11/30/2022 0 Comments Sultans of swing lesson![]() I’m actually not to shabby at finger picking. This was good news for me (finally, some good news)…. You’ll also note that Mark fingerpicks (or a kind of weird hybrid finger picking thing). And what kind of gear he used to get the sound/tone (this was tough, but I think this article covers the tone pretty well, and this covers the strings). I also researched what type of guitar Mark Knopfler used (usually a red Fender Strat). Video of Mark Knopfler (Singer and Guitar player for Dire Straits).This video on just the super fast solo.Justin Sandercoe’s series on this song: Justin Guitar – Sultans of Swing Lesson.Guitar Chords to Sultans of Swing (I used a version on ).Guitar tab to Sultans of Swing (I used a version on ).I needed to actually find some learning/teaching materials. Maybe for future songs I’ll keep better records.īefore I could begin to learn to play…. So, I’ve decided to share the process with you. Little did I know that this simple request would turn into a 5 month journey. That little solo at the end was what I feared. If you don’t know the super fast solo, wait until the end of the song and you will see.Īnd I knew it was going to be hard as shit. So I asked Matt what I should learn… he said: “The Sultans of Swing” by Dire Straits. However, as a guitar teacher I don’t often take time to learn songs that I want to learn. A few months ago, I casually asked my brother Matt what song I should learn on the guitar.Īs a guitar teacher, I am usually focused on learning how to play (and subsequently teach) songs for the benefit of my students (which – of course – I love). ![]()
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