Dire Straits - Money for Nothing - Guitar Tab | Lesson | Cover | Tutorial

[@misinformation_spreader777]

Completely baffled how this guy can capture every single guitar tone imaginable. Very good work.

[@PhiberOptik1979]

amplitube lol. this tone actually isn't that difficult to recreate, he is using either a cocked WAH or has an eq pedal set to sound that way, the rest is just the pick ups and amp distortion

[@SEV7V]

@@PhiberOptik1979 you seem like a fun person

[@PhiberOptik1979]

@@SEV7V i like to think so lol

[@cleangoblin2021]

​@@SEV7Vhey at least his comment was useful.

[@matthewwheeler64]

@@PhiberOptik1979 Me too. Amplitube is great.

[@13thdukeofwybourne]

I’ve seen so many people play this without the harmonics. Drives me mad as it’s so vital to the riff. Glad you’ve got them in there. Sounds spot on!

[@MarcosSG123]

Si

[@Shaknurat]

Да

[@UmVtCg]

Yes Paul Davids did a video about why so many play this riff wrong. I presume he watched it, I know I would have. And yes, it does sound spot on.

[@Alek_does_things]

I get it

[@Red_Zacian]

It’s pretty hard to remember where every harmonic is tho

[@wondrousparrot2815]

God damn it’s crazy Mark could both play and sing this live with no mistakes.

[@Mr.Tabs.Guitar.Lessons]

Yes he's incredible!

[@stoicsceptic8420]

Viva La Muscle-memory 😂

[@bernardosousario9301]

He was even able to improvise and change the riffs while singing!!

[@Bigchair-l5n]

Practice.

[@enzobigliardiballin7957]

Where did u get that shirt?​@@Mr.Tabs.Guitar.Lessons

[@Mr.Tabs.Guitar.Lessons]

I’ve always wanted to play the guitar on the MTV. Thanks for your awesome requests. I had a lot of fun doing this tune! Few notes about the song. Above the tab, Fingers: T-Thumb. I-Index M-Middle. Below the tab, strokes D-Down U-Up Though I use a pick more often than my fingers, I really wanted to nail this one. I checked out a lot of live videos and while it’s difficult to see with cameras constantly changing angles and older video quality, I studied what Knopfler was doing as closely as possible. In the chorus, Knopfler changes chords and hits open strings in between his changes. Myself on the other hand, I tend to keep my fingers on the fretboard with the power chords. Other or is fine. Have fun!

[@pachecoyt3976]

Please tutorial the Radiohead - Creep❤️

[@pachecoyt3976]

Please Tutorial the Aerosmith - Crazy

[@mikhaildelacruz2155]

Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits please?

[@ivanbaljak6299]

Awesome! Can’t wait for Double Talkin jive

[@soloistdeve]

Great stuff as always. I know it's a bit of a long shot but can you do Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile, not slight return, you know the track. It's long and mostly improvised but it would be really awesome to learn.

[@judenpeterstein3780]

As a guitar player of 25 years this is the most accurate lesson ive ever seen. Especially for a song that is hard to master and get all the harmonics right etc. Tone is perfect also. Well done sir!!

[@gianniskatsios8033]

Its legit crazy how amazing close you get to the actual sound of the recording. Would love to see more Floyd tunes

[@PinkIsNumb]

I would love to see "Time". :-)

[@rw2452]

Love the Mark Knopfler shirt and wrist bands costume. You really go all out for your fans man 👍👍

[@catherineatkinson6519]

Enjoyed the guitar songs

[@guitaristdoggo9025]

Do you know where I can get a shirt like his ?

[@floridaman1644]

Someone dislike so it’s 69

[@esatgursoy7076]

​@@guitaristdoggo9025 I really need one too

[@pianoekket]

I was sceptical when I saw the title. So many people think this is an easy song. The riff he plays is hard, to add all those little things he does to make it sound right. I'm very happy to say you completely nailed it! Nice work!!

[@wuphat]

Glad to see people in the comments understand just how difficult this song is to play correctly. This is the best version I've seen not played by Mark Knopfler.

[@mrkacz]

It is Mark just not showing his face, just listen…

[@semenshestakov2247]

And we've never heard the rythm part clearly, now it's just astounding how amazing they are

[@rmcunningham3874]

So many have tried. So many have failed. I can't believe you had the audacity to cover this and ABSOLUTELY nailed it.

[@PhiberOptik1979]

I've been playing for 27 years and this riff is deceptively hard even today. Only a mad man writes this. lol

[@user-sf8mu4pl2j]

Challenging riffs & grooves for sure, isolating licks or parts of and riffs helps 🎸 but it's fun to play and got to be beneficial to master these grooves, make a player better hopefully.

[@TFNEVADA]

@@user-sf8mu4pl2j I have been playing guitar for 40 years and wanted to play this song since I heard it. I never could and gave up. I stopped playing for a while and was really rusty, but decided to start playing again. For some reason this song was my choice and for the first time in my life it just clicked. I can't explain it. Still not 100% perfect, but 90% there.

[@clickbaitcharlie2329]

Madman?, or race-car driver?..(he was both).

[@itzottoxd1406]

Could you do Lithium by Nirvana and Purple Haze by Hendrix? These videos have evolved my guitar playing a lot, thank you so much

[@adnk]

Yes, please

[@maurigonzalez8191]

Lithium yes please

[@Kakaukuik]

I want to

[@kril_2945]

Hendrix for sure

[@Alek_does_things]

I also put a purple haze comment

[@randomrain7584]

This is so insanely accurate, your covers/tutorials are the best by far! Thank you for providing this amazing content

[@Chu_Strums]

T: Thumb IM: Index - Middle

[@richm487]

I’m totally amazed with the variety of music you can play. I realize I could never reach your skill level, but I’m having a blast learning from your videos. Thanks!

[@onlyguitars]

Awesome!! This is a very tricky song to learn, but as always your work is fantastic! Thank you very much!

[@emelle1283]

It's not easy but its not super difficult - I'm a bum and i can play the intro at least (although it took me a week to get it down) - i'd call it intermediate level rhythm guitar.

[@watersnortmoment3734]

@@emelle1283 If it takes you a week to get it down it's difficult.

[@LarryMyster]

This riff plays rent free in my head, and I don’t mind it, just like the real MTV

[@Briansgate]

not to mention straight perfectly copied his look at Live Aid. I know its hard sometimes, and sometimes you have to just get close, but, geez, I think you broke into his house on this one!

[@Guitars-Gear-Music]

Awesome playing. Also nailed the tone. Great job.

[@andrevierbucher2863]

I watched this video to see how someone fails again because of "Money for nothing"... WHAT???? Harmonic at 2.7 ??? Incredible! It works!!! Now I know where to look first for tabs in the future.

[@nytr8158]

Love the little touch at the beginning - “The MTV” XD

[@dstr3ss]

The MTV title on the intro is pure gold, nice touch on that... And the outfit obviously.. wait I just saw the background 🤣

[@Slashturianu]

This man makes the songs look easy, now try yourself😂😂 Thanks for your famtastic work. Tutorials like this FREE are awesome 🤘🤘

[@boost-labs]

I just had to start learning this song after hearing his play it it's definitely going to be in my channel in the future

[@Paul-ms2pd]

You are absolutely amazing, utterly blown away. The riff every guitarist is jealous of👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@zimtonia]

Your talent with the guitar is undeniable...🎸🎶 But the visual production of your videos is absurdly creative! 🤩😱🤯 Congratulations to the costume details + the wealth of instruments and timbres + every right Chroma Key! 📽️

[@user-my1bq5uw6l]

It’s a pleasure just to listen to the playing off this riff cover. Bravo!

[@MegaZeusus]

These tabs are so well done, so much effort

[@PaulieWalnuts1776]

A guitar riff done wrong by SOOOO many tab sites, books, covers, etc. but done to perfection here. Awesome ear and awesome playing🤟

[@victor.r6siege]

This guy is the best always posts the songs i wanna learn and not some random unpopular song

[@cyruss2946]

Thanks for not talking and doing the job perfectly! Hats off! 🌺🌺🌺🙏🙏🙏

[@shanemayne]

If I had my eyes closed I would think this is the original song without the vocals. Absolutely amazing cover! Keep up the good work. Definitely helping people with these videos

[@JoshPillault]

When I watch your videos, I don’t even think about your skill level, I MARVEL at these incredible guitar parts written by such master level musicians and feel THEM in your transcendent playing. Seriously bro, so glad I discovered this channel. You have changed my playing so much.

[@sethgross3904]

Without the lyrics this song feels like it goes on for eternity. Still one of the coolest riffs/ songs ever and you did a great job.

[@user-er5ue2dd1g]

This is the best version I’ve seen in here yet! Excellent!!

[@justinkrann7406]

Woah even the harmonics and pick scraping are perfect

[@davidlevi8736]

Listening to this on my car full blast. This aint a tutorial. This is a gift to the soul

[@dudecafe]

Love the use of no pick, it’s those details to each track that keep me coming back. This could be Mark Knopfler playing :v

[@Benjilabu]

It's crazy how you nail everything, every time. Thank you for your work.

[@petervaczovsky9211]

Used to do this song in a cover band in the 1980's. This version is spot-on!

[@NBrixH]

How long did this take you? I’ve heard it’s a very hard song to learn.

[@DonSimone1996]

Good question. He also did ''cliffs of dover'' which is beyond insanity.

[@NBrixH]

@@DonSimone1996 oh yeah

[@psych0CS2]

Usually people absolutely butcher this song when they make a youtube tutorial on it. But nothing looked wrong to me at all. I have a copy of the original sheet music and im going to assume you used one for reference since you got the harmonics right and some of the things that are super hard to notice. Like at 0:44 bar 3, Knopfler slightly changes it. I usually slide up to 5 there but most tabs miss that

[@psych0CS2]

Also bonus points for the outfit. Going all out with the shirt and the sweatbands

[@kinkinmyslinky967]

You certainly don’t disappoint with your choice of songs to tab. Tones are spot on, playing is on point and props on the props!

[@nikt3171]

To anyone who doesn't play guitar: this is not easy

[@dracandros]

what a classic riff 🏆

[@boost-labs]

Wow you got the shirt, wrist bands and even the right guitar to play this song, wish you all the best. rock on 👅🤘🤘🤘

[@franckauger9490]

I forgot the shirt !

[@acl318l4]

Could you do the unforgiven by Metallica?

[@Giruno28]

Best cover of this song

[@Urkuri79]

Found this channel just recently but my head is already blown away. It's amazing how valuable content some are able to produce. Thank you sir!

[@emelle1283]

This is hands down the best cover and lesson on KZbin. But what version is it at nearly 7 minutes when the original is about 4 minutes?

[@Mr.Tabs.Guitar.Lessons]

I think you must be used to the “radio edit” which is 4mins 8 seconds. This version is based on the album version, which is much longer.

[@HumbertoMoura]

Maybe one of the hardest songs you nailed!

[@r.l.jeffries1091]

Best instructional videos I've found on KZbin tbh.

[@88Zero]

Actually huge he made this, the other tabs and playthroughs don't seem to have it quite right.

[@placeholder7044]

How did you get that perfect sound??? Sounds like a cracked wa wa!

[@roberto_alves]

Great job, Mr. Tabs! I also recomend to anyone who are trying to reach this tone, to use a Wah pedal turned on and always pressed making this strange high level nasal tone. I remember to try it back at the 80's and everybody was saying it was sounding fine but they were betting it was done using pedals, not wah. ...but it was right. lol Regards from Rio

[@mikko8574]

Hate to bring the bad news but ...It's actually not. There's tons of debate about that but according to the tech in the studio at the day of recording: Use neck pickup / selector in the middle, tones to zero, amp: boost bass and mids, obviously tre to zero. However you do get very near with wah trick as well but not quite there.

[@wondrousparrot2815]

@@mikko8574 I prefer Bridge pickup because it makes the harmonics sound a lot better. Technically to sound the most like the song you should have it in the neck position but I much prefer the bridge sound with the tone rolled off to 0.

[@mikko8574]

@@wondrousparrot2815 nothing wrong with that :).

[@Briansgate]

Look at that yo-yo! dude, even the old Mtv logos in the background. You Rock!

[@ButbyBhggyhggh-hn6tk]

Perfect...very very good. The BEST interpretation !!!

[@Mr.Tabs.Guitar.Lessons]

Thanks a lot!

[@ButbyBhggyhggh-hn6tk]

Muchas gracias a ti. Saludos.​@@Mr.Tabs.Guitar.Lessons

[@Exnak.]

Volvió el Dios de las tablaturas :)

[@edwardshawe6395]

I'm finding myself listening to this more often than the original!

[@maxmonaco]

What kind of settings should I use to get the same sound?

[@robertreynolds9998]

I’m obsessed learning this now. Thanks. Wish list item. The Bug by Dire Str

[@renepizzaauboisdemoncoeur5907]

C’est vraiment très pro Super chapeau bas avec une lespaul en plus comme notre cher Marc C’est quand très fidèlement reproduit avec les harmoniques et le sustain propre à lesPaul Il y a 30 ans celui qui voulait se mettre à la Guitare, c’était soit en autodidacte en se débrouilleront pour avoir les tablatures Où soit avec un prof de guitare Maintenant quelqu’un qui veut apprendre à jouer de la guitare. Franchement il a plus aucune excuse pour ne pas travailler 😂😂😂😂 et surtout progresser. avec tous les milliers d’heures de tutos ( GRATUITES pour beaucoup ) que des professionnels comme vous postent sur KZbin C’est un peu le rêve pour un débutant Franchement j’ai 53 ans je suis très loin d’avoir le niveau de guitare électrique que je voudrais même si je suis plus a l’aise à l’acoustique et certainement plus doué Si j’avais eu Moi à 20 ans des tutos comme ça j’aurais été bien meilleur, j’en suis sûr du moins j’aurai beaucoup plus progressé. Parce que trop souvent j’ai stagner, je n’ai pas progressé parce que je ne suis pas autodidacte tout simplement. Encore bravo pour votre prestation !

[@vzhopich2881]

Metallica Dyers Eve pleease

[@user-lj7fu8xg8e]

The Best Kirk's solo

[@Ezra.G]

This and EVH riffs must've been like the 80's version of what a polyphia riff is today. Like they're for sure not impossible and sometimes not even that hard to play but it takes a lot to get the technique down perfectly and play it correctly every time. Plus there's so many tiny things all three lead guitarists do in each band that take so much listening and watching to get it to sound exactly how they played it. You really killed this cover man, your technique and phrasing is spot on and I don't even know how you got the tone to be this close. This video really helped me finally learn how to play this song the "right" way, thank you so much!

[@weijingburr2392]

Thank you so much,The Harmonics are frickin killer, thank you thank you thank you thank you

[@amontero0537]

Your tutorials, only get better and better. Thanks so much.

[@darrellowe4208]

2 days ago, I was thinking, I wonder if Mr. Tabs has a new video out. I wonder what he is dressed like, who is the artist. Hey, it's all in the details, this sounds great and spot on. I've fiddled along with this song just by ear for so long. Clearly to see I have parts spot on, now to learn those loose ends. Thanks, Mr. Tabs! Wow, I was so busy and tired for two days, no KZbin, that never happens.

[@Thenicksamples]

Thank you for posting this! Thanks putting in the down and upstrokes and the finger positioning, you should do that every time! I only have one other request, The River Is Rising by Slash & The Conspirators?

[@100-Cockroaches]

I can play it, but I can’t PLAY it

[@chriss3667]

Love that solo intro!!

[@johnanthony9923]

How many people in the younger generation will see this and think it sounds cool.....until they hear the lyrics and immediate try to get Mark Knopfler erased from history? lol

[@rooppelin]

I’m in high school and I love this song(most of Koreans never heard about dire straits even Beatles)

[@KAMP22]

I don’t think those types of people listen to this type of music

[@Airhead348]

Lol it takes this song to the next level of Awesomeness that he didn't give a fook.

[@nickphaux]

80% of people my age don't do that, you just watch too much Fox News. One conversation with an actually intelligent 20 yr old would blow your mind I think

[@Jo_Wardy]

I’m 23 I love this song

[@kamiljurek8042]

Awesome. Just to be sure - in tab we have indication with which finger to play it, right? - so T is thumb, I is index finger and M is middle finger

[@SharkDiceMinecrafter]

LOVE THIS CHANNEL SO MUCH! Please do the Call of Ktulu, that song is one of my favourites. Love from Canada!

[@930Tony]

Best cover I've heard - great work.

[@wegner.raphael]

great track this!!

[@alessiobianzale4491]

I didn't get the harmonic , can someone explain? Amazing job as always!!!

[@The_Macaroon]

I'm guessing it's where you lay the fretting finger to get the harmonic i.e. not quite at the 3rd fret, but at 2.7

[@alessiobianzale4491]

@@The_Macaroon you are absolutely right, thank you :)

[@SoRryMm]

Always a pleasure watching you nail my favorite songs!

[@avd-wd9581]

Wow. I think this is the best tab of this song on the net.

[@trisv1974]

Those Harmonics!!!! Watching the video one would think its actually easy....

[@miqallen6393]

SURELY Mark KNEW he had a hit the moment he came up with this. As far as intros, i love Van Halen's AINT TALKIN BOUT LOVE, G&R's SWEET CHILD O' MINE, Van Halen's UNCHAINED, but this may be my favorite of all of them.

[@The4Dpurgatory]

I synchronised this to the actual song, it matches perfectly.

[@lucairsara471]

This day has been going shit until I saw this video. Great cover!

[@preuischerkaiser8733]

Bro you have to do Amazing - Aerosmith... you are the best to teach that one

[@Pattanan2007]

Seek & destroy pleaseeee

[@TexturaI]

Thats the way you do it!

[@HEPBbI-B-NORME]

Браво Маэстро! Замечательная песня и отличная работа! Однозначно Лайк! Берегите себя! 👍👍👍🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯🎸🎸🎸

[@conradofreire8486]

The best teacher and metodo in all world.... Thanks a lot...

[@voskresene]

Man, you nailed this. It sounds just like the record. I'm a decent guitar player, but I've never been able to play something "just like the record". I think you've done that very well here.

[@erikslays]

I have real respect for guitarists that make the effort to learn covers properly. Best way to learn and improve! Thumbs up to you mate 👍

[@lmao7439]

Can you do painkiller ? You haven't had any Judas priest on your channel and that would a song many would love to learn .

[@Wecandoitcoco]

This so good. Until you actually try learning this song yourself, you may not truly get how good this really is.

[@dijitalhobim]

Binlerce kez dinlediğim bir parça

[@FelixIsMyName]

It's such an awesome guitar riff/song.

[@muleblues71]

E for effort on the wrist band. Great video

[@johnnytightlips991]

I’ve never seen this riff played as accurately as you have. Excellent job sir

[@zaxisbug]

Сложная профессиональная тема, стоит выучить потому, что ее по кайфу играть. В детстве очень любил эту музыку, тогда я думал, что она электронная, а не рок.

[@johnhartwell2302]

Thanks for such a detailed set of tabs and seeing the live actions really helps. I always wanted to play this and now have a chance. Plus the tone is spot on too.

[@Mr.Tabs.Guitar.Lessons]

Have fun!

[@mrguitar008]

I Waited this cover for months. Thanks you a lot. Thanks for tabs

[@franckauger9490]

Great riff ! Great song ! Great Guitarist and great group ! We're not talking about show-business, but Music and guitar ...

[@BK-uf6qr]

Fantastic job. Great tone and chops. Tasty licks and not over done!