Wish You Were Here
Roger Waters & David Gilmour
Pink Floyd
Wish You Were Here (tabbed from Pulse)
1975
I listened to this song for the first time just about 3 days ago.
Floyd has to be one of the best ever, and this song is great.
Note: I am getting this tab from the Pulse live version, so it
may not be 100% faithful to the album version. Have fun!
Lyrics
Chords
RHYTHM FIGURE 1:
Em7 G/D
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|---------3-------|-------3-3-------|-------3-3---3---|
B:-----------------|---------3-------|-------3-3-------|-------3-3---3---|
G:-----------------|---------0-------|-------0-0-------|-------0-0---0---|
D:-------------0---|-2-------2-------|-------2-2---2---|-0-----0-0---0---|
A:---------0h2-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Em7 G/D
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|---------3-------|-------3-3-------|-------3-3---3---|
B:-----------------|---------3-------|-------3-3-------|-------3-3---3---|
G:-----------------|---------0-------|-------0-0-------|-------0-0---0---|
D:-------------0---|-2-------2-------|---------2---2---|-0-----0-0---0---|
A:---------0h2-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Em7 G/A
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|---------3-----3-|-3-3-------------|---------3-3-----|
B:-----------------|---------3-----3-|-3-3-------------|---------3-3-----|
G:-----------------|---------0-----0-|-0-0-------------|-----------------|
D:-------------0---|-2-------2-----2-|-2-2-2---0-------|-----0--------0--|
A:---------0h2-----|-----------------|-------------2---|-0---------------|
E:-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Em7 G/A
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|---------3-----3-|---3-------------|---------3-------|
B:-----------------|---------3-----3-|---3-------------|---------3-------|
G:-----------------|---------0-----0-|---0-------------|-----------------|
D:-------------0---|-2-------2-----2-|---2-2---0-------|-----0-----------|
A:---------0h2-----|-----------------|-------------2---|-0-----------0---|
E:-----3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|---------3-------|-3-------3-3-3---|-3---------3---3-|
B:-----------------|---------3-------|-3-------3-3-0---|-3---------3---0-|
G:-----------------|---------0-------|-0-------0-0-0---|-0---------0---0-|
D:-------------0---|---------0-------|-0-------0-0-0---|-0---------0---0-|
A:---------0h2-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G
+ + + +
e:-3---------------|
B:-3---------------|
G:-0---------------|
D:-0---------------|
A:-----------------|
E:-----------------|
The first time through, an electric plays RHYTHM FIGURE 1.
Then, on beat 2 of the last measure above, the acoustic comes in with RHYTHM FIGURE 1.
After that, the acoustic goes on to play RHYTHM FIGURE 2:
G C/G G
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e:---------3-------|-----------------|---------3-------|-----------------|
B:---------0-------|---------0-1-1---|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
G:---------0-------|---------0-0-0---|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
D:-----0-----------|-------0---2-2---|-0---0-----------|-------------0---|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-x---------------|---------0h2-----|
E:-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-----3-----------|
The acoustic goes back into RHYTHM FIGURE 1 while a third guitar solos.
Now, the verses begin, with this tab:
So so you think you can tell Heaven from
C D
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e:-0-------0-------|-0---------------|-2-------2-------|-3p2-2---2-------|
B:-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|-3-------3-------|-3---3---3-------|
G:-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-2---2---2-------|
D:-2-------2-------|-2---------------|-0-------0-------|-0---0---0-------|
A:-3-------3-------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Hell blue skies from pain can you tell a green
Am Asus2 G
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e:-0---------------|-0-------0-------|-3---3-3-3-------|-3---------------|
B:-1-------1---0---|-0-------0-------|-3---3-3-3-------|-3---------------|
G:-2-----2---------|-2-------2-------|-0---0-0-0-------|-0---------------|
D:-2---------------|-2-------2-------|-0---0-0-0-------|-0-----------0---|
A:-0---0-----------|-0-------0-------|-2---------------|-2-------0h2-----|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
field from a cold steel rail a smile from a
D C C/B
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e:-2-------2-------|-3p2p0---2-------|-0-------3-------|---------3-------|
B:-3-------3-------|-3---------------|-1-----1---------|-------1---------|
G:-2-------2-------|-2---------------|-0---0-----------|-----------------|
D:-0-------0-------|-0---------------|-2-----------0---|-0h2-------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-------------2---|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
veil do you think you can tell did they get you...
Am G
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e:-------------0---|-5---------------|-3-------3-------|-3---------------|
B:---------0h1-----|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-3---------------|
G:-------2---------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-0---------------|
D:-----2-----------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-0---------------|
A:-0---------------|-----------------|-2-------2-------|-2---------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-3---------------|
C
Did they get you to trade
D
Your heroes for ghosts
Am
Hot ashes for trees
G
Hot air for a cool breeze
D
Cold comfort for change
C
And did you exchange
C/B Am
A walk on part in the war
G
For a lead role in a cage
CHORUS
Play RHYTHM FIGURE 1
C
How I wish
D
How I wish you were here
Am
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl
G
Year after year
D
Running over the same old ground
C C/B Am
Have we found the same old fears
G
Wish you were here
Play RHYTHM FIGURE 1
Play RHYTHM FIGURE 2
Play RHYTHM FIGURE 1 while other guitar solos
Play RHYTHM FIGURE 2
end with this:
Em7
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e:-----------------|-^3---------------|
B:-----------------|-^3---------------|
G:-----------------|-^0---------------|
D:-------------0---|-^2---------------|
A:---------0h2-----|-^2---------------|
E:-----3-----------|-^0---------------|
LYRICS:
So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from Hell
Blues skies from pain
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail
A smile from a veil
Do 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
And did you exchange
A walk on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage
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
Have we found the same old fears
Wish you were here
CHORDS:
Em7 022033
G/D xx0033
G/A x00033
Asus2 x02200
C/B x2x010
To learn why these chords are named this way, check out Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.
Created on 7-5-97 by Daniel E. Smith.