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The Dark Side of the Moon album cover
The Dark Side of the Moon
1973 3:50
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Brain Damage

"Brain Damage" is the ninth track on Pink Floyd's landmark 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon, written and sung by Roger Waters. The song builds from a gentle, arpeggiated clean guitar figure into a lush, orchestrated climax, making it an excellent study in tone control and restrained playing. For electric guitarists, it offers a chance to explore David Gilmour's warm, expressive rhythm work alongside the album's signature blend of texture and space.

  • The track was originally titled 'Lunatic' during early live performances and studio recording sessions before Pink Floyd settled on its final name.
  • Roger Waters wrote and sang the song, but David Gilmour took over lead vocals when Pink Floyd performed it live on the Division Bell Tour.
  • The song was released as a digital single in January 2023 to mark the 50th anniversary of The Dark Side of the Moon.
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.

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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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