(tutorial) Learn to play the "Sultans of Swing" end solo riff in 10 minutes

A quick 5 step guide on how to play the "Sultans of Swing" end solo riff in 10 minutes. TABs are available at markknopflertribute. You can find my other tributes to Mark Knopfler here: / @markknopflertribute . If this tutorial was useful for you, please consider making a voluntary donation via PayPal to [e-mail]. I'm an amateur musician who likes the sound of Mark Knopfler's guitar playing and has fun in trying to get close to his sound. In no way I'm claiming to be as good as or better than the original.

[@swoopdog54]

You know, I have tried to understand exactly what technique Knopfler was employing to get that tone, for years and years! Thank you so much for taking the time to share! As an older player, I do find it easier on my picking hand to employ my middle finger in this exercise to prevent my fingers from cramping up. This just goes to show that guitar playing is a journey where one can never know enough. Every day is a new learning experience. Again, thanks!

[@robertbaker3174]

11 years later, thank you. I will be 67 soon enough. I will not be 100 percent on playing this, but I have confidence I can do well enough. My hands are beat up a little, but this was much helpful. Thanks.

[@thorstentorkowski]

I fully agree. It took me a while to really figure out what strings are to be picked. But at the end, very helpful. At the the age of 62. Speed follows posture.

[@simongosimon]

that is without a doubt my favorit part of any song ever

[@bananapatrol]

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[@ivanjoanlisciotto7882]

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[@Sebastopolmark]

GREAT video. This goes to show that this "old" tutorial will NEVER go out of style. VERY WELL DONE!!!

[@tonybp965]

6 years later, I'm glad I found you. You are fantastic at teaching my man. Such patience. Thank you for your time. Consider me a subscriber.

[@rsvp9146]

Oh my god. Thank you for this... 10 minutes indeed. Can't mistake THAT accent.. I'm from Los Angeles but my dad's family is from Arnhem. Bedankt!

[@johnhopkins5749]

rsvp9146 sum1 ask him if he was german lol lmaro

[@denkendmens4261]

And if there had been any doubt: 'pink' is the word for 'little finger' in… that language which we all have recognized by now. :-)

[@joesmith-ok8ip]

Spectacular lesson on a ground breaking thumbpicking subject, using the thumb on high strings. Also, you are an excellent teacher

[@McBrandnew]

Excellent pedagogy! One of the absolute best guitar tutorials I've watched so far. Great work, and thanks!!

[@ClovisRolemberg]

Thank You very much! you save me . for long time i trying to play with tabs but your tips simple save much time.

[@Phill_Ashley]

As a guitarist, I have been playing this song for many years. This is the correct tuition.

[@jeebsmcsnooty8934]

Thank you so much. I've watched several other tutorials whilst trying to learn this riff and they pale in comparison to yours. Excellently broken down into understandable and attainable pieces. Well done - truly appreciated.

[@Nnmtes]

Thanks for an excellent lesson on Mark's technique. You demonstrated it very well. Much appreciated, Grant.

[@danielphilip3737]

This was actually super helpful thank you. I had no idea what the finger pattern should be when picking before I watched this.

[@adrianprakash7239]

This is the most welll broken down tutorials on this part so far, thank you!!🔥

[@JohnEdwards-mk3zn]

Well done for a well explained tutorial. I get a bit angry at those guys that do a thumbs down on stuff like this. I ask "how much did you pay to watch this"? Nothing? Exactly! Were you forced to watch it? No? Well then, don't be so jealous, just pick up your guitar and do better, and show us your version. No? Exactly....

[@camor1002]

Up till now I've played this with a hammer on. Thank you for making it sound much cleaner!

[@nadmeldev]

Wow...you made my day man!...it is indeed simple when you understand the pattern, but before watching your video I was struggling so much with this part of the solo. Thank you !

[@baronsecuna]

Fantastic lesson, the slow and deliberate teaching process you used has helped immensely in learning this riff..thank you

[@loic74290]

i did know that I was missing something with this riff and thanks to you I figured out what ! I was doing hamer-on pull-of both the third and fourth notes :) Thanks a lot !!!

[@herbertbrockhaus6887]

perfect man!!!!! Thanks for teaching us!! I think this is excellent teaching!!

[@BobMinsky]

Nice job man, I have to play it for a cover gig tomorrow and was struggling with 3 fingers trying to get it... thanks so much, you saved my life !

[@ronlevenberg2985]

Great job explaining this! I love Mark Knopfler's music and I've enjoyed hearing various renditions by the Mark Knopfler Tribute. Keep it up!

[@pablojr.h.lamsis8003]

Very well explained sir! I’ve seen lots of videos but you just nailed the correct technique thanks!

[@guitmanful]

Thanks man! Doing it your way was a lot easier than the way i was trying to do it, had it mastered in a short time!

[@johnmcdowell5739]

This has been a fun challenge for me as a newer player. Try it if you haven't and stick with it-you can do it ! Sounds cool on my new Duo - Sonic. Thanks for the lesson MKT.

[@Hudge]

rock on! What a great way to break it down. AND kudos for showing what it should sound like sped up with rhythm only (muting the strings). FANTASTIC!

[@martinspaans1341]

Great lesson, played it long ago, and now perfect.

[@peterandreaskirklossius825]

Wow, great video. Finally someone REALLY explains how to play it, not just saing how it should be played. Looks so much easier now. Guess I will be stuck to the guitar tomorrow:D

[@nocrays3735]

Thanks mate. Nice for someone to explain the finger picking style is clear steps. Excellent.

[@steviespaind4307]

Great lesson, easy to follow, superbly played. I can already do this lick, but I wish I´d seen this tut when I was learning it, took me weeks to get it right! Yep, great job.

[@TheJeffB9]

Thanks for this tutorial! Happy to see a focus on the right hand ! 😊

[@Vichaca]

Thanks, I really had a hard time with this, but now it just flows.

[@snarflepuss]

Tres cool. Great breakdown of the technique. It actually got my fingers moving insted of holding a pick. Thanks!

[@moxxichannel5950]

Excellent! Very well explained!

[@anthonylathrop7251]

Very helpful. I knew there was something missing the way I had been playing this, but couldn't quite catch it. Please do more of these tutorials!

[@eflyapping5154]

Great explanation! I always wondered what the right hand was doing. Thanks for uploading this.

[@johnssheen]

I can't believe myself. It's sounding better with your technique. Thanks Mate.

[@xpymando]

Wow thanks for taking the trouble.A great help.

[@mariov4701]

Thank you a lot! STILL ONE OF THE BEST VID!

[@sahejverma3088]

hey man you made my life easy. i had to play this tomorrow at school. this technique is flabergasting

[@larryrhindress2972]

A very, very, well done tutorial! I can do it now!

[@dozerblade]

Very well explained, you have made it easy, now just to get the fingers to follow suite !

[@SamDeeksRelovedGuitars]

Great explanation & staged demonstration. First time I've been able to get my fingers round this lick thanks to you

[@georgealty]

Amazing. I'll try it.

[@juantakimoana4602]

That is so cool dude , your teachings will have everyone playing like dire straits !..luv'd it ..awesome.

[@janmenzinga]

Finally found you again! Now practising.... later. Hiermee moet het lukken. Bedankt!

[@johndrum6613]

Thanks. Very fine lesson. Thorough and clear. Well done.

[@attiylanen]

Best 10 minutes I've spent in my entire life! Almost...;)

[@wilbertclariz447]

youre a good teacher Sir thank you very much for sharing your talent to us again thank you sir God Bless U....

[@Allbbrz]

Yeah, great video. I gave up guitar several years ago but come back once in a while.

[@varietypa...5606]

Super tutorial. Thank you very much!

[@bigdaddystinkeye]

Just what I needed to complete my studies of this song. Thank you.

[@ralphwcurtis]

Awesome technique breaking it down. Thank you so much.

[@attyfrancisco3162]

Demonstrated very well, nice...thanks...

[@abenjohar]

Great lesson with details thank you

[@MosriteCharlie]

Thank you so much for the explanation - very helpful.

[@robbiewilliams6136]

Wow that was a phenomenal lesson you are a great teacher!!!

[@cecea2630]

thank you for show your talent I like your music

[@hiroshi5386]

Great lesson 👏👏👏

[@Axman66]

++ Thank you so much for making it so simple to follow++ this is really the best video for this Song++ all Thumbs up

[@johnhopkins5749]

its hard up to now thanks just what iv needed I just cldnt wrap that up mostly trying that lick over n over so thanks to you for putting this video out I'll let you know how long with hands on only👋🎸🎼

[@cutnedge69]

This has helped me a lot, great video Thank you.

[@bigbreath]

Fantastic technique video. Well done

[@danielost5252]

Hi😀 Thanks alot for a very good and understandable lesson, and also..your strat looks beautiful 😊🎸!! Cheers!!

[@tecteh1]

Great video dude! Thank you.

[@magnum-yl8uu]

Great tip, much easier for me starting with the thumb. Thanks

[@MariUSukulele]

super cool lesson!

[@vittoriochimetto]

Una lezione stupenda ,quello che cercavo grazie 🙏

[@danielschumacher8127]

Highly Recommended ! Thanks for that

[@robmiljus]

Great job man. A good service to knophler.

[@robmiljus]

Sławek Hermann ok thanks.

[@Librame2011]

Yeah, fantastic walk-through. Thanks man.

[@mrnelgin]

Great little tutorial. If you haven't put one up, I'd love to see one of the sections just before that that lead into the well known riff. Thanks again.

[@max050969]

you are great! You have opened up a world thanks!! Ciao e grazie!

[@Elvis-dw7ux]

Love the block diagrams and sound effects...

[@kees2be]

Nice video to learn the technique on this specific part of the solo

[@paul113757]

Wasn't sure about this at the start of the vid but it really turned out well, great lesson thanks.

[@teachingclimatesolutions]

Very clear and helpful, thank you!!

[@leeludlowart237]

Absolutely love your Chanel 👍👍

[@emillattmann5282]

Thanks so much for this Tutorial, very nice😁

[@oliversouthgate7395]

Thank you very much. Very well explained.

[@poppabear3734]

Man,you are a great teacher and player......but I am 65 year old guitarist, leave the that stuff in the 2 hard basket, I will go back to the easy stuff..LOL I grew up with The Stones, The beatles, Cream,Yardbirds,The Animals.Led Zepp......and the others where 5 chords got you buy.........power to the finger picking players, but I am lost doing that.......thanx for a great demo...........

[@robmiljus]

Lol. I can't even play this with my air guitar.

[@Ystadcop]

poppa bear I think you must be my long-lost twin.

[@sam52054]

You missed your calling. One of the best breakdowns of a riff I’ve seen on KZbin. I started out with folk fingerpicking ala James Taylor and really didn’t progress into rock much save for some rhythm strumming. Wish this technology existed in the 70’s......I might have become much better than the low mediocrity I currently possess. Thanks

[@jamiemarchant2177]

Amazing! Love it!

[@Elvis-dw7ux]

Darn good explanation....cheers from Canada....

[@anthonybymallia7067]

Bravo very nice and d strat as well I'm learning m. Knoplfler from u u my friend thx a lot

[@olivermeyerccn]

this is amazing. Thank you so much!

[@smithyswildcamping.1356]

Thanks for sharing this

[@marc-gilarblouch]

Excellent

[@niallpadden]

The "fog" just cleared. Thank's lad. Phew!

[@albertolombardi3945]

Exellent. Good job man!

[@Paka1983]

298 dislikes?!? I don't wanna live on this planet anymore.

[@ronyolindo]

Never mind. Always will be opposite ones for many reasons. One of the best lesson of this riff I've ever seen.

[@that_awkwarddude]

This is the way. 298 people simply can’t play it

[@dezsohorvat6254]

🎉

[@Elvis-dw7ux]

Where are the dislikes shown...

[@johnathanwroe2148]

Those are the people who are too impatient to learn music

[@mattlott8766]

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh that makes sense then. i wish i had watched this ages ago this is a life changer thankyou

[@MrJonpac]

Only took me 9 mins. Sorry I mean 9 weeks.

[@dougfa3515]

Love the twiddely bits.

[@sammywest]

Great Job and great Video 🤗 Thank you very much and best wishes from Ansbach Germany 💖 🎸 Sammy West

[@QuantumMC40]

great tutorial. i funf it very helpful. thanks buddy! :-)

[@123pwop]

Great lesson. Thank You Much !!!

[@stefanallchorne8667]

very good training video

[@Frank00064]

Thanks. Very clear and useful.

[@jerryaugustine7410]

Great lesson!

[@lams5109]

gracias por tus enseñanzas, eres lo mejor.