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About Pigs

At just under 12 minutes, "Pigs (Three Different Ones)" from Pink Floyd's 1977 Animals is built around David Gilmour's heavily treated rhythm and lead guitar work in G minor, and learning it means getting comfortable sitting inside a slow, menacing groove at 97 BPM. The signature tone relies on thick, compressed picking with a talk-box effect on the main recurring lead phrase, which is one of the more unusual textures you'll encounter in Progressive Rock. Getting that talk-box line to feel natural takes repetition, so use the Practice Toolbar to loop it slowed down until the phrasing clicks before bringing it back up to tempo. The rhythm guitar parts reward a loose, behind-the-beat feel rather than rigid precision, so resist the urge to tighten everything up. The song's real challenge is sustaining musical attention over its full length, matching Gilmour's controlled dynamics and knowing when to sit back and when to push into the bends.

  • The recurring lead phrase features a talk-box effect, one of the few prominent examples in Gilmour's catalogue and a key part to learn accurately.
  • At 97 BPM in G minor, the groove is slow and spacious, demanding a relaxed picking hand and careful attention to phrasing and sustain.
  • The rhythm guitar parts span a long arrangement, so practising smaller looped sections with the Practice Toolbar helps build stamina and consistency.

How to Play Pigs

Tuning: E Standard · Key: G minor · Tempo: 97 BPM

Use the section loop to isolate a passage, drop the speed below 100%, and set the metronome to 97 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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