40 FINGERS - Sultans of Swing (Dire Straits) - Fingerstyle Guitar 

They can play the Sultans of Swing like anything👏

This song is so well composed that, even with only 4 guitars, i can still hear the drumms in my mind

If you're under 60, you may not fully appreciate how much of an impact this song had when it was first released. After years of disco, it was so flabbergastingly different and stood out from all that stuff so profoundly that it's hard to describe.

They know all the chords

40 Fingers is the best name for a quartet I’ve heard

OKAY! I started playing guitar in 1964 at eight years old. I thought by now, I had seen, or heard, or any combination of the two, when it comes to excellent guitar work, of every style, then I FOUND THIS!! Four guys, four different styles, four different guitar makers, and four TOP LEVEL TALENTS, combined into one...PERFECTION!! They chemistry between them, the smiles and nod's for each one's turn, the attention they pay to the other one playing, there is NO leader here, all equal in their ability. Most of all, you can tell that they REALLY ENJOY what they are doing! I can't help but SMILE through the entire performance.... over and over again! BRAVO 40 FINGERS!! I am SO GLAD I found you!!

Fabulous my dad at 71 is learning to play guitar, I sent him this and he just loved it. So did I 👍😊

Four fantastic musicians: the world is gifted by their craftsmenship!

The good thing about music is that it is able to unite thousands and thousands of people of different nationalities, different faiths, worldviews, and political beliefs. All this seems to be erased when guitarists extract the first note and we all become absolutely equal. Thank you, greetings from Russia))

Good job guys. Next you need to play that guitar on the MTV.

Hearing Knopfler's classic closing riff on 4 guitars simultaneously... priceless. Bravo!

As a person who loves playing guitar these guys blow my mind. What an inspiration! Simply AMAZING!

That's why we say old is gold. People who know the value of our age of music will always play them.

Heavy criticism in the comments. These guys did a great job. Mark Knopfler doesn't play it the same when he plays it live. He takes liberty to jam it. And that was the idea here. Of course, Mark's the king of Sultan's of Swing, and obviously there are some great renditions of the song that other people have done. I enjoy these as well. But thank you, 40 Fingers, for yours!

I love how it starts out, as an homage to the original. Note for note and well done. THEN it went full freestyle, which I'm sure Mark would fully appreciate and enjoy.

Thanks God, there are people talented enough to create things such as this.

Four men playing like one single body. One instrument made of four single guitars. Forty fingers playing in perfect harmony. Divinity in humanity.

I love the smirks when they watch each other soloing, you can tell they're having a blast

It's great and shows what an amazing guitarist Knopfler is since he can play this alone!

Only one word to describe the playing ‘BRILLIANT’

And 3 yrs. later, I'm still highly blown away by this amazing performance. And still grateful, thank you.

They can play the guitar like anything !!

This is the reason why people invented the word "WOW!!" You did great guys.. It feels like completely amazing. Love this❤

It would be such an honor to play a session with these guys. This is why boats don't sink.

Your performance soothes our tired minds under the COVID-19 crisis. Thank you!!

The sons of Guitarist George, they know all the chords 🎶

In the 1960's there was a group called fifty fingers and five guitars. Made beautiful music. These guys remind me of them. Thanks for posting.

You are SO TALENTED and I LOVE to listen to your music!!!! From Idaho USA

Really masterful musicians at their peak. Really enjoyed that. Stupid to compare them with Mark Knopfler. He wrote the song obviously but my goodness what a great arrangement. They did the song proud.

Shivers down my spine and a huge smile on my face!!!! THANKS!!!!!!!!

These guys are brilliant. The audio production is unbelievable!

God bless Mark Knopfler for bringing our much joy to the world.

Fantastic, from Bangladesh. Guitar 🎸 playing, it's my hobby.I love Guitar very much.

Fantastic! Look like they’ve only just met, sound like they’ve been playing together for years. How can you be that good and so young!!

Every guitar player loves the Sultans of Swing, and I have played it for decades and it’s still one of my All Time Favorites 😜🤷🏻‍♂️👏👏👏👏🤩

You guys are not from this era AMAZING.

I ‘m sure Mark Knopfler will be proud of the tribute! Fantastic!

Excellent rendition to this classic!! Stay blessed!!

These guys would be a menace to any campfire, well done!

Thumbs down people are just jealous. It takes talent dedication and practice. Great job guys.

Unable to NOT comment here again! I start my work day at 4:30 AM, have always had "a" song, that had to be played, turned way up, headphones on! In the "old" days, we could only "hear" the songs, and that was okay. Now, we have RU-vid! If I had to give up every possible form of entertainment except for one... goodbye TV, goodbye Radio, just give me RU-vid!! Most of what I chose, was pretty LOUD, and ELECTRIC... to get me MOTIVATED... about a month ago... I watched this AMAZING CREATION! IT IS how I start my days now, every one of them, and it is the TOTAL experience here that makes everything else insignificant! First, the venue, how incredible, the camera angles, oh yeah, I have to ask, do you ask that the "brands" on your guitars NOT be obvious in your videos? It seems there is an effort to not show a good shot of those headstocks... allow me to continue... the non verbal communication between your 40 Fingers, is a joy to watch, the smiles... the head nods... you ARE CONNECTED to each other, on some kind of MAGICAL LEVEL! I SMILE through the entire performance, my cheeks get sore... but I am addicted, happily! I have watched almost every video by now, they are all AMAZING, but this one stands out as my favorite, closely followed by "Wish you were here" Pink Floyd. I want to know how to get the ENTIRE WORLD to experience what you give us, you are a true blessing to the WORLD, please keep doing what you are doing for ALL OF US!

A lot of good flashing lights and moving camera angles.

Super talented! Sad there was no one there to give them the thunderous ovation they so deserve. What an f''d up crazy time we are in.

Jamas me cansaré de escuchar esta canción y esta versión la lleva a otro nivel. Siempre se me saltan las lágrimas con todos los recuerdos que me trae. Sólo puedo deciros: Gracias, gracias y gracias

What a Great rendition. Sounds so Salsa. I wanna dance. I'm gonna dance!!! Thank You, Forty Fingers!

After watching this I think Mark is a genius.

40 ...! Anzi, 40ssimi ...!! Grazie per i vostri capolavori di arrangiamento ...

That song always put me in a good mood and make me remember great things about great days. It was perfect.

At least some people are keeping alive these great songs

I give sound guy/team credit. It isn't easy to mic steel string acoustic guitars well enough to get single note solos to sound decent. Good job.

What I find most amazing is all of them are equally proficient in both lead and rhythm guitar.

Here's the thing... your music is amazing, yes, but watching you guys is so uplifting because you really seem to enjoy yourselves!

Mark Knopfler must be proud to see everyone playing his hit tune.

Muchas gracias por tan buena música y conciertos. Un gran abrazo para todos desde España

Classic rock and roll with 40 Fingers is a jamming tune! You “knocked it out of the park”!!✌️🥰🥰

You guys are incredible!!! The world needs to hear you guys!!! Never stop! Much love! ❤

and imagine how Mark can generate the sound all on his own 🎉❤

Amazing rendition… a completely different perspective. Loved it.

Every guitarist wish they could play like this.

Excellent work 40 FINGERS!!!!! But you can't take away the original from the brilliant Mark Knopfler! Still I loved your fabulous song playing guitar.

It’s amazing that 4 dudes who can play this well can play together! Gunslingers are not known to travel in packs after all. Great cover of a great song!

WOW. Wonderful. Thank you so much !!! During this hard time, I feel happy now. 💖💖💖💖

Me encanta esta canción, he escuchado muchas versiones y no me canso de escucharla, me encanta!

I'm your biggest fan! I'm 15 years old and have been teaching myself guitar for 2 years, and my dream is to play like you guys some day!

Assim como Mark Knofler,em suas músicas ao vivo ele dava novos rumos a elas,assim vocês fizeram. E cara....ficou muito bom!!!! Parabéns 👏!!

You can hear the words in the strings. Amazing and great cover.

Превосходное исполнение 👏👏👏💐💐💐 Одно не могу понять: как 4 человека могут так слаженно играть? Это невероятно и восхитительно 👍👍👍🔥🔥🔥

Absolutely Spectacular! Love how each of you get involved in making this rendition, yours! Wonderful arrangement and your individual and collective talents are absolutely top shelf!

Simplemente , que.maravlloso

Man that was an amazing performance, Mark would be proud.

Arte pura para quem ama Dire Straits !!

40 fingers doing what Mark Knopfler can do with 10. Shows just how magical he is.

Com Dire Straits já é bom com vocês melhor ainda, fantástico ! Belíssima performance !

Wow!!! Super awesome! Even Mark himself will be very proud.

Okay hands down, this is absolute insanely good! Wow! Might be the sickest version of this true gem that I’ve ever heard, incredible energy between these guys! Fckn love it

A few negative comments on here and it makes me wonder how many of these 'experts' are actually guitarists lol. The fact of the matter here is that they are not trying to be Mark Knopfler or Dire Straits, these are 4 excellent guitarists doing their thing acoustically, their own rendition of a great song from one of the the most unique guitarists the world has ever seen. Give these guys the respect they deserve. Oh and while we're on the subject of all these so called expert critics ( I use that term very loosely lol), proper muso's do not criticise other muso's, whatever level you're at we compliment each other and show respect and learn from each other. This was a fantastic performance, they look good, they sound good, they are great musicians and they all enjoyed themselves... and I'd put money on it that audiences everywhere would dig what they're doing. Great job, loved it!

For legendary songs like this, mistakes are a wow factor. It actually lets you see how much determination a person needs to play such music. And yes, mistakes are a pillar of success, and yes they did perfectly, and YES, I WISH THEM ALL THE BEST FOR THEIR FUTURE

I've watched DS play this hundreds of times - GREAT COVER!

They are the sultans of swing.. Next level

That’s about right - 4 great guitarists to come somewhere near Mark Knopfler’s performance.

I think that even with the overly busy video editing, Mark would approve!

Just makes me smile. That's what a great musical performance does. So sad that there isn't an audience applauding at the end. But I was.

Quem não ama uma música dessa? Belíssima canção Dire Straits é maravilhoso ouvir isso, amoooo❤🇧🇷❤🇧🇷

THAT COORDINATED SYNCOPATION MAN

That is probably the best cover I’ve ever heard. Amazing

You guys are AMAZING! Dire Straits holds a special place in my heart. I think Mark Knopfler is so tasteful. This is really special for me to find. Thank you!

Still amazed that Mark does the work of four guitarists all alone!

Absolut Weltklasse Gitarristen. Vielen Dank für diesen musikalischen Vortrag.

Missing more information about the quartet at the Internet. A little history would be nice. Wonderful group and it needs more promotion.

We are the Sultans of Swing. What a legendary 💐🥳

I’m not able to relate to the negative comments. This reimagining is the opposite of soulless. The love and respect for the original is joyfully obvious. Timeless melodies should be replayed and reinvented over and over again forever. If I were Mark Knoepfler this video would make me smile pretty big.

That's what I call THE SULTANS OF SWING ♥️🔥😀😀😀

The most atmospheric perfomence ever!

Amazing technical skills and played with so much JOY - 🙌🌈🙏🏻

AMAZING technique and so beautiful !!! You' re fabulous.

THANK YOU MY EXCELLENT BROTHERS FOR PLAYING SO VERY WELL , PLEASE CONTINUE TO MAKE US OUT HERE ON YOU TUBE HAPPY

indeed! instruments have feeling but how to gather them together as one. you guys have shown it is possible. masterpiece!

Have anybody seen... Here are the true SULTANS OF SWING!!!

Shows you the amazing greatness of Mark Knopfler, in both composing this masterpiece and performing.

I told them to do cover it and they made my wish ❤️