Guitar Lesson: "Wish You Were Here" Acoustic Solo, Pink Floyd

Hi! I am Bob from Toronto, Canada. This guitar lesson is about how to play the acoustic guitar solo from “Wish You Were Here” by Pink Floyd. I will first play the solo with a backing track and then I will show how to play the solo note for note. Here it goes.

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Start on the 3rd string 2nd fret and slide up in the 4th fret. Then play the 3rd fret 2nd string, 5th fret. 4th fret 3rd string 3rd fret 2nd string then on the 3rd string 4th fret, pull off to the 2nd fret and pull off to the open like that. Then play the open 4th string then play the open 5th fret and hammer on to the 2nd fret. And play the 4th string open twice, so that part again.

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And the bottom two strings at the 5th fret slide up through it and the 3rd fret bottom two strings, then at the 9th fret middle two strings slide up and to the 7th fret middle two strings. And to the 9th fret again middle two strings, 7th fret middle two strings and slide down to the 5th fret on the 4th string and the 4th fret on the 3rd string played twice, so that part again is --

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Then to the 4th string 7th fret slide up to the 9th, 7th fret 3rd string, 9th fret 4th string, 9th fret 3rd string and again if I brought it here, and then play it bending up from down. 7th fret, 9th fret 4th string, 7th fret 3rd string, 7th fret 4th string about right off, so that part again is --

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And at the 4th string 9th fret bend up and the 3rd string 7th fret, 9th fret and the 4th fret -- sorry 4th string 9th fret bend up and the 7th fret 4th string slide up to the 9th and the 7th fret 3rd string, 9th fret 4th string, 9th fret 3rd string bend up on the 9th fret 3rd string and play the 9th, 7th, 9th, 7th fret 4th string and 9th fret bend it up and down again and the 7th fret, so that part again.

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And then the G chord.

Now, if you want to play along, I will play the backing track. Here is my A note if you want to tune to my guitar. And here it goes 1, 2, 3, 4 -- sorry 1, 2, 3, 4.

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I hope this lesson has been helpful and bye for now.