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Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here - Outro Solo guitar lesson video
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About Wish You Were Here - Outro Solo

Few moments in rock guitar carry as much weight in so few notes as the closing solo of "Wish You Were Here." David Gilmour builds the outro almost entirely from bends, vibrato, and sustain, with phrasing so deliberate that rushing any note exposes the weakness immediately. The key of G minor gives him room to lean on the pentatonic scale with blues inflections, and the slower tempo rewards a player who can let silence do its share of the work. The challenge here is not speed but control: wide string bends need to be perfectly in tune, and the vibrato must be even and unhurried. Use the Practice Toolbar to loop individual phrases slowed down, listening closely to where Gilmour lands after each bend before moving on. Pink Floyd recorded the track in a way that leaves every nuance of the guitar exposed, so tone and touch matter as much as note choice. A clean or lightly overdriven sound will reveal exactly how your vibrato holds up.

  • The outro solo relies almost entirely on expressive bends and slow vibrato in G minor pentatonic, making clean intonation on bends the central technical challenge.
  • A clean or lightly overdriven tone is recommended so that every bend, sustain, and vibrato nuance remains clearly audible during practice.
  • Because phrasing and space between notes define the solo's character, looping short phrases slowed down with the Practice Toolbar is the most effective way to absorb it.

How to Play Wish You Were Here - Outro Solo

Key: G minor · Tempo: 60 BPM

Loop each section and focus on clean, even timing rather than speed, with the metronome at 60 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.

Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
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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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