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.
From: Paul Zimmerman
Is There Anybody Out There? 1
IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE
PINK FLOYD
THE WALL
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There are a couple of areas here that are still a little rough, but it's
much better than the existing version. Thanks to all the people who
posted versions of this song (this version is just a combination of the
best parts from other posts).
Peace,
Paul Z
From: andersk@stud.cs.uit.no (Anders Karlsen)
Is_there_anybody_out_there.tab
From Pink Floyd's "The Wall"
IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE
Roger Waters
] = 1/8 pause
rit. = Ritardando (Gradually slower)
p = pick
h = hammer on
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
> = accent
Chords above tabs is just a hint on how to place your fingers
Am = 002210
H/C = 020010
C = 332010 (or 032010)
Esus4 = 002200
4/4
Am
e||------0---------|------0---------|------0---------|------0---------|
H||----1---1-------|----1---1-------|----1---1-------|----1---1-------|
G||--2-------2---2-|--2-------2---2-|--2-------2---2-|--2-------2---2-|
D||2-----------2---|3-----------3---|4-----------4---|3-----------3---|
A||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> > > > > > > >
e|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|--------0-------|----------------|
H|----1-------1---|----1-------1---|------1---1-----|------1---------|
G|--2-------2-----|--2-------2-----|----2-------2---|----2---2-------|
D|2-------0-------|----------------|--2-----------2-|--2-------2---2-|
A|----------------|3-------2-------|0---------------|0-----------0---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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H|------1---1-----|------1---------|----1---1-------|----1---1-------|
G|----2-------2---|----2---2---2---|--2-------2---2-|--2-------2---2-|
D|--2-----------2-|--2-------2---2-|2-----------2---|3-----------3---|
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C H/C Esus4
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G|----0-------0---|----0---------0-|----2-------1---|----------2---0-|
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Am
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D|2-----------2---|3-----------3---|4-----------4---|3-----------3---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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Am
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rit.
IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE (revised)
>From _The Wall_ by Pink Floyd.
this is my new-and-improved version of this song's tab -- there were a
couple mistakes. apologies to the original tab-person, I seem to have
lost your name in the editing. (sheepish grin)
E|---------
B|---------
G|-----2--- (x8)
D|---------
A|--0------
E|---------
E|--------0---------|------0----------|------0----------|------0----------|
B|------1---1-------|-----1---1-------|----1---1--------|----1---1--------|
G|----2------2---2--|---2-------2---2-|---2------2---2--|---2-------2---2-|
D|--2----------2----|-3-----------3---|-4----------4----|-3-----------3---|
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E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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D|-2--------0-------|-----------------|---2-----------2-|---2---2-------2-|
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G|-----0-------0----|-----0-----------|-----2-------2---|-5--4-----------0|
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A|-3----------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
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B|-------1---1------|-------1-3---3-1-|-------0---0-----|-----------------|
G|-----0-------0----|-----0-----------|-----2-------2---|---9------7------|
D|---2-----------2--|---0-------------|---2-------------|-----------------|
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G|----2------2---2--|---2-------2---2-|----2------2---2-|---2-------2---2-|
D|--2----------2----|-3-----------3---|--4----------4---|-3-----------3---|
A|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-------0--------0-|-------0-------0-|-----------------|-5-7-8------12---|
B|-----1--------1---|-----1-------1---|-------1----1/5--|------------10---|
G|---2--------2-----|---2-------2-----|-----2-----------|------------9----|
D|-2--------0-------|-----------------|---2-------------|------------10---|
A|------------------|-3-------2-------|-0---------------|------------0----|
E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
the majority of this tab was perfect, I just noticed a few oddities and
changed them -- playing it as it is above now sounds exactly like the album.
tchand
well, sort of. ;)
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