Wish You Were Here tab by Pink Floyd
Guitar Tab
Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd Sorry for the "rag-tag" look of this. I got part of it from Alt.guitar, and did the rest myself. Oh well, here it is.... intro(rhythm guitar) ----------------------3----------------3-- X 2 ----------------------3----------------3-- ----------------------0-----0----------0-- ------------0---2-----2--------2--0----0-- -------0>2-----------------------------X-- ----3----------------------------------3--
-----------------3------------------3-- X 2 then repeat the whole thing
-----------------3------------------3-- with the lead part below
-----------------0------------------0--
----------0---2--2----2---0---------0--
-----0>2---------------------2---0--X--
--3---------------------------------3--
-----3--------- This is only for the last part of the intro before the verse
-----3---------
-----0---------
-----0---------
-----2---------
--3--3---------
Symbols:
| quarter note |. dotted quarter note
__ __
| eight note |. dotted eighth note
== ==
| sixteenth note |. dotted sixteenth note
} quarter rest H hammer-on
`/ eighth rest P pull-off
"/ sixteenth rest > accented strum/pick
B bend R reverse bend
UB unison bend S slide (slide upto note = \)
^ downstroke v upstroke
* staccato ~ vibrato
{ quarter note pause } eight note pause
x muted note
Moderateley slow
Emi 3 G
=== === ===== ===
} |S| | | | | |S| | |. -S| | | {
E ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B ||----------3----5---3--------------|----------------------------------|
G ||-----2-4---------4---------4-2-0--|----------------------------------|
D ||----------------------------------|---0-------0-0--------------------|
A ||----------------------------------|-------\-2------------------------|
E ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Emi G
_ ____ _ ______===
} |S| -S| |S| -S|P| |S| -S|P| 0 -
E ||---3-5-\-3------------------------|-3--------------------------------|
B ||---3-5-\-3--3-5--\-3----3-5--\-3--|-0--------------------------------|
G ||------------2-4--\-2-0--2-4--\-2-0|-0--------------------------------|
D ||----------------------------------|-0--------------------------------|
A ||----------------------------------|-2--------------------------------|
E ||----------------------------------|-3--------------------------------|
Emi A
=== ===__ === === ___=== __
} |S| | | |~~ } R|P| | | } | B | | | B| |.
E ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B ||---------3----5---(7)5-3----------|---------3-5----------------------|
G ||----2-4----4--------------4-------|--2--4(6)----4(6)---2-------------|
D ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Emi G
=== ==x__ ___ __ ===__ ===
} |S| | | |~~~| B| |P| | |. B|R| 0
E ||----------------------------------|----------------------3-----------|
B ||---------3----5----5(7)-5-3--5----|----------------------0-----------|
G ||----2-4---------------------------|--2---4(6)2------0----0-----------|
D ||----------------------------------|----------------------0-----------|
A ||----------------------------------|----------------------2-----------|
E ||----------------------------------|----------------------3-----------|
C D
So, so ya think you ...
Am G D
heaven from hell, blue skies ....
C Am G
from a cold steel rail? A smile from a ....
C D Am
did they get you to trade, your ...
G D C
hot air for a cool breeze, ....
Am G
a walk on part in the war, ....
(guitar solo played over intro) (added by Andreas Sjolund)
(Actually, this part is sung over the guitar solo)
--------10-10-------10-10---12-10-10----------------------------
---10/12-------10/12-----------------12-------------------------
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---------10-10-10-12-10-----------------------------------------
---10/12--------------------12p10p8-----------------------------
-----------------------------------7-7---9-7--------------------
---------------------------------------9------------------------
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----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------10-10-10-----------12---------------------------
-----8-10-10/12---------10--12/14----14p12p10-------------------
---9------------------------------------------------------------
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G
---------10---------------------------12------------------------
---10/12----12p10p8-10-12-12-8--12/14-----14p12p10--8-----------
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C D
How I wish, how I wish ....
Am G D
Were just two lost soles ....,
C Am
Running over the same old ground, but ....
G
wish you ....
(guitar solo, played over intro fig.)
(This second guitar solo is almost identical to the first, with very
slight variations on the same basic:
--------10
--10/12
and
--------12
--12/14--
themes!)
transcribed by: lead intro: Jouni Lindqvist
all else: James B
except Solo and Intro help: Andreas Sjolund
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
tabbed by Jeremy Joseph
(jeremyj@freenet.fsu.edu)
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All song using acoustic guitars
Intro:
G
e:----------------|--3---3-3-3--|-------------|--3---3-3-3----|
B:----------------|--3---3-3-3--|-------------|--3---3-3-3----|
G:----------------|--0---0-0-0--|-----0-------|--0---0-0-0----|
D:----------0--2--|--2---2-2-2--|--2-----2--0-|--0---0-0-0----|
A:-----0/2--------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
E:--3-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
G
e:----------------|--3---3-3-3--|--------------|--3--3-3-3--------|
B:----------------|--3---3-3-3--|--------------|--3--3-3-3--------|
G:----------------|--0---0-0-0--|--------------|--0--0-0-0--------|
D:----------0--2--|--2---2-2-2--|--2--0--------|--0--0-0-0--------|
A:-----0/2--------|-------------|--------2--0--|------------------|
E:--3-------------|-------------|--------------|------------------|
G
e:---------------3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--|
B:---------------3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--|
G:---------------0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--|
D:-------0-------0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--|
A:--0/2----------2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--|
E:----------3----3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--|
This part is done with two guitars. One plays the first intro
line and the lead part tabbed below comes in after the first bar.
This is done consecutively four times.
Lead 1:
e:-------------------------------------------|
B:--------3---5-----3------------------------|
G:---2/4---------4------4/2/0----------------|
D:-----------------------------0-------0--0--|
A:--------------------------------1/2--------|
E:-------------------------------------------|
Lead 2:
e:---3/5--3--------------------------|
B:---3/5--3--3/5--3-----3/5--5\3--0--|
G:-----------2/4--2--0--2/4--4\2--0--|
D:-----------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------|
Lead 3:
e:----------------------------------------------------|
B:--------3-----5--5b(7)-----3----------3--5----------|
G:---2/4-----4------------4-----2--4/6--------4/6--2--|
D:----------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------|
Lead 4:
e:-----------------------------------------------|
B:-------3-----5--5b(7)--3-----3----------3------|
G:--2/4-----4---------------4-----2--2/4------0--|
D:-----------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------|
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My margins are screwed up as always but oh well. If you need any help
or clarification just let me know.
Jeremy
PINK FLOYD
WISH YOU WERE HERE
INTRO:
Let ring throughout
Pick strings close to the bottom of the guitar to get that echo sound
-------------------------3---3--3------3--3-----------------3--3---3----3--
-------------------------3---3--3------3--3--------------3--3--3---3----3--
---------------------0---0---0--0------------0-----------0--0--0---0-------
-------------0---2-------------------------------2---0---------------------
--------0H2----------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------3---3---3--3---3--------------------3--3---3--3---
---------------------3---3---3--3---3-----------------3--3--3---3--3---
---------------------0---0---0--0---0------0----------0--0--0---0------
-------------0---2---------------------2-------2---0-------------------
-------0H2-------------------------------------------------------------
-----3-----------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------3--3--3---3--3--3--3-----------------3--3--3---3--3--
---------------------3--3--3---3--3--3--3-----------------3--3--3---3--3--
---------------------0--0--0---0--0--0--0-----------------0--0--0---0-----
-------------0---2-------------------------2---0--------------------------
--------0H2----------------------------------------2---0------------------
-----3--------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------3--3--3---3--3--3--3--------------------------------------
---------------------3--3--3---3--3--3--3--------------------------------------
---------------------0--0--0---0--0--0--0--------------------------------------
-------------0---2-------------------------2---0-------------------------------
--------0H2-----------------------------------------2---0----------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------2/4---4/2-------------------------------
---------5---5---3---------------------2/4---4/2---3/5---5/3---3/5---5/3-----4-
----2/4--------4-----4P2P0-------------------------2/4---4/2-0-2/4---4/2--0--5-
-------------------------------0-0---------------------------------------------
-----------------------------2-------------------------------------------------
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---------3---5~~---5BFP3------3-------------3---5------------------------------
----2/4----4---------------4-----2~~---4BH---------4BF--2~~~-------------------
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---------3---5~~---5BH-5BFP3----5----------------------------------------------
----2/4----4------------------4---2~~------4BF-----2~~-------------------------
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Here's the rhythm..
G.. D.. Am.. Etc...
--3---3-3----3----3-3-3--3---3-3----3----3-3-3--0---0-0----0----0-0-0--
--0---0-0----0----0-0-0--2---2-2----2----2-2-2--1---1-1----1----1-1-1--
--0---0-0----0----0-0-0--3---3-3----3----3-3-3--2---2-2----2----2-2-2--
--0---0-0----0----0-0-0--0---0-0----0----0-0-0--2---2-2----2----2-2-2--
--2---2-2-2--2----2-2-2--0---0-0-0--0----0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0----0-0-0--
--3---3-3-3--3----3-3-3--0---0-0-0--0----0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0----0-0-0--
TAB EXPLANATION:
H = Hammer
/ = Slide
P = Pull off
~ = Vibrato
BH = Half Bend, Bend the string up 1/2 fret
BF = Full Bend, Bend the string up full fret
If anybody agreed with my opinions, it would not be my superiors.
Pink Floyd
Wish You Were Here
C/G D/F#
So.. so you think ...
Am
Heaven ...
G
Blue skies ...
D
Can you tell a ...
C/G
From a cold ...
Am/E
A smile from ...
G
Do you think ....
C/G
Did they ...
D/F#
Your heros ...
Am
Hot ashes ...
G
Hot air for a ...
D
Cold comfort ...
C/G
Did you ex....
Am
A walk on ...
G
For a lead role ...
C/G D/F#
How I wish, how I wish ...
Am G
We're just two lost souls ...
Year after ...
D/F#
Running over the ...
C/G
What have ...
Am
The same ....
G
Wish you ....
C/G D/F# Am Am/E G
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