Pink Floyd Guitar Lesson - Another Brick In The Wall Part 2 Solo + Rhythm Lesson

[rossman265]

outstanding playing

[stratcat70]

awesome tone and playing well done!

[findlaymcarthur]

copy cat

[peedyish]

excellent thanks alot for that

[HELLO2YOU3]

thank you so much so cool and an other north wester lol

[7byseven]

I always thought it was strat he used on this ever since it came out, im almost ashamed to be a les paul fan but you have to say it was a very strat like tone he had on this track, im really amazed at that.

[MikeGarveyBlues]

@7byseven Yeah, I did for a while... Strat. Neck pickup!!! Definately a Strat on the rhythm though.

He used light guage strings on his Les Paul for those monster bends which are hard to pull off on a Strat. Think the tone had a lot to do with the P90's which are essentially fat sounding single coils and the fact he ran it straight into the mixing desk, adding compression and feeding that to a Mesa Boogie amp!

Also worth noting his black Strat had a humbucker during The Wall recordings!

[felsner1]

@7byseven I completely agree.

[MikeGarveyBlues]

@ExcellentProductionz No Probs!

A lot of the 60's and 70's guitarists used much less overdrive / distortion than people think... They just played damned loud, probably all half deaf :)

There is a distorted guitar on the record that follows the vocal line using octaves, but other than that the whole thing is played clean.

[MikeGarveyBlues]

@ExcellentProductionz With the gear you've got i'd suggest using the bridge and middle pups together for all the rhythm (Use clean channel) and then switch to your neck pup and use your overdrive / distortion channel for the solo. Set the amp so you're using the smallest amount of overdrive possible.

You could do with a chorus pedal for the rhythm and a compression pedal for the solo. For overdrive, Gilmour uses something like the Big Muff, but it's mainly all clean for this tune!

[chuckthatg]

wow!

[bbsb300]

Absolutely brilliant Mike, Great posting, Cheers Billy ;)

[MikeGarveyBlues]

Cheers bud!

[Marcelino1098]

awesomeness! very clean and nice tone you got mate. Also good explaination , but do you have just the tabs aswell?

[MikeGarveyBlues]

Thankyou for commenting Marcelino1098!

I only have the tab from a magazine (Total Guitar) but I recommend the official tab for The Wall or the tab for Echoes: The best of Pink Floyd. Both contain accurate tab.

Tabs are available on the internet but probably aren't very accurate.

Sadly I can't put tab in my videos as the record company will pull them.

[MikeGarveyBlues]

The GT-10 patch for this is now on the Boss GT Central Patch Exchange (Page 10)

[aks73]

Excellent. nailed the tone.

[sbellotlecoq]

So many thanks mate, very nice job , you gave me the proof that i really need a GT10...i see on Boss central Forum that you thinked about leaving your patches on the web...still possible to share your precious work ?

[MikeGarveyBlues]

Many thanks for your comment sbellotlecoq!!!

Have been waiting for BOSS / Roland to release Windows 7 compatible drivers and software. Just waiting for Christmas to be out the way now and i'll put them on Patch Exchange section of the forum.

I'll let you know when they're up!

What are you using at the moment?

[sbellotlecoq]

Merry christmas Mike.

Thanks for your answer, i'll receive my GT10 on Sunday, so i just need to wait two days :) I'll play on my lespaul studio with the GT10 plugged in a MG50DFX marshall. And next week i'll start to search for a strato standard US. You'll be my web teacher...

[ZaqFry]

good job good tone alot of people have their way of playing it takes listening to it carefully to get the precice note and bend. Not even Gilmour played it note for note live. He added lib but its his solo creation and art he can do what he wants with it.

[MikeGarveyBlues]

Thats it! I think once you've learned it note for note you should play it in'your' style.... Make it your own.

Whenever i've played this live I usually use a little overdrive to help it sing more and I play the first few bars exact then go off into some improvisation. Makes it more fun to play!

[LegacyRiff]

Two thumbs up, 5 stars and my respect!

You have a new subscriber...

[DanVebotem]

I thought this was pretty damned good!

The tone is one of the best i've heard, especially for a digital pedal.

So, some people have said some bends are a bit flat.... I'd like to hear some of these people pull of a 2 1/2 tone bend perfectly.

Gilmour is a master at string bending, so to get even half as close is good IMHO!

[stepofloyd]

What effect do you use?

[MikeGarveyBlues]

There's some chorus on the rhythm guitar and the solo has some very light overdrive (Should be mainly clean) and some compression to give it bite.

[ZaqFry]

@MikeGarveyBlues just one question for the solo are u using a chorus Flange phase or is it the natural strat sound. Im pretty sure Gilmour used a telecaster for that song.

[MikeGarveyBlues]

No fx on the solo. It's just a clean sound at the threshold where it's about to break up with some compression.

Gilmour used a Les Paul with P90 soapbar pickups and guage 9 strings (Equivalent of guage 8 on a Strat type guitar). The guitar was DI'ed into the desk then fed to a Mesa Boogie amp (Not Hiwatt) then fed back to the desk and mixed with the DI'ed signal. Complex, but resulted in a great sound.

Check out his guitar tech's book "The Black Strat" forsome great tech tips!

[MikeGarveyBlues]

A lot of people think Gilmour always used a Strat and Hiwatts, but in truth he'd use whatever he felt worked at the time.

For the second dolo on Comf Numb he used his Strat, but at the time it was fitted with a humbucker in the bridge!

[MikeGarveyBlues]

And if anyone can explain what a 'dolo' is i'll send 'em $50!!!..... Or £30.... Depends on the exchange rate!

[hiladelphia]

Alright man, in mexico 50 dollars are 500 pesos(my currency) So well a "dolo" basically is a term used by people who can´t spell for shit the word "solo". Hope I helped you :D Nice tone man what did you used? 5/5

[MikeGarveyBlues]

@hiladelphia :) 500 pesos on the way to you!

Modified Fender Strat with Seymour Duncan SSL-1 and SSL-5 pickups through a Boss GT-10 set with a clean amp model with compression.

[hiladelphia]

Boss GT-10.. have you heard  of the Boss GT-PRO? I have heard they are really similar. Anyway sick playing

[hgs777]

actually 50 dollars now are like 700 pesos almost :s

[BrucePetty]

Oh, so that's how he made those crazy bends!

PS why are 9 guages on a les paul an 8 guage on a strat?

[MikeGarveyBlues]

It's to do with scale length, the distance of the fretboard and more importantly the length of the string between nut and bridge.

A Les Paul has a shorter scale length than a Strat and thus has less string tension so the string is easier to bend.

If you use guage 9's on a Strat then use guage 10 on a Les Paul so their 'feel' remains similar.

[MikeGarveyBlues]

As far as I know he uses a custom set of GHS Boomer strings, guage 10 for the strat and 11 for his Les Pauls with thicker bass strings than a standard set. I don't know if he used lighter guage often back then or just for this track.

[pmayer65]

Top notch Sir. Now I definitely know I can't play it! Nice to hear a good North West accent on YouTube too!!

[MikeGarveyBlues]

Cheers bud!

[babuppa]

Very nice work, thanks for the experience

[artusart]

excellent

[flamingo512]

on what scale did you play the intro

[MikeGarveyBlues]

The song is in the key of Dm.

On the original recording there are a number of rhythm guitars playing a Dm vamp and another playing octaves that roughly match the vocal line.

You would use D minor pentatonic to improvise over the track.

[Day0One]

You are very good-man.

Is like whales and wolfs singing.

very-smooth.... & Sexy. (Organic),(Natural)

[wilkopilko]

So nicely done.....pig sick here

;-)

[MikeGarveyBlues]

Cheers Wilkopilko!

[asdewqasdfgh]

everything was good, but the solo needs work

everything else was perfect.

[IvoCro1053]

yeah true the bending is to fast and not accurate

[stepofloyd]

I agree.

[lorenzino1]

Hi ! I didn't wanted to learn that song, but wanted to hear the way you were playing it, and you perform it well ! I don't regret to have looked-at this video. Good job ! BYE !

[MikeGarveyBlues]

Thankyou Lorenzino1. Gladyou liked the video!

[timwulf]

thanks for playing it slow. i was having a little trouble with the phrasing.

[MikeGarveyBlues]

No problem!

Would take forever to show people how to play it note for note or lick by lick so i'm glad the slowed down version is helping people out!

[positivelydark]

Awesome tone!

[AsurorusA]

LAwl you made me sing along with yer guitar O.O

[JustCharlie]

you are an awesome guitar player, I love this sound

[MikeGarveyBlues]

Cheers JustCharlie!

[whtdesiderio]

WOW, very nice job mf...

[MikeGarveyBlues]

Cheers my friend!

[4evergreendayfan]

GREAT

where can i get the backing track?

[SRV1DOORS1HENDRIX1]

five star tone m8.

[MikeGarveyBlues]

Cheers mate!

[polroto]

you are a fucking bitch asshole fuck you

[MikeGarveyBlues]

Nice to meet you too!

[SRV1DOORS1HENDRIX1]

If thats the way you comment on somebody's video,then i think your the ''fucking bitch asshole'' you ignorant prick.

[Assopik]

Nice :)

[Flycutter9]

Awesome job

[MikeGarveyBlues]

Cheers Flycutter9!

Nice work on the bass line on your vid!

[robby188]

thank you very much for your excellent video lesson.and congratulation for your very good playing and sound.5stars

[outhouse124]

awesome lesson matte 5* what your settings?

[MikeGarveyBlues]

Thanks for your comment!

I'll get round to posting the sttings in the info box top right at some point. Haven't got the patch on my GT-10 at the mo.

[spud4dd]

top lesson mate!

[pathealywoggie]

very very very very goooooooooooood lesson !!! Good job, 'love it !

[arunosama]

Good job ! Thank you.

[AAA1A2A]

exellent work. But how did you make the bass+drums background ???

[carlosalbuquerque89]

PERFECT!!! Man if I could give you 10 stars.. I'd give them to this video... I could actually FEEL the solo

[Chevisrockero]

thanks for this video!! PINK FLOYD!!!!!!!

[flmgcarock]

very good!, nice lesson!

[EggWS94]

you sound like david

[DanVebotem]

Great job dude!

I gave up on this when my fingers started to bleed hehe!

[HolyCraq123456789]

u did a great job and nailing those bends is really hard u need a litter more work but not a lot

[milken91]

great !

thou you don't reallt hit the notes comepletely when u bend dude =P

[MikeGarveyBlues]

Slokeedyo????

Answers on a postcard to.....

[crawserevil]

youneed more practise slokeedyo makes me sleep zzzzzz

[Ca974PriYT]

pls could you write down name of the guitar effect you used.tnks.

[wictor777]

wow many guitars you have

[MikeGarveyBlues]

I've been banned from getting any more, lol!

[wictor777]

Ohh

[guitarobhero]

excellent

[ValeMoro15]

BRAVO!!! good lesson

[tehfunkyeah]

what I dont get is why its not in F major. Aren't they the same thing. F major's chords and D minors chords are the same, and so are their respective pentatonic scales. So how is it in one and not in the other. And, how does that affect the solo?

[MikeGarveyBlues]

Yes and No!!!

The F major a D minor Pent' scales feature the same notes but have a different tonal centre. The F major chord is made up of notes F A C compared to D minors D F A thus giving them different sounds. The F chord doesn't feature until the 'All in all' part having been firmly rooted in D minor right from the start. The D minor chord is the dominant tonal centre of the song, basing it in F Major would give it a different feel. F major pent would work for solo but centre around D.

[MikeGarveyBlues]

Also, when it comes to the solo, the most important thing isn't what key the song is in but the actual sequence of the chords and how the solo fits over them. If you look at the solo carefully you'll see that Gilmour utilizes extra notes outside of the normal D minor Pentatonic. He delves into D Minor Blues, and D Natural Minor too. He wouldn't have been thinking about those scales when he played... he was just thinking about what notes sounded 'best'. The most important thing!

[tehfunkyeah]

thank you for the answer! I have heard the tonal centre explanation, but it's still a bit confusing. Yes, I am aware of the sounding best strategy, but of course you have to be really skilled to know exactly what is going to come out of your guitar when you hit a note, as in have been playing for many many years. Here's my question and my current problem, how do I center a solo around a chord sequence, or "make it fit", I don't understand that at all, so I end up with a similar sound for a key.

[tehfunkyeah]

I end up with a similar sounding solo for one key because I don't understand how to choose my notes according to the chords. But, I do know when it doesn't sound "right" or good, like the method you refer to. But, I don't get how to avoid doing that by having a knowledge of the notes that will sound good in a particular situation. do you get my question?

[MikeGarveyBlues]

Unfortunately there's no quick substitute to years of practice!

One way is to look at the chord sequence and see what notes each chord uses and use those notes in the solo. Listen to the bridge solo on Comfortably Numb and listen to how Gilmour outlines the underlying triads (Basic chord tones) in the solo. This makes him sound more melodic. Then in the outro solo Gilmour uses B Minor Pent (Again with a few choice 'outside notes'). Two aproaches to constructing a solo.

[MikeGarveyBlues]

If you want to play it safe then the first chord of a song is usually, though not always, the key. Then play the relating Pentatonic scale. Your ears are your main tool though so play what sounds right and experiment and ifyou get lost then go back to the safety zone of the pentatonic. Practice improvising over many different songs in different styles and eventually you'll build up your fretboard knowledge and be able to make up a solo on the fly! Seems confusing at first but you'll get there!

[tehfunkyeah]

Thanks for your help. I will keep those methods in mind. I can make solos up on the fly right now, it's just a matter of getting em to sound better and more fitting, and different because of the contents of a song not just because of a key. I think with your help I am more directed toward that goal.

[Martinezbaranza]

excelente que bien te felicito,tambien me encanta pink floyd

[MikeGarveyBlues]

Gracias para su comentario!

[jmfr09]

you ll thriumph in life my friend , very good job!

[pianoman199abcd]

it's very awsome

[TauanCWB]

The effects in the guitar remembers me the guitar master Chimbinha

[lle7]

hey great lesson, did you tab this yourself? sounds dead on

[emmet69]

lovely playing dude.

thanks for putting it up - its very helpful indeed. ive wanted to nail this solo for ages and thanks to your input its coming together.

monster string bends indeed.

[MikeGarveyBlues]

Might take me a while to nail that one, lol!

May get round to that one day.  Got a feeling tabbing that would be a nightmare but would be interesting to do nonetheless

[UnderWearNinjas]

dude nice

it would be awesome if u made tabs on how to play eruption

[PaulDuggan]

Great video. It must have taken quite a bit of work. Thanks for putting it up.

[kherstrams]

Fantastic playing, great job Mike. Thank you for posting, very helpful lesson; keep on rocking.

[MikeGarveyBlues]

Hmmm... It would seem that someone has rated this as a 1. All other ratings have been 5 so to get to 4.5 then someone marked it low. That's cool, but I wish people would leave a comment as to what they didn't like about it!!!

[etn7962]

thank you for posting this clip keep up the good work can you post the setting for your Boss GT 10 for the sound..

[MikeGarveyBlues]

Ah... Just seen this, cheers Etn7962.

Will post the settings in the more info box in the top right corner tomorrow.

[MikeGarveyBlues]

Sorry for the delay posting the GT-10 settings. The pedal has been sent off to Roland for repair. Grrrr!!! Will post settings and do some more video lessons when it comes back. Man, i'm pissed off! Only had it 3 months!

[neerajt99]

This is great playing !! ... Thanks for posting.

Any luck with the GT-10 settings ?!

Cheers..

[nicoootube]

the sound you are getting there is amazing! It sounds exactly like dave's guitar

What pedals are you using?

[MikeGarveyBlues]

Thanks for the comments so far guys!

Nicoootube... I'm using the new BOSS GT-10 Guitar Multi Effects Processor. Great piece of kit. Closest i've got to David Gilmour's tone on any piece of equipment, including the POD XT Live. Got close to his tone off Dark Sides 'Money'. See my channel for that lesson and 'Little Wing' by Hendrix. More coming soon!

[ISOtoulouse]

Very good lesson sir

You rock very well !

[ObiManMDQ]

That was absolutely GREAT man!!. Subscribed!

[ozgregan]

Great...Absolutely great.

First to comment,Yay.

[MikeGarveyBlues]

Apologies for the poor intonation on the big 3 step bend in the solo. The more I listen to it the more I realise it's slightly out!

[MikeGarveyBlues]

Close as I could get it. Those compound bends are shocking and painfull!!!