Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (ver 5)
In memory of Michael David Winans
Modified by Matt Winans
This version is the one I play in memory of my brother, Michael David Winans who passed
on Feb. 5th, 2009.
It was his favorite song and he played this song himself quite often.
This is my first tab, and is modified from version 4 with a lot of errors fixed.
I replaced Solo 2 with the rhythm guitar because it's how I play the song and sounds decent.
I would encourage others to do the same unless you are as pro at bending acoustic
as David Gilmore.
Key:
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
/ - slide
Intro: (Skip the first note EXCEPT on this repeat):
Strum a few Times Strum a few Times
e---------------------3-------------------3---|
B---------------------3-------------------3---|
G---------------------0-------0-----------0---|
D-------------0--2----2----2-----2--0-----0---| * 2
A------0h2------------0-------------------2---|
E---3-----------------x-------------------3---|
(Skip the first note ONLY on this repeat):
Strum a few Times Strum a few Times
e---------------------3-------------------3---|
B---------------------3-------------------3---|
G---------------------0-------------------2---|
D-------------0--2----2----2--0-----------2---| * 2
A------0h2------------0----------2--0-----0---|
E---3-----------------x-------------------0---|
Strum a few Times
e-----------------3---|
B-----------------3---|
G-----------------0---|
D-----------------0---|
A---0—2p0------2--2---|
E---------3-3—-3--3---|
(Guitar 1 continues to play intro behind Guitar 2’s solo).
Solo: (2nd Guitar)
e----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------3---5---0---3-----0-----------------------------|
G-----2/4-------------------------2---0--------------------|
D------------------------------------------0---------0---0-|
A-----------------------------------------------1/2--------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
e----3/5-5/3-----------------------------------------------|
B----3/5-5/3----3/5-5/3---------3/5-5/3---3---(/0)---------|
G---------------2/4-4/2----0----2/4-4/2p0-0----------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------3---0---5----5b---0----3--------------3-----5------------|
G----2/4------------------------------2----4b----------------4b---2-|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------3----0----5-----5b-----5---3--5---------------------------|
G----2/4------------------------------------2-------4b----2---------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
(End of Solo).
Chords used for the rest of the song:
e--0--|--2--|--0--|--3--|
B--1--|--3--|--1--|--0--|
G--0--|--2--|--2--|--0--|
D--2--|--0--|--2--|--0--|
A--3--|--0--|--0--|--2--|
E--0--|--0--|--0--|--3--|
(Strum G chord a few times).
So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from Hell
Blue Skies from pain
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail
A smile from a veil
So you think you can tell
Did they get you to trade
Your heroes for ghosts
Hot Ashes for trees
Hot air for a cool breeze
Cold comfort for change
Did you exchange?
A walk on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage
Strum a few Times Strum a few Times
e---------------------3-------------------3---|
B---------------------3-------------------3---|
G---------------------0-------0-----------0---|
D-------------0--2----2----2-----2--0-----0---| * 2
A------0h2------------0-------------------2---|
E---3-----------------x-------------------3---|
Strum a few Times Strum a few Times
e---------------------3-------------------3---|
B---------------------3-------------------3---|
G---------------------0-------------------2---|
D-------------0--2----2----2--0-----------2---| * 2
A------0h2------------0----------2--0-----0---|
E---3-----------------x-------------------0---|
Strum a few Times
e-----------------3---|
B-----------------3---|
G-----------------0---|
D-----------------0---|
A---0—2p0------2--2---|
E---------3-3—-3--3---|
How I wish, how I wish you were here
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl
Year after year.
Running over the same old ground.
What have we found the same old fears
Wish you were here...
(Intro is played until the End).