Layla, if it were written by Dire Straits
Channel: Laszlo Buring
Date: 2021-05-22

Layla, but as if Mark Knopfler had written it.

Used 'Lady Writer' as the base for this track, since the chord progression of the chorus is pretty much the same. It's also how I came up with the idea.

The backing track is drums, electric guitar, vocals, a subtle 12-string acoustic, an organ and bass. All parts are played by me.
I incorporated some of the backing guitarparts from the original, but I didn't want it to sound too full, since it would sound less and less like Dire Straits. So I had to find some middle ground.

For the final solo I used some classic Knopfler licks, combined with the main riff and some improvisation.


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