# High Hopes guitar solo

> David Gilmour's guitar solo on High Hopes by Pink Floyd (1994) starts at about 4:20. From the album The Division Bell. Played on a Fender Stratocaster.

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Pink Floyd, 1994, from *The Division Bell*. Solo by *David Gilmour*.

David Gilmour's closing slide solo on 'High Hopes' is one of the most emotional moments of Pink Floyd's later years. After a song steeped in nostalgia and regret, he steps forward with long, singing slide phrases that soar over a grand arrangement. The tone is warm and expansive, and each note seems to hang in the air before gliding to the next. It's a perfect example of Gilmour's melodic restraint, choosing space and emotion over speed. Listen for how the slide lets him bend between pitches smoothly, giving the solo a voice-like quality that feels both mournful and hopeful as the song fades into its final moments.

High Hopes by Pink Floyd is ranked #138 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by David Gilmour and the song was released in 1994. It appears on 4 lists, placing as high as #17 (TheTopTens).

## In our lists

- [The Greatest Solo of Every Year](https://greatestsolos.com/list/solo-of-every-year/) — #51
- [The Modern Canon: Best Since 1990](https://greatestsolos.com/list/since-1990/) — #33
- [The 25 Greatest Prog Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/prog/) — #16
- [Slide Guitar](https://greatestsolos.com/list/slide/) — #5
- [Best of David Gilmour](https://greatestsolos.com/list/gilmour/) — #5
- [The Best Pink Floyd Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/pink-floyd-guitar-solos/) — #12
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1994](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1994/) — #1
- [Guitar Solos for a Funeral or Memorial](https://greatestsolos.com/list/guitar-solos-for-a-funeral/) — #7

## Sources

- [TheTopTens: Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.thetoptens.com/music/greatest-guitar-solos/) — #17
- [Radio Beat: 88 kytarových sól na Beatu](https://www.radiobeat.cz/cs/1/17168/88-kytarovych-sol-na-beatu/) — #34
- [Ranker: The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.ranker.com/list/greatest-guitar-solos/johnwarner) — #36
- [Digital Dream Door: 250 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos](https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_guitarsolo.html) — #128

### Who played the guitar solo on High Hopes?

David Gilmour played the solo on Pink Floyd's High Hopes (1994).

### What guitar was used on the High Hopes solo?

A fender stratocaster, according to widely reported accounts.

### Where does High Hopes rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#138 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 4 of them.

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