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About Hey You Pt.2 - Solo

The solo section of Pink Floyd's "Hey You Pt.2" is a study in expressive, melodic lead playing rooted in G minor. David Gilmour's approach here is all about feel over speed: wide, singing string bends, smooth vibrato, and a vocal phrasing that asks you to slow down and commit to every note rather than rush through the lines. The challenge is not technical velocity but emotional control, landing bends precisely in tune and holding them with steady, even vibrato for the right amount of time. If any particular bend or phrase is giving you trouble, use the Practice Toolbar to loop it slowed down until your hand knows exactly where the pitch needs to sit. Tone matters here too, so a clean or lightly overdriven sound with some delay will let you hear every intonation detail clearly. Work through the solo phrase by phrase and focus on making each one breathe.

  • The solo sits in G minor, making it a great vehicle for practising minor pentatonic phrasing with an emphasis on expressive bends and vibrato.
  • Gilmour's lead style in this section rewards a light picking touch, letting the notes swell naturally rather than being driven hard with the pick.
  • Looping individual phrases slowed down is especially useful here, as the value of each note depends on precise bend pitch and controlled vibrato timing.

How to Play Hey You Pt.2 - Solo

Key: G 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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