Sultans Of Swing by Jay Smith

It was kind of a dare to see if I could not only play and sing this great Dire Straits song, but make my own backing track sequence from scratch. I learned it last week and played it on 2 gigs so far. Probably not an exact copy of Mark Knopfler's studio version because I didn't play it with my fingers. I used a hybrid picking style with a pick and 2 fingers. I listened to the live versions of this song by Dire Straits. He doesn't play it even close to the original studio version, so I have no worries if I play it a tad different. I'm playing my custom Smitty Sparklecaster that I built and painted. It has Lace Sensor gold pickups. I am playing into a Line 6 pod XT Live fx pedal and straight into my mixer. The backing track was created on my Ensoniq ASR-10 keyboard. Yes, that's me playing all the parts. It is not an mp3. It's a midi sequence made solely for my Ensoniq keyboard. I have made 1000s of sequences for my Ensoniq ASR to play. I have access to all of them at my gigs.

[@hrvojewaldenstein4909]

Over and over again I'm listening..and figuring how amazingly the guy performs!

[@kakpui]

Jay, Im from Malaysia; and Im really loving this rendition of Dire Strait's greatest song. Im an amateur guitarist; one day im gonna play like that. lol.

[@vV4L1UM]

it's been 8 months, Red. Have you improved at all?

[@mahasnatbhuiyan113]

Inshallah one day you will...

[@mambojam5932]

Kacang for Jay bro

[@nazmu93]

korang kena tgk Willian Lee main

[@zulsters935566]

@@nazmu93 Ye boek!

[@jayarnett4157]

WOW, still sounds great in 2023. Love it brother.

[@yagmurcamd]

Perfect harmony, human voice and guitar sound, thank you so much for your efforts and sharing.

[@rolandorima226]

What an amazing rendition! I can't help but to admire the guitarist.

[@joaott1974]

Amazing...so many years of dedication to reach this level. regards from portugal!

[@cutthroatsanddespots1956]

fantastic cover. crisp and well mixed. love this song and I have mastered the bassline.

[@cygna6]

Jay....Perfect absolutely Perfect

[@josefirminodossantos6895]

Meu deus que bill Gate que toca e canta como o dire straits esse é muito bom parabéns pelo o grande talento que Deus te ilumine para radiar essa energia para todos os que gosta do que é bom 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@angelamaria2239]

Rsrsrsrs

[@anamariadesouzabritto2444]

Pode ter imitação Mais igual ao mark knopfler Nunca nunca nunca averá

[@blackscorpio9136]

How i wish i can play guitar just like you sir!

[@GuitarBaby56]

Keep practiceing and oneday you will

[@vicentecurro8200]

Una maravilla !!! Excente versión de este hermoso tema de Dire Straits 👏👏👏👏

[@iknowyouknowiknow7389]

2k people disliked this who cannot play this.

[@louismaitre288]

Those who disliked it, it's obvious, are totally unable to get to his level of rendition of that song.

[@ringphapamkashung2151]

Noobs won't understand... But i give a big like thumb to u... 👍👍👍

[@marysegrandjean8056]

@@louismaitre288 a une de& 5

[@conradoorocio5624]

@@ringphapamkashung2151 ...mkoop9

[@mariogenioaraujolustosa7027]

​@@ringphapamkashung2151 ❤😂ссвЗссввв22😂

[@davidmartin5179]

Man that was awesome. Six minutes of magic. U nailed it.

[@zahriatan1946]

At last I know what the song was all about. Great guitar playing and easily one of the best covers of the song, guitar playing wise LOL.

[@Maxson631]

Really a freaking sick playing this song.

[@franciscoantoniooliveira5125]

Maravilha muito bom mesmo, parabéns

[@colossaurotrixtrix2463]

ATÉ O MARK KNOFLER FICOU ADMIRADO AO VER O SEU TALENTO

[@louisdorto5383]

No matter what anybody says Jay you can make that guitar talk and sing

[@sujoy1968]

Awesome! One of the best covers of Sultans of Swing.

[@marceloeventguadagnini147]

listen Wilian lee

[@vijaynarsapur147]

Played and sung like a boss!!

[@kurlcollins3817]

Vijay Narsapur.. and doing it left handed 😝

[@fatimasantos5472]

Nem sei q dizer...tô beige... quanta qualidade: voz, caras e bocas, cada gesto ao seu tempo... performance excelente. Muito bom! Só mim resta 👏👏👏

[@fernandomorales5180]

Traducir al español por favor. Espectacular guitarrista y buena voz .Felicitaciones.

[@legalizado]

Very cool cover. Great job with this great song!

[@anty66]

So clear and precise ; brilliant

[@doriasonia5146]

O melhor solo ❤🎸❤

[@bozodabahia]

Muito bom...,muito bom...! Siga o teu caminho sempre com A PAZ e Canções! Gratidão!!!

[@yangchan8002]

Thank you I don't know to play guitar and I love the solo and after watching you play I can see how it is play but I wish I can play it like you

[@Winston1042]

Superb my friend, really appreciate your playing, best wishes to you...Winston.

[@daciooliveira9170]

Muito bom eu tenho que tirar o chapéu Pra esse cara👆 👏👏👏👏

[@manoelqueirozdosanjos8416]

O melhor depois do mark knofler ,,,, excepcional parabens

[@rahulkalra9]

Wow .. what a cover.. keep it up mate !!!!!!!

[@joseantoniodeoliveira4063]

Bela interpretação, guitarra em Alto nível. Parabéns.!!!

[@peterbuitrago3440]

I am very, very impressed!!! That is what I call a serious cover. If I was not paying specific attention, I would have thought it was the original artist. Thanks for uploading this master piece. :)

[@truthiz7873]

His set at the Holiday Inn on Thursday during happy hour is good too. Seems down to earth and drinks are half price

[@marcossom5715]

Alguém 2021 ? Brasil ouvindo 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@angelamaria2239]

🙋🏻‍♀️ Oct 2021. Saludos de colombia 🇨🇴

[@AdrianoPedrasPreciosas]

😁👏👏👏👏👏🇧🇷direto do Brasil assistindo 👍

[@Tulio676]

Tmj Brasil/ Belo Horizonte mg

[@aldoprellebellini4564]

@@Tulio676 ŕ34þ9

[@jivagomelo6156]

Tmj, São Luís - MA - Brasil

[@jivagomelo6156]

Tmj, São Luís - MA - Brasil

[@netorocha947]

@@jivagomelo6156 também numa cidade de Barreirinhas

[@davebentley3542]

Absolute class! Man this guy can play

[@upalitube]

Absolutely brilliant and perfect.. incredible performance unbelievable a single man can do such a performance on such a lovely song. Congratulations 👏👏 keep going 😃

[@edgard8484Ed]

Conhece demais !!

[@mohammadkiao514]

Left hand guiter wow the best cover ever..

[@DJK2064]

Good taste music! youre very good! Greetings from Brazil ❤👏👏👏

[@eduardomatos5740]

E nois

[@DJK2064]

Eduardo Matos 😉

[@marlyazeredo8757]

Cleiton Mix João carreirosjepsilo0

[@DJK2064]

Marly Azeredo O que?

[@oswaldvillalbareyes5306]

Siempre he dicho que las cosas originales se pueden mejorar..y este es un ejemplo con el excelente trabajo de interpretación del señor Smith ...

[@leftyjaysmith]

Thank you for watching my video

[@oswaldvillalbareyes5306]

Es un gusto ver tu excelente trabajo

[@leftyjaysmith]

@@oswaldvillalbareyes5306 thank you

[@quinhopereira]

Excelente trabalho!!!!

[@sioutas]

Gongrats, a great quitar player, clearly and just perfectly!!

[@clovisalves9722]

PARABÉNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LINDA INTERPRETAÇÃO

[@yaglehoole5662]

Excellent! This is almost as good as it gets using a pick for the riffs, realizing the lead guitar potion is best played with finger picking.

[@artemioalencarjunior6781]

Espetacular!!!!!

[@joser.7382]

Excelente música,... felicitaciones

[@valdirfernandesreis4526]

Nossa que voz gostei muito

[@luizsergiodias7286]

so nice listen a great song, great musician! Congratulations Jay!

[@gnomechomsky2524]

Check out Guitar Jay, he knows all the... notes to this song

[@boltucomedy]

Chording fingering singing 97 out of hundred sir. True tribute to dire

[@thehillbillyhoarder4996]

Must be nice to have all that talent. Thank you for sharing.

[@leftyjaysmith]

thank you Hillbilly, many years of practicing and patience to keep going over and over these licks. I've played guitar for 58 years and am basically self taught. Just a small handful of lessons when I was a kid. Most of my playing was from watching local bands. They didn't have youtube back then to watch guitar players. I figured things out on my own. But practice was done hours a day for many years. I'm 62 now and am still learning on keyboard and guitar. I'm glad I still have the patience to learn like I did 58 years ago. Thanks for watching my videos.

[@thehillbillyhoarder4996]

@@leftyjaysmith thank you for sharing with us.

[@thehillbillyhoarder4996]

I just subscribed.

[@richardyoung5405]

Great stuff Jay. Most enjoyable.

this video will be 2million views before 2019!!!

[@madferret2045]

well that was some foreshadowing

[@marianocarlosleguizamon9881]

You are one of the Best guitar players!!!

[@luizcarlosgomesdeoliveira]

Minhas homenagens a você Jay Smith. Assim como falavam no tempo do Império Romano: "Aqueles que irão tocar violões e guitarras te saúdam" My tributes to you Jay Smith. Just as they said during the time of the Roman Empire: "Those who will play guitars salute you" desde São Paulo - Brasil

[@gailbowman1690]

Exceptional performance, wow!

[@kisskool2088]

Excellent !!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩 Trés belle représentation !!!! 👍👍👍👍

[@vasilisdedes5623]

Απίθανος!! Συγχαρητήρια!!

[@edwindelacruz2722]

I like your music sir the sound of guitar the 👍 nice great

[@joselitoazarcon4143]

My best choice in all covers❤

[@peternemes6770]

Holy shit! It's probably the best complete cover of the song (I mean with vocals). And you are lefty!! So it is much more complicated! Hats off Sire!! I mean Dire!! 😂😅👍

[@leftyjaysmith]

thanks for the kind words. much appreciated

[@peternemes6770]

@@leftyjaysmith Greetings from Hungary!! Keep on playing bro!!

[@peternemes6770]

@@leftyjaysmith So thank you for your kind answer. It has helped me to make the decision. Subscibed.

[@cliftonmoberg288]

jay smith, you are the sultan.

[@marcosavio1020]

Great rendition, smooth

[@chadhall8452]

Absolutely fantastic!

[@nacionalistabrasileiro4308]

Melhor que a versão original

[@hectorleiva9532]

No lá cage pó nho a comido pescao.

[@anor3656]

kkk só que não

[@danielpastureau5814]

très bien interprété ,j'adore!!!

[@alessandrosilvestre2333]

Show de bola canta muito parabéns.

[@trevormwabulabrookings]

Cool 🙏🙏💙💙🎸🎶🎵🎤 Greetings from Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬🇵🇬🇵🇬

[@gavinmathew7491]

Very impressive. Thank you.

[@garlandlabat4922]

Loved your rendition of it!!

[@seventhquarter]

Very neat and clean... 👍

[@andresroque5664]

perfecto and different😊

[@toperfectionmmmm]

Spectacular

[@crispycrunchycooking]

lovely performance amazing dear.....💕👌

[@-jaska]

Almost better than original.

[@mtambov2351]

Very clean playing! Thank you

[@waqqodonkey]

nice!! I'm a drummer and I really want to learn how to play this song on guitar, minus the solo of course - beautiful song!!!

[@boogiemorgan]

Great job sir. God Bless!

[@victorfiesco4255]

Almost perfect Jay

[@angelesbarrios5926]

Great play!!!!!!

[@dancooper]

Beautifully done

[@georgeusher9910]

Sounds great! I like that you made it your own, not a Knopfler impersonation.

[@leftyjaysmith]

TY Yeah, I wasnt trying to be another Mark impersonator. If you watch any of my other videos, you'll see I'm all over the place with my styles. Its nice to have a variety of styles in my back pocket that I can mix and match anytime to make it my own. Appreciate your comment.☺

[@banchopcharenchit8698]

hello brother, am in the end east of the world... malaysia ...of siamese clan , to say the the world is so big and what else about universe of infinity. u ofcourse cannot satisfy all human beings to match their tastes and sentiments of lust, jealousy etc. on the other hands still we have the good kind campsassion etc of humans nature. what u have done in right manners ..no wrong doing.. should be seen as positive and giving pleasures and peace in mind by not bothering those rubbishs. there is no end or high end . keep up ..be blessed. chop

[@ronaldosilva3761]

Esse homem toca demais show 👍

[@joaoluizlealsilva1927]

Espetáculo amigo

[@miltonvaz2296]

👋👋👋👋👋 parabéns ,toca muito muito bem e canta também 👋👋👋👋

[@TheTroutDoc]

Very good set!

[@silviaoliveira8509]

Espetacular pessoal 😃😃😃😃

[@alfredodd]

FENOMENALLLL HERMANO

[@reynaldomayo263]

Champion ...one more

[@miltonvaz2296]

Toca muito 👋👋👋👋👋 e canta muito bem também parabéns dá gosto de ouvir um espetáculo desses 👋👋👋👋👋

[@aldocasu1216]

Bravo bravo bravo 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🎸🎶🎙🎵🎼

[@sauliuspetkevicius6636]

Wonderful!!!

[@adilsonpires6810]

Show. Excelente!

[@carlosa.sanchez896]

Great cover!

[@paulmichelet3483]

Excellent playing !

[@leftyjaysmith]

3.3 million views of my version of this song as of (Apr 26, 2020). Thanks everybody that has watched this video. During the quarantine, I've posted nearly 50 more videos of all varieties, even keyboard. I appreciate you watching during these tough times. stay safe everybody.

[@Mishtiman]

Wonderful rendition of the timeless classic Jay!! Ur a wonderful musician, with lovely voice. :)

[@ZeroTheHeroGOAT]

Great version, thanks for uploading!

[@jetransantos7265]

Espetacular apresentação dele e o máximo sem sombras de dúvidas ele e bom

[@ZeJuank]

4+ million now XD really nice cover by the way!

[@peternemes6770]

I just discovered it, for godness sake!! It's never too late. ✌️ Very well done Sir!! 👍👍👍

[@leftyjaysmith]

WOW...2 million views on January 5, 2019. Thank you everybody that has watched this video. I'm still quite busy gigging. Hopefully, I will be able to add more vids to my channel soon.

[@vadimbelsky2877]

Fantastic

[@jaimealexisedades8871]

Great job Jay!!! Are you really left handed?

[@leftyjaysmith]

@@bonnienadinenewman Yeah, i'd gladly teach him to play guitar (for a price) LOL. heck, i'm not young. I'm 60 yrs old. but thanks!!!

[@GMC-1972]

Believe me even Mark Knopfler himself would enjoy watching this

[@someguyonthewebyoudontknow]

Jay, I just found this today during Covid and I found is super inspiring! If a 60 year old accountant can rock the sultans, there is hope for me learning it. Truly an epic performance!

[@kadena9273]

This is the best cover I've came across ! Bdw , he's a lefty , and that makes it even more interesting !

[@arlo644]

Bill Gates knows how to play the guitar.

[@matt12251975]

So wrong, but so funny. Nice job brother. It hurts my brain watching a lefty play guitar however.

[@jcboladao23]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@АлександрЮрченко-ы1щ]

Один в один.......☝️👏👏👏

[@elizabethparker1441]

I don't know about Bill gates. More like Eric Clapton.

[@eduardomoreira3714]

It really looks like Bill Gates kkkkk