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.
Here is the Guitar chords for "Breathe" by Pink Floyd. To get the complete songlist of this band please visit the Pink Floyd guitar tabs archive for guitar tabs, bass tabs and chords. We also have a review section with Pink Floyd CD reviews. Please help us to build our bass and guitar tabs archive, submit missing Pink Floyd tabs here. You will find a printer friendly version of Pink Floyd: Breathe Guitar chords here
From tgtchb@tb3.chem.tue.nl (Harold C.L. Baur)
Corrections and additions by: Jeffb@bltomato.com (Jeff Barnett)
Here's the chords to Breathe... of DSOTM by Pink Floyd.
Anybody got the chords to "Money" ?
It would complete my collection of songs on DSOTM.
Enjoy, Bo.
Breathe by Pink Floyd
Intro:
Em A Em A etc
Verse:
Em A
Breathe, ...
Em A
Don't be ...
Em A
Leave but ...
Em A
Look around and chose ...
C
For long you live ...
Bm
And smiles you'll give ...
F
And all you touch ...
G F(#11) (Note: #11 is an optional open B string)
Is all ...... ever be.
(and right after the last chord of "Time" theres...)
Breathe Reprise
Reprise is the same except for the last line.
G F G F#
To hear ......... spoken magic spell.
Note: Open B and/or E sounds cool on the last F# too!
(In a strange Pink Floyd kinda' way).
Additional note: Opening chords are Em7 A7 A7sus4 A7
(This will sound much richer)
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