Classic Track: Pink Floyd– Comfortably Numb

Comfortably Numb

Get to grips with the bluesy phrasing, effortless bends and haunting guitar melodies on this Pink Floyd masterpiece from TheWall

David Gilmour is ranked as one of the UK’s finest guitarists for good reason. When most people think of a player with taste, poise, immense phrasing and the silkiest of tones, few names will crop up as regularly as David’s. He has been behind some of the most revered rock guitar performances of all time with solos such asShine OnYou CrazyDiamond, Money andAnother Brick InTheWall(PartII).

ComfortablyNumb features two epic solos that define many of the traits with which Gilmour is associated: three-fret string bends, whammy-bar vibrato, memorable melodies, expressive pentatonic phrasing and more.

It’s incredible how much mileage he gets out of solos that will often only use a couple of scale shapes. Notice how many of his ideas are easy to remember and to sing with a definable shape and journey; something worth considering when embarking on your own long solos.