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About Have A Cigar

Few tracks in the Progressive Rock canon deliver quite the same grinding, mid-tempo swagger as "Have A Cigar." The engine of the song is a repeating, syncopated guitar riff built around E minor that sits right in the pocket at 120 BPM, so the challenge is less about speed and more about locking that groove in with the bass and keeping it tight over a long repeated cycle. In E Standard tuning you are not fighting any unusual voicings, but the riff demands clean left-hand damping to keep the notes punchy rather than washy. Pay close attention to the rhythmic placement of each note, because even a small timing slip will pull you out of the groove. Use the Practice Toolbar to loop the main riff slowed down until the damping and picking feel automatic before bringing it back up to full tempo. Pink Floyd also layers a clean, chiming guitar figure underneath the heavier riff, so once you have the main part solid, adding that second layer is a rewarding next step.

  • The signature riff sits in E minor and relies heavily on rhythmic left-hand damping, so sloppy muting will undermine the groove immediately.
  • At 120 BPM in E Standard tuning, the main riff is accessible for intermediate players but demands precise timing and consistent pick attack.
  • The arrangement layers a chiming clean guitar figure beneath the driving riff, making this a useful piece for practising two-guitar interplay.

How to Play Have A Cigar

Tuning: E Standard · Key: E minor · Tempo: 124 BPM

Use the section loop to isolate a passage, drop the speed below 100%, and set the metronome to 124 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
Guitar

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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