Money for Nothing

By: Dire Straits

I’ve always wanted to play the guitar on the MTV.  Thanks for your awesome requests.  I had a lot of fun doing this tune!  Few notes about the song.

Above the tab, Fingers:  T-Thumb. I-Index M-Middle.  Below the tab, strokes D-Down U-Up

Though I use a pick more often than my fingers, I really wanted to nail this one.  I checked out a lot of live videos and while it’s difficult to see with cameras constantly changing angles and older video quality, I studied what Knopfler was doing as closely as possible.  In the chorus, Knopfler changes chords and hits open strings in between his changes.  Myself on the other hand, I tend to keep my fingers on the fretboard with the power chords.  Other or is fine.

For the tone settings in this video, I used the Money for Mark preset found in Amplitube 5 max.  And made some slight modifications.  If you are unfamiliar with Amplitube software, I recommend trying it out.  I’ve been using it for my videos and the tones I’m getting are fantastic.  Links to this are in the description.  As well, I took the screenshots of my settings and shared them on my Patreon page.  Links are also there as well.  

Have fun! 

Original Artist: 
Dire Straits
Release Date:
1985
TITLE:
Money for Nothing
Tuning:
Standard

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Backing Track Video

Here is the backing track video for Money for Nothing, with my main rhythm and solo tracks removed. This will make it easier to jam along with the Dire Straits cover recording lesson, and still be allow you to read the guitar tab. For even more control, check out the Money for Nothing isolated tracks below. 

Money for Nothing was recorded in Standard tuning.
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ToneS

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Tone Screenshots

Here are some of my screenshots, so that you can see exactly how I achieved my Money for Nothing guitar tones. I matching the solo and rhythm section tones from the Dire Straits recording as closely as possible. Patrons can reach out with any tone questions you may have.
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Isolated TRACKS (mp3)

Here are the drums, bass and other background tracks to jam along to Money for Nothing. I've also included all of my isolated guitar tracks in case you really want to hear what's going on. Isolated tracks are normally very difficult to find online, and can be very helpful in cracking a difficult solo tab.
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