Wish You Were Here use the pattern: IV - V - II - I followed by: V - IV - II - I. The simple variation drives the tune forward and makes playing the song meditative. The opening licks Gilmour play use the minor pentatonic scale.
The 'Wish You Were Here' guitar part might be the most copied part for guitar ballads ever. The Stadium meets campfire trick have been attempted by so many rock bands since 'Wish You Were Here', it's actually difficult to think of one that doesn't sound a bit like "the original". As you saw in beginner lessons, most classic guitar ballads use the chords of G Am C and D.
Classic Acoustic Guitar Tricks
Even the hammer on's are classics, repeated many times since. It's hard to imagine an epic 'one acoustic guitar" kind of song before 'Wish You Were Here'. It is almost as if it is written to be played in a stadium. Copied by hundreds of other famous songs in progression, chord shapes and guitar style it is compulsory to learn a song like 'Wish You Were Here' note for note.
The video lesson is as close as guru could get it. No one can play it like Gilmour, but there's a great lesson in trying.
Brain Damage
By Pink Floyd
>From the album "Dark Side of the Moon"
Written by Roger Waters
Transcribed by Christopher Thompson
Intro
D chord for the first eight bars
D G7
The lunatic is ...
D G7
The lunatic is on ...
D E
Remembering games ...
A7 D
Got to keep the loo...
D G7
The lunatic is ...
D G7
The lunatics are ...
D E
The paper holds their ....
A7 D
And every day the ...
D/F# E
And if the dam breaks open ...
G D/F#
And if there is no ...
E
And if your head ....
G D/F#
I'll see you on the ....
D G7
The lunatic is ...
D G7
The lunatic ...
D E
You raise the blade,...
A7 D
You rearrange me ...
D E
You lock the door ...
A7 D
There's someone in ...
D/F# E
And if the cloud bursts ...
G D/F#
You shout and no ...
E
And if the band you're in ...
G D/F#
I'll see you on the dark ...
For the rest of the song it plays the same chord progression as in the
verses
and then it goes into the song "Eclipse"
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