![]() ![]() ![]() You might try sliding up the indicated amount instead. But if the bends prove problematic, there are workarounds. Depending on your instrument and string choice, you might be able to pull these off on an acoustic guitar (in preparing the notation I had no problem doing so on a Gibson L-50 with D’Addario NB 12s). ![]() I’ve included all of Knopfler’s string bends. As with tackling any solo, it can be just as useful to go for the general spirit, rather than cop everything note-for-note. Knopfler uses a handful of smart strategies in his 28-bar solo-outlining the chords, as in the third through fifth measures and elsewhere deploying pentatonic lines, like seen in the 15th bar, and more. That will set you up for the double pull-off at the top of the following measure. This part should be straightforward enough on the fretting fingers, but in case it’s not obvious from the notation, at the end of the second bar, make sure your first finger is barred across strings 2–5 at fret 5. In the chorus, Knopfler uses compact, three-note voicings on an inner string set, rather than more typical full voicings, to create a memorable riff. Use your first, second, and fourth fingers, respectively, for notes at frets 5, 6, and 8. Starting in the fourth bar, stop the fifth-fret G with your third finger and then use that finger for all the other seventh-fret notes. This section is drawn from the D natural minor scale (D E F G A Bb C) and falls neatly under the fingers in fifth position. There are two electric guitars on the studio version-one dedicated to lead and the other rhythm-and the intro notated here captures a little of both. ![]()
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