Sailing To Philadelphia | Mark Knopfler Songbook | TAB

[@PavelFomenkov]

And one more thing - you can play E chord also as [0x645x] with exactly the same right hand pattern and incorporate melody notes on 4th fret of the 1st string and 7th fret of the 2nd string. Both versions was used in the song and are perfectly legitimate.

[@mkf628]

This guy, he knows all the chords.🎸

[@seabiscuit726142]

He's a Sultan!

[@LarryBirdsBurner]

“Let’s sail to Philadelphia for a moment” You’re a legend. Love these videos and many thanks, great tutorials

[@clownhands]

This video is the definitive guide on all of KZbin for playing Sailing to Philadelphia.

[@runswithbears3517]

Such a beautiful song. No other musician touches my soul like Mark.

[@xaviercarreira6352]

Really impressive. Not just the chords and tips you teach us but also your feeling playing guitar. Unique.

[@davestrong6119]

Beautiful lesson on a great composition from a master storyteller. Just imagine if we could learn all of history via storytelling with music.. I’ll look for more of your tutorials. Beautiful guitar playing and right hand descriptions. Oh, and the guitar sounds like a sweet companion

[@johncampbell2273]

This tutorial is captivating. Hate to admit it, but I had other plans tonight and cannot tear my eyes and ears away from the post.

[@rselp]

Pavel, you’re a gift that keeps on giving! I’m so glad I found your channel...absolutely brilliant!

[@miguelhenriques3308]

Agreed

[@Olivier-p7h]

Thannnnnk you so much ! Finally a version without capo I fell the same that it sounds better! With the free tabs linked make me even more grateful!

[@OtRatsaphong]

Beautiful! Just discovered your channel. Artistically captured. Thank you for sharing. 👍🙏👏🤩🦘

[@Mahtijanis]

Thank you, this is a wonderful lesson! I'm not so familiar with finger picking styles and using my left thumb for the bass notes was a struggle at first as well, but thanks to this tutorial (as I really want to learn this song) it's starting to come more naturally. I've checked some other videos of yours and it seems I'll have you to thank for a lot of progress in my guitar playing, so thank you!

[@tonysutch2053]

You're a great teacher and guitarist

[@PavelFomenkov]

Forgot to mention - of course, you can just strum the Capo II version and it would sound amazing. Strumming pattern is very similar to "Why Aye Man" strumming pattern, which I discussed in previous Lesson 1.

[@bp24964]

Wow... That's exactly what I was looking for! And a great tutorial too!

[@migue7490]

This is priceless, thanks for share your version of this amazing song and teach us how to play it.

[@pelcenglishcourses1841]

Hi Pavel. I've been checking your site the past few days. Wonderful. Thanks.

[@PavelFomenkov]

Thanks!

[@gsmith640]

This is fantastic!!! Thank you so much, you're a great teacher....I always had a hard time picking, you make it so much easier to learn!

[@PavelFomenkov]

My goal is complete then, thank you and have a great time playing great music. It deserves hours of practicing.

[@Ashadowman]

Great work Pavel !

[@martenthreepwood5282]

Thank you for this wonderful lesson and the tabs!!! :)

[@julian_b]

A great lesson. I've always wanted to learn this song and I'll now give it a try.

[@SimbaloeOliva]

MK=genius

[@chrisaitken6015]

Amazing lessons mate!! I'm also one of Mark Knopflers biggest fans!! What guitar & recording equipment are you using? The sound is also amazing!! Good job!!

[@robashton144]

Love how you mute the strings for the close-up of the fingerpicking pattern. That makes things so much clearer.

[@djw0051]

Hi Pavel, I've been a Mark Knopfler fan since 1978, when Sultans of Swing came out. Obviously, I've not followed him as closely as you have!! QUESTION: on your MK_SONGBOOK page, is there any TABS written? Also, you must have heard NECK & NECK with Chet Atkins...? I have a friend who has met Chet several times in the 90's before his untimely death. A real LEGEND...! Best regards, Dennis Wilson

[@Andrija_12345]

Glad i found your channel, subscribed. Always loved how mark can come up with these pieces that flow so nicely you don't even notice the complexity at first. I know your list of requests is long but i'd love to see Baloney Again :)

[@PavelFomenkov]

Thank you very much! I thought about what song to pick after my next lesson (also a great song of Mark's), and I'll do Baloney Again after that one! The list is huge, but I always try to pick a tune somebody would be personally interested in, so thanks for a request. I think I'm ready to analyse another three songs.

[@anasshairout1916]

Good job Blessed Bigg Respect from morroco

[@IbaiKn]

This is fantastic. Thank you very much for your effort.

[@helmutbauer9545]

Great playing and perfect video for learning. THX a lot!

[@IgnacioBPolanco]

Great tutorial!! you do it very easy!! thanks a lot!

[@philipcampion386]

Fantastic Pavel. Thanks.

[@DaanTheodenPro]

These tutorials are so good! More please :O

[@PavelFomenkov]

Added a support option via Paypal after one of the viewer's request (in the description).

[@MichaelAngeloHaggar]

Thank you Pavel! Great work!

[@PavelFomenkov]

Thanks for watching Michael! Keep Knopflering.

[@uwefrey6589]

Thank you Pavel, great job!!!!

[@akikuusinen1]

great lesson ! keep up the good work. i practiced my fingers sore with this one =D

[@PavelFomenkov]

Thank you! Your comment makes me want to go and give my fingertips some pain, too :D

[@simonleslie3607]

Fabulous. One day I’ll pluck up the courage

[@jareksiudym5968]

Great job Pavel!

[@xaviercarreira4041]

Excellent lesson and performance! Thanks

[@clearlyconfused9194]

Very good explanation thank you

[@melcuer]

Thank you very much! Waiting for Portobello Belle lesson to come!!!

[@melcuer]

And lions!!! 🙏

[@PavelFomenkov]

Thank you! I love both songs, would love to do it. List of his great songs is huge! That's why I decided to concentrate on MK's music only. It will give me work literally for years.

[@melcuer]

Pavel Fomenkov ok, waiting for Smooching then....

[@田圣泽]

Brilliant, thank you Pavel!

[@guitarintune]

Hey Man, very nice tutorial. Looks and sounds much better than mine;-)

[@PavelFomenkov]

Thank you! Not as crisp as yours though :) Two approaches on the same song, I like it.

[@xaviercarreira6352]

Congrats for your impressive technique!

[@alexandrevontreuenfels3605]

Hi Pavel, first I will congratulate for your good tutorial. Can I make some suggestions? 1.) It would be easyer to learn, if some passages would be played a little bit SLOWER. 2.) why don't you accompany certain passages singing for a longer time? If you prefer not to sing, you can sing talking, but it helps. Thank you.

[@qasperone3413]

thanks pavel...I like this song and your guitar leasson...mark lover...

[@Fitz557]

Hello, I've just found your channel, and I love it. As a Knopfler fan, I'm really impressed and think your work is amazing. A huge thank you, sir :)

[@PavelFomenkov]

Thanks for watching! See you soon in other songs, and keep Knopflering!

[@jozeftenwood]

Thank you so much !!! I am learning ..........

[@kurtwege8080]

Again a great lesson by another master of guitar. Well done. I am now looking forward to each new installment of the Songbook. Any chance that you would take a crack at Speedway at Nazareth in your expert way?

[@PavelFomenkov]

Thank you! Of course, I love this song. A lot of stuff going on there, maybe I even would talk about voice a little. Anyway, this song is in a long list of lessons indeed.

[@mcdowell356]

Totally amazing . Thank you

[@johncampbell2273]

So in the A9, you actually play the C# as well as the B. Cool dissonance. I've never previously thought of that combo.

[@awma1975]

Mark Knopfler song Expert - voilà!

[@defragsbin]

Thanks a lot, fellow! Great lesson

[@gsmith640]

....AWESOME....I'm learning so much....I want a lesson, where are you from??

[@gkhartley12]

Panel, my name is Gord from Canada, love the sound of your guitar, if you don’t mind what strings do you use please? Thanks

[@PavelFomenkov]

That was Martin Retro .012 light strings.

[@jeremystone2658]

Молодец Пашка. Супер.

[@PavelFomenkov]

Спасибо ❤

[@marktroxell7610]

Thanks. Good job.

[@Billsingsong]

I know you’re explaining what figures are used but can you also explain what strains you are picking with those fingers like the first second third fourth fifth sixth

[@TheBdylan23]

If he says index that is the always the third string, middle is the second and ring is always the first, hope that helps. ps I've just seen your post is one year old, so you are probably playing it now.

[@CL-yd8yc]

Thank you!!

[@johngibson9463]

The key to your playing is the thumb being like a metronome, never ceasing. It's the Travis picking issue again, you can either do it or you can't.

[@clearlyconfused9194]

Muscle memory that is all. It helps to muffle the strings like Pavel was doing and just listen to the rhythm

Сейчас, кстати, прочитал твою статейку в жж на счет музыки в компьютерных играх - "взгляд зануды-старпёра". Почему я не удивлен, что и игровой и музыкальный вкус отменный (себя не похвалишь, никто не похвалит, ха-ха, ну тут заодно и еще другого). Я даже гонялся по разным странам и встречался с композиторами к играм, например, с Фрэком Клепаки (Dune, Command & Command & Conquer), Джошем Рэнделлом aka Robotkid (System Shock, Thief), Александром Брэнденом и Михилем ван дэн Босом (Deus Ex, Age of Wonders и так далее, это боги трекерной музыки, с которыми вот уже 20 лет общаемся), да и со многими камрадами по Демосцене... Хотя ладно, не буду перечислять, я тут не ради боастинга. В общем-то тоже не играл почти как 10 лет, а тут стримить начал, да и новые игры нередко сейчас выбираю чисто по саундртекам. Начал опять поигрывать, да и стримить заодно, в основном в любимейшие шедевры типа Балдура и Плейнскейпа... Ну и без стримов музыки Марка и Dire Straits никуда, конечно ;) kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGHJhZmIaseHl6s - вот рарные первые записи Dire Straits застримил месяцы 2 назад, кстати. Хотя что-то мне подсказывает, что ты их слышал. Тоже тот еще коллекционер и знаток, похоже... На счет Героев II-III полностью согласен, шедевр. Как игры, так и отдельно музыка. В IV, кстати, тоже великолепный ОСТ, но вот игра сама не удалась, на мой взгляд. По крайней мере это уже не те любимые Герои, что мы знали. Хотя есть некий "холивар", но на самом деле никакого "холивара" нет, 3 обективно лучшие (если отбросить субъективность человеческих мнений, ну а тут факты от perfect immortal machine xD). Так что я тот еще олдскульный зануда-старпер. Там в конце, правда, можно покритиковать "Поп / Кантри / Всё подряд", - не все подряд, а там почти чистый New Wave и синтипоп, который сейчас возрождается и очень сильно в тренде: NewRetroWave, DreamWave, vaporwave, все такое (делал даже стрим с лучшим за 10 последних лет - kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5a9Ymymo7x4itE)... Ну ладно, если хочешь, это можно будет обсудить как-нибудь. В целом хорошая статья, прочитал с большим удовольствием.

[@PavelFomenkov]

Ухты! Да, это лучше конечно обсудить в другому месте, а не в каментах на ютюбе. Здорово встретить активного ценителя хорошей игровой музыки!

На самом деле мы уже как-то общались в прошлом в группах по Марку и Dire Straits ;) Я тебе сейчас позвоню, если ты не против и не слишком поздно.

[@Northyorkspaul]

Really good!....

[@Billsingsong]

Please explain the strength you are plucking by naming them 1 2. 3. Or pluck six and four together.

[@dadduorp]

You must have large hands as I can’t quite wrap my thumb around the 2nd fret (E string) to play the F# root. I have an Epiphone EJ-160E but thinking of buying an acoustic with a smaller nut width instead.

[@johngibson9463]

Same here - I have to barre the chord at the second fret, momentarily lifting it off to play the 'variation' open top E note.

[@MikeAski]

There is certainly a special case for this YT user: the _REAL_ views count, in fact, has to be interpreted as "count.10e3". I don't see any other logical explanation to its currently so low value... Keep the great work, Pavel, and thank you so much!

[@PavelFomenkov]

Thank you so much Mike! You're right, I work for real views only, I think if I deserve better it's just a matter of time, and the most important thing is that I work for genuine people like you.

[@MoSec9]

It took a while but the Algorithm smiled upon me. Like many said, this is a gem indeed.

[@boasdebloois696]

Legend

[@odettepross2435]

thank you. ❤️ prefer capo version..easier for my small hands 😄

[@crobilly19]

You my friend are quite good, my youtube, mentor

[@macca6691]

hi - can you let me know the make of your acoustic guitar please?

[@PavelFomenkov]

It's Gibson Advanced Jumbo - one of the best acoustics out there.

[@davidbanfield6920]

How are you playing that f-sharp minor with 7th on top and added 11th?!?!? I cant even get my hand to hold all those strings down

[@PavelFomenkov]

That's only possible with the thumb hitting the bass note. So the chord is [2x442x]. Bass is with the thumb, then ring finger, little finger, and index. The 5th string is muted. If you can't play bass note with the thumb, this chord is ridiculously hard to play.

[@dbanfiel2009]

@@PavelFomenkov really appreciate the response. Getting back into guitar at 40, always hate when I fall in love with a song I think I can play, and then can’t physically play the chord. But I am going to try with the capo. Starting to come together. Grateful for the time you spent making this video and others.

[@PavelFomenkov]

David, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised that all Mark's rhythm guitar players always played this song with a capo on the 2nd fret! No capo version is some mighty fingerpicking right there. So nothing wrong with this version, I just figured since on the record Mark played it with no capo, I should teach it that way. But every method is legit and sounds great. Feel free to ask further questions, I'll be glad to answer them.

[@franksproductinnovationdes9432]

Which guitar is it? it sounds amazing

[@EnzoIaia]

I play it with capo on 2nd fret, but using slighty different chord shapes, sounding exactly as your "without capo" (and most accurate) version

[@mr.a5926]

Great

[@dimadn]

I’m very sorry. The sequence of chords in the chorus is a bit wrong. The first and final chords aren’t intro chord, but the second chord, which is G if played with capo on the 2nd fret

[@PavelFomenkov]

...or in other words a simple A major? Yes, it's a bit different from Aadd9, though both sounds fine and interchangeable.

[@miguelalho8140]

How do you record your guitar ? thanks

[@PavelFomenkov]

I just put two large diaphragm condenser Audio-Technica mics in front of the guitar and record my voice on an instrumental mic at the same time.

[@miguelalho8140]

thanks! are they shure sm57 ?

[@PavelFomenkov]

I use Audio-Technica PRO37, AT2035 & AT2050. As you can see, I'm a big fan of Audio-Technica, I use 3 microphones and 2 headphones and they all works great.

[@Billsingsong]

Nice job, but I wish you would have explained the string order. Your playing like strings 123.

[@robfirth3802]

he does.

[@anasshairout1916]

Good job Blessed Bigg Respect from morroco

[@ealago]

Thank you !