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Summary: This book and CD has opened up Mark's music for me
Review: I've only spent about 6 hours with this book and CD, but I know I'm going to get TOP value for my money. I would actually call myself a "beginner" - I started playing accoustic less than 4 years ago, but have had no formal training at all - picking up bits and pieces as I go along - and time for practising is always too little. I decided to buy an electric guitar, and this is the first time I'm really utilising it - i.e. playing something that doesn't belong on the old accoustic. I'm a great fan of Mark Knopfler's music, and I cannot describe the feeling of playing the intro and first verse of Sultans of Swing together with the great man after about 4 hours of practising! I have only paged through the rest of the book, but from what I've seen and heard, this book and CD is spot-on. The CD itself, with "backtrack" on one channel and guitar on the other (which makes it easy to separate), as well as slowed down tracks, is brilliant! Yes, the songs are very complicated, and I know this book is going to keep me practicing for years to come, but it will be worth it!
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Summary: This book and CD has opened up Mark's music for me
Review: I've only spent about 6 hours with this book and CD, but I know I'm going to get TOP value for my money. I would actually call myself a "beginner" - I started playing accoustic less than 4 years ago, but have had no formal training at all - picking up bits and pieces as I go along - and time for practising is always too little. I decided to buy an electric guitar, and this is the first time I'm really utilising it - i.e. playing something that doesn't belong on the old accoustic. I'm a great fan of Mark Knopfler's music, and I cannot describe the feeling of playing the intro and first verse of Sultans of Swing together with the great man after about 4 hours of practising! I have only paged through the rest of the book, but from what I've seen and heard, this book and CD is spot-on. The CD itself, with "backtrack" on one channel and guitar on the other (which makes it easy to separate), as well as slowed down tracks, is brilliant! Yes, the songs are very complicated, and I know this book is going to keep me practicing for years to come, but it will be worth it!
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Summary: How the master does it!
Review: To see how he does it, look no further! I wanted this primarily for a Knopfler rarity among Tab books, PLANET OF NEW ORLEANS, and I got more than I bargained for! Not only is the transcription spot-on, but the accompanying CD highlights the author's amazing fretboard prowess! He has Knopfler's Pensa-Suhr/Soldano tone nailed! Getting back to the book. It covers a fairly broad range of Dire Straits tracks. All of the "greatest hits",plus a few from the last studio album, ON EVERY STREET. Due to the highly technical level of MK's playing,and the very accurate renditions transcribed in this book, I would have to say that it is most definitely not for beginners! In the text accompanying "PLANET....", Wolf Marshall(the author) describes MK's "gorgeous elastic phrasing", and that approach, believe me, is beyond the reach of most intermediate players,too. So I would have to recommend it as suitable for higher intermediate/advanced players only. I've been playing for 36 years, and some of this is still beyond me! However, it's a bargain at the price, and the before-mentioned CD alone is worth the money! The tracks are as follows.Sultans of Swing. Once Upon a Time in the West.
Tunnel of Love. Expresso Love.
Telegraph Road. Private Investigations.
Love Over Gold. Money For Nothing.
Walk Of Life. Brothers In Arms.
You & your Friend. Heavy Fuel.
Planet of New Orleans.
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Summary: How the master does it!
Review: To see how he does it, look no further! I wanted this primarily for a Knopfler rarity among Tab books, PLANET OF NEW ORLEANS, and I got more than I bargained for! Not only is the transcription spot-on, but the accompanying CD highlights the author's amazing fretboard prowess! He has Knopfler's Pensa-Suhr/Soldano tone nailed! Getting back to the book. It covers a fairly broad range of Dire Straits tracks. All of the "greatest hits",plus a few from the last studio album, ON EVERY STREET. Due to the highly technical level of MK's playing,and the very accurate renditions transcribed in this book, I would have to say that it is most definitely not for beginners! In the text accompanying "PLANET....", Wolf Marshall(the author) describes MK's "gorgeous elastic phrasing", and that approach, believe me, is beyond the reach of most intermediate players,too. So I would have to recommend it as suitable for higher intermediate/advanced players only. I've been playing for 36 years, and some of this is still beyond me! However, it's a bargain at the price, and the before-mentioned CD alone is worth the money! The tracks are as follows. Sultans of Swing. Once Upon a Time in the West.
Tunnel of Love. Expresso Love.
Telegraph Road. Private Investigations.
Love Over Gold. Money For Nothing.
Walk Of Life. Brothers In Arms.
You & your Friend. Heavy Fuel.
Planet of New Orleans.
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