Sultans of Swing: Learn Knopfler's GENIUS Triad Cheat Code!

While 1978 was all about lightning speed and tapping, Mark Knopfler used a GENIUS triad cheat code to create one of the greatest guitar solos of all time - his classic Sultans of Swing. Let me show you how! ✅ MASTER LEAD GUITAR & NAVIGATE THE FRETBOARD EFFORTLESSLY! GO HERE: https://charlie-long.mykajabi.com/lea... ✅JOIN MY PATREON FOR TABS, BACKING TRACKS, IN DEPTH LESSONS:   / charlielong   When Eddie Van Halen rewrote the guitar rulebook with Eruption, suddenly every player was chasing raw speed and jaw-dropping technique. Then Dire Straits broke through with Sultans of Swing and proved there was an entirely different path to legendary guitar playing. By tracking the chord changes using basic 3-note triads and different inversions, he built a melodic masterpiece that addresses the chords almost like a jazz player. In this video, we are looking under the hood of those iconic rhythm parts, fills, and solo licks to show you exactly how to turn plain vanilla shapes into expressive statements using simple phrasing and a few added notes. 0:00 - 0:48 Intro 0:49 - 1:20 Sultans of Swing changes the guitar world! 1:21 - 3:08 Knopfler and Triads - Study the Rhythm Fills! 3:09 - 7:10 Building Triads and Triad Inversions 7:11 - 9:34 Moving The shapes around the fretboard 9:35 - 14:59 Breaking Down the Licks From Sultans of Swing 15:00 - 18:16 How To Practice The Knopfler "Cheat Code" 18:17 - 19:30 More thoughts on Knopfler, Sultans, and Triads