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Dire Straits Brothers in Arms Cover - Knopfler Guitar Style

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My attempt at Brothers In Arms, from the 1985 album by Dire Straits. Played with an Epiphone Les Paul Custom, through a Boss volume pedal, into a Boss BR-600 8 track recorder. The recorder is playing the backing track and recording the guitar signal. The line out from the recorder is fed into the video camera.

The backing track is available from www.licklibrary.com

Hope you like it. As I say in the vid, it's not that technically demanding, but you have to be careful with muting inparticular. Something Knopfler seems to do with ease, whereas I still have to think about it!

For anyone thats interested, I always play 'Knopfler Style' with my fingers. I am *completely* useless with a pick. Recently (since I got the Les Paul) I've also grown my finger and thumb nails and changed my style a little to pick with my nails rather than the skin of my fingers. This gives much more 'attack'. Lack of attack was never a problem with any of my single coil Strat type guitars, but it was an immediate problem as soon as I got the Les Paul, which sounded horribly muddy and muffled. Playing with the fingernails fixed it!

I have an MP3 of this (much better sound) if anyone wants a copy, let me know and I'll tell you where you can download it!

All the best

Mark.

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Dire Straits Brothers in Arms Cover - Knopfler Guitar Style

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  • Magnificent !

    Possibly the finest quitar performance in the rock era, I know every second of this piece I've listened to it a hundred times and in your version you nailed it. The fact that you love this song comes through as well in the way you play it. Thank you. Excellent job. If you not in a band there is a band out there that needs your talent.

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  • Awesome

    Thats the style of finger picking that I am striving for. As a Straits fan from the begining and Brothers in Arms being one of my favourite tracks just make watching your clip an absolute pleasure.

    I'm in awe :-)

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  • hi there, very nice ...

    hi there, very nice, could you tell me what
    your amp settings are, I'm looking to get that
    same tone like in the studio version

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  • k ... nice cover .. ...

    k ... nice cover .... i've been looking for days for this version of backing track. I found several versions but not this. Usually the intro is too short. But this one is perfect. Any clue :-)

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  • Tabs everywhere. ...

    Tabs everywhere. Just google for them. They are all wrong though. I just learned it by ear. Its not a difficult song.

    By NotMarkKnopfler [Affiliate User] 1223918211 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • where you found ...

    where you found tabs?

    By RotAndude [Affiliate User] 1223816647 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • The solo plox!

    The solo plox!

    By PeeNoYaKo [Affiliate User] 1223511461 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • IF This is Fake he ...

    IF This is Fake he is really good can't u see that he hits every note. that there is on the song but this is soo good that i get shivers going thrue my body

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  • beautiful, i love ...

    beautiful, i love this song, so much emotion and sound in it...you've really given it the feeling it needs to have. just great to hear.
    5 stars and thumbs up from me.

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  • fake!!!! you aren't ...

    fake!!!! you aren't playng!!!

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  • WOW! Woohoo! You've ...

    WOW! Woohoo! You've made my day! I came home from work after a crap day to your message!
    THANK YOU :-)
    Mark

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  • Thanks :-) Kind ...

    Thanks :-)
    Kind words.
    Mark.

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  • What would you like ...

    What would you like to see in a tutorial? Is there any part you are stuck on?
    Mark

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  • Absolutely ...

    Absolutely fantastic! I take my hat off to you.. I'm really lost for words on how great your performance was!! Can't really tell the difference between your cover and when MK plays it. Yeah it's that good.

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  • You are ...

    You are notmarkknopfler but if i dont see you, you can perfectly be knopfler.
    Congratulations.

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  • Can you please do a ...

    Can you please do a tutorial!?

    Thnx.

    By PeeNoYaKo [Affiliate User] 1222796534 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Hello I have a ...

    Hello I have a guitar identical to that your only red
    is really beautiful, I wanted to know what is worth in terms of money.
    However sounds good, Congratulations!

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