Pink Floyd - Brain Damage Guitar Lesson (Acoustic)

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In this video lesson I am going to show you how to play a nice acoustic version of "Brain Damage" off of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of The Moon album.

This version was actually a request of a subscriber that sent me a video of Roger Waters playing the song on acoustic guitar. I have taken a bit of what Roger Waters did in that video but decided that strumming the chords sounded better during the chorus.

The verse contains a repetitive finger-picking pattern that shouldn't take you very long to get down. In fact, this picking pattern is exactly like it appears on the original album except we will be finger-picking it on acoustic guitar.

The chords used during the verse are pretty basic as well. You probably won't have much trouble since they are most likely chord shapes you have already played a million times before.

During the chorus I switch to a strummed picking style to better recreate the bigger sound of the original recording. The chords you will be playing during the chorus are also pretty basic. You will have to play a bar chord, a Bmin7 to be exact, but other than that it will be a piece of cake.

Hope you guys enjoy learning this haunting classic from the incredible Pink Floyd!

Carl...

[aashaash]

I always found this song mysterious and pretty good. I Am grateful for this lesson. Thanks!!

[roderickpatterson]

"Achilles last stand" by Zepp? Awesome tune. Track #1 off of 'Presence'.

[nursetom]

Hey Carl I just got a wonderful idea. How about doing all of "Dark Side Of The Moon"  You already have 4 songs from that album.  "Great Gig In The Sky" might be a challenge.  But I think you could do it.  Thanks for the lesson!

[michaellavery]

Hey Carl. Thanks for taking the time to share this.
Got a feeling I'll be seeing more of your tutorials. 👍

[bazzad]

This is my go to song, but I only ever strum it...I know from listening to thee trach that it's picked and kindof figured out the first D picking, then gave up. You make it so clear and easy, thank you so very very much!!!

[bluenotgreen]

Thanks brother there was a couple fill ins I needed to improve this song, Sounds better now

[markosmarkos]

Thanks for your direction with the rhythm. 👍

[HunterTiberisBojangles]

Thank you for breaking that down..I can't stop playing it, now..but I love it!

[masonsteven]

Your lessons are spot on and brilliant. Thank
You.

[gunnerdee]

Big PF fan and I loved this lesson, thanks again, Carl, very good and clear instruction.

[brinkybrinkz]

Nice job! Like the way you taught that song. Nice and clear, easy to understand. YOU LOCK THE DOOR AND THROW AWAY THE KEY, THERE'S SOMEONE IN MY HEAD BUT IT'S NOT ME...

[willit]

Thought myself how to play this long ago and then forgot it. Thanks for the refresher!

[robinerdakos]

Great tutorial, really helped me out on this great song. And i love that it is acoustic, very well done!

[lordjoemott]

Cheers dude, been struggling with picking out the Bm7, Em, Asus run down part. 🤘🤘🤘

[DavidHughMusing]

Great lesson Carl- tablature would be really helpful for the chord changes. The fingerpicking is simple enough to understand, but to have the chord changes written down would be great...

[milettegaspar]

I've been waiting for this, Amazing :3

[tweedguitar]

Hey Carl, Could you do "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" please, sometime down the track ?

[nunyastinkinbusiness]

That b chord is kinda hard on my pinky, so I'd been doing it on 2nd fret on the A and d strings..I'm still trying to get my pinky to go that far. Thank you for showing me that I at b leazt was doing the right chords.

[unclebullfrog]

Good lesson mate. For the chorus sub A for A7 and Bm7 barre chord for this: Bm7 (0202020). The G to Bm7 to A7 progression is much easier, especially if one has trouble with barre chords. The A7 resolves well to D at the end of the chorus.

[mcee]

Hey Carl, that was brilliant, can you do a version of the Koran to music, obviously acoustic, gotta have some respect.
Clearly I read the comments first.
Peace Dude.