"Comfortably Numb" solo - David Gilmour, Royal Albert Hall

[KilleRossettoBR]

Dude, the heart is the tab for ''that'', no words to explain what this guy does with a simply guitar

[thetittymonster7]

i wish there were tabs for this!!!!

[jcoo71]

This is truly imo one of the best solo's ever written.

[ABIADA100563]

QUE BESTIA!

[stdfreesteve]

look at everyone in the audience. just sitting there in awe of whats going on. not throwing up gang signs like kids these days.

[lokonyt]

Great stuff.

[Essefox]

Shiver. Everytime I listen to this.

[jordanananders]

Hahahah 02:16

[Dylan0291]

Please if you get a chance, come check out my cover of this solo! Any support is much appreciated! :)

[PsixiPix]

:)

[brainstormer9]

What is this? WHY ARE THEY SITTING DOWN? What happened to the spirit of rock when people would tear down the baricadees and actually get into it?

[JWJCFLIMS]

@brainstormer9 becaused theyre in awe

[ThyJovan]

@brainstormer9 Pink for me is never about me rocking out or going mental or anything. Instead it's my brain that does that for me.

[MetaZade]

2:43 ... The guy with the glasses and the beard is in heaven! xD

[MasterKarlKani]

@MetaZade ^lol^ xD :P

[LeightonGood]

how is it possible to be sitting down during this

[JoshMRead]

I went to this tour with my Dad!! Manchester.

[GuitarPro77889]

My favourite part is from 0:00 to 3:48.

[lannolduderken]

of amk süper lan ibneler

[DropsOfRain1]

haha this man 2:15 lol XD

[KmetoSVK]

@DropsOfRain1 He really enjoyed this song. I like him.

[SgtRon1805]

Never, ever, EVER, will I get bored of hearing Mr Gilmour playing this, not since I heard him play it atop the Wall at Earls Court, all those years ago, fantastic!

[MegaThrylos7]

wtf dude at 2:15 ;o

[grunchuss]

I can die without any regrets.

[xXxDriftingCowboyxXx]

Thank you for posting this... It has made my evening

[kolejny93]

2:14 that's why they called one of their album A Collection of Great Dance Songs

[perrymason24]

here's an equally immortal band from the philippines....wally gonzales and david gilmoure are often compared ....check for wally's blues by juan dela cruz band

[Virmax5701]

just beautiful it's magic !!

[ChymerA666]

awesome solo is awesome

[Swedguy97]

Man, my dad introduced me to these guys a few years back...been a fan ever since. Gilmour is such an extraordinary guitarist. 

[HenriqueLG83]

Quinze seres que não gostam de música passaram por aqui ...

[SkyValleySpaceCadet]

Love it how those people knew when to get up.

[SkyValleySpaceCadet]

RIP Richard

[wytwido]

this guy demonstrate how trippy a guitar solo can be with calm, serenity and an awesome touch ! gretings from France !!

[YopLa1t]

Epic! maybe not the hardest but the best...

[SloBlues1]

I m disliking this video because it makes me cum on my new laptop

[eloyimpacto96]

i can listen to this 20000 times a day and I don't get bored

[xzoombinis65x]

Can anyone tell me what effects to use to get this sound? I have my own sound but I want to perfect this solo. Thanks

[claptonguitar90]

@MCSEnterprises malmsteen is shit, hes an overrated arrogant twat. David gilmour can do more with one note than malmsteen could do with an entire fretboard an so could page

[thetittymonster7]

@claptonguitar90 good thing you didnt copy that comment from like 4 other people.

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[jman99110]

its an amazing solo. technical its not too difficult. i can see why hes #82. he stays in the Bminor pentatonic position the whole time. he does not explore the neck. its basic. but amazing. not the best though. if u want a better guitar solo i suggest you look up a man named "Jimmy Page".

[scotch59]

@jman99110 it is simple, but passionate and beautiful, no need for exploring the neck. thats just my opinion tho

[MCSEnterprises]

@jman99110 i know what you mean by technical and not too difficult. i can also see why you would refer someone to jimmy page. But you have to admit, jimmy page and led zeppelin are overrated. If YOU want a better solo i suggest you look up a man named "Yngwie Malmsteen"

[jman99110]

@MCSEnterprises I can see why you think they are overrated. i do not understand how Yngwie Malmsteen can have a better solo that page. maybe faster. not better.

[FatGuitar]

@jman99110 Technically not difficult. But there is something about this solo, it just touches your solo. Jimmy Page explores the neck yes, but his solo's are attempts to show off something that in my opinion he does not possess and that is finesse. To me, Jimmy page writes amazing songs, but his solos leave a little to be desired.

[FatGuitar]

@FatGuitar it just touches your soul*

[lefuol]

David Gilmour a verdadeira lenda viva

[FraeMarcoguitar]

Fantastic sond gilmour with fantastic guitar solo

[mauromanila81]

15 PEOPLE CANNOT HEAR

[kevduck1]

the most famous guitar solo, bar none!

[henkeaction98]

15 people have no ear for music

[TheJitter44]

Music makes life wonderful...

[awesomevids246]

Those lights really make him THE god of rock!

[gen1f69]

@awesomevids246 It could be pitch black in that arena and I would still get chills just hearing it........

[gsmark455]

This is arguably the best guitar solo ever. It's way more about the emotion than the speed of it, anyway. And the bald guy dancing is definitely into it. Gilmour is a master, no doubt

[AliceinChainzz]

hey if u like this search on youtube gary moore - empty rooms solo live, just sayin ;)

[Antte22]

@AliceinChainzz ...or try Lady Starlight solo by Scorpions. Also in top 10 guitar solos ever made. I think we will never get this kind of music anymore

[BreeBree1731]

Sure. He isnt the technically blessed(in the speed) man. But this solo is the top 1 in the emotional solos. I love this man !

[SuperFooZe]

YOU don't see "dislike" panel but you know that it's there

[MegaBoyStyle]

2:51 orgasmo.

[MegaBoyStyle]

Quest'uomo è qualcosa di eccezionale, il miglior chitarrista di sempre, altro che Jimi Hendrix.

[AlejandroMatri98]

wow *_____________*

[RossSchoonover]

makin them strings moan

[SgtRon1805]

15 people are not 'Comfortably Numb', feel sorry for them! This has to be one of the best guitar solo's EVER! I was lucky enough to hear it live, I will never forget seeing Mr Gilmour playing this on top of the Wall at Earls Court.

[judowes]

5 stars for the bald guy dancing xD

[JustSomeRandomNewb]

I coverd this song yesterday. It was great. There were about 5000 people there (it was a cristmasmarket, we were just ackground music) But somehow, when i hit the first note of this solo, it felt like everyone turned, and started looking at me. It made me scared and nervous at first, but after a while, it was fun. The adrenaline, the attention, people who enjoy you playing. Just you and your guitar.

It's like having sex. Nope, it's better.

[riciy]

how can people still be sitting

[Paranormal1093]

OMG the guitar solo is so beautiful, so perfect but the public is as cold as ice :(

[QeQualizer]

OMG!!! I LOVE THIS MAN!!! XD

2:15 SO NICE HAHAHAHA

[AndreyVexler]

One of the best moments of music of all time........

[pantscrapper12]

And the crowd is speechless...

[greekman9]

σπαστα...

[hafrox]

Best version of the greatest guitar solo in the history of rock.

[44fordman]

That black strat is sexier than any woman I've ever seen

[sgperson101]

a good guitarist is has zilch ta do with their skill, its the soul and power in the solos that makes them great. this is a perfect example of this. awesome.

[DonKael]

1:49 to 1:55

That, George Harrison, is how you make a guitar weep.

[Ariafi]

@DonKael Eric Clapton played the solo in 'While my guitar gently weeps".

[ElMayheM]

minute 00:02:15 the best of the world

[keff1340]

pure magic .

[steve1301]

This video made me late for my criminal procedures final exam... I couldn't bring myself to close it out prematurely.

[igoraky92]

this music is the scence of life..

[barneeey]

the world would be much more better if everybody lives like the bald guy

[picassodriver]

2:31 michael jackson?

[SuperJammygit]

see him play this in the 80,s in london while floyd where on tour,,played nerely every day since,,,awesome

[dagenhammer1]

see a guy play this with a band called turbulence that was class too

[mrgenius4]

GREAT SONG !!!

Please check my acoustic solo cover for this

[riconaka]

One of the most influential guitars of all time in my opinion It's not about how fast you can play, but how expressive you can make the notes. His guitar sings notes of holiness!

[urbysM]

ECCEZIONALE David... i 15 che hanno votato "NON MI PIACE", hanno dimostrato il non capire un cazzo di musica!!!

[YoItzMickey]

Most boring crowd ever.. apart from the bald guy.

[tfn105]

@YoItzMickey The crowd aren't supposed to the be entertainment for the evening....

[NicoEmma1]

@YoItzMickey There'ra actually listening to the music, not throwing themselves everywhere like stupids...

[EverydayNormalGuy666]

God?... is that u?

[Kainoguten]

Nice 360 at 2:30 :D hehe, good to see that he is enjoying himself!

[hallbergjonatan]

This is the biggest dream for me or any guitarplayer in the world! To stand infront of a very big audience and just solo away with all the spotlights pointing at you (as in the beginning)! And get the feel like you're standing on a great mountain and just playing with so much feel that your veins just bleeding of godly music! Hail David Gilmoure from Sweden!

[JerichoDitch2]

@hallbergjonatan that is the moment you can die happy as a guitarist .... Gilmour's "Numb" is the most majestic guitar break in rock music....

[evilekkk]

best solo in the world.

[AWOC221]

Whoever dislikes this has no idea what talent is and has absolutely no soul.

[ham123see]

i understand that this is some people's hotel california, but this is nowhere near hotel california

[saldomher]

@ham123see You're rite! This WAAAY BETTER and yet played by ONE single guitarrist and not two, unlike HC.

[maddmax1993666]

@ham123see Yet I have just watched Hotel california and came to watch this because of the solo.... Comfrtably numb has a way better solo IMO, but still it's funny how related these 2 songs are

[bringithustla]

sometimes i think i would be the only kid to go to one of there concerts because i love them. to many people love them because of drugs.

[snk07]

And he is #82 on the Rolling Stones's Top 100 Guitarists???? Some people deserve death.

[gimmeguitars123]

@snk07 id prefer torture make em suffer

[jaydaintith]

That bald guy is probably at the happiest he's ever been and ever will be in his whole entire life... If i were there I'd of made my way over to him and we would of spun round, flapped, waved and raved together as one.... As i'm damn certain being in the same arena as Sir. Gilmour himself while he works those six strings to an astronomical level of awesomeness only himself has ever been able to acheive would give me the utmost feeling of graciousness and the biggest natural high ever, god bless.

[douchechillum]

And that is why I love Strats so much, beautiful, clear, bell-like soaring tone.

[DoctorVock]

I've been playing this clip every day now for ages. Goosebumps every time! Amazing. Sir David of Gilmour - we salute you.

[thetittymonster7]

To the waitress..(pertaining to the guy dancing) "Ill have what hes having."

[86somewhere]

How can somebody DISlike this?Amazing,amazing,amazing,.­...

[p3druptt]

2:23 - 3:04 = He is allways using starpower! Just look at that. What at amazing guitarist!

[rrising1]

Play for hours & not a word is needed He has what no one else has , The OLD Man & his guitar fills my eyes with tears , I saw this guy when he was a teen ,i was a kid this is amazing , i love him An intellect .

[TommyRedline90]

that guy can play like no one else.... the stuff he plays is such an easy thing to learn but he just makes it his own in a way that no one can replicate. its amazing

[loonycarnival]

guy at 2:15 i never get bored of watchin this :)

[megaspoop]

This is music.

[thetittymonster7]

Are you fucking kidding me?! You DONT dance to pink floyd! You DO trip your balls off!!

[thetittymonster7]

i love the harmonic he makes at 0:24

[SK8HAPPYHD]

thumbs up if you get the chills ever time you hear david gilmour play

[ChymerA666]

its not fair to refer it just as solo, its the rhythm of the soul

[maneatingtoilets]

Haha that guy....

[musicneverdiesyeah]

lol funny guy at 2:15 and 2:30! I wanna dance with you!!

[ThankGodForTheMusic]

The solo is maybe not that difficult technical whise but noone is able to let it sound like David Gilmour cause his tone is just untouched.

[FailDoctor]

To the dancing bald guy in the audience,

You, sir, are my hero.

-FailDoctor

[moron32]

@FailDoctor The dancing bald guy in the crowd is the 1%.

[MrMangtron]

@FailDoctor bald guy is awesome

[cyprus2943]

My face just Melted



[31Max60]

If you guys came to see this video, it's because you love real music, but did you guys saw what happened at 2:16 ?

[theoGnRfan]

best solo in history of music!!!

[rrrajiv1234567890]

Nice guitar strap, David!

[MrThanasis55]

tundra sex

[Red18Passion]

2:15-2:18

[1966nrs]

The bending at 1:45 to 1:49... God is the name of a hand belonging to David Gilmour !

[Ennopraga]

Gilmour is my all time guitar idol.

[swebonny]

The position of that light is freaking brilliant.

[fackingbax]

"David Gilmour can do more with one note than many guitarists can do with the whole fretboard"-Dave Mustain

[jcoo71]

@fackingbax I am not sure if its cuz I have heard this song now for 25 years or more, but I can still feel every note of this solo as if I have heard it for the first time. Nice quote..

[uhokstupid]

@fackingbax i love you for that comment. dave mustaine is the man. he knows whats up david gilmour is a fucking god on guitar no doubt

[Lemi5364]

wish I was there

[xXBuccinOXx]

lol @ the guy at 2:31

[NFCanhoto]

Simplesmente Genial ;)

[MrNarkolaj]

This solo wakes emotions in me that i didn't even know i had. This is one of these solos just can't describe with words or learn to play. It's one you gotta feel when you play it !

[GarrettGrrt]

I wish the modern guitarists would capture some of this raw emotion in their solos.. I very rarely come across a solo I enjoy, if there's even a solo at all.

I hope someday I can change that...

[joeythebaechle]

i like how no one cheered till the end, they were in shock

[zenixen]

Why even bother comparing two guitarists with a different style? What's the point? The thing is that what Petrucci does demands exceptional technique, what Gilmour does demands exceptional feel. I prefer the solo's that have a feel to them (like Gilmour). Nobody does this solo like Gilmour. They might have the feel, but they don't have HIS feel of it. That's why he can do it different every time, even way longer like this, and it's always breathtaking. Hands down the greatest solo ever.

[TheMonkeysGoOoh]

@zenixen No, thumbs up :)

[LightReaver]

If it were for me, David Gilmour would still be on that stage, continuing that solo. No peeing breaks, no eating, no anything.

[A7xSchecter6661]

How about stop arguing about them, realize they are 2 totally different players and play two totally different genres with 2 totally different styles.They are both amazing guitarists. Nobody can play Pink Floyd songs as good as as David, He does have much more emotion and changes it up every single time. John plays it great too, not as good because he's not the writer of the solo. But hey if John's playing it, he's a fan so what's wrong with it? They both rock in 2 totally different ways!

[mattburnside]

John Petrucci who? Sorry but his version lacks all feeling, emotion and honesty. Gilmour is god.

[AngelinaMetadona]

Petrucci is a technical player and can play faster than Gilmour but History of rock n roll will be kinder to Gilmour of that I´m sure.

End of discussion.

[MegaRama10]

how can john petrucci do it better...david gilmour write it...besides the emotion david adds to it makes it different than any other incredible guitarist out there. Gilmour is more incredible

[PeterMarloweHDF]

The 15 people who voted to dislike this can take their ipod full of Justin Bieber songs and go back living under a rock.

[jjoojjo23]

2:16

[aliozair]

fucking dead crowd stand up lazy sissy s

[Koroar]

Fan of both, but I must say Petrucci is better than everyone right now.

[murilobizkitbrito]

I'm a huge fan of both Dream Theater and Pink Floyd, but seriously, whoever compares John Petrucci to David Gilmour should be arrested for shitstorming.

[rsmanjas]

I <3 this Solo!!

[philxcorexinxurxface]

press 6 repeatedly for epic chest thrusting! XD

[XxAnubis360xX]

@h1tmandude I find your comment very biased just because a person listens to modern music doesn't mean they wouldn't like Pink Floyd I listen to a lot of modern music and I think Pink Floyd is amazing

[XxAnubis360xX]

This is one of the most beautiful things my ears ever heard and the likes outweigh the dislikes stop complaining

[h1tmandude]

How could anyone dislike this i guess this is what happens when you listen to the shit that comes out this days

[lopzag]

goosebumps

[Stymlyfiosis]

Dear 15 dislikes

You are son of a bitch or something ?

[makishirous]

I've got goosebumps. Damn fucking epic.

[ToniTheVoyager]

Gilmour is Gilmour, Petrucci is Petrucci. They have different styles and they are (imho) the greatest in their own music style.

Petrucci also puts emotion in his music, try to listen to songs like "Another Day", "Hollow Years", "The Spirit Carries On", "Octavarium" or "The Best of Times":

Petrucci's playing isn't only fast solos and inhuman technique.

And about Gilmour, I can't say nothing else, his wonderful music speaks for him :)

( sorry for my english )

[nidisha]

one of the main reasons Petrucci lacks soul is cause Mr. Gilmour isn't sharing any of it!!!!!!! This is the most passionate solo I've heard ... ever. His confessing his soul with every note he plays.

[THYRDEYE]

14th ST CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED w PINK FLOYD influenced track

This window was real. Dig the David Gilmour influenced slide guitar.

Those mannequins???.....who put them there?

This is what nightmares are made of....w original Pink Floyd influenced scary backing track.

[riverboatsong]

One of the most underrated guitarists ever. This shows how great Gilmour is man. Just awesome!!