Learn to Play Wish You Were Here on Guitar - Pink Floyd Cover
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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.

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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.

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			Comfortably Numb
			by Pink Floyd
			from The Wall



Bm				 A
	Hello, Is there ....

		    G       D/F#  Em        Bm
Just nod if you can hear ....

A
Come on, now, I hear your...

      G	   	   D/F#   Em		Bm
well, I can ease  your  pain,   get ....

			A		    G          D/F#   Em
relax, I need soem ...

	 Bm
Can you show me ...

D			    A
There is no pain ...

D				 A        G/B
A distant ships smoke, ...

C				G
You are only coming...

C						G
Your lips move, but I ...

     D			     A
When I was a ...

  D				A       G/B
my hands felt just ....

C				    G
Now I've got that ...

G				  C
I can't explain, you ...

			G
This is not ...

A		G/B  C		   G		    D
I______________________  have become, ....


solo 1

---14vvvvvv-----12-14>15>14------------------------------------------------
------------------------------15>17vvvvvvvvvv>15--15-14--------------------
---------------------------------------------------------14----------------
-------------------------------------------------------------14\12vvvvvv---
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--14>12--14>(15)>14----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------15>17---------15--14----------------------------------
---------------------------------------------14------------------/12vvvvvv---
-------------------------------------------------14\12--11--9--7-------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------
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---11--------------11\9---9\7vvvvv----9>7------7---9---11>12---
----------14--12----------------------------9------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------
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---15-14-12---------------------------------------------------
------------15-12---------------------------------------------
------------------12------------------------------------------
---------------------12vvvvvvvv--10\9vvvvvvv---10\9\7vvvvv----
--------------------------------------------------------------
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			    v-- strike note
-----------------------------------------------------------
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-11>(12)vvvvvvvv--9>(11)===(11)==>9>7----------------------
---------------------------------------7/9\7vvvvvvvvvvv\---
-----------------------------------------------------------
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Bm			A			  G   D/F#  Em
O.K., just a little pin prick....

	   Bm
But you may feel a little ...

		   A				  G  		D/F#  Em
I do believe it's working, good. ....

Bm
C'mon it's ...

D			     A
There is no pain you ...

D				A       G/B
A distant ships ....

C				 G
You are only coming ...

    C					      G
Your lips move, but I can't ....

    D				   A
When I was a child, I ...

D			 A     G/B
Out of the ...

C			       G
I turned to look...

			   C
I can not put my ....
			
			    G
The child is grown, ...

A		G/B  C		G		  D
and I___________________, have become ....


solo

---------------------------------------------------------------
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--7--9--9>(11)vvvvvv--9>(11)>9>7---7--9--9--7-------7vvvvvvv---
---------------------------------9-------------9--9------------
---------------------------------------------------------------
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-------------------------------------------10----------------------------------
--------10------10--12--12>(15)>12>10--12--------------------------------------
---/11------11---------------------------------------7--9--9>(10)>9>7----------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------9vvvvvv-
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


---------------------------------------------------------------------------
----10>7-------7-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------9-------9---7-------------------------------7-------------------
--------------------------9vvvvvvvvvv--------7---7--9-----9>7---9vvvvvv----
-----------------------------------------/9--------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------


--9--9>(10)----7-------7---------------------------
-------------------10-----10>(12)vvv----10>7-------
-----------------------------------------------9---
---------------------------------------------------
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-------7--------------------------------------------------------
--7--7---10>7---------------------------------------------------
--------------9>(11)>9>7---9-7----------------------------------
-------------------------9-----9-7------------------------------
-----------------------------------9-8-7-5---5vvvvvvvvvvvvvv----
-------------------------------------------7--------------------

--------------------------7-------------------------------------------------
------------------------7---10>7--------------------------------------------
--7-7-7vvvvvvv---9>(11)----------9>(11)>9>7---9-7---------------------------
--------------------------------------------9-----9>7-----------------------
------------------------------------------------------9\7-5-7>5---5--7-7/9--
----------------------------------------------------------------7-----------

----------------------------7----------------------------7------------------
--------------------------7---10--------7--------------7---10>7-------------
-------------7---7-9>(11)--------9>(11)---7--9--9>(11)----------9>(11)>9>7--
--7-7-7--9>7---9------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------


-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------7--------------7-7-7------------------7-7-7-------
----9-7--------------------7--------------7-7-7------------------7-7-7-------
--9-----9-7----------------7--9vvvvvvv----7-7-7--"9"vvvvvvvvvv---7-7-7--9vvv-
------------9-8-7-5---5>0----------------------------------------------------
--------------------7--------------------------------------------------------


---------------------------------------------7------------------------
--7---------------------------------------------10>7--10>(12)====>10--
--7----9>(11)>9>7-----7--9--9>(11)vvvvvvvv----------------------------
-----7-------------9--------------------------------------------------
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----------7-------------------------------------------------------
--------7---10>7--------------------------------------------------
-9>(11)----------9>(11)>9>7-9>7---7---------------------------7---
--------------------------------9---9>7-9>7---7------------9--7---
--------------------------------------------9---9-8-7-------------
------------------------------------------------------10-7--------


-----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------7-----7>(8)>7--------------------------7-----------------7---
--------7-7-----7>(8)>7-----------------7>9>7----7-----------------7---
--9-7-9---7-----7>(8)>7-7vvvvvv-7>9------------9---9>7-----7-9>7>9-----
--------------------------------------------------------9--------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------


------------------------------------7-----17-17-17>(19)vvv--17-19-21-21>(22)vv-
--------7---7---7--7------7---7--7--7------------------------------------------
--9>7---7---7---7--7----7-7---7--7--7------------------------------------------
------9-----7-----------------------7------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


--21>(22)vvv-21-21>(22)>21--21>(22)-21>(22)-21>(22)>21--19>21>19-19-19\---
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------


------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--17-17-17--17>(19)>17>15----17-17-17vvvvvv---15--17-17>(18)>17>15vvv---------
--------------------------16-----------------------------------------16-16-16-
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------10---------10----12-12>(13)-10-12-------12--
--------------------10>(12)----10>(12)----10------------------12-12-----
--14-16vvv--------------------------------------------------------------
-----------14-12--------------------------------------------------------
-----------------14-----------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------


-------------------------------------------------------------
-12>(15)>12--12-10---------------------------------------7---
-------------------9>(11)>9>0--9>7---7-9>7---------------7---
-----------------------------------9-------9-7---------------
-----------------------------------------------9-8-7-5-------
-------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------7--7--7--7---7---7---7--7-7--7---7--7--
---7--7--7--7--7-----7---7---7--7--7--7--7--7---7---7---7--7-7--7---7--7--
---7--7--7--7--7-----7---7---7--7-----------------------------------------
-------------------9---9---9----------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
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---7-----------------------------------------------
------10-------------------------------------------
----------9>(11)-9--7------------------------------
----------------------9-9-9-7----7-7>9-9>7-9vvvvv--
---------------------------------------------------
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** NOTE**

	When changing from an A to a G/B to a C in the chorus, do it like this;


     A      G/B   C
-----0-------3----0---
-----2-------3----1---
-----2-------0----0---
-----2-------0----2---
-----0-------2----3---

listen to the CD to get the exact rythem for this part, it not hard.






legend

---7>(9)------					bend
---7>(9)>7----					bend & release
-----"9"------					harmonic
------7/8-----					slide




transcribed by Andy Aledort for GFPM

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