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Why do so many play this riff wrong? #2 | Greatest riff in rock history

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Hi I think it’s time to revisit this riff You did it well but not like Mark It’s played in a similar way like neon It’s in the strumming hand, the rhythm of the picking either way, your videos rock even 6 years later 👏🏻
Comment from : @dpschreiner8457

I'm not playing it wrong, I am playing it the way I WANT TO
Comment from : @stancoleshill8925

That ain’t nothin’ - that’s the way you do it!
Comment from : @larrypresnall5360

Hey Mark , get out from the Paul's body !!
Comment from : @stefanosliamos9440

You never heard "Smoke on the water"?
Comment from : @CanumVenaticorum

Damn this videos old Much luv
Comment from : @rjlj89

you should do asmr
Comment from : @cagri11

Learning the tab for this song is easy, but getting the feel of it is sooooo hard Most of Mark Knopfler songs are like that You can learn them fairly easily, but good luck playing them like him!
Comment from : @yfz450rider39

Hey Paul,br I perfectly agree with you, but I'd be really fine being able to play it okayish 😂 Thx for that lesson!!!
Comment from : @Alteisen_

Paul! It’s the first time I see you not nailing something on the guitar! Good job thought!
Comment from : @pachudoblas

Close but no cigar
Comment from : @das250250

Thank you, Paul A student of mine wants to learn this - and thanks to you, he's going to learn it correctly The TABs/videos I found are ok, but not quite perfect
Comment from : @classicalguitar1100

4:30 I understood that reference!
Comment from : @unreleased882

Thanks Paul, I finally managed to understand all that was going on I must admit it was not easy!
Comment from : @raygafa3639

Still off
Comment from : @Arcodaveia

I think I just got this down Thanks, Paul!
Comment from : @herritymusick1758

Yes, but Mark just uses his own natural picking technique to make this flow naturally and doesn't need to dissect it
Comment from : @mssm9495

lol his eyes when the girl in the blue came on
Comment from : @vincentcarfagno3752

That’s the way you do it!
Comment from : @magneto25

Because it’s hard af and sorry you don’t have it down 100 Only Knopfler can play it
Comment from : @thebmc5969

Thank you
Comment from : @Compass2101

lol! You’re playing it wrong too brbrKnofler played alternating muted notes that you’re missing 😊 and missing the subtle harmonic s
Comment from : @pawnwrestler1

It’s a banjo riff slowed down Mark early in his life was learning blue grass He was playing the guitar strings similar to a banjo riff that gives it that sound I saw an interview about it and once I heard that I can’t get it out of my head as a big blue grass fan
Comment from : @jp4942

Paul you are a kick ass guitar player but still didn't get it right I don't think that I have ever heard a guitarist plays money for nothing exactly like Mark Knopfler you are very close to the original masterpiece but not there yet
Comment from : @oferabu

I think the repeated D nots sound different because the first one's a pull off in the second one's picked IMO Just my opinion
Comment from : @naMnivraM

Right hand technique - missing bro not quite there
Comment from : @mosheyuval350

That’s the way you do it
Comment from : @alexcrane9428

Hot damn, that was beautiful
Comment from : @SirMo

i clapped but all i got was an Epiphone casino
Comment from : @RebelBourke

All very well, but how did Mark Knopfler learn to play it right?
Comment from : @hughwilliams5995

Aemond really knows how to play guitar No wonder he charmed Vhagar herself
Comment from : @akapilka

I think it starts with a harmonic note well played sounds great
Comment from : @gavinmcdonald9924

"I'VE GOT BLISTAS ON ME FINGAS"
Comment from : @spec_opsgaming

i guess we never get close to how this riff is played by Mark he is unique, but inspirational, i just want to achieve the same level of emotion on my guitar playing something like him
Comment from : @kismiska99

Great one I had alot of fun with this one
Comment from : @thejakefromstatefarm6768

Is it so important to play something 100 correct? This is not classical music! By the way: I really don't care if the girl in blue doesn't play it correctly
Comment from : @Nimzo2005

The slightest difference is mark uses his pointer and middle finger in the same motions on different strings
Comment from : @EricOptional

Paul,brI said it before and I think you don't mind me saying it again It is a real pleasure watching your finely crafted videos From educational content, pace, light and sound quality Thank you for sharing
Comment from : @LazyPlectrum68

I shoulda learned to play the guitarshoulda learned to play them drums
Comment from : @Newscannet

Was talking about this song with my dad yesterday (who isn’t a guitarist), he said it’s proof you don’t need to play complex stuff like eruption to sound good I laughed because this song is way harder than eruption
Comment from : @orendamusic7577

I mean, it's a fine riff, but
Comment from : @petermgruhn

I've been practicing so hard but I still can't get it right, been at it for several months I suppose my biggest problem is that I don't have a guitar
Comment from : @rooh5825

To sum, Mark is playing that open D as a "sloppy" playing to illustrate "that ain't working!"
Comment from : @insider_english1594

ITS BANJO PICKING TECH
Comment from : @sheldonartforms

This is the way
Comment from : @carstenfolsch5100

imo it doesn't matter how exactly you play it, as long as it sounds good It's all about your interpretation of the song i guess
Comment from : @nathanricetalks

And if with the key at middle and low tone, sounds more confused, like Knopfler? But thanks a lot
Comment from : @JosePereira-oy6sj

Do you also know how to install microwaves?
Comment from : @fasgamboa

I agree what you said in the end Learn from the original Yes, sure, make it your own, but perhaps start at the original and all it's subtleties Besides, that's what made these riffs timeless and the composers the legends that they are
Comment from : @andre65971

Try sing and play it there Paul
Comment from : @donalcolohan6939

It sounds uhhh relly good!
Comment from : @slimtimm1

Did NOT work :/
Comment from : @JohnnyJ4

3:05 Thought about doing it but was afraid my 6120 Brian Setzer smoke could disappear 😅
Comment from : @josuanachname1914

Nice aproach Paul, but still missing a fundamental, the fingerpicking downstroke with thumb and middle finger I mean, if you practice im sure you'll get it The best tutorial I've seen is from a guy called "Pavel Fomenkov" with an acoustic guitar
Comment from : @joaquincastellvi7295

Totally agree that learning and progression comes from replicating exactly from the masters You can relearn some songs for 20 years before getting them right This is one if those songs
Comment from : @jackd7981

Learning to play like Mark Knopfler on the guitar is like learning to play like Jeff Porcaro on the drums -- b*LOTS*/b of subtleties that bmake/b the song what it is Go play the Rosanna Shuffle without the ghost strokes like Porcaro does -- it's just not bright!/b Same with these subtle notes that Knopfler plays in this song -- it's just not bright/b without them Excellent video! Thanks!
Comment from : @LMacNeill

It's called doing it justice, and you did
Comment from : @markattila9835

Man, let me say as a guitar player of 20 years…you’re a great teacher Nailed the riffs etc and understood the harmonic subtleties of the song Great work 👍
Comment from : @OzzyCorgiFox

The feel of this riff only really comes together when you realise that almost all MK’s rhythmic figures have the same right hand pattern throughout: down thumb, up fingers, down fingers (flailing stroke), up fingers Some of these strokes will be silent, some on muted notes, but the pattern stays consistent
Comment from : @confounder

very ironic this video also plays it wrong lol (i love paul but it's the truth)
Comment from : @reverend481

Great video and indeed the detail awesome as usual ! But what the heck on 4:30 "Chinese food???? "
Comment from : @basoud9096

Why is Obi-wan playing guitar?
Comment from : @EnforcaLinguiça

Exclelent, Master!
Comment from : @Moon-ls4vc

Basically the only riff I can play You teached it
Comment from : @michal4862

Johnny Marr playing "Ask" is an excellent example of the same kind of Knopfler level dynamism
Comment from : @JetJockey87

Paul, have you seen the video of Knopfler showing how he plays it? His right hand rhythm is way different than what anyone does If you’ve updated this video I apologize
Comment from : @MullyShaves

Being of a more philosophical mindset, what the focus on this riff triggers in me is the question of WHY certain sounds sort of ring our bell Why this set of notes played in a certain way but not this other set of notes played in some other way Is there some physical "thing" in our brain matter brMoreover, in the visual world (as opposed to the audible) why does a sailboat have beauty, but not a tugboat? why blue sky, but not gray? why an Arabian horse, but not a mule? why a Corvette, but not Volkswagen? why a certain physical appearance of a women, but not some other one? You can go on and on like this Is it something in our brains? or is it something we've learned? Is it something organic (as in our brain matter) or is it something spiritual?
Comment from : @johnritter5951

Thanks Paul
Comment from : @danielhall3105

looking at the title i clicker hoping it would be money for nothing😏
Comment from : @gabrielcastro7027

hot booba chick nailed it!
Comment from : @paulcrandall2534

Jij speelt het alsof het even makkelijk is als een kroketje uit de muur halen
Comment from : @DeviantmindOG

The English Nederlands is niet te doen…
Comment from : @jasper_north

April 2024 Still clapping over my head, still no Less Paul
Comment from : @Faical-k

Thanks!
Comment from : @rahulshamsherrana1886

At that time Paul still lived in the cave
Comment from : @julianodering4220

Wrong
Comment from : @jamesball5743

Don't be scared of a guy showing off and teaching you at the same timethats part of learning
Comment from : @leonardoperez7046

Why am I hearing another track playing very loud over what you’re playing is something wrong with my computer ?
Comment from : @jacquescousteau217

Did he play this while singing? Thats crazy
Comment from : @masterofreality230

How can you play it wrong when Knopler never plays it exactly the same way twice?
Comment from : @chriswich0071

no
Comment from : @qv81

The devil is in the details
Comment from : @PatBackus

Hello Paul, I consider you an excellent musician, excellent guitarist, and I follow your videos, however you are not playing the riff 100 well either Mark uses his middle and index fingers, up and down, alternating with his thumb, which causes a different expression, although you have the correct notes
Comment from : @MrAlfredoSoares