Scales: D minor & F major

To start with, we can take a look at the main scale shapes Mark Knopfler is using for this solo. He pivots between the D minor and F major pentatonic scales for most of the solo, intertwined with some wonderful arpeggios to spell out chord shapes (we'll talk about that below). The good news is that the D minor and F major pentatonic scales are exactly the same, just starting from different root notes. We have shown the D minor shapes below, to play F major simply start from the F note in each position!

D Minor & F Major Pentatonic Shapes

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D Minor Pentatonic 5 Positions

Scales: Arpeggios

Throughout the track Mark Knopfler is also sprinkling in arpeggios from the chords, to really define specific parts of the chord progression. This really adds some focus and clarity to the solo and makes it so special. Below we have outlined all of those arpeggio shapes for your reference as you play through the video.

G Major Pentatonic

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