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Pink Floyd - Hey Hey Rise Up - Guitar Solo Tab

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Hey Hey Rise Up (feat. Andriy Khlyvnyuk of Boombox) album cover
Hey Hey Rise Up (feat. Andriy Khlyvnyuk of Boombox)
2022 3:26
Capo Advisor 0 E minor · Original key

About Hey Hey Rise Up


Released in 2022 in response to the invasion of Ukraine, "Hey Hey Rise Up" finds Pink Floyd returning to a straightforward, anthemic feel that sits quite differently from their more complex catalogue. The song is built around a driving E minor framework at 120 BPM in E Standard tuning, which keeps the guitar parts accessible while still demanding a steady, committed rhythmic touch. The main challenge is locking in that persistent, almost hymn-like chordal drive without losing the emotional weight behind it. David Gilmour's lead playing here relies on singing sustain and controlled vibrato rather than flurries of notes, so your tone and phrasing matter far more than speed. If you are working on the lead lines, use the Practice Toolbar to loop sections slowed down and focus on matching the phrasing and note length rather than just the pitches. For players drawn to Progressive Rock, this track is a useful exercise in restraint and tone over complexity.

  • The song is in E minor and E Standard tuning at 120 BPM, making it a good candidate for practising sustained, vibrato-heavy lead phrasing.
  • Gilmour's guitar tone leans on clean sustain and expressive bends rather than heavy distortion, so dialling in a warm, singing lead tone is key.
  • The rhythmic guitar part holds a steady anthemic drive throughout, making consistent right-hand strumming control the main rhythm guitar challenge.

How to Play Hey Hey Rise Up

Tuning: E Standard · Key: E minor · Tempo: 120 BPM

Use the section loop to isolate a passage, drop the speed below 100%, and set the metronome to 120 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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