Wish You Were Here Bass Tab

Dark Side Of The Moon (+4) Tabs:

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Slow rock tempo. Tablature spacing indicates rough timing but it is best to
listen to the song.
/ = slide up     = slide down  h = hammer on   (X) = Ghost note, let ring
First 26 bars no bass.

Verse 1
G-----------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------2-2---|
D-------5-5-5---5-------|----------5---------|------7-----------|-----2-------|
A------------------0--2-|--3----3----3-3-----|-5------5-5---3-2-|-0-----------|
E-3--3------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------|

G-------------------|-------------------|--------5------------|-------2-2---|
D-----5---5-5-------|-------7---7---7-7-|------5---5---5------|-----2-------|
A-------5------3-4--|--5------5---5-5-5-|-3----------3-3--3-2-|-0-----------|
E--3----------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------|

                     Guitar solo 1 starts here
G--------------------|-----------0---|-------4----------|------------2----|
D------5-----------0-|-2-----0-2---2-|-0---5----------0-|-2---2--0-2---0--|
A--------5-----0h2---|---------------|------------0h2---|-----------------|
E--3-------3-3-------|---------------|----------3-------|-----------------|

G--------------------|----------------|---------2---2-------|----------------|
D------------------0-|-2--------2-0---|-------2---2-------0-|-2--------2-0---|
A-0------------0h2---|--------------2-|-0-------------0h2---|--------------2-|
E-----7---3-3-------|----------------|---------------------|----------------|

G------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
D-----------7--7-7-|---------5-5-5-----------|--------5--------------|
A-0/------7--------|---------------5-----0-2-|-3--------3-3-2-3------|
E------------------|--3--------------3-------|-----------------------|

G--------------------|------2-2-------|------------------------|
D-----7--7-----7-----|----------2-----|-----------5--5---5-----|
A-5--------5-5---3-2-|-0----------0---|-------3/5------5---3-4-|
E--------------------|----------------|--3---------------------|

G---------7----------|---------5-5----------|-------------|-------------------|
D-------7------------|-------5--------------|---------2---|-----5--5--------0-|
A-5---------5----5-4-|-3-----------3----3-2-|-0---------0-|-------------0h2---|
E--------------------|----------------------|-------------|-3---------3-------|

G-------------0---|-----------------------|-----------------0----|
D-2------2-2----2-|-0-------------------0-|-2------2---2-2-----2-|
A-----------------|-----------------0h2---|----------------------|
E-----------------|----3-3---3-3--3-------|----------------------|

G-------------------------|------------------|--------------hold--------|
D-0---------------------0-|-2------2--2-0----|---------7-7---(7)-----0-|
A--------5---------0h2---|----------------2-|-0------------------0h2---|
E--------------3--3-------|------------------|--------------------------|

G-------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-2-----2--2-2-0----|---------------------|------5-----5----|-------5-------2-|
A-----------------2-|-0----0-0--0--0--2-0-|--------5------5-|-----------0h2---|
E-------------------|---------------------|-3--------3------|-3-------3-------|

Guitar solo 2(Outro)
G------------------0----|-----------------------|----------------0---|
D-2--0-2----0-0-2-----2-|-0----5--------------0-|-2------2--0-2----2-|
A-----------------------|-----------------0h2---|--------------------|
E-----------------------|---------3-3-0-3-------|--------------------|

G--------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
D-0----------------------0-|-2------2--0-2-0----|-----------7-7----------0-|
A-------10----------0h2---|------------------2-|-0------/7----------0h2---|
E-----------0-3--0-3-------|--------------------|--------------------------|

                                                Begin fade
G---------------------|----------------------9-|--------------------7--7-|
D-2-------2--0-2-0----|--------------7-7---7---|-------------5--5--------|
A-------------------2-|-0----------7-----------|---------3-5-------------|
E---------------------|------------------------|-3-----------------------|

G-----7-7-----7-7-------------|----------------0----|------------------------|
D-5-------5-----------------0-|-2-------2--0-2----2-|-0------5-------------0-|
A-----------------------0h2---|---------------------|------------------0h2---|
E-----------------3--3--------|---------------------|-----------2-3--3-------|

G------------------0----|---------------------------|----------------------|
D-2-------2--0-2-0----2-|-0------5----------------0-|-2------0-2---2--0----|
A-----------------------|-----------2-0-------0h2---|--------------------2-|
E-----------------------|---------------3--3--------|----------------------|

G---------2-------------|--------------------|---------Fade out-|
D------------2--------0-|-2----0-2---2--0----|------------------|
A-0------------0--0h2---|------------------2-|-0----------------|
E-----------------------|--------------------|------------------|

Source: BassMasta.net
http://www.bassmasta.net/p/pink_floyd/.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Laura Average	#1 by Laura at May 5, 2006 at 4:41 AM EST
	Wish you were here refers to Syd Barrett, an original member of Pink Floyd, who's extremely exessive drug use caused him to leave the band and be replaced by David Gilmour. Barrett was considered the creative one behind early Floyd. "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" is also a tribute to him, and the Wall is often refered to by some as his biography.

No Picture mookie Average	#2 by mookie at Jul 26, 2006 at 9:29 AM EST
	That is an amazingly good view KFurber, coz the song is written visualising Syd to be playing. That is why in the beginning of the song, it is played on a radio, some one tunes in, and starts playing to the radio. The band pictured Syd to be listening to their song on radio and jamming his guitar to match it... Nice view KFurber!

No Picture TK Average	#3 by TK at Aug 25, 2006 at 11:12 PM EST
	he is torn between 2 different lives. and there is a special person in each lifestyle. he wants to go one way but the given circumstances force him to go another way. and the person that represents the way he wants to go is who he wishes was here. if he could only have that person in the life he hates it would be better. but he could only have that person in the life he wants. so he is miserable in hell and only wants that one to be with him and the hell would disapear. but he has done this to himself by fucking up along time ago...and now he realizes the difference between heaven and hell, blue skies from pain.....

No Picture bogex Rhythm Player	#4 by bogex luna at Oct 13, 2006 at 3:17 AM EST
	I really don't know what this song means but it is amazing, best song in the world if you ask me, but it does seem like a type of downer song, just the tone of the guitars makes me think that its a sad song about their good friend Syd Barrett.

No Picture Joey Professional Badass	#5 by Joey AkA oddish at Jan 28, 2007 at 2:02 PM EST
	Pardon me Shannon, but 'Syd' Barrett (Roger Keith Barrett) DID NOT DIE a few years after he left the band. He is still alive, living in sub urban Cambridge. And the wish that he was there with PF when they made it to stardom (with DSOM). Listen it in conjunction with Shine On You Crazy Diamond. Agreed that the songs mean much more than what one can imagine, just because of the fact that there is a personal bias one has towards the song.

No Picture Bodhi Average	#6 by Bodhi Bassist at Apr 20, 2007 at 2:40 AM EST
	yeah it was written for syd barret...he was a mad drug user and died a few years after "leaving' the band.

No Picture Kay Wanna Be	#7 by Kay Grøtbekklien at May 7, 2007 at 8:10 PM EST
	yeah it was written for syd barret...he was a mad drug user and died a few years after "leaving' the band.