{"id":2422,"date":"2023-01-06T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/?p=2422"},"modified":"2023-01-06T12:06:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T20:06:08","slug":"5-levels-of-sultans-of-swing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/5-levels-of-sultans-of-swing\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Levels of Sultans of Swing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pianote-blog.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/06110442\/qt-5-levels-of-sultans-of-swing-1673028360.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(Download the tabs &amp; sheet music)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re starting off 2023 with a bang by bringing you a brand new \u201c5 Levels\u201d lesson. This time, Ayla is breaking down the iconic Dire Straits song \u201cSultans of Swing.\u201d This song is considered by many guitarists to be quite challenging, which unfortunately makes it inaccessible to a lot of players. In this video, you\u2019ll learn to play it at five varying difficulty levels, so no matter where your skills are at, you\u2019ll be able to strum along!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sultans of Swing &#8211; Dire Straits<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h0ffIJ7ZO4U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll kick things off the way we usually do by getting the basic chords figured out. These chords are D minor, C major, Bb major, and A major. As you move through the levels, you\u2019ll add different rhythmic elements to your strumming, expand into full bar chord shapes, and cap it off by playing the entire song just like Mark Knopfler himself! As mentioned earlier, this song is not easy to play on the guitar, and you may find yourself reaching your limit at level 3 or 4. So don\u2019t get discouraged, and focus on having fun!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To get the most out of this lesson, be sure to download the tabs at the top of this page!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What\u2019s Next?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ready to take your skills to the next level?<\/strong> Unlock our interactive practice tool and learn 1000+ songs inside the Guitareo members\u2019 area. Grab our New Year&#8217;s deal by clicking the big green button below:<\/p>\n\n\n<p><center><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"join\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/new-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"background: #00c9ac;\">BECOME A GUITAREO MEMBER<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Download the tabs &amp; sheet music) We\u2019re starting off 2023 with a bang by bringing you a brand new \u201c5 Levels\u201d lesson. This time, Ayla is breaking down the iconic Dire Straits song \u201cSultans of Swing.\u201d This song is considered by many guitarists to be quite challenging, which unfortunately makes it inaccessible to a lot [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":2428,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[9,467,199,383,28,468,466],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2422"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2422"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2422\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2427,"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2422\/revisions\/2427"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.guitareo.com\/riff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}