Comments on: The one-man band – Playing both rhythm and lead guitar together http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2008/12/02/the-one-man-band-playing-both-rhythm-and-lead-guitar-together/ Ingo Raven's blog about the Mark Knopfler guitar style and electric guitar in general Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:02:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ingo http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2008/12/02/the-one-man-band-playing-both-rhythm-and-lead-guitar-together/comment-page-1/#comment-5510 Ingo Sat, 24 Sep 2011 11:32:52 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=705#comment-5510 Dear guy, it seems you missed my point completely :( Dear guy, it seems you missed my point completely :(

]]> By: guy http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2008/12/02/the-one-man-band-playing-both-rhythm-and-lead-guitar-together/comment-page-1/#comment-5508 guy Sat, 24 Sep 2011 04:57:45 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=705#comment-5508 Dear whoever wrote this, and whoever is in the video. YOU ARE COMPLETELY WRONG. This is not rythm and lead at the same time. this is rhythm then lead then rhythm then lead. However, the guitarist is still in a rhythm, BUT not playing the rhythm notes. a good example of rhythm and lead at the same time, is "nothing else matters" by metallica. they play a rhythm using the 4 lowest strings, then the lead is played on the 2 highest strings. you might say "impossible" but how they do so, is simply by plucking multiple strings at the same time. Give it a listen Dear whoever wrote this, and whoever is in the video. YOU ARE COMPLETELY WRONG. This is not rythm and lead at the same time. this is rhythm then lead then rhythm then lead. However, the guitarist is still in a rhythm, BUT not playing the rhythm notes. a good example of rhythm and lead at the same time, is “nothing else matters” by metallica. they play a rhythm using the 4 lowest strings, then the lead is played on the 2 highest strings. you might say “impossible” but how they do so, is simply by plucking multiple strings at the same time. Give it a listen

]]> By: Jean-Francois http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2008/12/02/the-one-man-band-playing-both-rhythm-and-lead-guitar-together/comment-page-1/#comment-4856 Jean-Francois Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:57:08 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=705#comment-4856 you could also add : - just the 8th on the low e with the pinky - or the 8th on the low e with the ring and the 8th on the high e with the pinky it is the "G-barré positon". You can use it for any chord, but it is rather difficult for the first frets, especially if you have small hands. you could also add :
- just the 8th on the low e with the pinky
- or the 8th on the low e with the ring and the 8th on the high e with the pinky

it is the “G-barré positon”. You can use it for any chord, but it is rather difficult for the first frets, especially if you have small hands.

]]> By: Ingo http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2008/12/02/the-one-man-band-playing-both-rhythm-and-lead-guitar-together/comment-page-1/#comment-4851 Ingo Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:20:54 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=705#comment-4851 It is a normal C (with the e in the bass), Knopfler plays it quite often. No need for the thumb, it is only on four strings. low e: x (mute), a: 7th, d/g/b: 5th, high e: mute It is a normal C (with the e in the bass), Knopfler plays it quite often. No need for the thumb, it is only on four strings.

low e: x (mute), a: 7th, d/g/b: 5th, high e: mute

]]> By: siggi http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2008/12/02/the-one-man-band-playing-both-rhythm-and-lead-guitar-together/comment-page-1/#comment-4849 siggi Wed, 23 Feb 2011 01:35:52 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=705#comment-4849 Hi, thank you for this great article. I was wondering, in the rythm part, what cord do you play after the D-minor grip? is it some kind of variation of the c-barré chord? I see that MK does the same or similar grip when he's playing live. I really can't imagine that it is the c barre, because I find it rather difficault to hold my thumb around the neck when playing that particular chord. Hi, thank you for this great article. I was wondering, in the rythm part, what cord do you play after the D-minor grip? is it some kind of variation of the c-barré chord? I see that MK does the same or similar grip when he’s playing live. I really can’t imagine that it is the c barre, because I find it rather difficault to hold my thumb around the neck when playing that particular chord.

]]> By: Erik http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2008/12/02/the-one-man-band-playing-both-rhythm-and-lead-guitar-together/comment-page-1/#comment-4786 Erik Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:35:38 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=705#comment-4786 Well, I just got schooled. I think I need to go back and re-learn Sultans. Your website is great, thanks for the lessons and inspiration. Well, I just got schooled.
I think I need to go back and re-learn Sultans. Your website is great, thanks for the lessons and inspiration.

]]> By: OceanBreeze http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2008/12/02/the-one-man-band-playing-both-rhythm-and-lead-guitar-together/comment-page-1/#comment-1960 OceanBreeze Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:42:56 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=705#comment-1960 Hello Ingo, Lifelong Knopfler fan here . Always wanted to learn to play his songs. The beauty of his style is the flow; the way the song just effortlessly moves from bar to bar with no abrupt or pushed changes. It just flows. I love that and I am struggling with my first few months of guitar learning - mainly from youtube - and I hope that I can pick up some tips from your site to learn to play even a small little bit of Knopfler's style. I am 42; used computers all my adult life and now have developed some iteration of carpal tunnel syndrome , so its all the more difficult for me to "flow" over the fretboard. But I really would love to learn to play like The Knopf. cheers and thanks glad i found this site today Hello Ingo,
Lifelong Knopfler fan here .
Always wanted to learn to play his songs.
The beauty of his style is the flow; the way the song just effortlessly moves from bar to bar with no abrupt or pushed changes. It just flows.

I love that and I am struggling with my first few months of guitar learning – mainly from youtube – and I hope that I can pick up some tips from your site to learn to play even a small little bit of Knopfler’s style.

I am 42; used computers all my adult life and now have developed some iteration of carpal tunnel syndrome , so its all the more difficult for me to “flow” over the fretboard.

But I really would love to learn to play like The Knopf.

cheers and thanks
glad i found this site today

]]> By: akmoscow http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2008/12/02/the-one-man-band-playing-both-rhythm-and-lead-guitar-together/comment-page-1/#comment-1182 akmoscow Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:51:46 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=705#comment-1182 oh, sorry meant middle-index-combination... oh, sorry

meant middle-index-combination…

]]> By: akmoscow http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2008/12/02/the-one-man-band-playing-both-rhythm-and-lead-guitar-together/comment-page-1/#comment-1121 akmoscow Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:11:49 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=705#comment-1121 Hi Ingo, thank you for this article. I really enjoy your blog. Could you please explain Mark's right hand rhythm technique or the way you do it? I'm interested in the progression of thumb and ring-index-combination. Can't really figure it out... Than you in advance. André Hi Ingo,

thank you for this article. I really enjoy your blog. Could you please explain Mark’s right hand rhythm technique or the way you do it? I’m interested in the progression of thumb and ring-index-combination. Can’t really figure it out…
Than you in advance.

André

]]> By: Knopfleberg http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2008/12/02/the-one-man-band-playing-both-rhythm-and-lead-guitar-together/comment-page-1/#comment-1097 Knopfleberg Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:02:48 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=705#comment-1097 By the way.... I'm sorry I got so caught up in this I totally forgot to say thank you for your great great articles and your effort in doing this, Thank you Ingo. I live in Denmark, so overall we are not that far apart, what a day we could have sitting "nerding" knopfler stuff eh ;o) If you are ever going in the Copenhagen area, please write me an email, I would love to buy you a beer in real life ;o) All the best Allan (knopfleberg) By the way….

I’m sorry I got so caught up in this I totally forgot to say thank you for your great great articles and your effort in doing this, Thank you Ingo.
I live in Denmark, so overall we are not that far apart, what a day we could have sitting “nerding” knopfler stuff eh ;o) If you are ever going in the Copenhagen area, please write me an email, I would love to buy you a beer in real life ;o)

All the best

Allan (knopfleberg)

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