Money for Nothing, variations of the riff.

[martintheguitarist]

The key to playing this riff is to use the picking Knopfler uses, mainly middle finger doing a down stroke on the 1 and 3, thumb on the 2 and 4s, and index-middle up on the &s. If you don't do that and just pluck the strings you will not have that percussive rhythmic sound that makes it so unique.

[jonathandublin1]

can u plz give me tabs for the versions that u have?

[DavinaFaerie]

wow, that copy sounds so shit! The first one has an amazing sound....

What a difference...

Are you sure the first one isn't an epiphone?

[dannybrown15]

mark didnt slide into the riff on the BIA tour but that was great!!

[MrGhardisty]

Finally somone got the details of this riff right. Many versions on youtube are close ... but you nailed it! Excellent work!

[JBarszczu]

OMG , i love this vid. You are awsome !:)

[lowa91]

Best version of money for nothing on youtube!!!!!

I love your vids, keep on playin' ;)

and Happy Christmas!

[OfficiaIpodUser]

@lowa91 * you meant Merry Christmas

[TNkenny]

somebody get this man a Les Paul and a Marshall stack!!!

[iaingbrennan]

Full marks for that demo, Old Knoffler certainly has a gift and a style all on his own, and you emulate that in your playing, well done, ( such a brilliant, catchy riff,anyway!)

[TheNavchamp]

i'm thinking of getting the maison do u recommend it?

[NapalmAnima]

Damn! This is so PERFEKT.

I hope, I'll be as good as you someday :)

[celugaro]

Amazing!!!

[jones77john]

man u got that dire straits tone,great job and i dig your Schecter deluxe.there pretty hard too find

[Uz2Brockstar]

Nice job,finally someone who has a clue about the song...

[lopp3]

if I may ask what kind of amp/pedals do you run?

[thinlinefan]

hey man, this vid. is much better than your vid. about elvis, awesome how you used to discover the variations he played!

could you send me some tabs from your work?

kind regards.

[MagicalMysteryTube]

Feels a tad faster than the Knofler versions I've heard - but I love that you get the slide-ups in the riff. Lots of others totally miss that special little signature.

[bennyboy0908765]

This is very impressive! How long did it take you to develop and nail the picking and rhythm. I struggle with Marks claw technique

[szamcsa]

awesome!

[w3llhard]

i like the very first version - cool

[chrisloverocknroll]

igreat job 5 stars

is the les paul a vintage or an epiphone?

[StefanPriceUK]

Hi, its a Maison.

[chrisloverocknroll]

@EranProductions not sure i'm the one who's writing garbage ;) i hope you've deleted your comment as you realized it :)

[Slashrocks111]

Ok it's very nice, and very good study. And you can play very good and a nice tone. But this is just a little bit to obsessed lol. Is it your fav song?

[TrashDV]

interesting study; you really breathe dire straits don't you.

A man comes home from the shop...

- honeyyyy I went to the shop

- Ah what did you bring?

- a can of Dire Straits and a pack of Knopfler sauce!

- Again? we still have 5 of that in the cupboard

- Woman....you NEVER have enough of THAT in the house!

[nambatzis]

I have to agree with f-offokf-cker. Finally someone who plays it properly AND in time.

[rhcp1lovethemgreat]

Nice guitars :D

[whynottalklikeapirat]

Didnt he also play one of those ugly mofos with no head at one of the 80ties concerts back when he was still doing his tennis coach style? I seem to remember wondering about it.

[whynottalklikeapirat]

haha thats a cool bit of music history right there. good on you.

[joaquin225]

awesome

watch my cover please :D

I only play the riff :P

[dRaK0RaMone]

the effect from the intro is an autowah but with not many wah?

[NZBIX555]

nice sounds like mark

[fuckoffokfucker]

At last Sum1 who plays iy PROPERLY, now i have to learn it all over again

[TheEmoEmoEmo]

wow, its funny that the strat sounds so much better

[oreospace]

Isn't it odd that Fender dedicated a Stratocaster to Knopfler and that he then switched to a Les Paul as is main guitar?

[No1GuitarHero]

Sounds exatly like the origenal, good job!

[PeeNoYaKo]

I kinda don't see any difference. Doesn't Mark use a bend since 1992?

[bixbyy]

you really have a perfect copy of he's sound ej, damned!

[willpower89]

ace (Y)

[saxdude135]

can i have some TAB for the 1996 and present riff

[dahuz795]

That Maison looks beautiful, refreshing colors for a Les Paul!

[akron187]

really nice!

[Tommekens]

Amazing !

Can you give me the tabs from the "The 1985 BIA tour style " ?

Please ??

Thanks !

[StefanPriceUK]

Hi, thanks, sorry I don't use tabs.

[Tommekens]

No problem :)

probably you can read music. Bravo , i can't :D

Can you make any tutorial or something ?

Cause i want to play it like you :)

[StefanPriceUK]

Hi, no I don't read music, electric guitar has got nothing to do with reading music though, thats for classical guitar, other classical instruments, keyboards, and bass.

I will try and make another video sometime.

[Tommekens]

ok

Thank you !

[whatsitallabouthey]

@StefanPriceUK - I understand what you're getting at, since electric guitar playing, particularly rock and blues, is very much about improvisation. But to say that the electric guitar has nothing to do with reading music is just wrong, mate. Reading music is just another way of learning and communicating musical ideas, regardless of the instrument.

[edujart]

amazing

please play the On the night version

congratulations

[caramello7knopfler]

You are very great!!!!

Congratulations!!!

Can you play these solos/riffs musics of Dire Straits: Millionaire Blues, Kingdom Come and Badges posters stickers and t-shirts???

[johntogreen]

very nice man. do you think you could post a vid. to teach how to play the riff?

[timbobel]

mad sound. nice

[christer1992]

how do you get the tone so perfect on the maison?

[christer1992]

what wah wah do you use on the maison?

[StefanPriceUK]

A Standard Dunlop Cry Baby, mine used to belong to Martin Barre of Jethro Tull.

[christer1992]

is it modded?

[StefanPriceUK]

no.

[christer1992]

without faselinductor?

[pd1gsd]

Great sound. You ever do lesson vids?

[Plexiplex]

i think this dude is the only one who plays it almost right here on the "tube"

[guitardo2]

Can do you play for us the "On Every Street's Tour" version?

[StefanPriceUK]

Sometime, I don't like On every street, I actually wrote the same hook before it came out, I didn't like it and then they released On every street with the same hook that I had written.

[puppies65]

He meant the version on the "On every street tour."

[Lilabender]

very, very good!

[gravyman38]

Excellent playing. How does one get hold of these differing variations? On my version I used a book which claims to be the correct version (obviously when played better than I do). See what you think.

[StefanPriceUK]

Yes, you are playing the studio version, very different, Mark never played it like that again after the recording.

[gravyman38]

Do you have any tips on fingerstyle playing. I've tried it but can't seem to get to grips with it. The problem I have is striking the string without any stopping of the note.

[capsel31]

Thanks for this video :) gj

Cheers

[SquierSweden]

That's pretty impressive stuff!! Also to get the sound this way through a Rolande cube 30... one of the most reliable small amps ever made I reckon. Mark K should bring one of those on the tour as a backup amp then, if the valves should all blow up :-)

[Kassad62]

First time i saw someone playing this riff so correctly ! ;)

[zetazeta3524]

stefan I dani,it's very good video.

best wishes brother.