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Pink Floyd - The Fletcher Memorial Home - Guitar Solo Tab

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About The Fletcher Memorial Home

From the deeply orchestrated world of Pink Floyd's 1983 album "The Final Cut", "The Fletcher Memorial Home" places the guitar in a largely supportive, textural role rather than a lead one. The song sits in D minor at 120 BPM in E Standard tuning, and much of the guitar work calls for controlled, clean chord playing that locks tightly with the string arrangements. The challenge here is not technical flash but discipline: keeping your dynamics restrained so the guitar blends into the wider sonic picture without sticking out. There are atmospheric swells and deliberate, measured picking passages that reward a patient, even touch. The measured tempo makes the song accessible to work through carefully, but getting the feel and weight of each chord placement right takes focused listening. Use the Practice Toolbar to loop any passage slowed down while you match the tone and timing of the recording. Progressive Rock guitar often demands this kind of musical patience over speed, and this track is a clear example of that.

  • Playing in E Standard tuning in D minor, the guitar work leans on clean, restrained chord voicings that sit beneath dense orchestral arrangements.
  • At 120 BPM the tempo is steady and approachable, but the real challenge is matching the careful dynamic control the song demands throughout.
  • Rather than soloing, the guitar here focuses on supportive picking and chord passages, making tone control and timing the primary skills to practise.

How to Play The Fletcher Memorial Home

Tuning: E Standard · Key: D 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
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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
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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