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Pink Floyd - Young Lust - Solo guitar lesson video
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About Young Lust - Solo

Few solos in the classic rock world sit quite as well in the pocket as the one David Gilmour plays over "Young Lust." Built in E minor, it leans hard on pentatonic phrasing with that characteristically slow, vocal vibrato that Gilmour is known for. The real challenge is not the note choices, which are fairly approachable for an intermediate player, but the feel: every bend has to ring out with full confidence, and the vibrato needs to be wide and even rather than tight and nervous. Rushing even slightly will flatten the emotional weight of each phrase. Use the Practice Toolbar to loop individual phrases slowed down until the vibrato feels natural at a reduced tempo before bringing it back up. Pink Floyd recordings reward close, repeated listening, so spend time matching Gilmour's phrasing by ear before relying entirely on the tab. Tone matters here too: a touch of neck pickup warmth and light overdrive will get you much closer to the recorded sound than a bright, high-gain setting.

  • The solo sits in E minor pentatonic and relies on slow, wide string bends and Gilmour's signature sustained vibrato rather than fast runs.
  • A neck or middle pickup position with moderate overdrive and some reverb will get you closer to the recorded tone than a high-gain setup.
  • Practise each phrase in isolation using looping it slowed down, focusing on making every bend land exactly on pitch before increasing tempo.

How to Play Young Lust - Solo

Key: E minor · Tempo: 122 BPM

Use the section loop to isolate a passage, drop the speed below 100%, and set the metronome to 122 BPM to build it up to tempo.

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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