Pink Floyd 'Wish You Were Here' Complete Guitar Lesson

Hello friends,
Welcome to another By Request song tutorial. In this lesson I'll show you how to play Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" in it's entirety. We'll learn the tunes iconic intro, both guitar solos and the chords and strumming patterns for the verse and chorus. This song mixes beginner and advanced level techniques, providing valuable learning opportunities for all players regardless of experience. Let's get started
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[robertlemarechal]

I'm 42 and today is my 1st day learning.. my aim is to play this before I'm 80

[when_vj_wanders]

Note for self (and those who might need it):

6:13 - DUD DU U
7:31 - D DU U
8:00 - D DU U
8:35 - D DU UD DU

Main strumming pattern (9:20) : D D DU UD DUDU

[markdavis]

I DONE IT MAN!!!!..Very first complete song I've ever played and I'm playing the lead parts and the riffs..I am beside myself..I owe It all to you..It took me less than one month but I done It..Thank you so very much..I know I'm gonna need to keep practicing to get It just right but man I'm so proud of myself..I can not thank you enough..You are the man Mr.Swift..God bless you so much..Thanks..Thanks and Thanks

[Grumpyoldtwit]

You have a terrific teaching style. No fluff - it's all useable info.

You demo what you're going to teach, then break it down into bite size chunks, then regularly revise your progress.

I wish more YouTube 'teachers' adopted your style. Big thumbs up from me!

[StudioAdair]

Thanks for the great lesson. I also signed up for your $1.00 a month subscription. As a disabled veteran, my guitar is sometimes my only company. So thank you for your hard work.

[yuui]

I'm a Japanese girl and I really like American and British rock music
I've searched these kinds of videos!
Thank you so much🙏

[sebastianemilio]

29 years old and I'm on my first day practicing this song; Pink Floyd is my favorite band and also my first experience in a concert ever, some years ago my dad bought tickets to see Roger Waters in Mexico city, I was 16.
This song represents a lot for me because reminds me that special moment with him and my brother, so now I live far away from him and the next time I visit him I want to play and dedicate this song and let him know in this way all my love. Wish me luck.

[blueser]

An excellent tutorial. The dog sleeping in the background is priceless. Looks just like my Ben dog who passed a year ago December. 🐶

[anthonyangelis]

This is BY FAR 👍❤️🎸the most complete and definitive lesson on this song!!And with you singing it’s actually like a little mini concert! I already have the basics of this song so I’m looking forward to learning those unique solos that I don’t know yet. Thank you for this wonderful lesson. David Gilmour is my favorite guitarist and Pink Floyd my favorite band so I always look forward to anything by Pink Floyd that you do.

[flxdcatbruce]

I'm so happy that after playing guitar for over 55 years these lessons are now available for me to cruise on down memory lane. Now retired I play all day long switching back and forth from acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboards. Your method of teaching is right on point and much appreciated, thank you.

[psps]

Finally found correct teaching after 20 years. Worth waiting.. Thank you so much.

[outlawedblues]

Wish you were here is one of those songs that once you've learned it and played it 100 times, you never want to play it again. Thanks to you teaching the next 2 solos (one by watching and listening) I now love playing this again. Thanks for your time and great job very well done.

[InfoProductEarnings]

Rob, there are so many tutorials online for this song but yours is by far the very best. And your voice is so perfectly matched for this song. And something funny, so many people who sing this song just can't get the opening "So..." perfect. I mean, it's just one word but you nailed it 110%. When people don't nail that first word just right it ruins the beautiful intro. One of my favorite songs of all time. Thank you so much for the great tutorial! --Mike

[REDstanding-by]

This guys Patreon is so affordable and informative. He breaks songs down so well and he explains theory towards actually enjoyable. By far the best guitar tutorial site I’ve come across ever.

[amlam]

down, down, down up, up, down, down up, down up, Just had to write that down :d 11:22 (bookmark for my self, yeah im lazzy like that, hopefully no one will ever read this.

[xhot]

Great teacher... There are numerous great teachers online, and still Rob Swift was the best to teach Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" the best possible way... Thanks Rob!

[sarah-lannister]

Chorous
6:51
Solo #1
8:05
Solo (2)
12:40
14:32 full play solo #1

16:08
17:18 strumming pattern

[tonyvalle]

I've been playing for 50 years and I'm still learning. I lost the reading notes years back. But i know the chords and the basic scales. Music was my first Love.

[harrylovesonggarcia]

Finally a tutorial with the exact way to play the song. I was just going through the video and the moment you started singing, tears came out of my eyes. This song reminds me a lot of my brother and my daughter who are no longer with us. It was a truly magical moment. Thank you so very much for helping out a lot of true beginners performing such a beautiful master piece. Can't wait to start practicing! Greetings from México and congrats on a wonderful performance.

[millie]

If the teacher can play it really well then that's a good sign. You play it really well!!! gonna try this as it's the song that made me want to play a guitar.