PINK FLOYD - "How I Wish You Were Here" Tablature

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Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
from the album: Wish You Were Here

Gtrs. 1 and 2 are in standard tuning (E A D G B E).
Gtrs. 3 and 4 are in open G tuning (D G D G B D).

Intro:
(Gtr. 1, 12-string elec.)
(Riff 1)
Em7 G5
|--------||-------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---------2--|-0------0---------------0-|
|-0^2----||---------------------------|--------x-----------0^2---|
|--------||---------------------------|--------3--------3--------|

Em7 G5 Em7
|-------3--3-3--3----------|------3----3---3-----------|----3-3-3--3-3-3-3---------|
|----3--3--3-3--3----------|----3-3----3---3-----------|----3-3-3--3-3-3-3---------|
|----0--0--0-0--0----0-----|----0-0----0---------------|----0-0-0--0-0-0-0---------|
|-2---------------2-----2--|-0------0---------------0--|-2-----------------2--0----|
|--------------------------|--------x-----------0^2----|-------------------------2-|
|--------------------------|--------3--------3---------|---------------------------|

A7sus4 Em7
|-------3-3-3---3-3-3--------|----3-3-3--3-3-3-3----------|
|-------3-3-3---3-3-3--------|----3-3-3--3-3-3-3----------|
|-------0-0-0---0------------|----0-0-0--0-0-0-0----------|
|----2------2-------------0--|-2-----------------2--0-----|
|-0-------------------0^2----|-------------------------2--|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|

A7sus4 G
|--------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----------2-0-0---0---|-0--0---0-----0-----0-0-0--|
|-0---------0---------0^2-----|-2--2---------2-------2-2--|
|-----------------------------|-3---------3--3--3------3--|

(end Riff 1)
G
|-3-------3-3--3-----------||
|-3-------3-3--3-----------||
|-0-------0-0--0-----------||
|-0-----0-0-0--0---------0-||
|-2-------2-2--------0^2---||
|-3--3------3-----3--------||

1st Guitar Solo:
(Gtr. 2, 6-string acous.; Gtr. 1 plays Riff 1, 1st seven bars only)
Em7 G5 Em7
|---------------------------|---------------------|--3/5-5\3-----------------------|
|-------3----5---3----------|---------------------|--3/5-5\3-3/5-5\3----3/5--5\3---|
|---2/4--------4------4^2^0-|---------------------|----------2/4-4\2-^0-2/4--4\2^0-|
|---------------------------|-0--------0-0--------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------/2------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------|

G5 Em7 A7sus4
|------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------|-------3---5~~~----5(6)^3---3--|----------3-5------------|
|-4~~~~~~~~--|---2/4---4----------------4----|-2~~~~4(5)----4(5)2~~~~--|
|-5~~~~~~~~--|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|

(Gtr. 1 plays Fill 1)
Em7 A7sus4 G
|-----------------------------|-----------------------3-|-3------3----3----3-3-3--||
|-------3--5~~--5(6)(6)5^3-5--|---------------------3-3-|-3----3-3----3----3-3-3--||
|---2/4-----------------------|-2~~~~~~4(5)4-2~~~~~~0-0-|-0----0-0----0----0-0-0--||
|-----------------------------|---------------------0---|-0----0------0----0-0-0--||
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|-2-----------2----2-2-2--||
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|-3--------3--3----3-3-3--||

Fill 1:
(Gtr. 1, 12-string elec.)
A7sus4 G
|--------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--||
|----2-2----------2-0---------|-0----0-0----0----0-0-0--||
|-0---------0---------0^2-0---|-2----2-2----2----2-2-2--||
|---------------------------3-|-3----3-3-3--3----3-3-3--||

1st Verse:
(Gtrs. 1 and 2) (Gtr. 2, Gtr. 1 out; Gtr. 3 plays Fill 2)
(Riff 2)
C D/F#
|-0-----0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2--|
|-1-----1--1-1-1--1--1-1-1--|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3--|
|-0-----0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2--|
|-2-----2--2-2-2--2--2-2-2--|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--|
|-3-----3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--|-x--x--x-x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x--|
|-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2--|

Am G
|-0----0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-----|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3--|
|-1----1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-x---|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3--|
|-2----2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-x-0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--|
|-2----2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-x-0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--|
|-0----0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-x---|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2--|
|----------0-0-0--0----------|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3--|

(Gtr. 3 plays Fill 3)
(end Riff 2)
D D/F# C
|-2---x-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2--|-0---0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--|
|-3---x-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3--|-1---1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-1-1--|
|-2---x-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2--|-0---0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0---x-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0--|-2---2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--|
|-----------x-x-x----x-x-x--|-3---3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--|
|-----------2-2-2----2-2-2--|-3---3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--|

(Gtr. 2)
Am G
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0----0--|-3----3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3--||
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1----1--|-3----3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3--||
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2----2--|-0----0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0--||
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2----2--|-0----0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0--||
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0----0--|-2----2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2--||
|---------------------------|-3----3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3--||
| ||
|(Gtr. 3, elec. in open G tuning) ||
|---------------------------|-------------------12-----||
|---------------------------|--------------10/12-------||
|---------------------------|-12~~~~~~~~~~~------------||
|---------------------------|--------------------------||
|---------------------------|--------------------------||
|---------------------------|--------------------------||

Fill 2:
(Gtr. 3)
D/F# Am G
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------||
|--------------11---|\9------------9-\7-|(7)----------------||
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------||

Fill 3:
(Gtr. 3)
C
|----------------||
|---5------------||
|----------------||
|----------------||
|----------------||
|----------------||

2nd Verse:
(Gtr. 3; Gtr. 2 plays Riff 2)
C D/F# Am
|--------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
|-17---\5------------|-/7~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|-17~~~~------------------|
|-17---\5------------|-/7---------------|---------17\16-14~~~~~~--|
|-17---\5------------|------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|-------------------------|

G D D/F# C
|----------12-14--12~~~~----------|-------------------------|--------------------|
|---10/12---------------12\10-----|/7~~~~~~~~7\5-7\5/7-7\5--|-3/5~~~~~~~~~~~~~8--|
|-----------------------------12--|/7~~~~~~~~---------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|

(Gtr. 2)
Am G
|-0-------0-0--0-----0-0--|-3-------3---------------||
|-1-------1-1--1-----1-1--|-3-------3---------------||
|-2-------2-2--2-----2-2--|-0-----0-0---------------||
|-2-------2-2--2-----2-2--|-0-----0--------------0--||
|-0-------0-0--0-----0-0--|-2-----2----------0^2----||
|-------------------------|-3--3--3-------3---------||
| ||
|(Gtr. 3) ||
|-----10-------14~~~~~~~--|-------------------------||
|/10-----10~~~~-----------|---10-/12~~~~~-----------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||

2nd Guitar Solo:
(Gtr. 4, 6-string acous., in open G tuning; *Gtr. 2 plays first six meas. of Riff 1)
Em7 G5
|-----------------------------|--/14--12~~~~~~--------------|
|--/12-/12--12~~~10/12----12\-|-----------------/12--12-12\-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
(*Gtr. 2 is doubled simile by another acous. gtr. from this point forward)

Em7 G5
|-----------------------------------|----------------------|
|/12---11/12\11/12\11/12~~~~--12\---|-7--------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---7---------------9--|
|-----------------------------------|------7/9~~~~---------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------|

Em7 A7sus4
|-------12~~12\----12~~~~~12\---|-------14-14--14-12\-------------------------|
|-10/12--------/12--------------|-12/14----------------/14--14--14--14--14\---|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

Em7 A7sus4
|--------12~~12~~-------------------------|-------14~~~~-----------------|
|-10/12----------12\------10-12\10----10--|-12/14----14\12---------------|
|----------------------12----------12-----|----------------14~~~~~~~-----|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| |
|(Gtr. 2) |
|--------3-3-3---3-3-3-3------------------|--------3-3-3-3---3-3---------|
|--------3-3-3---3-3-3-3------------------|--------3-3-3-3---3-3---------|
|--------0-0-0---0-0-0-0------------------|--------0-0-0-0---0-0---------|
|-2----------------------2---0------------|----2-2-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------2---|-0--------------------0^2-0^2-|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------|

(Gtrs. 3 and 4)
G
|/12-------------------------||
|/12-------------------------||
|----------------------------||
|----------------------------||
|----------------------------||
|----------------------------||
| ||
|(Gtr. 2) ||
|-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----0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-||
|-2----2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-||
|-3----3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-||

3rd Verse:
(Gtr. 2)
C D/F# Am
|-0----0------0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2--|-0--0--0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
|-1----1------1--1-1-1-1-|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3--|-1--1--1-1---1-1---1-1-1-1-|
|-0----0------0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2--|-2--2--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--|-2--2--2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
|-3----3------3--3-3-3-3-|-x--x--x-x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x--|-0--0--0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
|-3----3------3--3-3-3-3-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2--|---------------------------|

G D/F# C
|-3--3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3--|-2----2-2----2--2--2-2-2--|-0----0-0---0--0--0-0-0--|
|-3--3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3--|-3----3-3----3--3--3-3-3--|-1----1-1---1--1--1-1-1--|
|-0--0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--|-2----2-2----2--2--2-2-2--|-0----0-0---0--0--0-0-0--|
|-0--0--0-0--0-0--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--2-2-2-2-2--|-x----x-x----x--x--x-x-x--|-3----3-3---3--3--3-3-3--|
|-3--3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3--|-2----2-2-2--2--2--2-2-2--|-3----3-3---3--3--3-3-3--|

Am G Em7
|-0----0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-----------------------|-------3--3-3----3-3-------|
|-1----1-1---1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3------3---3------------|-------3--3-3----3-3-------|
|-2----2-2---2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0----0-0---0------------|----0--0--0-0-0------0-----|
|-2----2-2---2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0----0-0---0---------0--|-2------------2---------2--|
|-0----0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2----2-----------0^2----|---------------------------|
|----------0------------------|-3----3--------3---------|---------------------------|

G5 Em7 G5
|------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---------------|
|-0------0---------------0--|-2---------------2-----2--|-0------0---------------0--|
|--------x-----------0^2----|--------------------------|--------x-----------0^2----|
|--------3--------3---------|--------------------------|--------3--------3---------|

Em7 A7sus4
|----3-3-3--3-3-3-3----------|-------3-3-3---3-3-3--------|
|----3-3-3--3-3-3-3----------|-------3-3-3---3-3-3--------|
|----0-0-0--0-0-0-0----------|-------0-0-0---0------------|
|-2-----------------2--0-----|----2------2-------------0--|
|-------------------------2--|-0-------------------0^2----|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Em7 A7sus4
|----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-|
|-2-----------------2--0-----|----2-2----------2-0-0---0---|
|-------------------------2--|-0---------0---------0^2-0---|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|

(Gtr. 4 plays Fill 4)
G
|-3----3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3-3-|-3--3--3-3--3-3-3-----------||
|-3----3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3-3-|-3--3--3-3--3-3-3-----------||
|-0----0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-----------||
|-0----0-0-0--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--2-2-2----0^2----||
|-3----3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3-3-|-3--3--3-3--3-3-3-3---------||

Fill 4:
(Gtr. 4, acous. in open G tuning)
G
|--------------------------||
|--------------------------||
|---7---7-9------7---7-9---||
|-----9------9-9---9-------||
|--------------------------||
|--------------------------||

Outro Guitar Solo:
(Gtr. 4; Gtr. 2 plays first eight meas. of Riff 1)
Em7 G5
|----------------------------------|---------------------|
|---/12-12\10----------------------|---------------------|
|--------------12-------------12---|---7---7--9----------|
|-----------------/12--14--14------|-----9---------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------|

Em7 G5
|-------------------12----14\12-----|---------------------------|
|---8---8--10\8/12-----12------/12--|----/12-\10\--/12-/12~~~~~~|
|-----9-----------------------------|-12------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|

Em7 A7sus4
|------12-12-------12-12-----12-12--------|-----14\-----------12--------12--|
|-/12--------10/12-------/12-------/12\10-|/14----------10/12-----12/14-----|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

(begin fade)
Em7 A7sus4
|-------12-12\-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-10/12------------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------12\11-12\11-12--|--12\11-12-14--14~~~~~~~\--|
|-----------------12-----------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------|

(Gtr. 2)
G G5
|-3------3----3----3-3-3--|------3----3--3-3-----------|
|-0----0-3----3----3-3-3--|----3-3----3--3-3-----------|
|-0----0-0----0----0-0-0--|----0-0----0--0-------------|
|-0----0------0----0-0-0--|-0------0----------------0--|
|-2-----------2----2-2-2--|--------x------------0^2----|
|-3--------3--3----3-3-3--|--------3---------3---------|

Em7 G5
|-------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---------------|
|-2---------------2-----2--|-0------0---------------0--|
|--------------------------|--------------------0^2----|
|--------------------------|--------3--------3---------|

(fade out)
Em7 G5
|----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---------------||
|-2-----------------2--0-----|-0------0---------------0--||
|-------------------------2--|--------------------0^2----||
|----------------------------|--------3--------3---------||

Am x02210
G 320033
D xx0232
D/F# 2x0232
Em7 022033
G5 3x0033
A7sus4 x02033
C 332010

(Intro)
(1st Guitar Solo)

(1st Verse)
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,
Do you think you can tell?

And did they get you to...
(2nd Verse) ...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?

(2nd Guitar Solo)

(3rd Verse)
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

(Outro Guitar Solo)

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