Private Investigations
Dire Straits, 1982, from Love over Gold. Solo by Mark Knopfler.
Moody nylon-string phrases float over sparse, cinematic arrangement before the track swells. It shows Knopfler's command of atmosphere and dynamics rather than speed.
Private Investigations by Dire Straits is #9 in our ranking of the best Dire Straits guitar solos. The solo is played by Mark Knopfler and the song was released in 1982.
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Who played the guitar solo on Private Investigations?
Mark Knopfler played the solo on Dire Straits's Private Investigations (1982).