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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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Pink Floyd : "Hey you" Guitar tabs

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Pink Floyd - Hey you Tab
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			Hey You
		    by Pink Floyd





capo on third fret

-----------0--------0--------------0--------0--------------2--------2----
--4-----------------------4-----------------------2-----------3----------
--------6-----6--------6--------6-----6--------6--------4--------4-----4-
-----6-----------6-----------6-----------6-----------4-------------------
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	      v-- stop here second time.
-----------2--------2----
--2-----------3----------	<-- play twice from beginning.
--------4--------4-----4-
-----4-------------------
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fig 1.
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   -4-----------------------4------------------------------------
   -------6-----6--------6------------6-------6---------------6--
   ----6-----------6-------------6------------------6------------
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------6-----------------------------4-----4--------------------4--------
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-2-----------4--------0--5-----5--4-----------2-----2-----2--------2--
-------2--------4--------4--4-----------4--------2-----------2--------
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			end part a
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don't give in......
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second verse:
with part a, plus 12 string accoustic playing chords(strum from high e to low e
once and only when chord is indicated below. kind'va slow strum.)

    Em9
Hey, you

Out there on you own, ....

      Bm
would you ...

    Em9
Hey, you,

with you ear against the ...

      Bm	      Dsus2
would you ....

			       ________ normal strums (1 each)
Hey, you,		       v v v	
			       G D C      part A should end after "stone"
Would you help me ...

Bm	  		C        Em
	Open your heart, ...


solo:

part B----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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--10\--0--2-2>(3)-2vvvvvv-----0--2-2>(3)-2vvvvvv-----0-0-2-2>(3)-2vvvvvvv---

play part B 8 times


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-3>(5)=======(5)vvvvvvvvvvvvv(5)=====>3--3>(5)==(5)vvvvvvvvvvvvvvv(5)====>3--
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--3/7vvvvvvvvvv--5-7-7>(8)>7vvvvvvvvv---5-7-7>(8)>7vvvvvvvv---5-7-7>(8)>7vvvv--
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---------------5--7-5-7--7>(8)vvvvvvvvvv(8)==>7>(8)--7>(8)vvvvvvvv-7---
--5vvvvvv-7-8----------------------------------------------------------
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--7>(8)vvvvvvv(8)===>7--7>(8)vvvvvvvvv----------12-----------------------
----------------------------------------15>(17)-----15>(17)vvvvvvv>(16)--
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------------12---15-----------12--15-------------------------
---15>(17)-----------15>(17)----------15>(17)vvvvvvvvvvvvvv--
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--15>(17)======>15>12----------12-----15>(17)=====>(16)>(17)=======>15--
-----------------------14>(16)------------------------------------------
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----------14-15/17-17/19--17--19--19>(20)========(20)>19---19>(20)-17>19--
--15>(17)-----------------------------------------------------------------
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							  v-- slow dive w/ bar
--19>17--20--19>(20)==>19--19>(20)==========(20)==>19>17--19--------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
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"But it was ...."
w/ capo
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--2-----2--4----4---5----4--------2--2--2--2--2--2---2--2--2-2--2--2---4-
--2-----2--4----4---4----4--------2--2--2--2--2--2---2--2--2-2--2--2---4-
--2-----2--4----4---6----4--------2--2--2--2--2--2---2--2--2-2--2--2---4-
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--4---5--4--2--2--2-2--2--2--2-2--2--2--4--4----5----4---2--2--2-2--2--2-
--4---4--4--2--2--2-2--2--2--2-2--2--2--4--4----4----4---2--2--2-2--2--2-
--4---6--4--2--2--2-2--2--2--2-2--2--2--4--4----6----4---2--2--2-2--2--2-
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		...... brain "
-------------------------------
--2--2--2-2--2--2---4--4--4--4-
--2--2--2-2--2--2---4--4--4--4-
--2--2--2-2--2--2---4--4--4--4-
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fretless bass solo;
w/capo						|------------part A-------
-----------0--------0--------------0--------0--------------2--------2-----
--4-----------------------4-----------------------2-----------3-----------
--------6-----6--------6--------6-----6--------6--------4--------4-----4--
-----6-----------6-----------6-----------6-----------4--------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
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-----part A---------------|
-----------2--------2----
--2-----------3--------0-	<-- repeat this figure 4 times. 
--------4--------4-------	on the last (4th) time substitue A for this;
-----4-------------------
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-----2-----2--------2--------2-----2----
--2-----------3-----------2-----------3-
--------4--------4-----4--------4-------
-----4-----------------------4----------
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last verse:
use same figure for guitar w/ capo.
Play these chords, strum once from high e to low e.

Em add9
Hey...

out there on ...

Em add 9
always ...

    Bm
can ...

Em add 9
Hey you,


out beyond ...

Em add 9
breaking ....

    Bm
can you ...

(distorted guitar between sets of lyrics: B5  C5  C#5  D5)

Dsus 2
        Hey you,

			   --------- distorted guitar
			   | 	______________________	 accoustic guitar
			   v	V	V	V    |-> regular strum, one @
                          D5\   G	D	C	 dist. gutiar plays
don't tell me there ....	 root 5th of these 

Bm<- backward strum, dist gutiar plays root 5th.
Together we stand,

	v-accoustic
	Em	E5<- distorted
divided we ...

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