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Heavy Fuel
Dire Straits · 1991 · solo by Mark Knopfler
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Heavy Fuel guitar solo

Dire Straits, 1991, from On Every Street. Solo by Mark Knopfler.

A gritty, overdriven shuffle where Knopfler digs in with a rougher, bluesier tone than usual. The raw solo gives it swagger.

Heavy Fuel by Dire Straits is #18 in our ranking of the best Dire Straits guitar solos. The solo is played by Mark Knopfler and the song was released in 1991.

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    Who played the guitar solo on Heavy Fuel?

    Mark Knopfler played the solo on Dire Straits's Heavy Fuel (1991).