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.
Harmonics Part II, Part 2
Playing harmonics on the 7th and 19th frets for an octave plus a 5th. Part 2 of 6. Videos here are in parts - for free downloads of the full, uncut, high quality videos, go to http://www.ivideosongs.com/search/tutorials.aspx
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Brain Damage
by Pink Floyd
Thi ssong is mostly arrpegiated chords. Use the patterns I indicate
for the chords. For example:
D
---2--------------2-------
---3------3--------------- <-- unless otherwise stated, use this pattern
---2----------2----------- for all D chords.
---0---0---------------0--
--------------------------
--------------------------
G7/D
---1--------------1-------
---0------0---------------
---0---------0------------
-------0---------------0--
--------------------------
--------------------------
E/D
-4-----------4-----
-5-----5-----------
-4--------4--------
-0--0-----------0--
-------------------
-------------------
A7
-3--------------
-2--------2-----
-2--2--2-----2--
-2--------------
-0--------------
----------------
Dsus2
--------0--------
--3--------3-----
-----2--------2--
-----------------
-----------------
-----------------
D(8times)
D D G7/D(2 times)
The lunatic is ...
D D G7/D(2 times)
The lunatic is ...
D D
Remembering ...
daisy chains and laughs Got to keep ...
-4-------4--------4-------4----3-----------------3-------------------
-5---5------------5---5--------2-------2---2-----2------------2------
-4-----4----------4-----4------2---2-2---2-------2------2------------
---0-------0--------0-------0--2-----------------2-------------------
---------------------------------0-------------------0-----0-----0---
---------------------------------------------------------------------
The lunatic ...
-2-------2---0-------0----------2-------2-----2-------2------1-------1----
-3---3-3---------3-------3------3---3---------3---3----------0---0--------
-2-----2---------------2-----2--2-----2-------2-----2--------0-----0------
-0-0-------0---0---0-------0------0-------0-----0-------0------0-------0--
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
The lunatics are ...
-1-------1---2-------2----2-------2----1-------1----1-------1----
-0---0-------3---3--------3---3--------0---0--------0---0--------
-0-----0-----2-----2------2-----2------0-----0------0-----0------
---0-------0---0-------0----0-------0----0-------0----0-------0--
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
The paper holds their folded fac....
-2-------2------2-------2-----4-------------4-----4-----------4-----
-3---3----------3---3---------5--------5----------5-----5-----------
-2-----2--------2-----2-------4-----------4----4--4--------4--------
---0-------0------0-------0---0----0-----------0--0--0-----------0--
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
every day, the paper boy ...
-3--------------3-----------3-----2-------2---0-------0-----2-----2-0-
-2-------2------2-----2-----2-----3---3-----------3-----3---1---1-----
-2---2---2------2-----2-----2-----2-----------------2-------2-2-------
-2--------------2-----------------0-0---0---0---0---0-------0---------
---0---0---0-------0-----0-----0--------------------------0-----------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus;
G A
And if the dam breaks ...
-----0---0------------------------------------------------------
-1-----0------------------0-----------0--------------2----------
----------------------0---0---0---------0------------2--------2-
---4--------------------------------0-----------2----2----0>2---
----------------------------------2----------0--0---------------
-----------0-2---3--------------3---------3---------------------
C G
And if there is no ...
-------------------0-------------------------------------
-------2-------1-----3-1>3-----------------------------0-
-----2---2-------0-----------------0---0---------------0-
---2--------------------------2----2---2--2--------0-----
-0---------0-3--------------3---3--3---3--3--------------
-----------------------------------------------3---------
A7
And if your head explodes ...
-----------------------------------------------------------
--0-------0-----0------------------0--------------0--------
-----0----0--0--0--------------0------0-------0>2---0-0>2--
----------0---------------0-----------------2--------------
--------------------------------------------0--------------
--------3------------3-------------------3-----------------
I'll see you in the ...
---------------------------------------0-0-------------------------
--------2------------------1-----------1-1-----------------0-------
----2-----2------------0--------0------0-0-------------------0-----
------2--------------------------------2-2-------------------------
--0---------------3-----------------3----3-----------------------0-
---------------------------------------------------3-----3-----3---
Ah---------- Ah
-----------------------------------------
-----3----------3---------------2---2----
---2---2---0----4-------0-----2---2---0--
---------4-2--------5--------------------
-2---------2----------------0------------
-----------0-----------------------------
The lunatic is ...
-2-------2---2---------2-----1-------1---1-------1----
-3---3-------3-----3---------0---0-------0---0--------
-2-----2-----2-------2-------0-----0-----0-----0------
---0-------0-----0--------0----0-------0---0-------0--
------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
The lunatic is ...
-2-------2----2-------2----1-------1---1-------1----
-3---3--------3---3--------0---0-------0---0--------
-2-----2------2-----2------0-----0-----0-----0------
---0-------0----0-------0----0-------0---0-------0--
----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------
You raise the blade, You ...
-2-----------2-------2-------2---4--------------4----4-------4----
-3------3------------3---3-------5--------5----------5---5--------
-2---------2---------2-----2-----4-----------4-------4-----4------
-0----0---------0------0-------0-0-----0-----------0-0-0--------0-
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
You re-arrange me ...
-3--------------3------------------2-------2----0-----0--------
-2-------2------2------------2-----3---3--------3-3------------
-2---2-2--------2------2---2-------2-----2------2--------2--2--
-2--------------2------------------0-0-------0--0---0----0--0--
---0---------0-------0----------0------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------
You lock the door And ...
-2----------------2---2-----------2----4------------4---4-----------4----
-3--------3-----------3-----3----------5------5---------5-----5----------
-2------------2-------2--------2-------4---------4------4--------4-------
-0----0-------------0-0--0-----------0-0---0------------0--0-----------0-
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
someone in my head, ...
-3-3----------3------------------2------2---------0--------0--------
-2-------2----2-----------2------3------3---3--------3--------3-----
-2-----2------2-----2--2---------2------2------2--------2--------2--
-2------------2--------2---------0------0------0--------------------
-0---0-----0--0---0----0-----0-----------------0--------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-2-----2--0---------2---------------
-1-----------1----------1-----------
-2--2------------2------------------
-0----------------------------------
------------------------------------
----------------------------0--2--3-
repeat chorus
outro: use chords at top.
D D G7/D G7/D D D G7/D G7/D D D
E/D E/D A7 A7 D Dsus2 D D E/D E/D
A7 A7 D Dsus2
transcribed by ???
for Pink Floyd Music Publishers
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 15:24:43 -0500 (EST)
From: WrockPhrog@aol.com
Here it is:
Standard Tuning, Tempo about 132
4=quarter note
8=eight note
a . after a number means add half the value of that note to it
an r before a number equals a rest for the given amount of time
repeat this part four times then go on
4. 4 8 4 4. 8 8 8 4 4. 4 8 4 4. 8 8 8 4
e|-2--------2-------|-2----------2-----|---2--------2-------|-2----------2----
- |
b|-3----3-----------|-3--3-------------|---3----3-----------|-3--3------------
-*|
g|-2-----------------|-2------2---------|---2-----------------|-2------2------
--- |
d|-0------------0---|-0--------------0-|---0-------------0--|-0--------------0
- |
a|--------------------|-------------------|----------------------|------------
-------*|
e|--------------------|-------------------|----------------------|------------
------- |
this part is for all the verses
"the lunatic is on the grass...."
4. 4 8 4 4. 8 8 8 4 4. 4 8 4 4. 8 8 8 4
e|-2--------2-------|-2----------2-----|-1---------1------|--1----------1-----
-
b|-3----3-----------|-3--3-------------|-0----0-----------|--0---0------------
g|-2-----------------|-2------2---------|-0----------------|--0-------0-------
---
d|-0------------0---|-0--------------0-|-0-------------0--|--0--------------0-
--
a|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------
------
e|--------------------|-------------------|-3----------------|--3-------------
-----
that's basically the whole verse part sometimes it changes to e/d,a7,g.....
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