If you like these lessons, definitely check out www.zombieguitar.com/ It is a one-of-a-kind site dedicated to helping guitarists to understand the fretboard and create their own music. You will love it!!
This lesson was put out seven years ago and it's still the most comprehensible break down of this timeless classic which gives us a great insight of how it was put together, excellent work Brian and many thanks.
Brian, this is the the best breakdown of this song I've seen so far. I'm a seasoned guitarist myself and had originally learned this from sheet music, but there was a lot missing from it. You've just filled in the dots and crossed the ti's. RESPECT. You're such an honest and dedicated musician, all us guitarist owe you a debt of gratitude. Many thanks thanks. James. SCOTLAND GREAT BRITAIN 👍👍👍👍👍
Brian, in your opening dialog you mention how this song is one of your favorite guitar compositions . Dire Straits released this song and album in 1978-79, I just graduated high school and was in my first year of college. I'm almost 60 years old now and this song is Still my desert island song! From the opening note to the ending note, it's still as fresh as the first time I heard it. Mark Knofler, I'm sure all will agree, is the most under rated guitar genius's to ever pluck a string. I've been playing this song since it came out , until I hooked up with this tutorial, about 90 minutes ago, I could never quite get the nuances of the riffs finely tuned. Thanks to your patients and time put forth to make this easily understandable both audibly as well as visually, I appreciate the song even more. Mark Knoffler, one of the greatest guitar players ever. Brian Kelly, your a great teacher!! By the way....to every and anyone who reads this......1978---2020, 42 years this song has been Popular! My question to you the reader...in 2062, 42 years in the future, ??do you think Justin Bieber or Kanye East will still be relevant?? Can you name a Song by either of them??
this song is one of my all time favourites too...and its what made me want to learn how to play the guitar. im 19 and my dad is 61, im thankful I grew up being exposed to amazing songs/bands!
Best guitar lesson I have ever seen on TH-cam. Such a cool, relaxed manner in which to teach. Demonstrates the key skill of the master teachers - making the complex look simple.
Even Knofler doesn't play the rifts in this song exactly the same way each time. In one live video he does a break with muted strings. This was a very detailed and helpful breakdown, great job.
Love your teaching it’s broken down to where it’s easy to understand lessons. Iam 77 years old I’ve been trying to learn more as I can. You make it easy thanks.
Nothing short of an amazing lesson! Unbelievable effort on Brian's part to put an hour lesson on video which must have took him many hours to compose it. Best guitar lesson on TH-cam IMO from start to finish on a difficult song to play as a beginner player. BY FAR THE BEST TUTORIAL ONLINE IF YOU WANT TO LEARN TO PLAY THIS SONG.
Brian, you are the man!!! I've just come across this video and it's awesome!!! As well as being an excellent guitaist, you have an inbuilt knowledge of just where, and how, us learners would likely get stuck. Thank you so much for a really excellent tuition video of this song - it must have takenyou hours to put it all together. I'm 82, and started playing when I was 11, but have never got around to learning this song - until now, and with your help. Bless you, it's superb.
Brian, thank you so much for taking the time to teach this song. I know it must have taken you a huge amount of time to do, then edit. So thank you, thank you, thank you! You are truly one of the top tier of TH-cam instructors out there! Thanks again for all you do!
Not only did you do a great job showing the song - your explanations were very helpful in understanding a little theory for those of us new to the understanding aspect of music - thanks kindly for sharing !!
I LOVE your teaching style! I’ve watched lots of tutorials and haven’t seen anyone else play the rhythm phrase before each fill. That was incredibly helpful! THANK YOU!
You are still number 1. Do not experience with different types of doing the learning prosess- This is the way to do it. Simple and easy to follow step by step,Thanks my man Always wanted to learn som trics from this song
I just found your Sultans of Swing video. Thank you so much. You will be my new best friend for the rest of the month because that is how long it will take this newbie to work through this song. My wrist hurts so bad and “I’ve blisters on my fingers!” Love it!
Great stuff! I just found Brian a week or so ago.After becoming a free member of Zombie Guitar,I decided quickly to become a Full Access lifetime member and Im glad I did Great website with simple,well done lessons and tutorials,enough quality material to probably last my lifetime. Thank you Brian for what you do and keep on truckin!
A+++ fabulous tutorial I have been working on this classic song for a few weeks and this pulls it all together. Great teaching style, with the tabs, and relating how the fills work with the underlying chords.
I've wanted to learn this song for long but it always seemed so complicated. This video has helped me understand the chord/fill relationships very well and you do a great job of explaining it. Thanks a bunch!
Thank you so much for putting the effort in to these video's it is really appreciated . I would be lost without the help from people like yourself . I wanted to play guitar as a teenager but gave up but now because of video's like this I have taken it up again as an adult/beginner and I am really enjoying it . Thank you
I'm going to repeat what everyone else has said and just say this is an incredible lesson and thank you for such a fantastic job of laying out like you have. Very easy to follow and I can improve my playing while learning a great song at the same time. Much thank you, your efforts are highly appreciated....by many.
Man, this is great. I could watch you all day, Brian, I'm learning a lot. I'm an old x-hippie at 76 years young getting my jollies learning guitar. I like that it is very chord intense which is my shortcoming on trumpet. Every instrument has its own difficulties, I'm always amazed just thinking about it - even more amazed if I smoke first then think about it. Hey, just ordered my first electric guitar from Amazon, a Les Paul 335 by Grote with Maple brown color top. After half a century I'm pickin' up the guitar, wow, I love it like a lost love come back. Gotta go practice, can't wait to be good. Btw, I really dig your lessons. Subscribed. ciao.
Thanks for making my Sunday morning so much better! I was finally able to improve my playing thanks to your video. I am by no means good (yet) but you helped me to play the foundation of one of my favorite songs!
Brian you are amazing to do all this work and give it away to anyone who might support your efforts, you are the best deal going on the internet, I've gotten a whole lot less from other teachers who can't teach what they are playing, and I don't mean to be knocking some of the great guitar players out there, but the truth is just that, they can't explain music theory in a way you need to, to understand it, so you just nod your head, so you don't want look stupid. Everything from True Fire to Lick Library, I've spent hundreds with them, to just get lost. The cage system is a must to understand song writing and lead composition. Thank You
Thank you for a very comprehensive approach to this complicated technique used bu Knoffler. Good teaching skills, I'll remember to use the middle finger on that part, lol!Also I noticed Knoffler likes to go to a C to Dsus4 D on that familiar goto riff after the stanzas,
Brian, thank you so much. You have done a great job in teaching this. I am about Mark’s age , played guitar for a long time, and playing this is on my bucket list. I could not do this without tour help. Thank you.
Brian your lesson is so good and in depth. The best part is that you don't waste time explaining where to place your fingers for the chord shapes. Like most people do, it's so annoying. Anyway you're the best.
I found 2 good tutorials,the#1 and #2 were ok,but the #3 it's yours,the best.I like it because it's more accomplished.You also know how to teach without talking a lot.I learned a lot,thanks bro.I bet you!!
Brian, You're among the very best guitar instructors on the net. The detailed breakdowns of the song phrases with both back-up rhythm as a reference, combined with tabs at the same time, can not be beat. Then you have the slower full version. Thanks much for the lessons. All of your videos take much frustration out of my attempting to learn and play these favorite songs you have also chosen. Rock On Bud!!
The analyze of fills ending to the chords (and using the notes from and around the chords) really opened my eyes about dire straits style Never thought it that way. One of my all time favorites too and looking closer to it makes me more think about the skills of the men that made the song!
Thanks Brian for sharing your knowledge on this. It all makes sense now. Those fills fit the underlying chords because those are actually chord tones. This must be the secret to great guitar solos.
Thank you Brian for depth you have gone to and the structure. I have no doubt this very imitating but breaking down the way you have gives us a fighting chance great job buddy
great, great channel; i love to learn new, epic solos when i understand, what exactly i am doing right now. one of the best and honest guitar channel on yt!
Awesome job on this dude, learning it with your help ,your one of the best teachers on TH-cam you break it down and make it more achievable to learn I'm currently 1min into it , I never thought I'd do hotel california until I watched your vids keep em coming Brian, love and peace from England 🏴 🤟🤟🎼🎼🎸
Thanks Brian, awesome job on this video. I've been playing since 1972 but never took the time to learn this song until now. It surprisingly easier than I thought, mostly thanks to you, broke it down perfect. Young people today are very fortunate to have the internet for guitar lessons, when I was learning we only had books with notes.😁
Thank you very much for taking the time to make other guitarists ( like me ) dreams come true. Now I can proudly play Sultans of Swing. Thanks to you. You made it very easy to understand.
Shume Bukur. Falemindert, Thenk you. Best thanks and best greetings from Albania, Kosova, Malsia e Madhe, Ilirida, Kosova Lindore and Janina with Qameri
First of all, you are a very good tutorial. In this work, speed is very important and you have stressed that we can reach this speed by starting slowly and accelerating the speed step by step. I just studied the solo parts and it helped me a lot. This method is splendid. It was a 1 hour record, you tried hard but believe it was worth it. Thank you so much Brian. Best regards from Turkey. Stay with music🎸🎛️🤘
If you like these lessons, definitely check out www.zombieguitar.com/
It is a one-of-a-kind site dedicated to helping guitarists to understand the fretboard and create their own music. You will love it!!
7:56 - Verse 1-1
12:55 - Verse 1-2
18:13 - Verse 2-1
23:35 - Verse 2-2
27:05 - Verse 3
30:55 - Solo 1 broken down phrase by phrase
39:05 - Solo 1 slow demo
39:58 - Verse 4
46:20 - Solo 2 broken down phrase by phrase
56:15 - Solo 2 slow demo
The most important comment here... thanks \m/
Beautiful song . Excelent illustration . I wish one day I could play it .
@@hajjiasami7001if you practice you definetly can
Awesome, thank you bro! 🎸🎸👍
Ronnie Coleman? 😱
Damn man... not many people could ever get even enough patience to give something like this. Supreme skill. Special stuff.
This lesson was put out seven years ago and it's still the most comprehensible break down of this timeless classic which gives us a great insight of how it was put together, excellent work Brian and many thanks.
Brian, this is the the best breakdown of this song I've seen so far. I'm a seasoned guitarist myself and had originally learned this from sheet music, but there was a lot missing from it. You've just filled in the dots and crossed the ti's. RESPECT. You're such an honest and dedicated musician, all us guitarist owe you a debt of gratitude. Many thanks thanks. James. SCOTLAND GREAT BRITAIN 👍👍👍👍👍
Brian, in your opening dialog you mention how this song is one of your favorite guitar compositions . Dire Straits released this song and album in 1978-79, I just graduated high school and was in my first year of college. I'm almost 60 years old now and this song is Still my desert island song! From the opening note to the ending note, it's still as fresh as the first time I heard it. Mark Knofler, I'm sure all will agree, is the most under rated guitar genius's to ever pluck a string. I've been playing this song since it came out , until I hooked up with this tutorial, about 90 minutes ago, I could never quite get the nuances of the riffs finely tuned.
Thanks to your patients and time put forth to make this easily understandable both audibly as well as visually, I appreciate the song even more. Mark Knoffler, one of the greatest guitar players ever. Brian Kelly, your a great teacher!! By the way....to every and anyone who reads this......1978---2020, 42 years this song has been Popular! My question to you the reader...in 2062, 42 years in the future, ??do you think Justin Bieber or Kanye East will still be relevant?? Can you name a Song by either of them??
Hey man, watch what you say about the Beibster 🤣🤣🤣. Glad you liked the vid. Thanks for checkin it out!
Errr let me think ... NA....😂😎✌🏻🍷fantastic tuition my all time fav, and it’s now time for me to get it down thanks .
Why future ???? I can't name any song now.. (((-;
Those two won't be relevant in 40 years, but this song will still be popular. This is a masterpiece.
this song is one of my all time favourites too...and its what made me want to learn how to play the guitar. im 19 and my dad is 61, im thankful I grew up being exposed to amazing songs/bands!
Started with Marty, moved up to Justin, and now really into it with Brian and Adrian. Thank you sir for the great lessons, both songs and theory.
Thanks for the words man! Much appreciated!
Best guitar lesson I have ever seen on TH-cam. Such a cool, relaxed manner in which to teach. Demonstrates the key skill of the master teachers - making the complex look simple.
Even Knofler doesn't play the rifts in this song exactly the same way each time. In one live video he does a break with muted strings. This was a very detailed and helpful breakdown, great job.
Boy this is easy to follow and you're a good teacher. Thanks for this.
Unbelievable job, Brian! Thank you so much for being the only one who actually takes us through every single step of this wonderful song.
i've watched this a few times now, even screen printing your tabs. Seven years after you posted...BIG THANKS
Brian, thanks man! I'm 62 and just learning this, and surely couldn't do it without you. Keep doing what you're doing. You got the gift!
Love your teaching it’s broken down to where it’s easy to understand lessons. Iam 77 years old I’ve been trying to learn more as I can. You make it easy thanks.
it's amazing how simple knopflers playing is, simple playing sounds good when done right
Nothing short of an amazing lesson! Unbelievable effort on Brian's part to put an hour lesson on video which must have took him many hours to compose it. Best guitar lesson on TH-cam IMO from start to finish on a difficult song to play as a beginner player. BY FAR THE BEST TUTORIAL ONLINE IF YOU WANT TO LEARN TO PLAY THIS SONG.
Brian, you are the man!!! I've just come across this video and it's awesome!!! As well as being an excellent guitaist, you have an inbuilt knowledge of just where, and how, us learners would likely get stuck. Thank you so much for a really excellent tuition video of this song - it must have takenyou hours to put it all together. I'm 82, and started playing when I was 11, but have never got around to learning this song - until now, and with your help. Bless you, it's superb.
You are the best teacher on TH-cam you go into detail I like that thanks for all your hard work
Brian, thank you so much for taking the time to teach this song. I know it must have taken you a huge amount of time to do, then edit. So thank you, thank you, thank you! You are truly one of the top tier of TH-cam instructors out there! Thanks again for all you do!
Best guitar tutorials I’ve come across - thank you Brian 👍🏻
Not only did you do a great job showing the song - your explanations were very helpful in understanding a little theory for those of us new to the understanding aspect of music - thanks kindly for sharing !!
I LOVE your teaching style! I’ve watched lots of tutorials and haven’t seen anyone else play the rhythm phrase before each fill. That was incredibly helpful! THANK YOU!
OkHeresMyChannel But you should check the tabs cause he teach them in kinda noob level if you know what i mean
Albus Dumbledore “check the tabs” who’s a noob again?
Brilliant mate. Perfect breakdown to practice the fills where they belong. Good execution as well. Thank you much.
hello, i try this solo on my channel!🎸🎼
Appreciate the way you present. Your instructions are excellent....easy to follow along. Awesome
This is a master and a beginners piece. Genius!
This is by far the #1 tab lesson Sultans of Swing
He's got a day time job, he's doing alright
Brian shares his talents so well. Awesome sir.
You are still number 1. Do not experience with different types of doing the learning prosess- This is the way to do it. Simple and easy to follow step by step,Thanks my man Always wanted to learn som trics from this song
You are the best teacher..thanks Brian for sharing your knowledge.I love your channel.
I just found your Sultans of Swing video. Thank you so much. You will be my new best friend for the rest of the month because that is how long it will take this newbie to work through this song. My wrist hurts so bad and “I’ve blisters on my fingers!” Love it!
Great stuff! I just found Brian a week or so ago.After becoming a free member of Zombie Guitar,I decided quickly to become a Full Access lifetime member and Im glad I did Great website with simple,well done lessons and tutorials,enough quality material to probably last my lifetime. Thank you Brian for what you do and keep on truckin!
Hey thanks Glenn! Glad to hear you are diggin the site!
the fills in this song are a master class!!!!!
Brian you are a master. No one teaches better. You have Knoffler nailed.
A+++ fabulous tutorial I have been working on this classic song for a few weeks and this pulls it all together. Great teaching style, with the tabs, and relating how the fills work with the underlying chords.
This lesson was by far the best!! Just took his time and explained everything!! Great job!!
I've wanted to learn this song for long but it always seemed so complicated. This video has helped me understand the chord/fill relationships very well and you do a great job of explaining it. Thanks a bunch!
Absolutely well done mate!! U have taken some time to do this i salute u mate thank u for this buddy
Absolutely fantastic job and showing me, how to play this classic ....thanks Brian
Thank you so much for putting the effort in to these video's it is really appreciated . I would be lost without the help from people like yourself . I wanted to play guitar as a teenager but gave up but now because of video's like this I have taken it up again as an adult/beginner and I am really enjoying it . Thank you
Ive only just started watching you teach how to play this and ive already picked up the intro quicker then i thought i would. Awesome lesson thankyou
I'm going to repeat what everyone else has said and just say this is an incredible lesson and thank you for such a fantastic job of laying out like you have. Very easy to follow and I can improve my playing while learning a great song at the same time. Much thank you, your efforts are highly appreciated....by many.
Brian your a legend for explaining it the way you have in first couple of minutes
Excellent tutorial
Thank you very much indeed
Brain, thank you. The way you do it, you take your time to show everything. Realy man, thank you for that.
Man, this is great. I could watch you all day, Brian, I'm learning a lot. I'm an old x-hippie at 76 years young getting my jollies learning guitar. I like that it is very chord intense which is my shortcoming on trumpet. Every instrument has its own difficulties, I'm always amazed just thinking about it - even more amazed if I smoke first then think about it. Hey, just ordered my first electric guitar from Amazon, a Les Paul 335 by Grote with Maple brown color top. After half a century I'm pickin' up the guitar, wow, I love it like a lost love come back. Gotta go practice, can't wait to be good. Btw, I really dig your lessons. Subscribed. ciao.
Thanks for making my Sunday morning so much better! I was finally able to improve my playing thanks to your video. I am by no means good (yet) but you helped me to play the foundation of one of my favorite songs!
I've watched a bunch of various folks give the tutorial. Your's continue to be awesome.
Brian you are amazing to do all this work and give it away to anyone who might support your efforts, you are the best deal going on the internet, I've gotten a whole lot less from other teachers who can't teach what they are playing, and I don't mean to be knocking some of the great guitar players out there, but the truth is just that, they can't explain music theory in a way you need to, to understand it, so you just nod your head, so you don't want look stupid. Everything from True Fire to Lick Library, I've spent hundreds with them, to just get lost. The cage system is a must to understand song writing and lead composition. Thank You
Thank you for a very comprehensive approach to this complicated technique used bu Knoffler. Good teaching skills, I'll remember to use the middle finger on that part, lol!Also I noticed Knoffler likes to go to a C to Dsus4 D on that familiar goto riff after the stanzas,
Superb lesson. A lot of work went into that. Thank you.
Brian, thank you so much. You have done a great job in teaching this. I am about Mark’s age , played guitar for a long time, and playing this is on my bucket list. I could not do this without tour help. Thank you.
Thats great to hear! I really need to tighten up my fingerstyle chops so I can attempt to get that true Knopfler tone!
Brian your lesson is so good and in depth.
The best part is that you don't waste time explaining where to place your fingers for the chord shapes. Like most people do, it's so annoying. Anyway you're the best.
One of the best tutorials I've seen for this song, thanks! 👍
Great lesson Brian. Got all the parts under my fingers now. Just need to join them together and polish them up. Many thanks.
I found 2 good tutorials,the#1 and #2 were ok,but the #3 it's yours,the best.I like it because it's more accomplished.You also know how to teach without talking a lot.I learned a lot,thanks bro.I bet you!!
Your best lesson and I still watch it after 6 years oh yes.
Fantastic tutorial Brian. In this Corona era it is a great thing to learn. Thx. Greetings from Holland.
Thanks Brian! I always wanted to learn this song and the way you broke it down really helped me! God Bless!
Brian, You're among the very best guitar instructors on the net. The detailed breakdowns of the song phrases with both back-up rhythm as a reference, combined with tabs at the same time, can not be beat. Then you have the slower full version. Thanks much for the lessons. All of your videos take much frustration out of my attempting to learn and play these favorite songs you have also chosen. Rock On Bud!!
Thanks for the words...much appreciated!
You did a great job laying this lesson out and breaking it down. Nice work!
The analyze of fills ending to the chords (and using the notes from and around the chords) really opened my eyes about dire straits style Never thought it that way.
One of my all time favorites too and looking closer to it makes me more think about the skills of the men that made the song!
Thanks Brian for sharing your knowledge on this. It all makes sense now. Those fills fit the underlying chords because those are actually chord tones. This must be the secret to great guitar solos.
Love how you show the notes to the chords, I followed with ease, awesome way of teaching..
Thank you Brian for depth you have gone to and the structure. I have no doubt this very imitating but breaking down the way you have gives us a fighting chance great job buddy
Excellent job. I enjoyed it a bunch, and you put a lot of work and love into it, and it is appreciated. Now to go to work on it.
great, great channel; i love to learn new, epic solos when i understand, what exactly i am doing right now.
one of the best and honest guitar channel on yt!
Arnold Cytrowski thanks so much!
Best tutorial towards this song. Thx mate!
absolutely brilliant teacher and lesson. Many thanks my friend.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH ... FOR YOUR VERY DEDICATED CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS...
This one is really great ,,love this apparent demo .it's getting easy minute by minute ,,great teacher ..sir more power ...
Incredible amazing well taught easy to understand lesson. So much knowledge given to us all while learning to play this song.
Brian you are amazing tutor
Awesome job on this dude, learning it with your help ,your one of the best teachers on TH-cam you break it down and make it more achievable to learn I'm currently 1min into it , I never thought I'd do hotel california until I watched your vids keep em coming Brian, love and peace from England 🏴 🤟🤟🎼🎼🎸
Very Good explanation step by step Thank you
Thank you for the time and effort to help others on their guitar journey your are an awesome teacher and musician
DEREK PRINCE hey man I love to share my guitar knowledge. Thanks again for watching and commenting!
Great video man. great teacher. step by step. Greatings from Durban south Africa
Nice job man. I guess this is why I keep coming back. To actually LEARN!! Thanks.
God there's so much to learn with that song. Awesome tutorial bro!
Another fantastic tutorial. Thanks Brian.
Brian this is an amazing lesson I can practice this you make it so do- able thanks
Thanks Brian, awesome job on this video. I've been playing since 1972 but never took the time to learn this song until now. It surprisingly easier than I thought, mostly thanks to you, broke it down perfect. Young people today are very fortunate to have the internet for guitar lessons, when I was learning we only had books with notes.😁
I remember those days too!! It was a few years into my guitar journey before we had the internet...what a game changer 😁
Thanks, I think I can play now, the complete details of Sultan of Swing finally..
Brian brilliant job so easy to follow for all wether beginner or pro loved it . Thanks Glyn
Thank you very much for taking the time to make other guitarists ( like me ) dreams come true. Now I can proudly play Sultans of Swing. Thanks to you. You made it very easy to understand.
Thank you Brain,you are very good teacher....super..super
Shume Bukur. Falemindert, Thenk you. Best thanks and best greetings from Albania, Kosova, Malsia e Madhe, Ilirida, Kosova Lindore and Janina with Qameri
This is the best guitar tutorial I've ever seen online! You almost make it seem easy to play. The mark of a great teacher.
dude, this is awesome,, thank you so much.. putting my loop pedal to work here.
First of all, you are a very good tutorial. In this work, speed is very important and you have stressed that we can reach this speed by starting slowly and accelerating the speed step by step. I just studied the solo parts and it helped me a lot. This method is splendid. It was a 1 hour record, you tried hard but believe it was worth it. Thank you so much Brian. Best regards from Turkey. Stay with music🎸🎛️🤘
he is a really guitar genious...ur the man brian.thank u so much
Thanh’s so much Brian !not many people put that much into a lesson,very much appreciated 👍
Your lesson was the best one. So well organised and super logical to me. Thanks!
P B you're welcome! thanks for checking it out!
Thank you so much. This tutorial is awesome!
Brilliant stuff Brian, it would be a dream come true to be able to play this. thank you for giving me no excuses not to try
Hi Kelly your work is wonderful
Thanks for breaking it down man. Best lesson for decent guitar players haha. Im pumped to find this channel!!!
hello, i try this solo on my channel!🎸🎼
VERY GOOD LESSON.!!!..Thank you Brian Kelly and TH-cam...:)
greatest lesson EVER!!
Brian thank you.well explained has helped alot.Keep them coming .God bless
Amazing teacher thank you so much ,you are so talented
Thanks for taking the time to teach us