Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb Guitar Lesson - Learn The Solo In 30 Minutes With Bobby Harrison

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Here’s the first full lesson in my new “Solo Studies” KZbin series, in which I transcribe and teach classic guitar solos.
I toured for many years with both Brit Floyd and The Australian Pink Floyd Show (TAPFS), so I thought I would start with some classic David Gilmour and teach you how to play the outro solo to the studio version of Comfortably Numb from The Wall album.
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Incidentally, I'm left handed, but I horizontally flip my tuition videos in order to make them easier for most "normal" people to follow.
The guitar and pickups were hand-built by Dave Walsh at Eternal Guitars & Hot Rod Pickups in Chichester, UK.
I am also using a Kemper Profiler, Elixir Strings and Hawk Picks.
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[@ryanguitargodfrey]

I've been in a pink Floyd tribute for about 6 years now and my roll just got promoted to lead. Lol. I'm performing this song in 6 weeks and started learning it last night. You're a lifesaver thank you.

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

That's great. Cheers, Ryan!

[@Cautionary_Tale_Harris]

Well??? How did it go???

[@Colors_Unknown]

We need an update

[@Billo1281]

He failed, they kicked him out. He’s now working at McDonald’s and has never let that night go. He will go on though, just like the rest of us. J/k We do need an update man!

[@cr250r9]

Update: he got fired from McDonald’s and had to sell all of his guitar equipment to pay the bills. His wife left him for the night shift manager

[@simongoodman7972]

I’ve been trying to learn this solo since buying the Steve Tarshis Gilmour tab book in 1986. I could never get near the 2nd solo. I have been watching this vid for a week now and have pretty much nailed it. So clear, so precise, beautiful phrasing and well broken down. I guess being locked in my room with Covid was a help too but thank you Bobby. Amazing!

[@coconuts1483]

Awesome story

[@paponthedrip7033]

saul goodman

[@blacklight4075]

dude, thats awesome.

[@balbord]

Similar story here:)

[@davidharding200]

It just shows you how utterly brilliant Gilmore is doesn’t it? I see you play it there it looks ridiculously simple you’re hardly moving... but ‘wow’. The bends, the timing, the vibrato - just amazing. Gilmour really is amazing.

[@nateburns5933]

Cleanest I've ever seen it played except by Gilmore him self

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much!

[@Theseasider69]

No doubt - well said!

[@soedaryonoslamet3579]

It's very2 good, thanks a lot.

[@scrap_iron_2264]

Yep

[@MrMaKeMeDiNnEr]

Probaby you havent seen Andrey Korolev cover.

[@Rennyblue]

30 seconds in I could tell you dedicated a lifetime of worshipping and studying Gilmour

[@colindugan4441]

Obviously not for you, it's Gilmour

[@Rennyblue]

dbltrplx I am talking about this guy’s articulation and tone they are close to Gilmoir, not complexity of the composition

[@JamesSmith-qy3eu]

Gilmour, not Gilmore.

[@icarus7073]

@dbltrplx I would love to see some of your solos dude! It's the sole I'm after not metronome scales Bob on time efforts which demand physical chops... so I would like to listen to some of your guitar fella if you have a link

[@youtubespectator7279]

Saad Ibrahim check out Brit floyd red rocks.. Watch who the guitarist is..

[@ildikobiro5921]

When this guy played with Brit Floyd he does the best Comfortably Numb Solo Ive ever heard. Theres just a real smoothness to his playing. All the guys that play the Solo with Roger Waters look weak against this guy. How does he not have millions of views?

[@MB-we7sw]

This really is the best tutorial for this solo available. I come back to it every now and then to brush up. Thank you for posting!!

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much.

[@hafstrat]

Best tutorial on the web. Been wrestling around this for years. This and practice will help take my playing of this to the next level. Thank you.

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much!

[@bluesman7119]

great lesson, seen Gilmour live during the Rattle that Lock Tour the man's playing is like honey , the man can take so little but make into pure gold the man is a true alchemist on the guitar ,

[@Po1itica11yNcorrect]

This one is far more accurate than any other Comfortably Numb solo lesson I've seen here on KZbin. Thanks!

[@nielsenaaa]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4PUm4Krnb-mpbs this is even more accurate , and on an accoustic guitar :)

[@andrewpowell3398]

Great lesson Bobby, the most accurate and best explained version I have seen on YT. You are right when you say the high note after the funky chord bit was dropped in. In an interview, Dave Gilmour explained that he recorded a whole bunch of different versions of the solo on different tracks then went through and picked the best bits from each one to make the final solo by switching between the tracks. So, when it came to that high note, he would have whipped down one fader and another one up at that point.

[@jetblast4356]

I have spent all of my free time today with this video. Very well done. Thanks very much!

[@peterblyth5784]

Thanks Bobby - I have waited years for such a lesson so thank you. As my memory is total bollocks I needed to write down the music / tab so I spent a very very long time watching and listening to your lesson bar by bar and succeeded in completing my goal using GuitarPro.Timing is tricky though getting everything right. Now I can play along with the Gilmourish backing track. I added sections from the Pulse version watching Brit Floyd and Aussie Floyd amongst others. I've just also completed Time and Money so great and much appreciated !!

[@hillers54]

Fabulous in depth tutorial Bobby Many thanks 🎸🎸🎸🎶🎶🎶

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

@@hillers54 Thank you very much!

[@joeb9986]

I kept wondering if he was just making it look like he was playing with the actual song going in the background 🤪... Nope! I thought another guy was really good and this is the first time I'm seeing Bobby - WOW! Glad I found him and I'll be back 🎸

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much.

[@rockerace2112]

Learning this solo has always been on my “bucket list” and I am currently tackling it. I have watched several other guitarists instructional videos on this subject...yours feels and sounds the most accurate thus far....thank you very much!

[@freddyferrillo9704]

Agreed!

[@LvLimboAnaHalf]

DUDE! This is the video that I have been searching for for YEARS! Thank you so much for working this all out and for showing it. Mad props.

[@onurpol]

This guy is the best.

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much!

[@grindergurl]

Awesome! Thanks Bobby, great lesson! Cheers from 🇨🇦

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you so much!

[@kennethgnielsen]

Pretty much the most beautiful guitar solo of all time... well done and with a clear teaching tutorial by Bobby Harrison. What puts this tutorial above and beyond is Bobby's 'phrasing' or collecting the 'statements' made by the guitar as this solo goes along. Why this is important is that it differentiates between just playing the music and truly making the guitar 'talk.' By paying attention to that 'feeling' that Bobby also incorporates in this tutorial now we, who simply appreciate this music, can elevate our playing as Bobby has shared here. Thanks for a great tutorial of a great guitar solo Bobby.

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much.

[@wolverine3344]

Super comment. Soooo true, took the words right out of my mouth. I’ve taken stabs before but phrasing’s always seem off.

[@ASQUITHZ9]

If that's the case I don't think you've heard many guitar players!! tepid tepid! a glorified pop song!! Listen to Allan Holdsworth on the live version of "White Lines" recorded in Japan! now that's what you would call a guitar solo bud! Allan was an innovator and genius and a guitarist guitar player to say the least, by people in the know!

[@phalanger1]

Super helpful! Gilmours playing is so much about feel and timing that just having the tab/sheetmusic only gets you halfway there at best. This helps a lot in actually making it sound like Floyd. Thank!

[@richarddavis3239]

This lesson is fantastic. I haven’t played a note of it yet, I’ve just been watching intently. Although there are parts of it that I know will challenge me at my skill level, I think I can do it if I stick with it for a few weeks. Thank you so much.

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much!

[@rogertrujillo7423]

We miss you! Brit Floyd is not the same without you

[@curtmanners1182]

You're better than the album on the radio.

[@paulyoung4781]

The best lesson on KZbin on this song u have learned me this thank u bobby

[@alfonso6365]

Thanks Bobby! The best lesson for this fabulous solo on the internet. I subscribed and will follow everything you show(ed). Well played by the way :)

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

@@alfonso6365 Thank you very much!

[@roryt9751]

Easily one of the best tutorials for Comfortably Numb on KZbin. Very well explained and easy to grasp...especially for dummies like me! Nice one. 👍🏼👌🏼

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much.

[@anthonyangelis1094]

this is the absolute best tutorial lesson for this solo nothing online compares THANK YOU SO MUCH BOBBY YOU ARE THE BEST

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much!

[@ironmike7601]

For sure!

[@alejoromero9]

Hi Boobby. Alejandro from Dominican Republic. Being the number one David's Gilmour fan since I can recall (I'm now 50), I've been trying for years to get closer to this outstanding and unique solo. After reading many music sheets and watching videos around the web I can tell you this is the closest lesson to the real thing. Thanks for that and I will for sure keep and eye on your teaching and career.

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much.

[@Revelation21-4-]

I saw you in Cliff Richards 80th concert at the Cinema. You all put on such an amazing show

[@hayleyskinalchemist]

Shivers down my spine listening to this 🙌🏼

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much!

[@leesmartin]

EASILY the best cover of that iconic solo. Seriously good mate

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much.

[@leesmartin]

@@BobbyHarrisonGuitar Welcome mate. Fellow lefty too ;-)

[@777hendrix]

I love how you capture the tricky melodic details. Thanks for the lesson!

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much.

[@larrygoodman453]

Phenomenal breakdown - thanks so much Bobby!

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much, Larry!

[@paulgallant3675]

Thank you I liked video saw Pink Floyd 1994 and I am going to learn this song and Oasis got me started thank you

[@DavidYarber]

One of the greatest shows I've ever seen. Bobby is unbelievable in Brit Floyd!

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much.

[@TheJmebe]

one thing to be able to play this in the same way/feeling as DG, but to then be able to explain it too.... nicely done sir

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much.

[@scottkeeter1880]

You,re the best Bobby! You've got it. I've checked them all.

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you so much!

[@lesliecumberland834]

Just learning triads I loved this lesson Bobby I hope I can find this lesson again so I can step by step learn to play it, IF you can tell me how to save the lesson so I can find it again easily I would appreciate it OR anyone leaving comments can you help with my request to save this lesson thank you MORE I want more of this stuff

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much. KZbin allows you to save the lesson to a ‘Watch Later’ playlist. Either that or you can bookmark it in your browser.

[@tammytellier1211]

Go Bobby love u seen u with Brit Floyd. My daddy is 83 learned how to play guitar by ear. I would love to learn to play. Your an guitar player. God bless you.

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much, Tammy.

[@capzisediam5845]

Wow ... you really got the right feeling and the skill to bring it on the strings !!! Respect !!!

[@gatt2b]

Absolutely the best tutorial video on comfortably numb, and I wish I had the ear to hear it and play it. I noticed he said several times that's what I'm hearing I find that's real talent and a very well trained ear

[@JamesDean425]

Bobby, thank you! This is exactly what I've been looking for. I love the way you get right to it and go through the parts without getting bogged down. I find that in some lessons it's easy to lose momentum and hard to keep the entire composition in your head. Especially for a long complex solo like this one. Appreciate you taking the time to teach us mere mortals! Sorry but have to say you're an amazing player and would be superhuman if you incorporated all 4 fingers :)

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you so much for the kind words. The intervallic nature of the pentatonic scale and blues licks in general lend themselves to using 3 fingers. It's often pointless to use your pinky just for the sake of it. However, if you check out some of my other videos, you'll see that I certainly do use all 4 fingers (and sometimes my thumb) on the fretboard, as I'm a big fan of 3 note per string legato lines.

[@neenjaaa]

By 7 minutes in I am appreciating the speed and which you went through this. Many people take so long to explain something, or slow it down so slow, I can’t even remember what I’m supposed to be doing. Your pace is perfect. Thanks 🙏

[@fredhupers4781]

Fantastic presentation with basic ideas to do your own thing like an acoustic version with 2 guitars

[@michaelrollins5299]

Of all the things that stumped me it was the ending bit when it was fading out. Thank you sir for helping me figure it out!!!!

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much!

[@michaelrollins5299]

Bobby Harrison I tagged your channel on my latest video. Thanks again

[@NIVO95]

"Hi, Bobby here". That intro was 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@cyndisue8877]

Bobby you are a awesome person on the guitar. You were great in the Brit Floyd band! Keep up the good work.😍

[@Justincasedee]

Cindy Farrar were? :( I’m going to Brit Floyd’s in Toronto on April 5

[@geo.cgeier3435]

Wowzer! Great job !

[@anthonyangelis1094]

Bobby Harrison is awesome!❤❤👍👍🎸🎸⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@arnaudc7836]

Fantastic lesson, it helps me to improve my level.

[@donlockhart252]

That was brilliant Bobby, I really enjoy your tutorials...thankyou for posting...cheers from Canada

[@inyourbusiness73]

The best version I've seen so far.

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much!

[@ecgr7619]

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[@jalcalahr]

This is the best cover I've ever heard. Good job dude

[@tomsenick2033p]

Best version I've seen on KZbin.

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much!

[@splitwesti]

Well in Bobby. Cheap Floyd appreciates checking in with blokes like you to zoom in on the intricacies of Lord Gilmour's playing. Cheap Floyd can't read a sheet of music to save his life so watching videos like this and using his ears is how he goes about chasing Gilmour's tone. Cheers. New sub

[@jeanmarcdelavenne3810]

a little French guy who starts the guitar and who discovers you.Sincerely as already said I really find that you are the one who has the game closest to Gimour and your explanations are excellent. A big thank you and I hope there will be plenty of other tutorials including FP.

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you ver much, Marc. I'm glad you've enjoyed the videos.

[@scotthamilton1054]

Bobby,, this is amazing. Thank you for such a clear description. I'm in such admiration of your playing.. Gilmour is a special voice. He learned playing mainly through his own singing and i think this is a huge key.. Its been frustrating for me. I know the guitar neck through and through and a lot of theory and i can jam for hours soloing with intermingling chord progressions against my own backing tracks but as soon as I try to tackle a pre existing solo my mind becomes disabled. My brain simply isn't hardwired to carry a melody in my head that i can hum for hours (such as this solo) and translate it to my fingers. Also i find it easier to solo while following the logic of a chord progression. I can hammer out the chords of this song here in ten different positions on the neck with my own soloing bits BUT for the life of me can't carry the way he does it like you can. I think this has to do with genetics,, the same way some people can pick up a foreign language easier than others. the link between mind and tounge ect ect. Do you think it would make sense to teach the solo in how it works within the context of the chord progression? This weekend I'm going to put hours in on this! I'm really not into learning popular songs by others but this one here is such a part of me since being a teenager that I just need to nail it. This solo has been stuck in my head since 78 when my life changed when i first listened to this entire album in front of my speakers in a beanbag chair. thanks again.

[@buzzcat1960]

Just amazing! such generosity and skill. Thank you, thank you thank you!!

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much.

[@thierrygoli4271]

Seen you 2 or 3 times in zénith Montpellier. Amazing!! Thanks for this brilliant lesson.

[@BondsCreekKnives]

Bobby SHREDS! Thank you for the tutorial!

[@bluedot6933]

such a simple solo but sounds so good.

[@SteveCardiff]

Simple??? I can't even get the first bar down :D

[@LoganBee-lx3kw]

Fantastic tutorial! Thanks a bunch!

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@renemaradiaga7679]

I finally learned the solo I've tried so many ways including others with tabs on youtube. you are good and I appreciate your tutorial. Thank you so much from NYC in the middle of a pandemic. 2020

[@trueman1326]

Excellent Teacher.

[@johndeacon1500]

Wow, what a sensational performance of that beautiful solo, I would love to see your original Left handed video

[@fatnano]

Shivers down my spine wow

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much!

[@robrichmond6171]

Bobby, the pompeii 2 solo to comfortably numb would be awsome also.

[@jasonbrowne007]

if you just pick up half of what hes teaching and improvise inbetween you can rock this on stage ....thanks for this great lesson bobby

[@BrentBerman]

Nothing I can add that hasn't been said yet. A great tutorial. Thanks for the attention to detail of this nuanced solo. 👍

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much.

[@dens9116]

Wow. The best lesson. Thank man

[@Shoeescraper]

Amazing Bobby. I saw you many times with Brit Floyd and Aussie Floyd. You always nailed Gilmour’s tone and feel. Thanks for breaking down the solo for us to learn.

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

You're welcome. Thank you for all of your comments. This is one of my favourite solos of all time. I never got to play this solo with either of those Floyd tribute acts (I always played the first solo), so I thought I'd give it a go and make a tutorial out of it.

[@freddyferrillo9704]

@@BobbyHarrisonGuitar : But Mr. Harrison, you're all the band needed!! Why two guitarists in a Pink Floyd tribute act? Gilmour was the only guitar player in Floyd...... am I wrong about that? You kind of look like David Gilmour too aeh!

[@AndyCooper761]

@@freddyferrillo9704 A Floyd tribute needs at least two guitarists to play live because the songs have multi-tracked guitar parts, which fans would expect to hear. I know what you mean though, these guys who play Floyd at this level are amazingly good!

[@Star-lj9ij]

Thank you so much finally I see someone learn completely in details and skills helps me a lot

[@youtubespectator7279]

I signed up today to learn the Lessons on AbsoluteBluesGuitar.com.. Awesome.

[@bobbyjamain2147]

Thanks Bobby I watch alot of tutorial on line of this solo but yours caught my eye easy to understand couple places got stuck but can say I learnt it to a tee good teacher

[@TheZOLAIVE]

Thanks for this tuto ! I'm trying to achieve David Gilmour's tone on this solo. Few people has nailed his tone but I find yours to be great, specially the modulation part of the tone. What Chorus (flanger ?) are you using witg what type of settings ? What are your overdrive part (Big Muff ?) Do you boost the overdrive ? Cheers And Congatulations for the tones and playing... and lesson.

[@brett327]

I really liked the "no lasers" disclaimer. :)

[@RonaldPace]

Fantastic Bobby. Been a fan of yours for years and now a student. Thank you.

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much, Ronald! Have a great weekend.

[@andytekno]

Most epic solo ever.

[@typhoidmary4607]

This was probably the best KZbin lesson I have ever found. It's really easy to follow, and you don't go way too fast to keep up with like some people do.I swear some people just don't care if you can see it and want to show off. But yeah, ever since I got my first axe, my dad has been badgering me to learn this, and thanks to you, it took me about 2 days without the breaks between. Nice 1 Bobby. Subbed, and I will definitely be back and recommending you to my friends who play too. 👍🤘

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much for the kind words. Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@kb4335]

Hi Bobby. Great lesson thank you. Can you give us a guide to how you get the Gilmour tone. I have a Blues Junior and some peddles i.e Big Muff, Delay and compression pedals but cant nail the tone. Cheers

[@robertodagamapaes1657]

Hi dear Bobby! Thank you for this lesson! Just great!

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much.

[@AnderzP]

Thank you, very well instructed ! The balance between adding new parts and repeating was spot on.

[@davehc1966]

One of the best,, and simple to follow tutorials I have seen on youtube! Thank you Bobby!

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much.

[@zacknicley8150]

This tutorial is excellent. Thank you!

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much.

[@dozerandgabby]

Thanks!

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

@@dozerandgabby Wow! Thank you very much. Much appreciated!

[@mccjoe01]

Very nice thank you Bobby

[@datraucous3351]

Awesome playing thank you for sharing!!!

[@mark48639]

A great tutorial !! Thanks

[@williamkacensky4796]

Excellent rendition Bobby. I hope someday I can learn this solo when I have time to play again.

[@dimitrispapadopoulos9245]

I want to thank u from my bottom of.my heart for this great lesson. So smooth, so clean so great!!! U r maybe the best teacher in utube and the most clean play!! Incredible job!!! Thank u again!!! U r great!!!

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Wow, thank you!

[@frankymarino6420]

It s a beautiful solo by a very good guitarist thank you ,and by a good teacher.

[@reinaldogarcia5953]

Hi there, awesome lesson! What specific Ethernal Guitars pickup models you use? Neck, etc.? Thanks!!

[@rob.9891]

Your Guitar is a Power 😍

[@williamphillips1852]

Thank you Bobby really appreciate your work on this!

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much!

[@rvbend2220]

Excellent step by step tutorial Bobby! Lots of precision AND lots of humour!! Merci ;-)

[@BobbyHarrisonGuitar]

Thank you very much.

[@bulcplus]

Thank you very much sir. I managed to learn it... in 30 days, not in 30 minutes ;) and it was well worth it. I really enjoyed your way of teaching, just as I really enjoyed when you came to Madrid in 2014. It was a wonderful concert. I will continue learning with you.

[@wiggilloyd3867]

Probably the best comfortably numb lesson on youtube. Thank you.

[@mountnbkr1]

Bobby is an amazing player and awesome teacher. Thank you.