Chords for Mark Knopfler licks using the Memphis scale

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_ _ _ _ _ The so-called Memphis scale is a scale played on two strings.
You get it like this.
Let's start with a simple C scale on the B string.
[Dm] C, D, [E] E, F, [G] _
G, [B] A, [Cm] B, C. _
_ [Ab] _ _ Now let's have a look at the D string.
With _ _ all _ _ notes on the D string that are part of this C major scale are [D] the following notes.
The open D, _ [E] E, [F] F, _ [G] G, [A] _ A, B, [F] C, _ [Em] E, E and so on.
_ _ [G]
Now let's do the following.
Let's play these two strings together.
_ [C] Starting with the C _ and adding the E. _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] The resulting scale is the so-called Memphis scale.
_ [Dm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B]
Now first let's have a look on the left hand fingering.
_ There _ is [G] a very simple rule.
Always _ [N] use the left hand middle finger for the B [Em] string.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ And alternate with the left hand first finger and the third finger _ on the [C] B string. _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ Whenever [F] both notes are on the same fret you will use the _ [Dm] third finger.
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ [G] Whenever they are not on the same fret _ you will use the [Abm] first [F] finger.
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ To use this [Eb] scale it is helpful to _ [B] _ _
find positions where both notes are part of [D] the major chord.
So we have here, [G] _ _ let's start with the C chord, [C] the C major chord.
_ And these two notes [Em] _ both belong to the C major chord.
And so do these _ on the fifth fret.
[C] They are part of _ _ the C major.
So we have here C [Em] major and here.
_ _ _ [F] For this reason you can _ _ _ play licks that are centered [Em] around these two [B] positions.
And you can play these over any C chord.
If [C] _ _ _ _ your _ _ _ rhythm is a C then you [Dm] play _ [Em] _ _ a_
_ [Dm] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [F] _ A mark novel tune that makes use of this scale is for example the intro in the gallery.
Here you have something [Dm] _ _
[Em] like_
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ So again, you see, _ we have a C [C] chord _ _
_ [D] _ playing_
Now here we are leaving the scale, adding [Gm] the high E string with the G.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ And [C] this is all C.
Now _ the chord changes to G with an F first.
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] And for this reason our lick now _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ goes_
_ _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ And [F] now F _ _ _ _ and G.
[G] _ _ _ And here you have the same [C] as here in C.
_ _ F here in G.
[A] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ Here we have the [Bm] same pattern in G.
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ Instead of playing two notes together you can alternate [A] between the strings and play [F] chicken picking licks [Gb] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] like_ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ Good. _ _