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About Hey You - Intro and Chords

Few moments in rock feel as quietly unsettling as the opening of "Hey You" by Pink Floyd. The intro leans on a fingerpicked acoustic guitar figure that sits in E minor, and getting the right fingerpicking pattern is where most players need to spend their time early on. The notes themselves are not complex, but the phrasing demands patience: each note needs room to breathe, and rushing even slightly kills the atmosphere. Pay close attention to how the fretting hand mutes between phrases, because that silence is as important as the sound. When the chords arrive, the challenge shifts to keeping the voicings clean and the transitions smooth without losing the hushed dynamic. Use the Practice Toolbar to loop the intro figure slowed down until the picking pattern becomes automatic in your hands. Once that muscle memory is solid, bringing it back up to tempo while keeping the mood intact is a genuinely satisfying moment.

  • The intro is built around a fingerpicked acoustic guitar in E minor, so clean fretting-hand technique and controlled picking are essential from the first bar.
  • Muting between phrases is a core part of the part's feel, making right-hand control just as important as getting the notes right.
  • The chord section requires careful attention to dynamic restraint, keeping voicings quiet and deliberate rather than strummed with full force.

How to Play Hey You - Intro and Chords

Key: E minor · Tempo: 74 BPM

Loop each section and focus on clean, even timing rather than speed, with the metronome at 74 BPM.

Fender Stratocaster
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Fender Stratocaster

Gilmour's 1969 Black Strat is his primary instrument, offering glassy neck pickup tones perfect for his singing bends and the warm, rounded character that defines Pink Floyd's melodic solos without harsh brightness.

Fender Telecaster
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Fender Telecaster

This workhorse guitar provided Gilmour with a brighter, more cutting tone for rhythm work and alternative textures, offering the snap and clarity needed for Pink Floyd's diverse sonic palette across studio and live performances.

Gibson Les Paul Standard
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Gibson Les Paul Standard

Gilmour's 1955 Les Paul Goldtop, fitted with original P-90 pickups, delivers the thick, gritty midrange essential for iconic solos like Comfortably Numb's outro, providing tonal weight and sustain that Strats cannot match.

Gibson Les Paul Custom
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Gibson Les Paul Custom

Though less documented than the Goldtop, this model would offer similar thick, sustained tones with enhanced versatility through multiple pickup switching, supporting Gilmour's need for varied textures within complex Pink Floyd arrangements.

Fender Twin Reverb
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Fender Twin Reverb

Gilmour used Twin Reverbs for their exceptional clean headroom and built-in reverb, creating spacious, shimmering textures that complement his delay-heavy effects chain and define Pink Floyd's atmospheric, three-dimensional soundscapes.

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Dunlop Cry Baby Wah

The Cry Baby opens Gilmour's effects chain, allowing expressive vocal-like phrasing on solos, integral to Pink Floyd's emotional delivery and creating dynamic dynamic tonal sweeps that enhance the band's psychedelic and progressive character.

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