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Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

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Wish You Were Here
			 by Pink Floyd


Sorry for the "rag-tag" look of this. I got part of it from Alt.guitar, and
did the rest myself. Oh well, here it is....


intro(rhythm guitar)

----------------------3----------------3--    X 2
----------------------3----------------3--
----------------------0-----0----------0--
------------0---2-----2--------2--0----0--
-------0>2-----------------------------X--
----3----------------------------------3--
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-----------------3------------------3--   X 2 then repeat the whole thing
-----------------3------------------3--      with the lead part below
-----------------0------------------0--
----------0---2--2----2---0---------0--
-----0>2---------------------2---0--X--
--3---------------------------------3--

-----3--------- This is only for the last part of the intro before the verse
-----3---------
-----0---------
-----0---------
-----2---------
--3--3---------



        Symbols:

    |    quarter note      |.   dotted quarter note

    __               __
     |   eight note        |.   dotted eighth note

    ==               ==
     |   sixteenth note      |.   dotted sixteenth note

    }    quarter rest      H    hammer-on

	`/	eighth rest		P	pull-off

    "/   sixteenth rest     >    accented strum/pick

	B	bend			R	reverse bend

	UB	unison bend		S	slide (slide upto note = \)

	^	downstroke		v	upstroke

	*	staccato		~	vibrato

	{	quarter note pause	}	eight note pause

	x	muted note



	Moderateley slow

  Emi             3   G
     ===    ===     =====      ===
   }  |S| |  | | |   |S| |   |. -S| | |     {
E ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B ||----------3----5---3--------------|----------------------------------|
G ||-----2-4---------4---------4-2-0--|----------------------------------|
D ||----------------------------------|---0-------0-0--------------------|
A ||----------------------------------|-------\-2------------------------|
E ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|


  Emi                 G
    _   ____   _  ______===
   } |S| -S| |S| -S|P| |S| -S|P|  0       -
E ||---3-5-\-3------------------------|-3--------------------------------|
B ||---3-5-\-3--3-5--\-3----3-5--\-3--|-0--------------------------------|
G ||------------2-4--\-2-0--2-4--\-2-0|-0--------------------------------|
D ||----------------------------------|-0--------------------------------|
A ||----------------------------------|-2--------------------------------|
E ||----------------------------------|-3--------------------------------|





  Emi                 A
    === ===__    === ===      ___=== __
   } |S| | | |~~ } R|P| | | }   | B | | | B|  |.
E ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B ||---------3----5---(7)5-3----------|---------3-5----------------------|
G ||----2-4----4--------------4-------|--2--4(6)----4(6)---2-------------|
D ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|


  Emi                 G
    === ==x__ ___ __  ===__       ===
   } |S| | | |~~~| B| |P| |    |.  B|R|   0
E ||----------------------------------|----------------------3-----------|
B ||---------3----5----5(7)-5-3--5----|----------------------0-----------|
G ||----2-4---------------------------|--2---4(6)2------0----0-----------|
D ||----------------------------------|----------------------0-----------|
A ||----------------------------------|----------------------2-----------|
E ||----------------------------------|----------------------3-----------|


C            D
So, so ya think you ...
       Am          G             D
heaven from hell, blue skies ....
         C          Am            G
from a cold steel rail? A smile from a ....
          C            D           Am
did they get you to trade, your ...
        G              D         C
hot air for a cool breeze, ....
           Am             G
a walk on part in the war, ....

(guitar solo played over intro) (added by Andreas Sjolund)
(Actually, this part is sung over the guitar solo)

--------10-10-------10-10---12-10-10----------------------------
---10/12-------10/12-----------------12-------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------

---------10-10-10-12-10-----------------------------------------
---10/12--------------------12p10p8-----------------------------
-----------------------------------7-7---9-7--------------------
---------------------------------------9------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------

----------------10-10-10-----------12---------------------------
-----8-10-10/12---------10--12/14----14p12p10-------------------
---9------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
                          G
---------10---------------------------12------------------------
---10/12----12p10p8-10-12-12-8--12/14-----14p12p10--8-----------
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------

C                D
How I wish, how I wish ....
     Am                 G         D
Were just two lost soles ....,
                C                Am
Running over the same old ground, but ....
        G
wish you ....

(guitar solo, played over intro fig.)
(This second guitar solo is almost identical to the first, with very
slight variations on the same basic:
--------10
--10/12
and
--------12
--12/14--
themes!)

transcribed by: lead intro:  Jouni Lindqvist
		        all else:  James B
except Solo and Intro help:  Andreas Sjolund

            Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

			    tabbed by Jeremy Joseph
(jeremyj@freenet.fsu.edu)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
All song using acoustic guitars

 Intro:
   G
   e:----------------|--3---3-3-3--|-------------|--3---3-3-3----|
   B:----------------|--3---3-3-3--|-------------|--3---3-3-3----|
   G:----------------|--0---0-0-0--|-----0-------|--0---0-0-0----|
   D:----------0--2--|--2---2-2-2--|--2-----2--0-|--0---0-0-0----|
   A:-----0/2--------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
   E:--3-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|

     G

e:----------------|--3---3-3-3--|--------------|--3--3-3-3--------|
B:----------------|--3---3-3-3--|--------------|--3--3-3-3--------|
G:----------------|--0---0-0-0--|--------------|--0--0-0-0--------|
D:----------0--2--|--2---2-2-2--|--2--0--------|--0--0-0-0--------|
A:-----0/2--------|-------------|--------2--0--|------------------|
E:--3-------------|-------------|--------------|------------------|

   G
   e:---------------3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--|
   B:---------------3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--|
   G:---------------0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--|
   D:-------0-------0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--|
   A:--0/2----------2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--|
   E:----------3----3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--|


    This part is done with two guitars. One plays the first intro
	line and the lead part tabbed below comes in after the first bar.
This is done consecutively four times.

   Lead 1:
   e:-------------------------------------------|
   B:--------3---5-----3------------------------|
   G:---2/4---------4------4/2/0----------------|
   D:-----------------------------0-------0--0--|
   A:--------------------------------1/2--------|
   E:-------------------------------------------|

     Lead 2:
	 e:---3/5--3--------------------------|
	 B:---3/5--3--3/5--3-----3/5--5\3--0--|
	 G:-----------2/4--2--0--2/4--4\2--0--|
	 D:-----------------------------------|
	 A:-----------------------------------|
	 E:-----------------------------------|

	    Lead 3:
	    e:----------------------------------------------------|
	    B:--------3-----5--5b(7)-----3----------3--5----------|
	    G:---2/4-----4------------4-----2--4/6--------4/6--2--|
	    D:----------------------------------------------------|
	    A:----------------------------------------------------|
	    E:----------------------------------------------------|

		  Lead 4:
		  e:-----------------------------------------------|
		  B:-------3-----5--5b(7)--3-----3----------3------|
		  G:--2/4-----4---------------4-----2--2/4------0--|
		  D:-----------------------------------------------|
		  A:-----------------------------------------------|
		  E:-----------------------------------------------|

----------__
My margins are screwed up as always but oh well. If you need any help
or clarification just let me know.

Jeremy
					 PINK FLOYD
                     WISH YOU WERE HERE

 INTRO:

 Let ring throughout
 Pick strings close to the bottom of the guitar to get that echo sound


-------------------------3---3--3------3--3-----------------3--3---3----3--
-------------------------3---3--3------3--3--------------3--3--3---3----3--
---------------------0---0---0--0------------0-----------0--0--0---0-------
-------------0---2-------------------------------2---0---------------------
--------0H2----------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------


---------------------3---3---3--3---3--------------------3--3---3--3---
---------------------3---3---3--3---3-----------------3--3--3---3--3---
---------------------0---0---0--0---0------0----------0--0--0---0------
-------------0---2---------------------2-------2---0-------------------
-------0H2-------------------------------------------------------------
-----3-----------------------------------------------------------------


---------------------3--3--3---3--3--3--3-----------------3--3--3---3--3--
---------------------3--3--3---3--3--3--3-----------------3--3--3---3--3--
---------------------0--0--0---0--0--0--0-----------------0--0--0---0-----
-------------0---2-------------------------2---0--------------------------
--------0H2----------------------------------------2---0------------------
-----3--------------------------------------------------------------------


---------------------3--3--3---3--3--3--3--------------------------------------
---------------------3--3--3---3--3--3--3--------------------------------------
---------------------0--0--0---0--0--0--0--------------------------------------
-------------0---2-------------------------2---0-------------------------------
--------0H2-----------------------------------------2---0----------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------



---------------------------------------2/4---4/2-------------------------------
---------5---5---3---------------------2/4---4/2---3/5---5/3---3/5---5/3-----4-
----2/4--------4-----4P2P0-------------------------2/4---4/2-0-2/4---4/2--0--5-
-------------------------------0-0---------------------------------------------
-----------------------------2-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------




-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------3---5~~---5BFP3------3-------------3---5------------------------------
----2/4----4---------------4-----2~~---4BH---------4BF--2~~~-------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------




-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------3---5~~---5BH-5BFP3----5----------------------------------------------
----2/4----4------------------4---2~~------4BF-----2~~-------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


  Here's the rhythm..
 G..          D..          Am..          Etc...
--3---3-3----3----3-3-3--3---3-3----3----3-3-3--0---0-0----0----0-0-0--
--0---0-0----0----0-0-0--2---2-2----2----2-2-2--1---1-1----1----1-1-1--
--0---0-0----0----0-0-0--3---3-3----3----3-3-3--2---2-2----2----2-2-2--
--0---0-0----0----0-0-0--0---0-0----0----0-0-0--2---2-2----2----2-2-2--
--2---2-2-2--2----2-2-2--0---0-0-0--0----0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0----0-0-0--
--3---3-3-3--3----3-3-3--0---0-0-0--0----0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0----0-0-0--



  TAB EXPLANATION:

H = Hammer

/ = Slide

P = Pull off

~ = Vibrato

BH = Half Bend, Bend the string up 1/2 fret

BF = Full Bend, Bend the string up full fret


If anybody agreed with my opinions, it would not be my superiors.


                       Pink Floyd
                     Wish You Were Here


C/G            D/F#
So.. so you think ...
       Am
Heaven ...
         G
Blue skies ...
            D
Can you tell a ...
          C/G
From a cold ...
        Am/E
A smile from ...
           G
Do you think ....



           C/G
Did they ...
         D/F#
Your heros ...
        Am
Hot ashes ...
         G
Hot air for a ...
          D
Cold comfort ...
     C/G
Did you ex....
           Am
A walk on ...
           G
For a lead role ...


C/G               D/F#
How I wish, how I wish ...
      Am                G
We're just two lost souls ...

Year after ...
D/F#
Running over the ...
C/G
What have ...
       Am
The same ....
       G
Wish you ....


  C/G     D/F#     Am      Am/E     G
______O___O  __O________  X_O_______O  O_O________  ____O_O____
| | | | X |  | | | | | |  | | | | x |  | | | | x |  | | | | | |
| | X | | |  x | | x | x  | | x x | |  | | x x | |  | x | | | |
X X | | | |  | | | | x |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |  x | | | x x
| | | | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |
| | | | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |
3 4 2  1   T   1 3 2    2 3 1     2 3 1   2 1   3 4

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