A Mark In Time

Mark Knopfler Discussion => Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum => Topic started by: ybot on April 24, 2019, 02:05:03 AM

Title: BIA version Sidney 1986. 2 tips
Post by: ybot on April 24, 2019, 02:05:03 AM
https://youtu.be/KD7ItOg0HRA

At 3.13 and 4.12 the same notes. Mark duplicated it. He havent done it before or after. I guess he confused.
At 4.37 he missed a string at the cord.
This version is one of the greatest.
Just to see these 2 misses.
The one at 3.13 y 4.12 is a repetition

Ybot
Title: Re: BIA version Sidney 1986. 2 tips
Post by: PensaGhost on April 24, 2019, 02:03:37 PM
sorry ?
Title: Re: BIA version Sidney 1986. 2 tips
Post by: ybot on April 25, 2019, 06:45:29 PM
He played the same twice, he use to play this riff in the 2nd stanza.
Title: Re: BIA version Sidney 1986. 2 tips
Post by: Ingo on May 08, 2019, 10:55:16 AM
At 3.13 and 4.12 the same notes. Mark duplicated it. He havent done it before or after. I guess he confused.
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The one at 3.13 y 4.12 is a repetition

It seems obvious to me that the guitar parts in BiA on stage are mostly improvisation. I think Mark starts with 'that first three notes' everybody expects, and all the rest is spontaneous improvisation, or following a vague melody in your head. Most is just 'standard minor pentatonic stuff in G#m', easy stuff to play for guitar players.

This way it easily happens that you play similar licks again, the fingers and the melody in your head are in some auto-pilot mode
Title: Re: BIA version Sidney 1986. 2 tips
Post by: qjamesfloyd on May 08, 2019, 10:59:31 AM
I think your exactly correct Ingo, it just happens that Mark has wonderful note selection, and his playing at touch is so emotional.