Mark Knopfler's Style: 5 Essential Guitar Licks You Need to Learn (One Might Surprise You!)

[@demej00]

Fantastic stuff. Thanks!

[@manuelgarrido9806]

¡Qué bueno! Muchas gracias.

[@jamesball5743]

This is dope. Would love to see you do a Heavy Fuel tutorial

[@tomgunn6086]

thank you enjoyable lesson

[@guitartommo2794]

Great video. Any tips to increase the power in the frail part of the Walk of life picking? I notice you get a strong flick on that. Just repeated practice?

[@gianni.chiarello]

Yep! Just practice really

[@gianni.chiarello]

00:00 intro + 1st lick
02:48 2nd lick (volume+double stop)
04:15 3rd lick (the 'twiddly' bits)
06:52 4th lick (writing)
09:37 5th lick (walk)
my Walk of life full lesson: th-cam.com/video/GMLQS6UbgjA/w-d-xo.html
Songs:
Single handed sailor: th-cam.com/video/TyeNrGv4288/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=JAPOOZ
Sultans of swing: th-cam.com/video/0fAQhSRLQnM/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=DestinD%27Silva
Tunnel of love: th-cam.com/video/fvGl-WQjCFE/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=DireStraits-Topic
Private Dancer: th-cam.com/video/d4QnalIHlVc/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=TinaTurner
Lady Writer: th-cam.com/video/BlD6jCGVU4A/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=DireStraitsVEVO

[@nate5745-t8o]

How do you get that "Mark Knopfler" tone?

[@gianni.chiarello]

I'd say you can get close with a stratocaster with the switch in second position and some compression. Then a lot of listening for the feel and vibrato.

[@shashankrao23]

@@gianni.chiarello Thank you.. also the colour of strat matters too :)

[@gianni.chiarello]

@@shashankrao23 it does! 😂