The Dire Straits lesson pack includes full song lessons, with all tabs, charts, chords and guitar pro files. It starts with Neil Hogan's excellent acoustic looks at Brothers In Arms, Sailing To Philadelphia, Espresso Love, Romeo And Juliet, The Man's Too Strong, and of course Sultans Of Swing and Money For Nothing. Then we also have two electric lessons from Max Rich, including a very detailed lessons on all the leads and licks in Sultans Of Swing and Money For Nothing.
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"},{"id":2004,"title":"Sultans Of Swing - Electric Guitar Lesson","description":"Sultans Of Swing is a massive song by Dire Straights from their self titled debut album released in 1978, although it didn't really get popular until its re-release the following year. This song has a ton of material to cover with the solos that I'll show you how to play. There's a lot of techniques to learn in this song that all revolve around finger style playing. Mark Knopfler didn't play with a pick but instead used his fingers so you'll have to get comfortable with the idea of playing with your fingers in a rock setting, as opposed to its typical acoustic usage. This also gave him a unique rhythmic style of playing chords because he doesn't use a pick. The licks throughout the song are all very standard Mark Knopfler style licks as well, incorporating a lot of string bending, grace notes, trills and even harmonics. There's a lot to learn here, so get your chops ready!"},{"id":3081,"title":"Brothers In Arms - Solo Guitar Arrangement","description":"There's something special about taking a song as powerful as Brothers in Arms and letting the guitar tell the entire story. In this extraordinary instrumental arrangement, Neil lets his guitar do the singing... capturing the haunting beauty, the melancholy, and the quiet power of Knopfler's original.
\nA melody that somehow carries the weight of the words… without needing a single one. Every note has something to say. And Neil gives each one the space to say it. A strikingly beautiful song… one of Neil’s favorites… beautifully reimagined.
\nThis solo acoustic guitar arrangement of Brothers In Arms aims to combine many different parts found in Mark Knopfler's original recording. The song is really a duet between the vocals and the guitar fills, both of which are incorporated into the arrangement.
\nEach verse is a bit different and reflects the variations in Mark's delivery and phrasing, and the fills are as accurate as can be done on the acoustic guitar.
"},{"id":3084,"title":"Sailing To Philadelphia","description":"Sailing To Philadelphia is the title song to Mark Knopfler’s 2000 album. It is a historical look at Jeremiah Dixon and Charles Mason, of the famous pre-revolution dividing line. It is sung as a duet with James Taylor.
\nThe guitar part features a few very colorful chords, which can be very tricky to play. One involves using the left thumb to fret the sixth string. It also involves very fast fingerpicking (bass notes at 200bpm).
\nThe lesson goes over exactly how the original was played and voiced but also gives easier options for the trickier chords. There is even what might be considered a ‘Campfire’ version.
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