Pink Floyd Package

Lessons

• Lesson 1: Another Brick In The Wall Guitar Lesson - Pink Floyd

  This tune is typical of many Pink Floyd songs- slow changing chords, interesting strumming patterns, and memorable leads. This short lesson focuses mostly on the rhythm guitar parts and strumming.

• Lesson 2: Is There Anybody Out There Guitar Lesson - Pink Floyd

  Is There Anybody Out There starts with some atmospheric sounds and dialogue from a couple of old American TV shows, before a few repetitions of the title phrase in a somewhat demanding tone. The second half of the song becomes a delicate classical guitar arpeggio study in the key of Am. This is a very simple song in most regards and it sounds fine using block chord fingering techniques where you just change your hand position at the end of each measure.

• Lesson 3: Brain Damage Guitar Lesson - Pink Floyd

  Pink Floyd had been evolving and honing their craft and sound for nearly a decade by the time they released The Dark Side Of The Moon in 1973. The chord progression features combinations of chords that clash a bit. It starts with a pair of D to G7 changes and follows with E while keeping D as the bass note. This is a perfect example of an off-balance series to set the mood for a song about insanity, or at least perceived insanity.

• Lesson 4: Comfortably Numb Guitar Lesson - Pink Floyd

  Comfortably Numb is one of the most popular songs from Pink Floyd’s album The Wall, released in 1970. It is one of only 3 songs on the album credited to both Roger Waters and David Gilmour. This lesson concentrates on just the rhythm guitar aspects of the song. We use a single strumming pattern that is very common in slower songs. The chords are from the keys of Bm (D major) and C, and give the student a good opportunity to work on bar chords.

• Lesson 5: Wish You Were Here Guitar Lesson - Pink Floyd

  Wish You Were Here is the title track from the 1975 release by Pink Floyd. The album was their follow-up to one of the greatest recordings in rock history, The Dark Side Of The Moon, which was released in 1973. This lesson looks at 3 different aspects of the guitar parts in Wish You Were Here; the rhythmic strumming accompaniment backing the vocals, the opening part played in the chord-melody style where a melody is picked out while strumming a couple of chords, and the single-note lead played over the chord-melody section.

• Lesson 6: Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd

  This is really more of an extended suite than a song with many related movements. This comprehensive lesson contains eleven segments and breaks this complex piece into manageable sections. The suite dominated their 1975 album Wish You Were Here.

• Lesson 7: Money Guitar Lesson - Pink Floyd

  Dark Side Of The Moon is a landmark album on many fronts and Money sets the tone with an unusual time signature, a great Roger Waters riff, and dynamic singing and guitar work from David Gilmour. The lesson also goes into thoughts on singing a song with unusual timing.

• Lesson 8: Pigs On The Wing Guitar Lesson - Pink Floyd

  Pigs On The Wing is from Pink Floyd’s 1977 album Animals and was the opening and closing tracks on the album. It is mostly a simple strumming song but, typical of the band, there are some challenging timing problems. This short lesson also addresses the differences between Part 1 and Part 2.

• Lesson 9: Fat Old Sun Guitar Lesson - Pink Floyd

  An early Floyd classic, Fat Old Sun is a simple strummer by David Gilmour that he still plays live today. It is from their album Atom Heart Mother, known for its cover featuring a cow in a pasture with no mention of the band to be found. The song features an unusual combination of chords and the lesson touches on playing lead over chords from different keys.

• Lesson 10: Wot's The Deal Guitar Lesson - Pink Floyd

  An obscure song from an obscure album, Obscured By Clouds (1972), Wot’s The Deal is a gentle ballad that uses a descending arpeggiated chord progression before settling into a simple strummer. It is very relaxing and fun to play.

• Lesson 11: Wish You Were Here - Electric Guitar Lesson

  This unusually blues/country style song from Pink Floyd is a great introduction to guitar layering. By laying a solid foundation of chords and arpeggios, the intro is ripe for some sweet melodies to be played on top of it. The notes, riffs, licks and tricks abound in this detailed and multi-layered guitar lesson on a classic rock hit.

• Lesson 12: Money - Electric Guitar Lesson

  This iconic classic rock track has influenced many a guitarist over the years. Pink Floyd managed to capture such unique style and character in their music, and Money is a perfect example. With an awesome opening in an odd time signature to spacious and sustaining leads, this ultimate rock lesson is geared toward making every Pink Floyd fan into a mini David Gilmour.

• Lesson 13: Another Brick In The Wall Part 2 = Electric Guitar Lesson

  The iconic sounds and musicality of Pink Floyd couldn’t possibly be any more on display than in this ultra-famous classic rock hit. For guitarists, David Gilmour’s playing represents some of the tastiest and most musical phrasing and melodies, not to mention the funky-ness of his chord playing. If you’re looking for an all around improvement in your chops, then this is the lesson for you!

• Lesson 14: Mother - Pink Floyd - Guitar Lesson

  Mother, by Pink Floyd, appears on The Wall, their album released in 1979. The challenge of the song lies in its varied use of time signatures, which we discuss in the lesson.
  
  Although it’s a simple strumming song, we also take a look at a few details of Roger Water’s playing, like the emphasis on beats 1 and 4, as well as a few hammer-ons.

• Lesson 15: Goodbye Blue Sky by Pink Floyd - Guitar Lesson

  In 1979 Pink Floyd released their last great album featuring the songs of Roger Waters. Goodbye Blue Sky is short, but very interesting and challenging.
  
  The original recording used multiple guitars and this lesson combines most of what was done on the two main guitars into a fingerstyle version. There are also some hints as to playing a simpler version with a pick, the way David Gilmour does live.

• Lesson 16: If - Pink Floyd - Guitar Lesson

  The second side of Pink Floyd’s 1970 album, Atom Heart Mother, had three individual songs by the three main writers. Roger Waters’ contribution was If.
  
  It is a very simple chord progression played with an eight-note arpeggio fingerpicking pattern. The lesson is done ‘Work It Out’ style showing you only the right hand at first, then giving a few hints before revealing the chord progression and arrangement.
  
  There are no attachments with the lesson as they should not really be necessary.