Wish You Were Here guitar solo
Pink Floyd, 1975, from Wish You Were Here. Solo by David Gilmour.
The acoustic lead lines of the intro and interludes are among the most-learned guitar parts ever written.
Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd is ranked #330 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by David Gilmour and the song was released in 1975. It appears on 2 lists, placing as high as #75 (Planet Rock).
In our lists
- The Best Pink Floyd Guitar Solos — #16
- Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1975 — #13
- The Best Slow Guitar Solos — #18
- Guitar Solos for a Funeral or Memorial — #6
- 15 Easy Guitar Solos to Learn First (Easiest to Hardest) — #7
Sources
- Planet Rock: The 75 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time — #75
- Guitar Tricks: 200 Best Guitar Solos of All Time — #97
Who played the guitar solo on Wish You Were Here?
David Gilmour played the solo on Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here (1975).
What guitar was used on the Wish You Were Here solo?
A martin d-35 (12-string on rhythm), according to widely reported accounts.
Where does Wish You Were Here rank among the greatest guitar solos?
#330 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 2 of them.