening since my childhood (I'm 45). After having trying my best on your Money For Nothing video, I'm finally humbly starting to understand how to play it and it was a clear improvement to try Walk of Life after this one. So massive THANK YOU for your golden content, you're the only one on the whole Internet to have stolen Mark's rythm. Incredible, I will put some more time trying my best.

And finally, I'd really love if you could dig into first Dire Straits album. Songs like Six Blade Knife or Setting Me Up still hunt me ;)

[flaviojordao]

Thats is the best tuto of walk of life i have seen !!

[hunterhobbs]

GOD BLESS YOU SIR!!!!
This is all I’ve ever wanted!!!!
IM SO EXCITED TO START LEARNING THIS
ON THE RIGHT HAND 🫱
GOD BLESS YOU!!!!

[sandlmv]

I can play money for nothing like a rockstar thanks to your excellent tutorial Pavel. This one im finding a bit more of a challenge with the right hand moving around a little more, especially getting enough power in the flick. I find myself pulling my last 2 fingers (ring and pinky) too hard against the high E string trying to get more power, and I lose proper hand stability. Ill get there though!! Thanks you for this accurate Knopfler stuff. Id love you to do a "Setting me up" tutorial some day. I really appreciate you, and I love your accent with your singing!

[marcdownsouth]

Hi Pavel! This channel is really awesome! Love to way you break it down amd stay true to knopfler-technique.. I’ve been playing for 26years now and mark knopfler was the reason I wanted to learn how to play in the first place. Since my childhood I’ve been playing the songs, chordwise, strumming and with a guitarpick… it never got near the real deal and that always bothered me. Watching your video’s and applying your expertise and approach made me get hooked on the songs again and for the first time in years I’ve been practicing in focus for hours. Thanks for the inspiration. Keep up the good work💪

[Andenni]

This was just amazing. Always been a big fan of Mark's picking style. It took me a while but I think I learned this pretty good. And now when I listen to the original song I think you got it perfectly! This is so much fun to play and you saved a ton of time from me figuring it out myself.

[vallard-]

Best I’ve seen. I’ll be studying this video for a few weeks!

[nicholaswoolfenden]

I also spent many hours if not days studying Knopfler's technique, this is extremely good, well done. It is not easy and he varies it with different songs. It's uniquely driving, almost a band in one. Damping at the bridge is also vital which you do. Thank you and all the very best.

[windglider]

Amazing job you've done. I'm glad I can jump straight into learning the song without breaking it down although I'm sure it must have been tremendous journey for the one who attempted so.

[EvgeniyNeutralMusician]

Pure brilliance. Composition itself, as well as this lesson. The best on whole YT so far, for sure. Shaking hand, Pavel ;)

[williamjoannes]

I love how you play such a complicated riff (flawlessly), even though the choords themselves are simple.

[olesimonsen-tuba]

Thanks a lot. Have a lot of numbers to learn, so every shortcut is gold.

[kevinmccormick]

The best version I have seen and one of the best tutorials on this song yet!....his singing is actually really good too and true to the original song!

[Pbkr]

Thank you very very much Pavel ! You’re my favorite teacher for each song of MK !
With you I can now play my guitar hero song.
I love you
I ´ve just beginning the Get Lucky song now, witch is very hard...
Tx so much my friend !

[franciscomartin]

Bravo! So well explained and better played. Big thanks!

[hrebolledoc]

I just can't believe you created exactly the channel I was whishing for!!! Accurate chords & fingering, great use of video, and excelent teaching. I was at college when Dire Straits took the world by storm with Sultans of Swings, since then I have being playing his music but always, always, looking for tutorials like this ( Internet in the 80' ??). Thanks a lot for your great job...please keep going!!!

[jimstone]

Dude you are KILLING ME...SLOWLY SLOWLY BUT SURELY IM GETTING IT

[ZwitsQuo]

I can listen to the guitar playing for hours on end! If you would only make a version without the singing, there would be no need to listen to anything else ever again... Such an awesome version! This is exactly how guitar is meant to be.