How To Play: Money For Nothing - Right Hand Technique

[@sixbladestories]

Let me know which MK/DS song you want me to explain next!

[@pirata200500]

Portobello Belle strumming, please.

[@leeboehmer6793]

Lady Writer!

[@zarathustraousia4251]

Telegraph road please❤ the mute notes in the final solo (about 10:53-11:03 in the album version)

[@crashnebula2951]

Les Boys, setting me up, Angel of Mercy!

[@Knopfler_Guitar]

Tunnel of love live teqniuque

[@MarcoStevens-b5d]

This is the closest I've seen anyone get to Mark's technique. It makes a huge difference in the authenticity of the riff.

[@liamsilver4843]

damn. Not only the fingerpicking but the tone too. You nailed it

[@sixbladestories]

Thankyou!

[@Godmil]

That is soooo useful. Thankyou for making this. I could never work out how to get this to sound right, and this looks like the key.

[@paulmead6311]

I have been trying to get my right hand technique to sound like this for a while, but couldn’t quite figure out how and where I was falling short. This is so helpful!! Really appreciate the video, finally I’ll be able to play it how I want 👏🏻

[@sixbladestories]

Thanks for the feedback! I’m planning on making a new video soon. Anything you’d like to see explained?

[@paulmead6311]

I really enjoyed your videos on knopfler ,I found them really interesting and helpful. Excellent work 👏🏻

[@simonwoods5902]

Thanks for this. Can you show how to play MfN with the left hand?

[@Crowsinger]

Can you make a video about the left hand? Different people have been showing it differently, and your version seems to be quite accurate to me.

[@sixbladestories]

Ofcourse, i’ll try to make it this weekend as a followup to this video

[@Crowsinger]

@@sixbladestories Awesome!

[@bartlo86]

+1 left-hand video would be much appreciated!

[@sixbladestories]

@@bartlo86 It’s on the way!

[@roman-feelguitar]

Quite nice. The second harmonic which can be heard on the album is on the 4th fret D string, at least tonality wise, which gives you F#

[@ClassicVibes_69]

Nice tutorial which leads to a new subscriber. Have been a MK fan for many years and Mark’s the main influence to learn some 🎸 picking myself. I’ll stay tuned for more. Cheers Michael

[@ianstratton469]

Great video , but I need to know which tabs you're using

[@sixbladestories]

I used Pavel Fomenkov’s video on the song for the basic technique. This is an old video though. I’ve listened to the original instrumental and different live video’s and played those by listening closely. I don’t use tabs and especially not for this song because tabs can’t do this song justice because of the hard technique in my honest opinion

[@PhilipMurrayDesign]

Brilliant tutorial thanks! Would you have more videos showing how you play fast fingerstyle licks on electric guitar. Either Knopfler style or your own?

[@sixbladestories]

Sure! Interested in a particular song or lick?

[@crashnebula2951]

Great lesson! Hope you'll post some new video soon! Ciao

[@alar2266]

hey man, loved your last video too. if you are looking for ideas on where to take your channel then where I think there is a niche is for a specifically finger style based electric guitars. there's a million videos on improving picking speed and sweeping but almost nothing when it comes to finger exercises for electric guitar. there's a lot of finger style players now beyond Knopfler, Mayer does it, Asato uses it a lot, even Andy "here's my clean tone". There's definitely a demand for this stuff. you've obviously got great technique in this area, I'd love to know to some moves you use while playing finger-style and some exercises to improve in this area.

[@kendricklyon9633]

I need to see your wrist. I cant get how to rest my fingers on the body like that without it. Also, you didn’t do the 4th fret harmonic. Why? 1:38

[@insane_rail_lover]

I know this video was to try and play exactly like the original, but the truth is, Mark Knopfler didn’t play the exact name in any of the live performances, like I couldn’t hear the harmonics in them. So I wouldn’t be surprised if he just laughs at videos of people trying to.

[@kendricklyon9633]

@@insane_rail_lover yeah he doesn’t play the same exact lines every concert and frequently improvises instead of playing what’s on the record. However, I was asking because I needed the technique down, not the song.

[@sixbladestories]

Check out my new short, maybe you can see it a bit better there!

[@alank5022]

Nice work. Thanks 👍

[@DRP209]

Amp settings?

[@thehunterpros2020]

How did you get that tone

[@sixbladestories]

Les Paul in the middle position with the Peter Green mod. This gives the guitar that “cocked wah wah” tone without actually using a wah wah. Turn your bridge tone all the way down and use quite a bit of distortion / overdrive!

[@mrkacz]

Please include a picture of tablature and rack up the views.

[@Ahmed-kv4up]

What about B string?

[@sixbladestories]

What about it?

[@rtraktsdn1197]

@@sixbladestories I think he means why you're not playing the B string at 6th fret (making it a G7) at the beginning of riff.

[@sixbladestories]

@@rtraktsdn1197 The riff consists of power chords, no 7th chords needed

[@tylerschepers5676]

I feel like an idiot watching this. Clearly this is the best instructional on how to play this that is out there, but I'm just having a hard time following. I'm just going to have to keep watching until I get it. Thank you for sharing!

[@sixbladestories]

Try to learn as many Mark Knopfler songs as you can. Try Walk Of Life and look up videos that explain the right hand clawhammer technique. Pavel Fomenkov has a good one on Walk Of Life. Learn this and you’ll understand Money For Nothing way faster

[@jasper_north]

Knopfler sticks out his thumb much more? And his fingers inside his fist???

[@sixbladestories]

Everyone’s hands are different

[@jasper_north]

@@sixbladestories thanks… I thought it was a required technique that comes with practice? I am not sure ofcourse…

[@sixbladestories]

@@jasper_north Mark used to rest his wrist on the bridge most of the time, this doesn’t seem to work for me though. If it sounds right it sounds right!

[@jasper_north]

@@sixbladestories I agree!!! It looks so cool to play from within the fist and only a thumb sticking out… soo cool

[@tomoatsu1176]

Great!! I want you to make Tabs for Money for Nothing, Sultans of Swing and Walk of Life.

[@melodica5407]

That's a chibson

[@sixbladestories]

Nope, 2016 Les Paul Standard made in the USA

[@melodica5407]

@@sixbladestories my bad

[@AlgorithmDisruptor]

Calls other versions completely wrong without any explanation then proceeds to play the song incorrectly

[@sixbladestories]

Explain yourself please, keep in mind this video is 2 years old and at the time i’ve been playing for not even 2 years. You might want to check my new short of me playing the song just this week

[@mosheyuval350]

Ignore him bro you pretty much nailed it but he chooses to hear the differnce in tone and some overtunes... the right hand is on point and it is the only good video I saw​@@sixbladestories

[@JoseMaríaTrujilloCorrales]

Hey man, I can't see your left hand. This video is Good for Nothing.

[@sixbladestories]

Plenty of tabs and videos of the left hand out there. This one’s solely focused on the right hand. Your comment is Good for Nothing