Unbelievable! Can YOU Play Dire Straits' "News" Perfectly?

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@philcaffrey 10 ай бұрын

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@StefanPriceUK Ай бұрын

Yes. The way I played it 35 years.

@kiwitihi4606 Жыл бұрын

Personally this is my Fav song on Communique.

@philcaffrey Жыл бұрын

Yes, mine too - I think it's one of his finest for sure.

@stuartpilling2643 Жыл бұрын

I’m a big fan of Mark too, and I think you have that spot on, well done Sir!

@philcaffrey Жыл бұрын

Thanks Stuart - that's kind of you. 👍

@martenvd25 Жыл бұрын

At first i thought the intro was a slowed down version of the original.. looks like you’ve got the perfect knopfler tone there!

@philcaffrey Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Thanks for taking the time to look at the channel and to be in touch. Appreciated.

@althejazzman Жыл бұрын

Once you unlock the mystery behind the way a riff was born it makes sense. Most guitarists compose by happy accidents not conscious note choices, so you have to find where their fingers would have landed.

@user-pp4lt6tb5r 16 күн бұрын

I think you did a great job!

@matambale Жыл бұрын

Goodness the detail (so necessary). Excellent work Mr. Caffrey thank you.

@philcaffrey Жыл бұрын

Thankyou very much. I really appreciate the comment.

@Guto-df3hq 7 ай бұрын

Essa música é introspectiva, te leva pra algum lugar no passado! Muito obrigado 😎🎸

@philcaffrey 7 ай бұрын

I agree. It's definitely one of my favourites.

@jonathonrowley3535 Жыл бұрын

Lifelong fan of MK and DS. Really enjoying your skills. Cheers.

@philcaffrey Жыл бұрын

Ah, brilliant. Thanks Jonathan, really appreciated. The first "proper"albums I bought as a teenager were DS 1 & Communiqué. Never looked back. I still joke that MK taught me guitar - sitting in front of my dad's old turntable with his ancient classical guitar picking out the odd note - there was no better musical education in my view. 👍👍

@kiwitihi4606 Жыл бұрын

Gosh darn that Cm to Bm is quite hard for a beginner like me, but I think if i keep fine tuning it I might get it down, and the finger picking is just.. Beautiful. Im very suprised I can even come close to the recording now, thanks to you. Thank you Phil!

@philcaffrey Жыл бұрын

It is a tough one - took me a long time to be able to play it. You will get there - no doubt about it! Thanks for your kind comments - I love making these vids, and to have someone appreciate them really makes my day. Thanks for taking the time to be in touch. Happy practising👍👍

@kiwitihi4606 Жыл бұрын

It would be amazing if you could do a tutorial on the entire song aswell, because this one of the songs on my bucketlist of learning

@philcaffrey Жыл бұрын

I think I'll do that. It's such a fantastic song, it would be a shame not to. 🤓

@eleniodiamantino5961 Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for this video, very very usefull and professional described I hope for the second part of it

@philcaffrey Жыл бұрын

Thanks Elenio - I really appreciate your support. Watch this space for the next part! Phil.

@blacksheep4918 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much Phil! Saludos from Argentina

@philcaffrey 10 ай бұрын

Saludos! And thanks for taking the time to comment and for your support. I love Argentina by the way. I was lucky enough to visit in 2020 - My daughter was studying in Buenos Aires. Loved the city and the people and we visited El Chalten and Perito Moreno - what a beautiful place you live in. Thanks again.

@stephencleland6529 9 ай бұрын

Mark Knopfler is left handed, so his strong hand is on the fingerboard and those chord slides are easier for him. I think it’s a big part of his overall sound and playing style that us right handeds struggle with.

@marioska694 Жыл бұрын

Great lesson! Sound and video are also very good

@philcaffrey Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mario. Really appreciated. 👍

@sonalattapattu4402 Жыл бұрын

Love the info you added on post and attention to detail! It’s also short and sweet. Thank you ❤ Can I know what effects pedals you used?

@philcaffrey Жыл бұрын

Hi. Thanks for your kind words. On this video I used a little bit of compressor (any will do) plus a touch of plate reverb. The rest is all tone from the pickups and amp. The guitar is a '95 Strat and the amp I use for videos is a Yamaha THR30ii which is fantastic for home use and it connects via usb to the computer for recording.

@sonalattapattu4402 Жыл бұрын

@@philcaffrey that's awesome thank you! I'm getting a new compressor pedal tomorrow and I'm gonna play this for sure! Keep up the great content! Love from Canada

@Kujinu Жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@philcaffrey Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@finecoalminer1906 7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for these helpful tipps and tricks on one of my alltime favoutrits! What is evenly impressive to me is that tone of your strat - how do you get that? Obviously the biggest part is using the typical MK fingerpicking, but are there some guitar effects or special pickups, or is it the software you´re using? its actually really rare to find someone on YT that sounds as close to MK :) greets from Germany

@philcaffrey 7 ай бұрын

Hi! Thanks for taking the time to comment - that's very kind. I recognise your YT name as being from a certain classic Dire Straits song. 👍. As to the tone from the Strat, it's just a mid 90s American Strat with stock pickups. I use a clean setting on my Yamaha THR amp with a little gain for "bite" and some basic reverb and echo delay for body. You are spot on - there is a huge amount of tone that comes from the fingers - it's very hard to define, but I think just comes with practice over a long time. I think that the biggest weapon in getting good tone is actually the ears. I have always done everything by careful listening and imitation until it sounds right. I never use tabs to teach or to learn - I think they get in the way of the ears in a funny sort of way. There's no quick solution, but it's fun being on the journey. Hope that helps. Thanks for your support and happy practising!

@finecoalminer1906 7 ай бұрын

@@philcaffrey Thanks sir, that helps 🙏🏼 I always learned - and still do - these good old straits songs by using my ears and searching for helpful camera angles and shots of MKs hands on tons of different YT Vids to get as close as possible. Regarding my nickname: well, I guess I listened a little too much to "In The Gallery" when I picked the nickname. Hehe!