Lockdown Licks no.42
“Brothers in Arms” by Dire Straits. Intro solo plus some riffing in style of the later solos played in the song. Played on a Gibson Junior with volume on 7, tone backed right off to 1. NUX Mighty 8 Amp set to ‘Super lead’ with treble and middle on 5 and bass on 8. A brooding, haunting piece of guitar, originally played by Mark Knopfler.
“Brothers in Arms” is a 1985 song by Dire Straits, appearing as the closing track on the album of the same name. It is in G# minor. It was originally written in 1982, the year of the Falklands War. It was re-released in 2007 as a special edition to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the conflict and raise funds for veterans of it with posttraumatic stress disorder. It is allegedly, ironically, played by both British and American troops when going in to battle.