Comments on: Sultans of Swing solo http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/09/22/sultans-of-swing-solo/ Ingo Raven's blog about the Mark Knopfler guitar style and electric guitar in general Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:52:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ingo http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/09/22/sultans-of-swing-solo/comment-page-1/#comment-4542 Ingo Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:10:18 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=1045#comment-4542 That lick on the bass strings is basically something like d3 (pull off to)d0 a5 d0 ... (repeat), occasionally I might substitute one of these four notes groups with a3 (hammer on to) a5 d0 d0 That lick on the bass strings is basically something like

d3 (pull off to)d0 a5 d0 … (repeat),

occasionally I might substitute one of these four notes groups with

a3 (hammer on to) a5 d0 d0

]]> By: Mike http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/09/22/sultans-of-swing-solo/comment-page-1/#comment-4541 Mike Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:17:19 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=1045#comment-4541 Thanks Ingo I always try to work without tabs, butI have found this section hard to get close to. I only use some of the phrases and then improvise the rest but this part I find frustrating as I like how it sounds and you seem to have nailed it Thanks Ingo

I always try to work without tabs, butI have found this section hard to get close to. I only use some of the phrases and then improvise the rest but this part I find frustrating as I like how it sounds and you seem to have nailed it

]]> By: Ingo http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/09/22/sultans-of-swing-solo/comment-page-1/#comment-4540 Ingo Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:04:30 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=1045#comment-4540 Unfortunately I don't have any tabs, never use them, but I think I have seen tabs of this part somewehere. I am sure you can find them in the web, or even some tutorials on youtube. Unfortunately I don’t have any tabs, never use them, but I think I have seen tabs of this part somewehere. I am sure you can find them in the web, or even some tutorials on youtube.

]]> By: Mike http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/09/22/sultans-of-swing-solo/comment-page-1/#comment-4538 Mike Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:59:46 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=1045#comment-4538 Hi Ingo just found this site - very interesting. I love the sound you have got. Is there anywhere you know that I can get a TAB for the section on your video 55 to 1:10. This is the only part of the solo I can't quite get right Hi Ingo

just found this site – very interesting. I love the sound you have got. Is there anywhere you know that I can get a TAB for the section on your video 55 to 1:10. This is the only part of the solo I can’t quite get right

]]> By: Kyle http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/09/22/sultans-of-swing-solo/comment-page-1/#comment-3679 Kyle Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:10:12 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=1045#comment-3679 Well I dont know, just wondering if there is a technique that gives those notes such a distinct sound at that part of the solo. You do play extremely well and the solo sounded great. Well I dont know, just wondering if there is a technique that gives those notes such a distinct sound at that part of the solo. You do play extremely well and the solo sounded great.

]]> By: Ingo http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/09/22/sultans-of-swing-solo/comment-page-1/#comment-3665 Ingo Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:45:03 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=1045#comment-3665 >>are you doing anything different with your fingers when you hit the strings diferent than what? than before, well, i do ome funny stuff there which i did not play this way some years ago, and today I already play it differently. I might make some videos demonstrating such stuff in the near future. >>are you doing anything different with your fingers when you hit the strings

diferent than what? than before, well, i do ome funny stuff there which i did not play this way some years ago, and today I already play it differently. I might make some videos demonstrating such stuff in the near future.

]]> By: Kyle http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/09/22/sultans-of-swing-solo/comment-page-1/#comment-3660 Kyle Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:34:01 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=1045#comment-3660 yea i too cant figure out that clicking part he plays. I have tried figuring it out for awhile, When you play it at 0:32 it sounds spot on, are you doing anything different with your fingers when you hit the strings. I originally thought he would hit the string twice really fast with his thumb then index finger for every note but that stll doesnt sound very right. yea i too cant figure out that clicking part he plays. I have tried figuring it out for awhile, When you play it at 0:32 it sounds spot on, are you doing anything different with your fingers when you hit the strings. I originally thought he would hit the string twice really fast with his thumb then index finger for every note but that stll doesnt sound very right.

]]> By: fxtrade http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/09/22/sultans-of-swing-solo/comment-page-1/#comment-3020 fxtrade Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:32:59 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=1045#comment-3020 Thank you very much for sharing. Your information always proves to be useful. I think your post is suitable for everyne, who is interested in valuable resources . I will keep following your posts. Thank you very much for sharing. Your information always proves to be useful. I think your post is suitable for everyne, who is interested in valuable resources . I will keep following your posts.

]]> By: Ingo http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/09/22/sultans-of-swing-solo/comment-page-1/#comment-2937 Ingo Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:37:42 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=1045#comment-2937 In fact that Freebird lick is similar. It is also a pattern in sixteenth notes, here over a chord sequence G - Bb - C - C The notes vary a bit but are something like f - d - c - d. A conceptual difference is that the lick remains the same over all chords while in Sultans it changes with each chords. In this sense freebird is not really an arpeggio approach like Sultans. The 'climax effect' is similar however, maybe Mark had something like this in mind. In fact that Freebird lick is similar. It is also a pattern in sixteenth notes, here over a chord sequence G – Bb – C – C

The notes vary a bit but are something like f – d – c – d. A conceptual difference is that the lick remains the same over all chords while in Sultans it changes with each chords. In this sense freebird is not really an arpeggio approach like Sultans.

The ‘climax effect’ is similar however, maybe Mark had something like this in mind.

]]> By: Jean-François http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2009/09/22/sultans-of-swing-solo/comment-page-1/#comment-2931 Jean-François Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:39:09 +0000 http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/?p=1045#comment-2931 No probs Ingo, :) it was just to tell to the others, if they wanted to debate about the FreeBird- Sultans similarities :) No probs Ingo, :)

it was just to tell to the others, if they wanted to debate about the FreeBird- Sultans similarities :)

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