Wish You Were Here
By: Pink Floyd


Legend:
H(#) = hammer on

Po= Pull Off

* = Let ring

B = Bend

pB = PreBend = Bend string before picking	

/ = Slide to

D = Down

U = Up

---- are not indication of timing, just  order

This is played with two guitars maybe even three.
But, can be played just as well with one.

First Guitar, Played close to the bridge.
Repeated 3 or 4 times before the solo.
                                          D D U D
E|-------------------------|--------------0-0-0-0----------|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------1-1-1-1----------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------------------|--------------2-2---2--2-0-----|--------------------------------|
D|----------0-2*-2-0-------|----------0-2-2-2---2------2-0*|---------0-2-Enter second guitar|
A|---0-H(2)----------2-0*--|---0-H(2)-----0-0---2----------|--0-H(2)------------------------|
E|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------------|3-------------------------------|
If playing with two or more guitars, this can be repeated througout the solo.
The hard part is timing it so all guitars meet at G (low E 3rd fret) at the end of the solo.

Solo (second guitar)
E|------------------------------|-3/5-3--------------------|Let ring 2 counts
B|-----3-5-3--------------------|-3/5-3--3/5-3---3/5-3Po-0-|Then stop strings
G|-2/4-------4-H(3)Po-----------|--------2/4-2-0-2/4-2Po-0-|with fret hand
D|--------------------0-----0-0-|--------------------------|
A|----------------------1/2-----|--------------------------|
E|------------------------------|--------------------------|

This half is played a little faster than the first                           D  D U U D
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------3*-3-3-3-0-|
B|-----3---5*-5B+Po(3)--3---------3-5------------3---5*-pB5-3---3------------0*-0-0-0-1-|
G|-2/4---4------------4---2*--4/6-----4/6-2*-2/4---4----------4----2*---0----0*-0-0-0-0-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------0*-0-0-0-2-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------2*-2-2-2-3-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------3*-3-3-2---|
                                                                                     SO...
Chord progression: G C D Am 

Strum pattern: Down short pause Down Up Up Down short pause Down Up Up Change


C                         D
So, So you think you can tell

            Am                   G
Heaven from Hell blue skies from pain

                     C
Can you tell a green field

                  D
From a cold steel rail

               Am
A smile from a vail

                    G
Do ya' think you can tell

                   C
Did they get you to trade

              D
Your heros for ghosts

             Am
Hot ashes for trees

             G
Hot air for a cool breeze

                C
Cold comfort for change

          D
Did you exchange 

                     Am
A walk on part in the war

                    G
For a lead role in a cage

(ride basicly the same as first guitar intro)

C
How I wish 

                    D
How I wish you were here

           Am
We're just two lost souls 

                      G 
Swimmin' in a fish bowl

                
Year after year

C                             D
Runnin' over the same ol' ground 


But have we found 

             Am
The same old fears

              G
Wish you were here

(outro)

It's not exact but it's close enough to sound good.
Just have fun with it.


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