Wish You Were Here [1/4] by Pink Floyd Lesson

No, I would say the tab and the video are mostly in agreement.

My take is that this song is a very poor choice for learning from tab. The tab shows way too much detail, hiding what is in concept quite simple…It’s just a lovely chord progression built around the “stuck 3 4” grips.

Of course, the devil is in the details…but tabbing it out focuses on the wrong details.

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Justin’s song lesson time stamp 2:50 says Em. Is he pressing 1st & 2nd strings?

Technically it’s an Em7 chord

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Thanks Em didnt sound right

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Is there a chord name for that Em7 Justin plays with the 1st string 3rd fret?

If you’re asking about the 4 finger Em7 chord it’s a Em7. The 3 fret of the E string is the note G the flat 3rd of the Em7 chord

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Dosen’t explain 4th finger.

The notes in an Em7 chord are E G B D.
The note in the 4 finger Em7 starting with the thick E are E B E G D G or
R 5th R b3rd b7 b3rd

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just a variation of an Em7 then

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FYI - This video shows DG playing Wish You Were Here - Intro chords from around 0:45 - good place to get a feel for the rhythm. Intro solo from around 3:18 with a close up of his fingers. He’s sliding the 4 up vs bending as Justin suggests if you find the bend tricky. I’m pretty sure he doesn’t always play it this way though.

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Loved this song

Thank you again for this song lesson justin :slightly_smiling_face:

In the tab top of page 3of6, is there an error between the Em7 and the A7sus4 , 1st and 3rd bars?

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I think yes, in Level1 it is still correct, Level2 is wrong (unless of course it belongs to increased difficulty, but I doubt it). While transitions from Em7 to G tabs, I think G String, then D String is good, transitions from Em7 to A7Sus4 tabs should start on the D String, then A String. Unfortunatley tabs are not enumerated, so it’s tough to describe. Was very confusing to me, really needs to be corrected or explained.

The little finger touching the High e string. Game changer

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I have subscribed to the Tabs. Is it possible to print them or save them as pdf?

Unfortunately not, Bill, the license restrictions don’t allow this.

Experience issues with sound; no sound in part of the tutorial

anybody dabbling in this as you get to grade 2 or 3, go for it! ive found this song is one of my faves to play as there is enough going on i dont bore myself with just strumming, and it sounds recognisable. it would be great to have a follow up tutorial of the later solo. ive muddled through the first half of it, it seems equally attainable.