Dire Straits Money For Nothing Guitar Lesson + Tutorial

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[mickey]

One of the greatest guitar riffs of all time.

[rayross]

"Money for Nothing and Marty's Lessons for Free". Please do more on arpeggios.

[Sh-wsjd]

I tried to learn this and got a blister on my finger and a blister on my thumb

[bodazofa]

Now that’s the way you do it, let me tell you Marty ain’t dumb!

[carrdenman]

67 years old and just bought a new Gibson studio and always wanted to learn the Money for Nothing riff. Got to learn the basics first, you are awesome!

[varunagrawal]

That ain't working, that's the way you do it!
Best guitar teacher ever. Period.

[Kilgore]

I’m not saying this is the best opening riff ever but it’s not NOT the best opening riff ever.

[seanb]

Ok marty. This is just creepy. I am fully convinced you can read my mind

[vautrain]

I think I’d be fully satisfied with my guitar playing if I could master this song. It’s one of the top songs of the soundtrack of my teenage years. I just love it, and Mark’s tone and riffs still blow me away. Thanks for posting it, Marty!

[monkeyhammock]

Money for Nothing and Can’t You Hear Me Knockin are probably my two favorite opening riffs ever

[cozm]

Boss says can't learn this song until we move these refrigerators
.. Gotta move these LCDs...

[dead_kobaaa]

Every single guitarist on earth wishes they were cool enough to have written this riff. Legit prolly the greatest riff of all time

[o_smith]

I love the dire straits sound. A little country twang with rock roots

[maddiesera]

I was literally thinking about learning this song while listening to it yesterday- fully convinced Marty is a mind reader

[T.williz]

I'm so glad there's no bar chords involved in this I'm terrible at bar chords hopefully I can get it down soon

[the_original_Bilb_Ono]

Props for the effort to add chapters to your tutorials. I just noticed them although the channel may have had them for awhile... its little stuff like that which makes this the best tutorial channel. Beato is probably the best theory channel. And samurai guitarist is the best samurai guitarist channel.

[Dz-]

Now look at marty, thats the way you do it, you play the guitar on the YouTube feed. That is working, thats the way you do it, learning for nothing the lessons are free

[MaynardOwns]

This is one of those show me the notes and I’ll have to feel it out myself kind of songs.

[joeclark]

This song just has so much forward momentum to it. It's like a freight train of energy

[soup]

That 0:57 of intro, I already know how to play. THANKS MARTY!