Knopfler Style Ballad Lesson

Piotr Kaczor

Knopfler Style Ballad

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- Piotr Kaczor23rd August 2017
  QUOTE (surduk @ Aug 18 2017, 11:46 AM)
  Hi Piotr,
  This ballad is awsome. Why? For me it's a lesson in patience! Every note has it's own language: vibrato, how long, how short. You taught me to be patient and to play without stress. Simply wait for the next note and tone to come, finish it and be prepared for the next one, at ease. Thank you very much, this ballad is giving me energy, i.e. melody and guitar technique come for me in the right moment. And not unimportant: you wrote this song is about melody and find your own way to play it. That's freedom and joy of playing. The way you play is an example for me. Thanks a lot again and all the best to you. With musical regards, Surduk
  
  Totally agree with Gab
  Its great that you found your own way to play this tune. I'm waiting for your take. Kind regards!
- Gabriel Leopardi18th August 2017
  QUOTE (surduk @ Aug 18 2017, 07:46 AM)
  Hi Piotr,
  This ballad is awsome. Why? For me it's a lesson in patience! Every note has it's own language: vibrato, how long, how short. You taught me to be patient and to play without stress. Simply wait for the next note and tone to come, finish it and be prepared for the next one, at ease. Thank you very much, this ballad is giving me energy, i.e. melody and guitar technique come for me in the right moment. And not unimportant: you wrote this song is about melody and find your own way to play it. That's freedom and joy of playing. The way you play is an example for me. Thanks a lot again and all the best to you. With musical regards, Surduk
  
  Very nice and wise comment Surduk! Kind regards.
- surduk18th August 2017
  Hi Piotr,
  This ballad is awsome. Why? For me it's a lesson in patience! Every note has it's own language: vibrato, how long, how short. You taught me to be patient and to play without stress. Simply wait for the next note and tone to come, finish it and be prepared for the next one, at ease. Thank you very much, this ballad is giving me energy, i.e. melody and guitar technique come for me in the right moment. And not unimportant: you wrote this song is about melody and find your own way to play it. That's freedom and joy of playing. The way you play is an example for me. Thanks a lot again and all the best to you. With musical regards, Surduk
- Piotr Kaczor17th July 2017
  QUOTE (marmita @ Jul 16 2017, 12:36 AM)
  i love it!!!
  
  Thanks a lot
  
  QUOTE (MisterM @ Jul 16 2017, 06:34 AM)
  Hi Piotr
  Wonderfull as usual
  Happy to see a new lesson of you
  
  Thx
  
  Thank you, my friend
  QUOTE (Kristofer Dahl @ Jul 16 2017, 07:02 PM)
  Beautiful, love all the little subtle twists in your phrasing!
  
  Thanks, Kris. It means a lot to me.
- Kristofer Dahl16th July 2017
  Beautiful, love all the little subtle twists in your phrasing!
- Manu RASSE16th July 2017
  Hi Piotr
  Wonderfull as usual
  Happy to see a new lesson of you
  
  Thx
- marmita15th July 2017
  i love it!!!

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- Tags: E Major, G Major, Modulation, Phrasing, Vibrato, Bending, Melodic, Bends, Double stops, Tapped harmonics, Dynamics, Phrases, Call & response, Dire straits, Fingerstyle
Hi GMC!

This time we are going to play a pretty simple tune. You can hear a strong Mark Knopfler influences - both musical and technical aspects. As always you can add your own musical sensivity to this tune and develope your own phrasing. The cool thing is that I play with my fingers intuitively, it gives me a full freedom to express myself and connect with the guitar. This is "music on the first plan and technique on the second plan" type of the lesson, so feel free and enjoy the music.

Techniques:
* Vibrato
* Bends
* Phrasing
* Finger picking

Tuning:

standard tuning (EADGBE)

Tempo: 75 BPM

Meter: 4/4

Equipment:

Yamaha SG 510 - guitar
Guiter Rig 5 - amp
Studio Drummer - drums
NI Kontakt 5 - bass
NI Kontakt 5 - Hammond Organ, piano
Samplitude - DAW
M-audio Profire 2626 - audio interface

If you have any questions (e.g. need Guitar Rig preset)

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* General Forum

Enjoy! /Piotr

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