Time Guitar Solo Lesson - Pink Floyd - Famous Solos

Perhaps my favorite solo by one of my favorite guitarists, the solo in "Time" by Pink Floyd is one the greatest examples of using a solo to create a song within a song, something David Gilmour is masterful at doing.

It's incredible to listen to how the solo develops, never rushing to prove a point too fast but when it does it is breathtaking.

To me David Gilmour practically invented the art of the huge soaring guitar solo. I mean listen to that tone! In the early seventies to boot!!

Technically there isn't a lot of fast fretwork, but instead we have a TON of bends that require special attention to keep in tune. David Gilmour literally adds bends to his bends throughout the entire solo.

In this Time guitar solo lesson I will take you note-for-note through this masterpiece and show you how to attack each difficulty one by one.

With all of those bends the Time guitar solo is great to play a few times each day simply to keep your calluses up!

Besides the bending difficulties I hope you use this solo to inspire you to create your own musical statements during your solos. You simply can't have a better model than this one. :)

Carl..

[tristanvanmalssen]

Timestamps for if you want to loop it or learn it by ear


Full solo: 0:10 - 1:43


Lick 1: 2:17 - 2:28
Lick 2: 3:33 - 3:38
Lick 3: 4:22 - 4:28
Lick 4: 4:48 - 4:57
Lick 5: 6:04 - 6:12
Lick 6: 7:10 - 7:19
Lick 7: 8:23 - 8:333
Lick 8: 9:10 - 9:20
Lick 9: 10:32 - 10:48
Lick 10: 12:32 - 12:45

[arc]

i like the fact that you dont escape the pain in this solo ether it hurts in the soul or your fingers tips

[MaynardOwns]

Gilmour might have the greatest atmospheric guitar solo mind the planet will ever see.

[arts]

I learned this in one hour sitting from your tutorial, the tabs on the various sites are so confusing. thismade it no problem

[Kearflex]

My favorite solo of all time. 5 Years ago I would have never thought I could even come close. Thank you for your time. I have it down pat!

[noppornthanompong]

The guitar solo in this song digs deeply into my emotion and feeling whenever I listen to it. Great teaching Carl.

[jasonlitherland]

This is the kind of thing that makes the internet so great. Learned this thing in one day. I simply wouldn't have been able to figure out all those bends from tabs. You the real MVP!

[michaelcooper]

You teaching this song has improved the quality of my life. Sincerely thank you.

[jessethane]

I grew up listening to Pink Floyd. To me, this solo was THE sound of a guitar. I remember listening to it in awe as a kid. To be able to actually play it is almost surreal. Thank you so much.

[joeguitargod]

Abso-fucking-lutely note-for-note perfect!!! And the exact tone and all the subtle nuances and inflections really make it scary damn good! I am not worthy!

[mclovinpo]

I literally can’t thank you enough fir teaching me this solo. It’s my all time favorite guitar solo and one of my fav Floyd songs that speaks to me so deeply. I nearly nailed the solo on the third day of practice. Played along with the original track and I was on cloud 9 the feeling you get when you hit all the right notes is like no other. I never thought I’d be able to do it but anything is possible if you put your mind to it.

[allancerf]

i actually think that many of gilmour's solos are easier than most other guitarists of his era. this is NOT a knock. as my friend the great (guitarist) steinar kristofferson said: "the great one's make it easy on themselves."

[ckitchen]

My fingers hurt.
"Ohh what's that...your fingers hurt?"
"Well now your backs gonna hurt cause you just pulled landscaping duty"

[cjm]

Well it took a couple hours but I have that crazy multitude of bends memorised. Now the hard part: make it sound right!

[gordonray]

I've been thinking a lot about the "Time Solo" lately. I'm a big fan of Pink Floyd. Time is my all-time favorite electric guitar solo. It is spiritual and speaks to my soul.

[mr.purple]

oh god I remember when this used to be hard for me. it's crazy what practicing, feeling, thinking, and letting it sink in after a while can do.

[jperryfan]

These solos encompass everything I love about David Gilmour's playing. Touch Tone & Taste

[BiteTheCurbNow]

Period. The BEST solo ever created. Another guy said it, and I agree--- NO guitar grabs my mind like this

[bertmanstein]

by far my fav online teacher. There are others who are good, some talk way too much, some don't talk at all, some go too fast, some go to slow. None fit me better..

[SteveParkinson-vtvl]

I just want to say thank you so much for this, I dabbled in my youth and got nowhere, I just turned 60 and now with new tech and this tutorial, I can finally realise my dream to play this kind of stuff, you have a great way to explain and very easy to follow style. Many thanks :)