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Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall - Guitar Solo Tab

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About Another Brick In The Wall

Few guitar parts in Pink Floyd history are as immediately recognisable as the four-bar electric riff that drives "Another Brick In The Wall." Sitting in F minor at a steady 104 BPM, the groove is deceptively simple: a sparse, slightly behind-the-beat feel that rewards restraint over flashiness. The tone leans clean with a hint of compression, so digging too hard into the strings will kill the pocket. David Gilmour's guitar solo in Part 2 is the main technical hurdle, built from blues phrasing and wide, expressive bends that demand real control of pitch accuracy. The rhythmic interplay between the riff and the drum pattern is also easy to rush, so use the Practice Toolbar to loop that opening figure slowed down until the laid-back feel is locked in your hands. Progressive Rock often asks for precision married to feel, and this track is a clear example of exactly that balance.

  • The signature riff sits in F minor and relies on a clean, compressed tone so precise pick attack and note separation are more important than overdrive.
  • Gilmour's Part 2 solo uses wide string bends and pentatonic phrasing, making accurate pitch control the main technical challenge to practise slowly.
  • At 104 BPM in E Standard tuning, the groove demands a relaxed, slightly behind-the-beat feel that is easy to rush until the rhythm is fully internalised.

How to Play Another Brick In The Wall

Tuning: E Standard · Key: F minor · Tempo: 104 BPM

Use the section loop to isolate a passage, drop the speed below 100%, and set the metronome to 104 BPM to build it up to tempo.

Fender Stratocaster
Guitar

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
Guitar

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
Guitar

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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