Sultans Of Swing - Live Alchemy - Dire Straits (Solo Cover + TAB) w/pick

[@alexoliva5648]

People transcribing and playing note-for-note Alchemy songs have my deepest respect. Amazing work!

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Disclaimer: of (very) course i know Mark Knopfler plays with his fingers, but that's my version and i play with a pick.

[@Landaftertime]

good! doesn't mind how you play it, aslong as it sounds good which it does!

[@nadirfloyd]

With pick it’s more difficult . Thank you . You are a master .

[@jamesrobert680]

I would play with a pick.

[@renaudpoupard97]

@@jamesrobert680 Noooo 😮 !!!!

[@jamesrobert680]

@@renaudpoupard97 what do you have against me using a pick?

[@leemason666]

This is amazing. Sultans of swing is a song that is always close to my heart. I’ve been playing guitar for over 20 years and remember as a kid my dad played a video of Dire Straits Live Aid performance and the live version was very similar to this. I got my first guitar and my father said to me “Son. I want you to learn sultans of swing for me one day” he can back from the pub one night and got him to sit down and stuck sultans of swing on and played it note for note and he had tears in his eyes and was so proud of me. I’ve always wanted to learn the alchemy version so these tabs are absolutely perfect. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. You’ve just earned yourself a new subscriber. Keep on rocking 🤟🏻 🎸

[@carlosdellarolijunior8744]

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[@filipavbarbosa]

this is amazing, most people won't realize the time and effort it takes to make a video like this. PLUS, having the skills to play this song. incredible job, man 🔥

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Thank you, that’s appreciated 🙏

[@MrVeyselperu]

Playing Mark Knopfler song with a pick amazing talent.

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Thank you for the nice comment!

[@jamesrobert680]

@@GuillaumeVrac I echo what Veysel said. The skill in it is immense.

[@nathanreese9773]

Merci de partager ce genre de contenu de qualité sur youtube gratuitement alors que ça doit représenter beaucoup de travail. Belle vidéo.

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Merci, ton commentaire fait chaud au coeur !

[@francoiseastman2671]

Superbe leçon, il y a de quoi s'occuper pendant un bon moment, merci

[@rahmounimohamed9632]

I truly cannot say which is harder, the guy who imagined the solo or the guy who transcribed it into a guitar tab, thank you my good sir

[@alexandrezappella4743]

Bonjour Guillaume encore merci a toi grâce à toi je maîtrise presque le solo a 100 pourcent j'adore cette partie très bonne tablature c'est très propre

[@proudindian2034]

Absolutely amazing from those gifted hands. You nailed it. I'm a great fan of you. The tabs add the extra boost to all the learners. Very very helpful. I do have a request to upload the alchemy version of 'tunnel of love.'

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Thank you for the positive feedback and suggestion! Cheers.

[@NecessitadoFull]

Brasil! Show! Top! his generosity is great and his teaching is clear and easy to understand. God always bless you!

[@smitsonavane6278]

I always think of this Alchemy solo as the beginning of a greater solo ---- the Live Aid solo

[@mostofaamintonu6758]

You deserve at least 14 million views. 🤘🎉

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Thank you for the cheering comment, that's motivating! Cheers.

[@TheGangsterzone]

Thanks for making this video, allways wanted to learn this. You are awesome.

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Thank you 😊. You’re welcome

[@ayniayni1299]

J'ai téléchargé la partition sur ton site, merci pour ton travail sur ce solo qui fait chaud au coeur ! Big up Guillaume

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Merci beaucoup pour ton commentaire et ta commande ! J'espère que cela te sera utile.

[@nirfisher1154]

it is so clean and good ! i learn from this ! thank you

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Nice to read your comment!

[@babaabba9348]

absolutely brilliant, congratulations mate

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Thank you a lot. Cheers

[@nordri8782]

Wow j’aurais jamais imaginé qu’il y aurait une version tab de ce live ! Merci bcp pour ça, franchement bien joué !

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Merci à toi 😊, avec plaisir

[@joaovitor_fn]

VERY GOOOOD. YOU ARE THE BEST😎😎😎💪💪

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Thank you a lot! It’s appreciated here

[@havocvivus4072]

This is absolutely epic

[@lukydj1]

LO MEJOR QUE HE VISTO, ME HAS RESUELTO ALGUNAS COSAS QUE NO HACIA BIEN DEL TODO. GRACIAS. LA SIGUIENTE, TUNNEL OF LOVE (ALCHEMY VERSION)

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Thank you for the comment!

[@redtide08]

Sick cover. Nice interpretation

[@jolafrette]

tu m'as réconcilié avec ma guitare ;) Merci beaucoup pour ce partage

[@xsitied2708]

brilliant i love the live version

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Yes, an interesting version to learn!

[@xsitied2708]

@@GuillaumeVrac agreed

[@DaChRiSi95]

Thx Buddy, I appreciate your amazing work! It helps me a lot!!! Cheers 🎸🎸🎸

[@alexmax7516]

Fantastico!!! Maestro!!!

[@MrArepide]

tremendo trabajo fe cifrar nota por nota de semejante sólo y compartirlo. Gracias infinita!!

[@tenkafights]

IMPRESIONANTE!!! Grandisima aportacion.

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Thank you for the feedback. Cheers

[@Halaldingdong]

You have no idea what you have done. ❤

[@zazzii735]

Amazing work 🙌🏾

[@Sivirinocangacero]

Maravilhoso! Não aceito morrer sem aprender essa arte. Obrigado por esse incrível vídeo.

[@Sam-su4sk]

This is great, well done!.

[@emanuellippens4653]

Congrats m8, very nice work 🙏🤘❤

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Thanks for the compliment. Cheers

[@pkoster5874]

Art in is highest form

[@kayofmusic]

Thank you for that. For real🙏🏼

[@hugobernal1990]

cant believe you are playing this with pick

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Yes it is. I can't do it with fingers so i did what was possible for me.

[@PauloGutemberg123]

Awesome, dude! Thank you for share it!

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Thanks for the comment. Cheers

[@michaelmisczuk1188]

Fantastic.

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Thank you Michael!

[@thihasoe1493]

Very good sir

[@MrOscogmo]

appreciate this, awesome guitar..

[@oscarzap69]

It's an historic solo, no doubt, but hey... what about the drummer? He's also incredible!

[@anthonypapin5602]

J'adore. Trop bien. La coupe de cheveux aussi!

[@LorentzHaugen]

Amazing. Well done!

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Thank you for the nice comment!

[@all_things_mark_knopfler]

This is impossible to replicate

[@llabeors]

Quel travail !!!! 1000 MERCI !!!!! je m'abonne illico; Va me falloir quelques heures quand même

[@youtubularTV]

Thanks a lot mate. Not sure my 9 bucks is any good to ya, but I thank you for this gift

[@badowski99]

Amazing job!

[@nitishanand6021]

Amazing stuff

[@TommyCana03]

Thank you so much🙏💪❤

[@GuillaumeVrac]

You’re welcome

[@ΚΩΣΤΑΣΒΑΓΙΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ-ε1ι]

perfect,thanks!

[@darrengallagher8051]

Brilliant

[@kennethreid8632]

Thank You.

[@GuillaumeVrac]

You're welcome!

[@davidmays229]

thanks very much for sharing this!

[@GuillaumeVrac]

You’re welcome. Cheers

[@davidmays229]

@@GuillaumeVrac you really are helping to become a better guitar player with this, learning this peice has been one of my ambitions since i took my first guitar lesson in 2002 and i am making progress with it, thanks so much again for this tab.

[@ruipedro4195]

Very Good. Can you do the guitar duel of Deep Purple, Strange Kind of Woman between Ian Gilian and Ritchei Blackmore in the album Made in Japan?

[@MRHBKJK]

Very nice

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Thank you!

[@lonepoulsen5802]

Great 🎶🎵🎸👌😀

[@IsmailsGuitarWorld]

GOODJOB GRANDPA

[@rahmanbikmukhametov1253]

Beautiful! Thanks! How did you figure it out?

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Thank you 🙏! I’ve made it by ear 👂

[@alexandrezappella4743]

Parfait 👌😊

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Merci bien

[@154chairsmissing]

Thanks for this, really great job and very helpful. Can you cover the alchemy version of Going Home.

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Thank you for the comment and idea

[@hermannlons8851]

Brillant.

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Thank you!

[@leebroadley4288]

Awesome man, really superb! This will keep me busy for a week or two. 😬 Thank you 👍 Those lollar blondes have a beautiful tone. Just wondered if they get you even closer to MK’s tone on this Alchemy version when you crank that Princeton loud? I have a 99 US strat that I’m thinking about swapping to these PU’s from some custom shop ones to get closer to MK’s bell-like tone on this version .

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Thank you Lee! Those Lollar Blonde pickups are really great especially for the clean, and they go well with the Princeton. They have an eq that is rather bright but well balanced with enough dynamic and snap. To approach the MK’s tone there is also the Dimarzio FS1 in the neck position that is also a good option but this pickup has much more output and is darker than the the Blonde.

[@leebroadley4288]

Thanks very much for that man, really appreciate it. I was considering the Di Marzio set also as I’d seen that Mark used them around this early 80’s period. I have a deluxe reverb 65 reissue so I’m just looking for the ideal set that will allow me to get that gorgeous tone through it, particularly from around 7:00 in when his lead tone is isolated and he starts those repeating licks that eventually rejoin the song’s 2nd solo. Unbelievable tone!

[@GuillaumeVrac]

@@leebroadley4288 It's appreciated here. The Deluxe is maybe brighter as far as i know than the Princeton. Also sometimes modding the amp can be useful, by changing the speaker and first preamp tube. With the Lollar Blonde you would do a good choice i think

[@leebroadley4288]

That’s awesome, will go with the lollar blondes then and I’m sure they’ll get me close. Your content is superb and to figure this stuff out by ear you’re a brilliant guitarist. Thanks again...👍 Subbed obviously 😄

[@GuillaumeVrac]

@@leebroadley4288 that’s nice from you! Looking forward to know your opinion when you will have them. Regards

[@loisfaur619]

beau

[@Yoda-cm9of]

HOW like just HOW what huh i just AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@campbelllovatt1022]

Hi there, what's the TAB software you're running? thanks, want to try and get into this myself, much appreciated.

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Hi, Guitar Pro. Cheers

[@campbelllovatt1022]

@@GuillaumeVrac Ok thanks for that, so are you simply using a video screen shot while it's playing?

[@thelolguy007]

👏👏👏

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Thank you 🙏

[@Pr-xv8fm]

Beautiful playing, but i have one question, At 0:13 you did 12 10 12 10. No offense but it sounds a little weird, great playing tho👍

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Yes this part is not really well played as the original

[@tommasomolinari5726]

I think I'll lose my mind over which pick-up use for Sultans of Swing.

[@IsmailsGuitarWorld]

Middle on the studio album and the middle+bridge 4th position on the alchemy live

[@alexandrezappella4743]

Je la maîtrise à 60 pourcent pour le moment la vidéo est niquel

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Cela me fait grand plaisir. C’est un solo d’anthologie !

[@alexandrezappella4743]

@@GuillaumeVrac j'ai toujours voulu apprendre ce solo effectivement je me le re écoute en boucle :)

[@scrapthemetal]

3:49, 4:32

[@tstacks9029]

any tips on the dead notes part?

[@jamesrobert680]

How do you adapt it to with a pick?

[@sigeliu4256]

nicely done, but using a playtrum on a dire straits song its a bit like cooking a Tournedos Rossini, but without the foie gras

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Thank you 😊, that’s because I’m vegetarian 🌱 !

[@pierreicard]

J’ai genre 1 an de guitare, je peux essayer de la jouer ? Même si ça a l’air vachement compliqué… Je vais perdre mon temps où je vais quand même apprendre quelque chose si je fais ça ? Merci beaucoup (:

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Bonjour, C’est difficile mais toujours intéressant d’apprendre un morceau de ce niveau même si les résultats seront visibles plus tard.

[@pierreicard]

@@GuillaumeVrac pas de soucis, merci beaucoup, je vais y passer du temps. Bonne continuation 😁

[@196-h8q]

Oye, información de que pedales hay que conectar para sonar " igual " ?????

[@GuillaumeVrac]

No pedal except a Tube Screamer TS808 for the climax of the solo

[@196-h8q]

@@GuillaumeVrac ¿Una distorsión ? No es el de Mark un sonido limpio y cristalino ?

[@GuillaumeVrac]

@@196-h8q the TS808 is not a distortion pedal

[@emmanuelbouche721]

Can you explain the picking hand technique?

[@GuillaumeVrac]

I've put some downstrokes and upstrokes symbols to help on the tablature. But for the rest it would need a new video or private lessons!

[@emmanuelbouche721]

@@GuillaumeVrac Okay thanks you. Great video!

[@KIAVENEX]

hola una pregunta no tenes la tablatura del tema entero

[@GuillaumeVrac]

All i did is here. Cheers

[@kamisama7574]

Ça sonne mieux aux doigts , t'a jamais essayé ? Mon non plus 😃

[@sammirguti5176]

tuning pls

[@safalpanta5838]

4:41

[@baronvonlichtenstein]

Great. Now try it without a pick.

[@fabiopoggi9832]

Aplis de you a good

[@micheleschenetti7791]

Bro, u using a freaking pick???? For real??

[@матвеймаковей-л6ю]

Чувак это очень круто,единственное отличие от Марка Нопфлера это медиатор.

[@flaviojordao8568]

Thats the same but without pick

[@GuillaumeVrac]

I’ve said it in the video. It’s my version

[@PROGNATORE]

Oui au solo, Non aux ciseaux!

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Et la pollution ?

[@chrislanderer4125]

Mutig !

[@esatgursoy7076]

Working on mutes

[@GuillaumeVrac]

Sure it's an important aspect of the playing.

[@SphingidaeMuseum]

Jesus...

[@grisofpv1286]

but you use plettro! 🤣

[@kamisama7574]

Les notes sont bonnes sur la tablature mais c'est pas vraiment bien joué de ta part😮

[@ZurlaGuitar]

You sound good but playing Mark Knopfler with a pick is bad for your ears

[@GuillaumeVrac]

For sure I know, that’s what I said in the video. I’ m not at ease with that kind of finger picking, so I’d prefered to play it my way with a pick

[@rustynail246]

Thank you, well done.