We must stop playing on words !! I summarize once and for all in order to no longer receive stupid comments ! All these comments that I get as: "we hear several guitars" or "MK is playing all the parts at the same time" etc ... so I'm going to shut it all down once and for all ! You have to think a minimum, YES it's an isolated track from Mark Knopfler, YES it's indeed from the recording of 1978, YES we mean by moment the second guitar which plays in rhythm , YES it's the isolated track of his guitar but at rare moments we hear a second guitar of a second track (maybe played by MK himself on a second audio track), YES this track is well taken from a video game. This audio file is a gift for guitarists who want to work the Knopfler style. I'll say it again, but even like that, while reading new coms I get the impression that some people don't listen, or don't want to understand, much like those who try to convince the rest of the world that the earth is flat. No the earth is not flat and no there is not a single audible track here. These are 2 tracks ! I have been a guitarist for several decades, without bragging, I consider myself a specialist in Knopfler Style and it only takes me 2 seconds to distinguish the 2 tracks. Listen to the plan at 0.30, you hear the bend on the G string in 4 fret with which it relaxes and bends again quickly, we clearly hear this little solo and the rhythm at the same time, the bend on the G string in 4 th fret while we hear the rhythm on the chord of ”A major” in the 2nd fret and we hear the note ”A” of the G string in the 2nd fret. Explain to me how we can play the note ”A” on A chord on 2th fret in rythm and make little solo with a bend at the same time on the same string in the 4th fret while hearing the 2 notes AT THE SAME TIME... IMPOSSIBLE NO ? Yes it's impossible, We agree ! There are also many other moments where you can clearly hear the 2 guitars AT THE SAME TIME in very different places on the neck. I made the tablature of Sultans, Alchemy and other Live versions, I made covers of Sultans and I affirm it, WE HEAR 2 DISTINCT TRACKS !! I hope everything is clear now, so stop the coms to say everything and anything ! So, Are you going to stay on the side of those who think the earth is flat ? Yann

@BolsaChicaRadio

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the insights and clarification. Indeed you are VERY CORRECT on many, many points here. These ARE the VERY ORIGINAL tracks! The dealio is, for the "Guitar Hero" game, the producers & developers were given what we call in the industry as "sub-channel tracks", in order to "minimize" the guitar sounds. What more than very likely happened, was the original, 2-inch, 30 inches per second, 24-track session tape spool from 1978 was accessed and "remixed" in such a way that MARK Knopfler's LEAD guitar track and his brother DAVID Knopfler's RHYTHM guitar track were combined, or better yet, DAVID'S parts were mixed into all the "quick holes" were MARK was not doing his leads. Pretty plain; very simple. It had to done that way, because the "Guitar Hero" game software COULD NOT handle 24 tracks of loseless .WAV audio. Impossible. Hence also, the drums...the engineers during the recording process back in '78, probably had up to EIGHT microphones on PICK WITHERS drum kit, but ALL those microphones HAD to be "sub-mixed" down to a stereo 2-track for "Guitar Hero". I understand your frustration of alot of the commenters ripping on you, I know how crappy that can feel, however the reality of "original production mixes" AND "subsequent interactive mixes" are ALWAYS altered per the application. AND, in order to limit the guitar track...BOTH...were morphed together into one full stereo-2-track mix. Thank you for presenting them here; it would be a great loss if you take them down. I encourage you to retain this upload. BCRadio Audio Sound & Recording Engineer 1979-2020

@cocoloco65482

4 жыл бұрын

You Sir are correct, but most people fail to notice

3 жыл бұрын

As a pro guitarist of many years myself there's absolutely no mistaking that this is, indeed, Knopfler playing on that 1978 recording. For those who doubt this, I'd be confident is saying that the majority of these are 'apparent' guitarists who (because they're devoid of the required skillset) cannot tell the difference between 'playing' this (incorrectly) with a plectrum, or, (correctly) with fingers/thumb only. And yes, to repeat others, this is a stem mix of two guitar tracks - Knopfler + rhythm. Knopflers own track can be instantly distinguished - note also the repeated use of Chorus effect in the short sections just before the verses and solos kick in.

@robertastarr4276

3 жыл бұрын

you had me at 'stop the playing on words"..

@gavinfinlayson485

3 жыл бұрын

Can you play like MK? Probably not... Do you know for certain earth is flat or whatever shape? Probably not.... So just live in the moment and enjoy

Genius. This man took a clean Strat tone with no effects added, beside the minor reverb, and wrote one of the most iconic guitar rock songs of the ‘70s.

@sypex_gg

2 жыл бұрын

Small correction! Of all time!!!!

@n1night635

2 жыл бұрын

I hate to be a negative nancy but it sounds like their is a small amount of chorus on the rhythm part.

@soyburglar1878

2 жыл бұрын

You’re probably right. But the tone is still considered ‘clean’ in my book.

@lucascortezcosta2727

2 жыл бұрын

@@n1night635 in truth its not chorus. Its just 2 guitar tracks that are out of phase

@n1night635

2 жыл бұрын

@@lucascortezcosta2727 you are right now that i listen to it more. Thanks for catching what i couldn't!

Wow!!...He is playing the rhythm and the lead on one track. So clean and smooth

@YannStratosound

4 жыл бұрын

7Pines Knives Hihihi 😂

@garbygarb31

4 жыл бұрын

There are two tracks - the mix is alternating between the two of them. The rhythm track (which is also Mark) continues behind the lead, but it's being muted so we can hear the lead track when it comes in. omg

@paulvcarter

Жыл бұрын

At least two tracks and more than one actual take

I just had an idea. Turn your amp up to full blast, play Sultans of swing intro as best you can, then turn this on full blast. Neighbours think you're a genius.

@Mouseend

3 жыл бұрын

This? Y not just the original song or the alchemy version!?

@prettygrunt

3 жыл бұрын

Or just learn to play properly?

@dantshaw

3 жыл бұрын

@@prettygrunt It was just a joke. Of course I'm already as good as Mark Knopfler, as I'm sure you are.

@prettygrunt

3 жыл бұрын

@@dantshaw going by your op, I doubt you're much more than a strummer.

@dantshaw

3 жыл бұрын

@@prettygrunt You're either trolling or you're an idiot

this man is a guitar god

his timing! damn.

@javabrandcoffee7030

7 жыл бұрын

it has swing yet is machine like accuracy at same time..really something

@davidginn414

7 жыл бұрын

Timing and cadence on the notes and bends...like Mitch Hedberg standup. Such accent, and a small window to make it perfect

@NateLgg

4 жыл бұрын

Keith Milligan it’s inssaaane how he stop the string...

@garbygarb31

4 жыл бұрын

This is two tracks stuck together. The rhthym cuts out when the lead comes in.

@garbygarb31

4 жыл бұрын

@@NateLgg This is two tracks stuck together. The rhthym cuts out when the lead comes in.

I came for the solo, stayed for the guitar

Just the sound of that guitar. Incredible.

J'adore ce son de stratocaster, typique de MK à ses débuts !

Single handedly (pardon the pun) the greatest piece of music ever. Stunning

@planespotterhkg7694

Жыл бұрын

single handed sailor

There's originally 3 guitar tracks . One rhythm guitar played by David, the one played by Mark and an other one rhythm guitar recorded at very low volume that fills the space on the left side of the stereo field. You have that 3 guitar system on almost every Dire Straits albums.

@vkostasu2676

3 жыл бұрын

That’s more visible in “Communiqué” album (especially Once upon a Time in the west)

His guitar track is like the whole song. Almost don't even need rhythm, bass, or drums.

@furrykef

6 жыл бұрын

It's two different tracks (rhythm guitar and lead guitar). It's like this because this version was taken from Guitar Hero, and they merged the two tracks so that the player would have something to play when the lead guitar was silent.

@starsky7078

6 жыл бұрын

furrykef I don’t think so. Notice how lead and rhythm are played one after the other. This is because Mark is know for his unique style of playing both lead and rhythm at the same time. This is all him on one guitar

@hinney827

5 жыл бұрын

@@starsky7078 hate to burst your bubble, but it is two different tracks. You can hear some of the leads still ringing while the rhythm comes back in. Don't care how unique your style is, that's physically not possible to do on a single guitar.

@ophiolatreia93

4 жыл бұрын

furrykef this is one guitar.

@ophiolatreia93

4 жыл бұрын

hinney827 its not possible? Want to see me do the impossible? And play exactly this in one take? No.. Because it would prove you're a novice who doesn't know shit. Moron. You know nothing about the guitar. What if this had slaps in too.. would that be a third guitar?!! Because that's in the acoustic version. Maybe to a third rate guitarist like you. But no. It's one guitar. The reason it sounds like two guitars is because of the slight delay effect.

Mark Knopfler....best guitarplayer EVER! Period.

That is, and will always be, one beautiful piece of music.

I hope @MarkKnopfler knows how much we all love love love his stuff !!

Such a unique player.

The best. This music is the best. This solo is amazing.

@peterjoseph9392

5 жыл бұрын

Never been or will be a better player.out of this world. Pure pleeasure

Absolutely AMAZING!!!!! What a piece of history!!!

BTW, This is NOT the "original" guitar track, this is actually the guitar "stem"(premixed and taken from the bus) from the rip from either "Rock Band" or "Guitar Hero". Notice how the lead punches silence the rhythm guitar? That's a typical Guitar Hero mix. In both games, they mix the lead and gutar tracks so the player plays the rhythm when there is no lead. When the lead comes in, the rhythm fades. The reason these games use "multitracks" is so when the player messes up, they can inject the "bad note" sound which in turn, silences the track, but the band keeps on playing. This set of multitrack stems (yes, you can get the whole band), is available in several places on the net, along with many more (like as in hundreds more). I have this set and have worked with it recently, which is the reason I know exactly where it's from.

@MBJanus

3 жыл бұрын

The finger picking is very present. The roots, blues, .. too.

@samepate8540

3 жыл бұрын

You ´re right dude! 2 tracks played by Mark that are mixed here: one with rythm and one with the fancy solos. I believe there was a third guitar track for rythm (played by David on the original lp ?)

@BolsaChicaRadio

2 жыл бұрын

You are VERY SO CORRECT! Warner Brothers (in this particular case) leases out these "sub-mixed" tracks (aka: "stems"...ha!...they weren't called "stems" back in '78...just good ol' fashion "tracks") to such interactive gaming companies like "Guitar Hero" & "Garage Band". Your insights...ALL OF THEM...are SO VERY correct. I even went into greater detail (mindless minutae!) in an earlier comment back in 2020, that's still in this thread. The only thing I didn't catch, was that "3rd" guitar". Mark probably did the main solo (well...INDEED HE DID) and then also a rhythm guitar track (as a "guide" track, or "demo" track") then his brother Dave, did yet another. NOTE: I HATE FLIES! But DANG!!!...I would have LOVED to had been hanging out on one of those walls in that recording studio, during those late 1977/early 1978 recording & mixing sessions!!! DANG!!! BCRadio

I bet he put on new strings for this ;] The subtlety captured in the original recording is incredible..like 4k video for the ears.

@natetheguitarkid

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty standard to put new strings on before recording. Regular strings rust for me within a few days. I use coated strings now they can last months

Love this song. Some little nuances I didn't know he did come through on this isolated track.

FANTASTIC! I'll never listen to the song the same way again....great insight to a classic.

Has always been one of the best.

There are 2 guitars that are well recorded. Thank you for posting this video

Thank you dear Mark, for sharing your beauties with us....for sharing such sweet moment with your lovely babyson on guitar.... God did his best when created You my love..❤

Timing and cadence on the notes and gbends...like Mitch Hedberg standup. Such accent, and a small window to make it perfect

@robloxvids2233

3 жыл бұрын

People either love Knopfler or hate him. Or they think he's OK.

The riff at 0:57 is so simple and yet I can't play it. The timing and the rhythm plucking he does in addition to the clear notes... good god.

Pure gold

MARK knopfler is the BEST musician( guitar) in the world..i love DS and MARK knopfler..🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🤟🤟🇵🇹

He played while sang, imagine if he just played.

The more it’s isolated, the more beautiful it sounds

Thanks, brilliant and much appreciated addition to the online appreciation of this song and artist. Well done!

Classic masterpiece staple for study! It’s a submix of multi-track. Thanks for posting!

Artwork doesn't just come through just sight but also sound and this video is living proof!

Hey buddy, man these videos of yours have helped me a lot, I've evolved a lot, you pass the music and the way you play, Very Fantastic people like you in the World.

I was lucky to come across this !!! Fantastic! Unsurpassed GENIUS !! ❤🎸🎸🎸🎸✌✌🙋‍♀️🇷🇸❤👋👋

FANTASTIC.

OMG !!! so glad I found this again :)

Great to hear the bare original guitar track. Some chorus, compression and a big reverb. Doesn't quite make sense some of this though. There are some bends that are still ringing and he goes back into full chord strumming...

@billtrantos19

5 жыл бұрын

Two tracks my friend, doesn't get anything away from Mr.Knopfler though, fantastic performances!

Unbelievably good, the transition from rhytm and lead is exceptional, such a fluid motion of sound.

@BenjaminRay

5 жыл бұрын

There are two tracks - the mix is alternating between the two of them. The rhythm track (which is also Mark) continues behind the lead, but it's being muted so we can hear the lead track when it comes in.

@YannStratosound

4 жыл бұрын

Forza Martini it is an isolated track from MK, yes it is indeed from the recording of 1978, yes we mean by moment the second guitar which plays in rhythm and which is another track that they did not delete for a reason that I do not know ! Yes, it's Mark Knopfler. Yes it is the isolated track of his guitar but at rare moments we hear a second guitar of a second track (maybe played by MK himself on a second audio track). Yes this is the 1978 version and finally, Yes this track is well taken from a video game. This audio file is a gift for guitarists who want to work the Knopfler style. I'll say it again, but even like that, while reading new coms I get the impression that some people don't listen, or don't want to understand, much like those who try to convince the rest of the world that the earth is flat. No the earth is not flat and no there is not a single audible track here. These are 2 tracks. I have been a guitarist for several decades, without bragging, I consider myself a specialist in Knopfler Style and it only takes me 5 seconds to distinguish the 2 tracks. Listen to the plan at 0.30, you hear the bend on the G string in 4 fret with which it relaxes and bends again quickly .. we clearly hear this little solo and the rhythm at the same time .. the bend on the G string in 4 th fret while we hear the rhythm on the chord of ”A major” in the 2nd fret and we hear the note ”A” of the G string in the 2nd fret. Explain to me how we can play the note ”A” on A chord on 2th fret in rythm and make little solo with a bend at the same time on the same string in the 4th fret while hearing the 2 notes AT THE SAME TIME !!! IS IT IMPOSSIBLE NO ??? There are also many other moments where you can clearly hear the 2 guitars AT THE SAME TIME in very different places on the neck. I made the tablature of Sultans Studio, Alchemy and other Live versions, I made covers of Sultans and I affirm it, WE HEAR 2 DISTINCT TRACKS !! So, Are you going to stay on the side of those who think the earth is flat ?

thank you, for uploading ,great job!

C'est toute ma jeunesse :-) c'est Excellent Yann en plus on peut chanter dessus,trop cool :-)

Es uno de los mejores guitarristas que e escuchado!!

He is a wonder. I enjoyed this SOOOO much. Thanks

Cierro Los ojos e imagino haber estado en El estudio cuando se grabo esta obra de arte. Larga vida a Knopfler.

Un grand merci Yann. C'est génial ... Bonne journée Amitiés Gérard M

@YannStratosound

9 жыл бұрын

Bonne journée à toi Gérard. Yann

OMG THANK YOU!!! Now I properly learn the solos correctly because I now realize how many wrong notes I had in my cover, thanks for the upload, you hero, new sub.

Thank you for this...

Ce son... Un vrai plaisir !

Thanks for posting this!

Awesome and special !

Amazing

These are clearly a rhythm and lead guitar track put together, which is probably from "Guitar Hero or Rock Band" . You can here at 0:30 the bend in the lead guitar and the strummed rhythm at the same time. So clearly, this is two guitar tracks put into one.

So beautiful Mark ❤❤❤❤

this is his lead track and one of the rhythm tracks that he played not his brothers but its being faded out when his lead track has notes playing then faded back in when his lead has a space with no notes

merci

Un petit trésor ! Grand merci!

@YannStratosound

9 жыл бұрын

100alamo De rien :)

Ohhhhh my god...soooo wonderful... thank you my dear Mark..❤️

Now you can really hear that chorus effect in the chorus.

How precious is this?

Very nice track

THAT'S AMAZING!

Fantastique!

Fabuleux !!!! Merci infiniment, Yann le chercheur d'or !

@YannStratosound

9 жыл бұрын

;)

@robertwach5849

9 жыл бұрын

YannB54 comment se fait il que mon commentaire a disparu???? tu viens de me répondre il y a minutes???

Professional and number one❤

What I don't get is how they came up with a full song lyrically from this rhythm and fill playing. Pretty amazing.

@ekstradycja

5 жыл бұрын

lyrics were already prepared as originally Knopfler had a different usic to the same set of lyrics, then he's written different music

genius, and well informed

coooooool nice score

Thanks for the insights and clarification. Indeed you are VERY CORRECT on many, many points here. These ARE the VERY ORIGINAL tracks! The dealio is, for the "Guitar Hero" game, the producers & developers were given what we call in the industry as "sub-channel tracks", in order to "minimize" the guitar sounds. What more than very likely happened here, was that the original, 2-inch, 30 inches per second, 24-track session tape spool from 1978...owned by Warner Brothers...was accessed and "remixed" in such a way that MARK Knopfler's LEAD guitar track and his brother DAVID Knopfler's RHYTHM guitar track were combined, or better yet, DAVID'S parts were mixed into all the "quick holes" were MARK was not doing his leads. Pretty plain; very simple. It had to done that way, because the "Guitar Hero" game software COULD NOT handle 24 tracks of loseless .WAV audio. Impossible. Hence also, the drums...the engineers during the recording process back in '78, probably had up to EIGHT microphones on PICK WITHERS drum kit, but ALL those microphones HAD to be "sub-mixed" down to a stereo 2-track for "Guitar Hero". I understand your frustration of alot of the commenters ripping on you, I know how crappy that can feel, however the reality of "original production mixes" AND "subsequent interactive mixes" are ALWAYS altered per the application. AND, in order to limit the guitar track...BOTH...were morphed together into one full stereo-2-track mix. Thank you for presenting them here; it would be a great loss if you take them down. I encourage you to retain this upload. BCRadio Audio Sound & Recording Engineer 1979-2019

@j.epstein7723

2 жыл бұрын

Great explanation.

@BolsaChicaRadio

2 жыл бұрын

@@j.epstein7723 Thanks J., I hope I don't come across as a "Mr.-Sound-Engineer-Know-It-All", but when you have ride your bike around this block over & over again, a million times, the "audio popcorn trail", seems pretty darn good familiar. BCRadio

@jesseasner7330

Жыл бұрын

very well said

This is great and I love it! But there are two guitars here! One is being faded out as soon as the other comes in. They are called overdubs.

@chimpsticks1

4 жыл бұрын

I thought this...I was sure I could here the strumming overlapping the last lead notes...

@rushpittsburgh4

4 жыл бұрын

@@chimpsticks1 he used his thumb and index finger simultaneously though. That might allow him to pull this off. He nails it in the live videos

@shaunrounds7702

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like sidechain compression

@akadan

3 жыл бұрын

@@neilgosling5833 lmao such a cocky yet incorrect response. Yes, Mark Knopfler is an amazing guitarist, my favourite of all time, but this particular track in question is two guitars, with the rhythm part fading when there is any prominent lead fill. That is a fact.

@itsyeboijosh4488

3 жыл бұрын

@@neilgosling5833 you are deaf.

VERY GOOD !!!!!!

So clean and simple. Just fingers on guitar strings.

Sólo un auténtico GENIO puede crear un tema como éste. Only a true GENIUS is capable of composing a song like this ❤

👍😊🇫🇷Merci !

@YannStratosound

3 жыл бұрын

De rien ☺️

👏🏽 👏🏽 excelente!!!

Sensacional!🤟

Suenan muchos acordes tipo flamenco, gran canción, gran creación de Mark Knopfler

For a great acoustic version of sultans look up yoni sultans of swing. Great version

WOW SO GOOD ❤❤❤👍

Merci Yann

Now I'll play the voice soundtrack and the guitar soundtrack to realize how it is.

heaven

I'm actually shocked that it got that ending licks :0 (the very last seconds) like howww

Maybe it's Australia being down under. Something in the latitude. They produce some really good guitar players.

I found all the tracks via file sharing. I like to hear them. You find punch-ins, bleed through, and many other gems and interesting things. A good example is "Ain't no Mtn High Enough" where the bass sound is muffled and there are 2 drum tracks but put together is wonderful. The Sultans Of Swing tracks show how there were punch ins and such.

@YannStratosound

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks ;)

Un gars sympa, j'aime beaucoup la musique française, les romantiques La plupart du temps, Fracoise hardy, christophe et etc ... mais je suis un grand fan de Jean Michel Jarre, vangelis, génial, sont les magiciens du clavier!

@YannStratosound

4 жыл бұрын

Merci Oui c’est vrai, Jean-Michel Jarre a créé des titres intemporels.

Awesome stuff!!😀 Listen to the isolated guitar only from MONEY FOR NOTHING. This guy is a guitar genius in this genre.

Son dos guitarras grabadas, una base marcando el ritmo (muteada cuando toca la guitarra principal) y la otra principal haciendo los arreglos y solos.

@JaimeCivantosCapella

8 жыл бұрын

Es una sola guitarra. Knopfler hace parte del ritmo cuando no hay punteo. Puede verse muy bien en el vídeo.

@RustuPai

7 жыл бұрын

Yo oigo 3 guitarras. La del centro, que hace los solo,s y más una en cada lado del estero. En el vídeo y en vivo, Mark toca todo, pero en la gravacíon hay al menos 3 guitarras distintas. Hay que oír con auriculares.

@MauroRezende

7 жыл бұрын

Por lo menos 2 seguro hay en este track. Se escucha la superposición del ritmo con algunos de los solos. No pude identifica la tercera, ni mismo con el auricular.

@Josepanswap

6 жыл бұрын

en el 05:54 se oyen claramente 2 guitarras sonando al mismo tiempo.

@RodrigoPF82

6 жыл бұрын

Cristian Urra for myn surprise....only onde guitarra

Amazing! No different at all.

5:16

WOW - legendary. Where d'ya get that from?

👏👏👏👏

It’s the most perfect soloing - like JS Bach in terms of not a single wasted note

Excellent cheers from Canada... How to get the Rhythm style playing with a Pick??? Tres difficile

The BEST that has ever picked one up.....nobody can replicate the tone and harmonies. I want him to pick up a slide piece and cover Duane Allman a little. I think even Chet would tell you, he's better than me and Jerry Reed put together.

wonderful. rest of the tracks avail?

@YannStratosound

7 жыл бұрын

I don't know but....I don't think.

I don’t think it’s a second guitar, I think he’s punching in a chorus in the studio.. like a Boss CE-1 to my ears.

@garbygarb31

4 жыл бұрын

This is two tracks stuck together. The rhythm cuts out when the lead comes in.

This actually sounds like the method of playing the Cuatro, if anyone knows that instrument

Awesome Yann! Merci ☺️ You said you made a tab. Did you use this solo track to make it even more precise? And sorry to ask but where can I get it?

@YannStratosound

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, no I did several tabs for Sultans Live, Alchemy, Royal Albert Hall and Sevilla 2015 but not the studio version. But I will do one soon on MKGuitarXpress.com (check my website sometimes.

@renikort

3 жыл бұрын

@@YannStratosound I can’t wait! That will be a worth expense for me!

@renikort

3 жыл бұрын

I’ll buy the Alchemy tab in the meantime 😉

@YannStratosound

3 жыл бұрын

@@renikort Thank you so much 🎸

He sings looks like a Bob Dylan, plays rhythm and the lead guitar on one track. Genius,

@sooparticular

Жыл бұрын

both jewish so yes!!!

@seabertotter4325

Жыл бұрын

how do you "sings looks like"?

@bobbykeys1664

Жыл бұрын

@@seabertotter4325 He sings like Bob Dylan's voice, plays rhythm and lead guitar together genius,