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I'm re-learning Comfotably Numb today. I learned it many years ago but haven't played it in a long time. So my band wants to cover it for rehearsal only. For those nights when everyone is feeling "Floydish". The notes in both solos are not difficult at all. The second solo isn't really "fast" but it's got some bursts of speed here and there. The whole trick is the feel and getting the phrasing right. Anyway, when you really pay attention to how he plays you really start to appreciate his technique even more. He's always been one of my favorites, but when you play his stuff and really work on the nuances, you can't help but to be inspired by his unique touch.

Playing Gilmour stuff is good for when I need to get back to the more important techniques in playing and stop thinking about scales and building speed.

Anyway, I'm happy to be a second rate hack next to him.

I do find it easier to play fast than to play Gilmour well, but I'm working on it.

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In my opinion, he is the ultimate tasteful rock guitarist. Like you say, you don't really understand his level of skill until you try to play with his nuances. Very tough indeed.

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I feel that Ive been concentrating too much on speed and less on feel...

I play "time" "wish you were here" and "money" pretty good, and Im gonna go over "comfortably numb" later.

Anyways what other solos would you recommend from the man?

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Originally posted by Mr.Bates

I feel that Ive been concentrating too much on speed and less on feel...

I play "time" "wish you were here" and "money" pretty good, and Im gonna go over "comfortably numb" later.

Anyways what other solos would you recommend from the man?

 

 

Dogs is a good one (lots to learn though, it's 17 minutes long!). Some of my other favorites are Have a Cigar, Hey You, and Marooned. He's played so many great guitar parts though.

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Yeah, his stuff has a very Chopin-feel. For you piano players out there, learning how to play a Chopin nocturne really well really helped out my music (guitar) playing technique. You kind of learn how each note is supposed to speak and say something and everything has a lot to do with slurs and melody phrasing.

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