intro solo | how to play "Wish You Were Here" on guitar by Pink Floyd | guitar lesson tutorial

[@Terrysoddy]

I don’t understand why anybody would dislike this video, or any of his video,s.This is top notch guitar instruction for free.

[@JonDunnmusician]

Russian trolls! Lol

[@SleepyWizard404]

because a quarter of the video is just a yap session

[@extraprihodek6002]

Because the person tooooo much speaking !!!

[@jamesm28]

It takes him too long to get to the playing, and it would be appreciated if he played it all the way through first

[@Dolphin-l8e]

Top notch lesson and I'm grateful!.........Thank You!.

[@coopstraub2]

I'm an intermediate guitar player and I've learned this song before but not with the detail that you put in your videos. I recently subscribed because i like the songs you play and how you teach them. To the point, no time messing around, and it is challenging for me. Thanks for putting the time in to make these videos!

[@redwhiteblue9866]

I agree, Choice of Tunes caught my attention as well. Also he doesn't make a 20-minute video when it can be done in 10:37

[@Elguapo93]

It’s an impressive song to play, it catches people off guard when you pick a guitar up and play it. It’s got so much depth to it.

[@kirkschoeb5320]

@@Elguapo93 Hey guys, Andy puts a whole lot of time and effort into composing these videos for us and the details down to every note are always spot on. If its possible and we know that times are tough for us all financially speaking it would be a good thing to go to his website and support him if you are in the position to do so. ITS ONLY BY OUR SUPPORT OF HIM THAT IT MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR HIMTO TEACH US THESE GREAT SONGS. Let us all try to have his back if we can afford it. God bless all of you my brothers and sisters who learn from these videos and God bless Andy for his devotion to putting these videos together for us.

[@saschakiy1621]

This is by far the best tutorial I watched for the Gilmore opening part. Great!

[@sergio00251]

Great playing, thank you very much. Nothing much in fingers, no showing off, smooth voice and a big talent inspiring me to torture my guitar. Stumbled upon your website a month ago and was so glad. I've learned "Nothing else matters'' using your tutorial and my wife looks at me with an interest, like 40 years ago. God bless your soul Sir, thank you. To be able to see your lesson about Pink Floyd's "have a sigar''

[@TMS5100]

this channel doesn't have nearly the number of subscribers it deserves.

[@theguythathateseverything244]

He has over 90,000 subs thats heaps

[@antonitabliashvili6513]

He has 266,666 subscriberd

[@GCAT-zv9in]

ok sign me up

[@GCAT-zv9in]

it was that bending he did when swapping...suddenly it starts sounding authentic!

[@vancy5859]

@@israelgalaviz7743 HAHAHA

[@fakeaccount663]

i really appreciate your particular tutorial for this song because of the attention to detail and tips on how to get the right feel of the track, it really made a huge difference towards getting it to sound right and as a complete beginner improved my playing a lot specially for the intro part.

[@allocke9446]

I know that you had made this video eight years ago. I have never been able (or have seen anyone able) to make that bend on the third string. I've always used my middle finger and come close, but there was something "unnatural" about it. You've answered my forty year question. Also, the bend on the second string is easier now. Thank you.

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

You're very welcome! Cheers, Andy.

[@JimmyV007]

Yes!! The number of subscribers , or hits , should be through the roof. The strumming pattern, the tab, the chord window as he’s playing is all their. Absolutely the best of all worlds, when trying to learn a song, even the timing when he sings the vocals , ( which is a struggle for me) , is all their.. please keep using this format Dave. Much appreciated.

[@a1scooter1]

I learned this a long time ago and forgot some of it. I clicked on your video to see what I had forgot. This had to be one best, most straight forward tutorials I’ve seen. Thanks

[@Powertuber1000]

Yours is the ONLY lesson on KZbin that shows how play this correctly, the way Gilmour does it... Now I know it is a pull off on that B string bend (5th fret) I couldn't get it to sound the way Gilmour does it from the other lessons. Thanks.

[@jatin7361]

Another masterpiece! First by Gilmour and then by our master-class teacher, Mr. S.U.a.P.

[@johntrep4504]

I play this song all the time. I like to use Elixer custom light strings. The 3 lower strings (EAD) are their light string gauges and the upper 3 (GBE) are their extra light. It makes bending those strings (GBE) easier.

[@wubzofspooony]

I’ve learned a couple of other ways to play this solo, and your method is definitely the best sounding! I appreciate how in-depth your tutorials are, and how much knowledge you have! Thank you 😊

[@DARKSIDEART2022]

Hands down the best teacher I've found on youtube. Even a dummy like myself can understand every bit of this tutorial. Fantastic!

[@markrup6369]

This is fantastic. I learned the solo really well on electric guitar first to get the feel of the bends, then transitioned to acoustic and kept putting on lighter strings until i could hit the same notes with the bends.

[@rebeccafory2352]

Probably the best tutorial for this song on you tube. So well played and really accurate with thanks

[@kevinreilly3369]

Best guitar tutorial on KZbin I’ve experienced! So well thought out and apt for my level…..thanks

[@BillyTaylorOriginals]

I've loved this song for many years but never once tried to play the opening I found this lesson and wanted to, Thanks a bunch.

[@Cerebralcinema]

1:00 - 1:15 I also read in an interview that he used all three fingers to bend the string where a lot of people use only two or one.

[@adams3853]

Thank you. Best tutorial for this solo I have seen on youtube.

[@TKD187]

Thank you, I've always known how to play the rhythm part and I'm just learning the solo part 20y later 🤷🏻‍♂️. The thing I love the most about this lesson is I can take this bluesy rift and change some things about it to make it my own once I'm done learning this song. I switch back and forth from metal to acoustic style songs but dimebag Darrell is one of my favorite guitarist and he has this unique playing style because he incorporates blues with metal and it's just the most awesome sounding stuff. Anyways thanks again.👍

[@nuklball]

Great tutorials always. The little things (like that chromatic thing at 2:39) make your lessons that much better Thanks for the effort making these videos.

[@ingvaldkarlsson5270]

Thank you for the lesson, much appreciated. I am sure mr Gilmore had some tricks up his sleeve, but when playing the solo, try to bend the strings using your wrist as support. To me, that feels like a good way to play the tune. Have a nice one, y’all!

[@mlough21]

Great lesson, Obviously the people who gave the thumbs down are failed guitar players who didn’t have the patience or the interest to learn something special.

[@ŁeChíí-Diné]

Great in depth detailed tutorial of a classic classic song! Even down to showing different gauges to enhance the sound. Thank you for time and effort!!👍🤘🎸😀

[@JosephWilliams-g5c]

Really like your teaching style man! Thank you!

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

You're very welcome. Cheers, Andy.

[@brendang4239]

Such a good instructional video. I’ve only been playing for a short time but I’ve always wanted to know how to play this. Your lesson made it pretty easy to learn.

[@matthewtaylorjr.4802]

Dude your amazing!!

[@diadora9292]

As good or better than any studio guitarist. Knowledge is unmatched👍

[@miandroid9934]

Super video of a super song. Its apparent simplicity is extremely humbling for a beginner. Need to learn so much and am sure this will inspire me to get regular with my practice. Thanks for posting this! Wonder how I missed seeing it earlier.

[@johnsheridan8241]

Thank you. Your way of teaching is great, really easy to follow. Best wishes from Dublin 🙏🤍

[@gillscreekman]

Thank you very much for all your time and effort with all your tutorials. You do excellent work in explaining everything.

[@0_0-f6r]

So simple yet David makes it sound more complicated then rocket science . Thanks for the video !

[@KnightRadar]

pause at 6:03 I just noticed that 2 note chord D5 and G4 is the same as G-open B-open. You can do a pull-off of the chord before it and then play G&B strings open. A little easier to get at.

[@randsp3c709]

That's how a friend showed me how to play that part ,I was wondering thanks

[@HotPinkHotRod]

As someone with PSA (psoriatic arthritis) that has targeted my “fret knuckles” the hardest this is very helpful! Thank you so much for pointing that out. ❤

[@IanDavid-g1q]

Absolutely fantastic tutorial for "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd 👍 100% shows the pull off's correctly and perfomed/played with brilliant explanation right thru to the end 😊 thanks ever so much for that, now I can actually play the solo for myself from studying this video. I've also subscribed to your channel, keep doing what you're doing, your amazing in your tutorials 👏 😊💯🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@delcapslock100]

There is a "It might get Loud" video on youtube where Jimmy Page talks about using a banjo string for the high e and then replacing the b string with the regular high e, g with b, etc., to make them easier to bend.

[@guitarroof]

Świetna lekcja . Do tej pory grałem ze słuchu i grałem to z błędnie ,teraz postanawiam poprawę . Dzięki tobie :)

[@grahamman80]

Thanks for taking the time to show it the right way (as usual). A lot of other tutorials don't show the pull-offs correctly or not at all and it just doesn't sound right.

[@lawrencet.mcguilicutty7447]

Learned this solo a few years back, still, your lesson helped.

[@966Mako]

I saw a snippet of a woman playing this intro, that’s why I went looking. But she didn’t play it anything like this & it still sounded right. Hers seemed more simple to play for beginners.

[@IvanPetiteville]

Great lesson .... I am always impressed by your feeling when you play. A great guitarist !! I had learned that piece years ago from a tab but it never sounded close to the record. Observing with close attention the way you move your fingers on the strings and all the little effects you add , has greatly improved my performance. It is certainly not a matter of accurate tab or good gear. It is just talent !!!

[@kennyjones2508]

Your video is great your teaching is great one of the best videos I’ve ever seen thanks

[@Fiveminded]

04:20 Just marking the slidy bit. Great tutorial by the way.

[@christiangiraldo3025]

Well done! Thanks for increasing my knowledge and ability.

[@voyagersa22]

Thank you sir 🙏🏻

[@michaelkrailo5725]

All these years, I've been doing this with 12's and just suffering through it. It's a wonder full guitar part for sure. I can't remember where I first learned this, but it looks like I was doing it right. Wait, I think I got it from The Wall tablature book.

[@reso1349]

Great job on all three lessons pertaining to this great song.

[@stevewilson5402]

I might need lighter strings like you said, full push up bend is very hard and doesn't quite hit that note. A lighter gage perhaps. Other than that with a little practice i could easily master this. Thanks to this easy to understand tutorial. I feel like the g 'n' R patience solo is just a variation of this.

[@raulhonoratodeamorimneto8990]

Impressive Lesson Vídeo! You teach this Classic Song Intro so well 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@delcapslock100]

Always thought he must be using some very light strings to pull off those bends...thanks for confirming it.

[@inbloom4083]

Thank you so much!!🙏🙏 Finally i can play the intro solo on my own, love this channel so much and definetely im subscribing this channel for more lesson, thank you and bless your life👊👊

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

Thank you! If you're getting something from my videos, please consider supporting what I do. www.shutupandplay.ca/donate.html Cheers, Andy

[@inbloom4083]

@@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials Ok man i will, give me some time to save some money first then i will donate it to you🙏

[@KissingMaiden]

Fantastic work as always and couldn't agree more with you on Gilmour

[@luka5714]

Best solo ever.

[@twofingerspirits1479]

Fantastic, video and lesson! Thank you so much!

[@calebpratt78]

Not impossible I’ve been playing on regular strings and bending perfectly 🤘🏽

[@nlaughton]

You: If you're gonna try to do this intro solo on a regular acoustic guitar, light gauge, extra light, whatever, you're gonna have one heck of a time bending that g-string. Me: I bet I can bend that whole step My g-string: No (breaks) Also my g-string: Still no (breaks again 5 minutes later) Me: I was mistaken So now I've ordered 6 sets of 0.017 plain steel g-strings, and a full set of Earthwood Rock and Blues, which come with exactly that. Thanks for the tutorial. Great as always!

[@hotwired]

I find regular set of 11's is doable. Great job.

[@AmitBiswas-ib1mn]

Kindly make a lesson for "Coming back to life" Pink Floyd... 🙏🙏

[@Axesmed]

Thank you. I have no idea what those online tabs were trying to tell me

[@waltfisher6458]

By the way - I have tried to learn this into for a long time. Novice guitar player here. I have seen SO MANY lessons on the wrong way to play this - you are so incredibly close it is crazy. Like you said, not like the live versions - but SO close to the recording.

[@gariG2]

Thanks a lot, great lesson. 🇬🇧👍

[@loveguitars]

Superb as always!! Thank you!!

[@אריאלכאלו]

best guitar lessons on youtube

[@KenBeaconHill]

Wow thank you for the awesome tutorial

[@maddenfailz2539]

Hey so the part when you go from g4 to g2 at 3:08 I am having trouble with that chord, everytime I place my second finger after strumming the sound just dies and doesn't continue on. I am just learning so I would appreciate any tips:)

[@kevinbare2939]

Are both g4 and g2 pressed? Then after G the string is picked do you pull down on 4 then p pull down on 2?

[@hibernianmelody6761]

Thanks that was cool as the under side of the pillow 👍

[@1tonyboat]

Just found you lessons and I love the way you take your time to show how to play..so simple ...I like being able to pause and follow your method ,,I`m getting there .THANKS

[@peacelove9385]

I hope you will play some more Floyd thank you for sharing ✌️️

[@D.W.T1964]

The thing I love about gilmore is the way he phrases

[@caleab27]

Thank you so much! I've always wanted to learn this intro, and you made it so easy. I'm a slack-ass, lazy guitarist who rarely takes guitar seriously, but this was great! Much appreciated.

[@Henri-k2t]

Your guitar has a very good sound .

[@davidcollins9335]

I use electric strings on my acoustic, sounds good ✌️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@KristoferProphet]

Gonna just throw this out here.. Would love to see you try and tackle Lindsey Buckinghams live version of "Big Love." I'm sure many have requested this before, and I believe that you could absolutely do it, but it would probably be very difficult to teach, and I know that you get a million requests a day, but I just love your playing and lessons, they're just about perfect.

[@zebatov]

Gilmore uses electric (nickel) strings at least on the first three strings, I've read.

[@WarofAges258]

I’m somewhere in between intermediate and advanced. This’ll be challenging but this song is just ♥️

[@Alex506d]

Wonderful playing, but I also have to comment on that wonderful tone your guitar has. That Taylor sounds very very nice.

[@evaldosilvadeoliveira2362]

Nice class! Thank you very much!! Really, early soon I will support you!

[@Deliquescentinsight]

Plain G strings are definitely easier to work with for acoustic single note playing! Nice lesson mate.

[@christopherwalsh4763]

That was great. Nice job.

[@Elvis-dw7ux]

Zabardast cheers from Toronto.....

[@woodysparks7996]

Very nice my man , sounds great , well done

[@quike38]

Very well explained, you make it easier to understand. Good !

[@pop-popfpv237]

Not trying to sound like a bad ass or anything, but I taught myself this intro with regular wound strings. It took awhile to get the bends tonally right, but eventually I got them. To me it sounds fuller with the G being a wound string. But hey, I'm just a hack when it comes to playing guitar. I am in no way the caliber player you are. :) What I enjoy about your lessons is you incorporate your feel and ear to each song. Demonstrating certain embellishments and tonal qualities. Have you done Is There Anybody Out There? I may have missed it if you did. I'd love to see your take on it. Thanks for all you share.

[@theoneaboveall1575]

Pop-pop Fpv i learned to bend with the thicker gauged strings. Let me tell you that it was a bitch on my fingers. I did learn his song myself and i just listened to the track to see if my bends were correct.

[@mehDOGIESRATS2222]

Nuts man , quite hard to learn . I got some of it , that sliding bits a bit hard . Esp after the first slide , the timing is insane . And it hurts my fingers lol .

[@denniscassley2569]

Buddy, you are TERRIFIC & VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!!

[@eoinnisharrig9304]

If you're used to playing bass every guitar feels like a toothpick so there's no worries doing bends even with "12's like mine, thanks for the lesson

[@thomaswilson3541]

Is your guitar tuned differently than the standard E? I have almost the exact guitar and the slides sound vastly different.

[@PretzelBoi726]

Thinner strings will make them sound different

[@johnnybgood7812]

Fantastic! Thank you.

[@harleybenton2515]

You are great man cheers

[@parumhr1268]

Can you do bridge solo and outro too please

[@blindLuckky]

GREAT! info on Elixir. My first use gave me great disappointment on a Ovation Celebrity. I really like the quality of the string while amped but acoustic playing seemed to lack something that was present with the Dedario phos wound. I really enjoy your presentations and hope to check out your "sites" .... Again Thank you for your contribution to all of those who weren't a natural.... Peace!

[@thisisnotachannel]

I play the solo with medium gauge strings... bends and all. Not some kind of "humble brag"... I just never thought to change out for lighter strings. I learned on light, went up to medium because I broke so many strings bending them so far and hard... so that's just what I play everything with.

[@richat1691]

I had no idea he changed the strings to play this!learn something every day

[@apexsquantum68]

This guy is a good teacher but he doesn't know David swapped the strings, he also says it would be difficult bending the strings, i use a standard setup with original strings and have no trouble bending them

[@brettegan7167]

Thanks man now i can finally get that intro solo down properly as after seeing this vid I was definitely doing it wrong and yes those bends are killer on the fingers on my normal gauge acoustic set up haha 😉 Cheers mate have a great day.

[@Dunny69rBwfc]

Hiya mate, blessings from Bolton, UK. First of all as a campfire beginner I would like to thank you for your videos. Just wanted to say if you check out John Edginton Documentary's it has David Gilmore playing this on his original 12 string with close up shots & you've absolutely nailed it mate, thanks once again for your video's and teaching's.

[@da324]

Do you think after the two string pull off that he could be playing the G and B string open instead of fretting those two notes at the 4th and 5th frets? I'm sure he's done it both ways, but I'm hearing those two strings open on the record, but I'm not on your level either. Love your lessons, keep em' coming.

[@richtfingers]

Watching him live he goes to the 4th and 5th frets....

[@Oliviaw700]

Brilliant, Sir.

[@ketanshah6613]

thank you, i learnt perfectly following this. I decided it wasnt useful trying to keep pushing through my original strings to try to bend, I somewhat achieved a similar sound by just sliding :p I also noticed for folks who arent really very particular about getting the exact same sound could bend halfways on the G string too and that produces a respectable sound for maybe live performances haha but the note would be wrong

[@tedwise8219]

Great lesson but my two cents worth is build the finger strength to play acoustic lights and use your pinkey finger it makes these licks much easier to play.

[@cro123ify]

thank you so much ! I love this song.

[@paulcharlo9346]

Yes to the point! No big story of bullshit! Thanks again! 👍