Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits - Ukulele Tutorial with Tabs

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Today we are going to learn how to play "Sultans of Swing" by Dire Straits on the Ukulele. This song is super interesting for a couple of reasons, the primary being it is a smash hit, billboard success, and the chorus... has NO LYRICS! Crazy, but the chorus is just a riff, an insanely iconic riff, but just a riff.
Another interesting aspect of the song is that it follows a Verse-Verse-Chorus-Verse-Verse-Chorus-Verse-Verse-Chorus format and the the two verses are different lengths, one being 18 and one being 20 measures! So you have 38 measures before you even get to the chorus! Very non convential and a song like this would have a very hard time finding its way to the radio in today's music climate and culture.
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Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits - Ukulele Tutorial with Tabs

[@TenThumbsProductions]

Printable Tabs for Patreons here: www.patreon.com/posts/34247825

[@hailsonfelismino9552]

I made the payment, but I couldn't download the tablature on pantreon / TenThumbs ... Please if you can send it by email: [e-mail]. Thankful.

[@ivanterrible7362]

Mark K. is such an underrated guitarist. Big thanks to Douglas Adams for pointing that out to me. Good for you for spreading the news.

[@TenThumbsProductions]

A true legend, so very talented.

[@stevesstrings5243]

Yes!!!!! My favorite tune of all time! Thanks!!!

[@TenThumbsProductions]

Great to hear! Enjoy rocking it out friend.

[@queentatonka]

Oh I could do that slide of bflat up to c all day! I love the sound of it!!

[@TenThumbsProductions]

Carolyn Cook it sounds so cool, I love that sliding chord sound

[@Azaruna]

Very good, maybe a little bit out of my capabilities atm but I might use the strumming bits only. I can always come back to this in a few months, thanks. One of my favourites, now I just need you to do 'Guitar Man' (Elvis) and 'Johnny B Goode (Chuck Berry)

[@smherbert1]

Fantastic.... A dream realised. Thank you

[@judgetoogood1033]

Awesome

[@anapaosa]

Thank you so much for this tutorial, you are amazing

[@antonpas3903]

Knopfler, the great!

[@patrickcallerramirez5105]

Great song

[@TenThumbsProductions]

So great, so very very great.

[@uweholstein4246]

Is it the 90´s pop/dance version?

[@TenThumbsProductions]

No, it’s the ukulele version of the original

[@lin1620]

Wit woo this is tasty! 😁

[@TenThumbsProductions]

Thank you Lin!

[@mimiDchi]

This is a song that I always sing the leads. Silly me.

[@TenThumbsProductions]

Life is better Silly!

[@mimiDchi]

Yes it is. I don't need a second guitar, or ukulele. It's all me!

[@robfontall5364]

extremely poor teaching tool! very hard to follow!

[@TenThumbsProductions]

Hahaha, okay Rob, was it the note for note on screen tabs that broke down each section exactly as they are played that made it so hard to follow? hahahaha.

[@robfontall5364]

@@TenThumbsProductions hey man if you are truly dedicated to teaching then you have an attitude problem! the purpose of teaching is ti help the student acquire certain skills and not to ridicule....you went too fast...meaning you merely demonstrated that you can play it...good for you...but not for me.

[@TenThumbsProductions]

@@robfontall5364 the lesson is fine, it’s just too hard for you.

[@robfontall5364]

@@TenThumbsProductionsi think i am capable of playing it but you are not capable of teaching it...you are only capable of showing off and being a smart alec.

[@TenThumbsProductions]

@@robfontall5364 look at the like to dislike ratio, why would 172 people like it and 8 dislike it, if it were poorly taught? That is 20 to 1. Ponder it. The answer is, because it is taught well Rob. It is above your level, or is too hard for you, you are looking for magic not a tutorial and you are lashing out instead taking responsibility for your learning. Rob.... come on man.

[@judgetoogood1033]

Awesome