Did Dire Straits Create the Coolest Riff Ever? Yep

Summary by Krater

The host discusses the guitar work and arpeggio techniques used by Dire Straits, explaining how Mick Knopfler builds solos around chord changes and sharing an anecdote about meeting the lift bridge operator in Fairfield, New York, who taught him how to play "Sultans of Swing".

From the video

Answers: What are the guitar arpeggio and soloing techniques used in Dire Straits songs?

• Dire Straits guitar riffs
• Mick Knopfler arpeggios
• chord changes in solos
• ear training for guitar
• playing over chord progressions

What it concludes

• Mark Knopfler makes chord changes by playing notes over the particular chord using arpeggios.
• Ear training courses teach musicians to hear and understand chord progressions and arpeggio relationships.