*Time-stamps for the techniques* Step and a Half Trills: 0:38 Ramping Into a Note: 1:40 Step and a Half Bends: 2:19 Step and a Half Segmented Bends: 3:25 3-note Pull Off Sequence: 5:02 Dual/Country Bends: 6:32 Tremolo Bar Vibrato: 8:42 Staccato Picking: 10:06 Rhythmic Double Stops: 10:50 Half-step Bends: 11:36 Fast Vibrato: 12:47 Double Stop Slides: 13:27 Artificial Harmonics: 14:39 Post-Note Bend: 15:12
Gilmour is the most under appreciated guitarist in history. He's responsible for some of the greatest solos ever recorded but is never mentioned as one of the all-time greats. He's the greatest in my opinion.
I mean, can you really say under appreciated with how popular their albums, especially DSOTM are. Many say he's the reason they love the band. I can see an argument that the guitar world doesn't appreciate him as much considering how much people talk about other players in bands that are on par with the Floyd like EVH Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, SRV etc.
If you mean outside the floyd community that know how good he is (even the naysayers of Waters) I agree that he isn't well known even though rolling stone ranks him 14th greatest guitarist of all time
One thing he does that you didn't mention. he adds alot of rests in between his licks. Completely silencing the guitar not sustaining the notes. instead of just playing his licks consecutively. This is essential.
Briar Jensen Your right! but Gilmour did that sometimes not everytime. The best example of what you said is his guitar solo in the song Another Brick in the Wall Part II. Many rests in that solo of his.
Possibly the best technique vid I have ever watched. Clearly stated details demonstrated without showing off....very rare indeed. I love Gilmore and now I have a better understanding of his methods.
I really appreciate how this teacher makes an effort to make these techniques approachable to players of different levels - breaks each idea down into clear, simple steps. His positive, encouraging attitude is exemplary (in a world overrun by trolls. Will someone just buy these trolls an ice cream already?!). I could see an advanced beginner learning these ideas with a bit of practice. His Tony Iommi video is equally as instructive. Well done! Would you do one on Brian May?
The thing with David too is he rarely shakes the note right away. He'll let it sing for a bit before shaking it, just like a human voice that holds a note and then naturally goes into vibrato. And his intonation is so spot on, like bending a string and then picking the note and releasing it. The second solo for Shine On You Crazy Diamond once the accompaniment has come in. He starts it off by bending the 13th on the B string up a perfect full step, then plucks the note and releases the bend. You really have to know your instrument to nail that. Cool video!
This is a very interesting one. Even if nobody can ever play like Gilmour it still is an awesome tutorial to boost the own way of soloing :) Thank you very much
I've seen a lot of _guitar lessons_ here, but this one was really cool! I love how you showed things that *Gilmour* does without actually playing his solos. Very cool video!!!
I now understand more about the guitar let alone hearing all the different sounds, thank you Mike your such an inspiration to us blind guitarist around the world 🌎
That was really well done in all ways Brother. So refreshing. Thank you. Very articulate and precise playing as well as are the descriptions, and so brief, love that, easy to learn and remember, makes simple sense at the root so people can experiment and make it more individualized as you mentioned/suggested. maybe 'you'd faint'' if Gilmour commended you but for you tube you scored 100% on the 'commending comments'... So many people are so rude and condescending in comments, which is so unappreciative. We don't see them going out of their way to assist others, they just bash people who do, it's nuts. And 'of course' Gilmour guitar style fans are a high class breed.
Thanks for the kind words. I'm okay with negative comments. I was once in a place where I tossed a few out and it's probably just karma now. haha. Anyhow once again, thanks for the comment.
Now that I've watched this, even though I don't play, I can see and hear what he is doing. His playing is magical and yet this somehow makes it seem simpler. Very cool.
Thanks Mike. I just learnt 3 solos. Money, Time and Comfortably Numb. (Without most of what you shared in your video) Good for you that you picked up a lot of these Gilmour techniques. I may have to visit this video more often. Thank so much!!!
I realize this video was made 6 years ago and you probably get thousands of comments a day. I realize this comment will most likely fall on def eyes (especially this being a long message) haha. I just discovered your videos on guitar players breakdowns and deep dives. So far I believe you're the best one out there doing this on RUclips. I think you pretty much nail them accurately. Great quick references for learning a bunch of material on specific bands. Great work out there man. 👌
Great lesson, thanks very much for sharing as Gilmour is of course one of the greatest to learn from and follow. Very well structured lesson, again, thanks a lot
Your sound profile in this is nearly as impressive as your amazing lesson itself. Please share your equipment and settings if possible. Your have nailed the tone perfectly
I'm super appreciative of this video, I've been a huge fan of Gilmour since I first started playing and learned a lot of his techniques from watching him play but it's really helpful to have you breakdown some his moves. Thank You 🤘😎
His "Live at Pompeii" jams totally changed my playing. The best was how he was sitting on the ground with the guitar horazontal on his lap making alien noises with his slide. I used to do that shit all the time, my pops loved it lol.
Nice job as always, Mike! Youve gotten me to transform my thinking in a way that helps me create. The skills on your videos are great building blocks. Thanks so much!
I feel like a remote cousin to Gilmour now that I know at least 90% of all of his little intricacies. I would also like to say that I think the blues pentatonic run, such as heard in Comfortably Numb, is used ALOT in his solos.
You're a very good player and a great lesson. I do want to point out that you are using a lot of Jimi Hendrix techniques which I think is very cool. Good job!
Fender makes a tremolo bar spring that you can drop in to the hole on your guitar and then screw in the bar. And it will put pressure back on the bar so it will stay stiff where you need it
great vid. I have almost the same guitar and thought my tremolo arm was just loose too until i discovered it wasn't pushed in properly, give it a good hard push into the socket and it should pop into place.
Been working on learning these techniques for awhile now. Great job! Wish I had found this sooner! Might have saved me some time. I found out the hard way that a 4 tone bend up around the 15th-17th frets on the high E, don't make for very long string life-spans! lol. POP!!!! Damn. Until my new strings arrive, I'll just have to break out my Squier Strat! Thanks for all the work you do!
Great great video. Liked - and I subscribed a while ago. There is, of course, a LOT of guitar teaching on YT but for my tastes you're one of the best. I really like your low key, but very excellent, way of explaining. I'm 58 and just picked up a Strat knockoff in January. I'm taking the long view to learning. No rushing. Just doing my best to enjoy the whole process. Noodling to backing tracks has really really helped inspire me to keep at it. In my dreams I'm half as capable as you are before I close my eyes for the big sleep. Cheers,
You did it the right way! You SHOULD put your own thing into these lessons or tutorials! Great work, captured many of DGs tricks and manners in a fun and inspiring way! Cool and clever! Cheers!
+MeMoving1 Thanks. It's hard not to put a bit of your own style in these. Of course if any of us could sound exactly like DG we wouldn't have anything original to offer the world.
Re : half step bends - the way to think about Gilmour in general, is the way he uses bends not only sounds cool, but is a more efficient way of playing. Especially with the 1.5 step bends, you can hit higher notes without ever moving your left hand, which could otherwise be tricky depending on what your index finger is doing. Can hit a wider range of notes faster, easier, and cleaner - all with the cool bend effect.
Two solutions for your loose trem arm... Fender makes a spring you can drop into the theaded cylinder for the trem bar that will put upward force on the threads to tighten up the fit. You could also fill in the spaces between the threads of the bar and the cylinder with PTFE paste, but this is less effective if you remove the trem bar regularly. One of mine is always on the guitar and that works pretty well, but the spring works equal to it; if not better.
Great vids. I am always confused by who is downvoting these... The videos are excellent, informative and clear. Are people just sad they can't achieve these techniques like is is a video game?
Well done! Great analysis and showing of his techniques. One more I have to add is like his technique to play a few notes very fast that are "stacked" together and then slowing down again or taking a short break before continuing the solo.
You're killing me, bro! I seriously can't pay attention to any of the techniques you're showing because I'm too distracted by that tone. It's like a razor blade made out of hot butter. I love it.
I'm not really into teaching tone. I find if you have a good tube amp and a few pedals, oh and a Strat, haha, you can sound great in a Gilmour sort of way.
What a Kool Guitarist. I sure like your style.i was in 10th grade when Dark Side of the Moon was released.✌️❤️ I always played acoustic guitar and Gilmour is my #1. I just got my first electric guitar and learning licks. You are right just playing the scale patterns is boring and that is why I am here. Thank you for the help.
Probably know this but for the loose trem arm you can put a bit of plumbers tape (which is real cheap) around the thread to tighten it up and get rid of the rattle
I'd like to know how he does that Cha-koom mute/slide like on live versions of Learning to fly. I saw a lesson on Lick library (actually I bought the lesson) where the instructor does it flawlessly but does'nt explain how. I've been trying to achieve the technique but unsucsessfully so far. Could you enlighten me on this? Dig your lessons, seen a lot of them and learned much. Erik
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*Time-stamps for the techniques*
Step and a Half Trills: 0:38
Ramping Into a Note: 1:40
Step and a Half Bends: 2:19
Step and a Half Segmented Bends: 3:25
3-note Pull Off Sequence: 5:02
Dual/Country Bends: 6:32
Tremolo Bar Vibrato: 8:42
Staccato Picking: 10:06
Rhythmic Double Stops: 10:50
Half-step Bends: 11:36
Fast Vibrato: 12:47
Double Stop Slides: 13:27
Artificial Harmonics: 14:39
Post-Note Bend: 15:12
Thanks Thomas. I think the Gilmour vid is the only one I haven't done this for so I appreciate you doing the work. :)
The-Art-of-Guitar No prob, I think the Jimmy Page one is missing too, but I'll be watching that later, so I might do one for that too :)
This guys pretty good I watch his entire video
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Bro, you just unlocked a huge chunk of my guitar brain
+Skank Hunt Awesome man. Glad to hear it!
the first serious video on David Gilmour technique. Fast and precise explanation. compliments
Then check out a guy ..Steve Stine's lesson on this tune..if you haven't yet.The guy is awesome!! Peace
shite his tones pants
Gilmour is the most under appreciated guitarist in history. He's responsible for some of the greatest solos ever recorded but is never mentioned as one of the all-time greats. He's the greatest in my opinion.
I mean, can you really say under appreciated with how popular their albums, especially DSOTM are. Many say he's the reason they love the band. I can see an argument that the guitar world doesn't appreciate him as much considering how much people talk about other players in bands that are on par with the Floyd like EVH Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, SRV etc.
If you mean outside the floyd community that know how good he is (even the naysayers of Waters) I agree that he isn't well known even though rolling stone ranks him 14th greatest guitarist of all time
I’d say Larry Lalonde has that dishonor
He is always mentioned in great guitarist discussion.
Who the hell thinks DG is under appreciated as a guitar player? I've literally never heard anyone say that. Ever.
One thing he does that you didn't mention. he adds alot of rests in between his licks. Completely silencing the guitar not sustaining the notes. instead of just playing his licks consecutively. This is essential.
Briar Jensen
Your right! but Gilmour did that sometimes not everytime. The best example of what you said is his guitar solo in the song Another Brick in the Wall Part II. Many rests in that solo of his.
I see this problem with a lot of guitarists. They don't give any room for the song to breathe. David Gilmour is all about doing more with less.
He plays the way a vocalist sings. If a singer kept making noise in between notes it would sound idiotic. Gilmour seems to take that same approach.
Possibly the best technique vid I have ever watched. Clearly stated details demonstrated without showing off....very rare indeed.
I love Gilmore and now I have a better understanding of his methods.
I really appreciate how this teacher makes an effort to make these techniques approachable to players of different levels - breaks each idea down into clear, simple steps. His positive, encouraging attitude is exemplary (in a world overrun by trolls. Will someone just buy these trolls an ice cream already?!). I could see an advanced beginner learning these ideas with a bit of practice. His Tony Iommi video is equally as instructive. Well done! Would you do one on Brian May?
The thing with David too is he rarely shakes the note right away. He'll let it sing for a bit before shaking it, just like a human voice that holds a note and then naturally goes into vibrato. And his intonation is so spot on, like bending a string and then picking the note and releasing it. The second solo for Shine On You Crazy Diamond once the accompaniment has come in. He starts it off by bending the 13th on the B string up a perfect full step, then plucks the note and releases the bend. You really have to know your instrument to nail that. Cool video!
This is a very interesting one. Even if nobody can ever play like Gilmour it still is an awesome tutorial to boost the own way of soloing :) Thank you very much
I've seen a lot of _guitar lessons_ here, but this one was really cool! I love how you showed things that *Gilmour* does without actually playing his solos. Very cool video!!!
I now understand more about the guitar let alone hearing all the different sounds, thank you Mike your such an inspiration to us blind guitarist around the world 🌎
What an inspiring video. I've been searching for something like this for ages !
That was really well done in all ways Brother. So refreshing. Thank you.
Very articulate and precise playing as well as are the descriptions, and so brief, love that, easy to learn and remember, makes simple sense at the root so people can experiment and make it more individualized as you mentioned/suggested.
maybe 'you'd faint'' if Gilmour commended you but for you tube you scored 100% on the 'commending comments'... So many people are so rude and condescending in comments, which is so unappreciative. We don't see them going out of their way to assist others, they just bash people who do, it's nuts. And 'of course' Gilmour guitar style fans are a high class breed.
Thanks for the kind words. I'm okay with negative comments. I was once in a place where I tossed a few out and it's probably just karma now. haha. Anyhow once again, thanks for the comment.
Great tip. Huge fan of gilmour. Thanks for the lesson
5 years past, and still a priceless lesson! Thank you so much Mike! These lessons are so helpful to expand your playing and really well tought :-)
Now that I've watched this, even though I don't play, I can see and hear what he is doing. His playing is magical and yet this somehow makes it seem simpler. Very cool.
Thanks Mike. I just learnt 3 solos. Money, Time and Comfortably Numb. (Without most of what you shared in your video) Good for you that you picked up a lot of these Gilmour techniques. I may have to visit this video more often. Thank so much!!!
Robert Martellini Awesome man!
Mike is a great teacher ... and he seems like a great guy as well.
Greg Denis Actually I'm kind of a dick. ;) hehe
Your lessons are great and you are a brilliant and easy to follow, The joy of playing comes through in a natural way
KILLER Strat tone!!
Would love to know exactly what effects and amps are being used.
@@d2westruth well I'm assuming hed be using davids exact pedals. But to hazard a guess id say delay, reverb, phaser, chrous through a fender amp
I've never played guitar but I'm a huge Floyd fan. My appreciation for Gilmour has now deepened. Thanks.
Thank you, Mike. This video is a huge breakthrough for me. You're a good person.
Thanks Arseniy. It's easy to do these videos because I'm a true fan of his style. Watch for more videos soon. :)
I realize this video was made 6 years ago and you probably get thousands of comments a day. I realize this comment will most likely fall on def eyes (especially this being a long message) haha.
I just discovered your videos on guitar players breakdowns and deep dives. So far I believe you're the best one out there doing this on RUclips. I think you pretty much nail them accurately. Great quick references for learning a bunch of material on specific bands. Great work out there man. 👌
thanks for the lesson! Dave is my favorite guitar player, just so "tasty", thanks and merry Christmas !
Great lesson, thanks very much for sharing as Gilmour is of course one of the greatest to learn from and follow. Very well structured lesson, again, thanks a lot
Beautiful to teach the stylings and, well played too. My playing toolbox just got bigger. Thank you.
Your sound profile in this is nearly as impressive as your amazing lesson itself. Please share your equipment and settings if possible. Your have nailed the tone perfectly
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I'm super appreciative of this video, I've been a huge fan of Gilmour since I first started playing and learned a lot of his techniques from watching him play but it's really helpful to have you breakdown some his moves.
Thank You 🤘😎
His "Live at Pompeii" jams totally changed my playing. The best was how he was sitting on the ground with the guitar horazontal on his lap making alien noises with his slide. I used to do that shit all the time, my pops loved it lol.
great video this is one of the better videos of guitar techniques I have seen in a while!
Nice job as always, Mike! Youve gotten me to transform my thinking in a way that helps me create. The skills on your videos are great building blocks. Thanks so much!
I feel like a remote cousin to Gilmour now that I know at least 90% of all of his little intricacies. I would also like to say that I think the blues pentatonic run, such as heard in Comfortably Numb, is used ALOT in his solos.
Wow! Very impressive deconstruction and explanation of Gilmour's technique. Thanks, and I'm now subscribed to your channel. Very well done and kudos!
This is a fantastic channel, you're a great teacher, really pleasant to listen to and I like that you don't rush, there is enough time to absorb info.
I whole bunch of great technique. Little things that make playing personal, musical, and expressive. Thank you
You're a very good player and a great lesson. I do want to point out that you are using a lot of Jimi Hendrix techniques which I think is very cool. Good job!
Guess who I'm doing a video on in the future? hehe
Right on! I look forward to it!
Ronvnvet One of Gilmours biggest influence was Jimi. Two of my favorite players
I’m thinking there’s not much Hendrix didn’t do guitar wise, others follow in his wake 🎶🎸✌🏻
Thanks for this treasure trove of Gilmour licks!
You just won a subscriber. That's definitely what I needed.
Fender makes a tremolo bar spring that you can drop in to the hole on your guitar and then screw in the bar. And it will put pressure back on the bar so it will stay stiff where you need it
Excellent vid bro, I use quite a bit of Gilmour's techniques.
great vid. I have almost the same guitar and thought my tremolo arm was just loose too until i discovered it wasn't pushed in properly, give it a good hard push into the socket and it should pop into place.
Nice video! I was already familiar with most of those licks but that last one was interesting. Will try to work on it today. Thanks!
Been working on learning these techniques for awhile now. Great job! Wish I had found this sooner! Might have saved me some time. I found out the hard way that a 4 tone bend up around the 15th-17th frets on the high E, don't make for very long string life-spans! lol. POP!!!! Damn. Until my new strings arrive, I'll just have to break out my Squier Strat! Thanks for all the work you do!
Thank you. There are some really great techniques in this video. I also like that you are showing the techniques rather than copying the solo. Subbed.
Great great video. Liked - and I subscribed a while ago. There is, of course, a LOT of guitar teaching on YT but for my tastes you're one of the best. I really like your low key, but very excellent, way of explaining.
I'm 58 and just picked up a Strat knockoff in January. I'm taking the long view to learning. No rushing. Just doing my best to enjoy the whole process. Noodling to backing tracks has really really helped inspire me to keep at it.
In my dreams I'm half as capable as you are before I close my eyes for the big sleep.
Cheers,
You did it the right way! You SHOULD put your own thing into these lessons or tutorials!
Great work, captured many of DGs tricks and manners in a fun and inspiring way! Cool and clever! Cheers!
+MeMoving1 Thanks. It's hard not to put a bit of your own style in these. Of course if any of us could sound exactly like DG we wouldn't have anything original to offer the world.
Re : half step bends - the way to think about Gilmour in general, is the way he uses bends not only sounds cool, but is a more efficient way of playing. Especially with the 1.5 step bends, you can hit higher notes without ever moving your left hand, which could otherwise be tricky depending on what your index finger is doing. Can hit a wider range of notes faster, easier, and cleaner - all with the cool bend effect.
Enjoying your theories and lessons very much! Thankxx!
Two solutions for your loose trem arm... Fender makes a spring you can drop into the theaded cylinder for the trem bar that will put upward force on the threads to tighten up the fit. You could also fill in the spaces between the threads of the bar and the cylinder with PTFE paste, but this is less effective if you remove the trem bar regularly. One of mine is always on the guitar and that works pretty well, but the spring works equal to it; if not better.
Really well done, great instruction and insights. Thanks very much!
Amazing tutorial, thanks. Bless you! ❤️
Love your videos man you really break it down and I can tell you try to keep it simple wich i love but I can tell you have a lot of guitar knowledge.
Very helpful and informative. Great work.
Thank you so very much, I love so much these series of your videos!
Thanks for sharing!
Loving your videos. You're a great natural teacher.
Great vids.
I am always confused by who is downvoting these... The videos are excellent, informative and clear. Are people just sad they can't achieve these techniques like is is a video game?
Sick lesson man! Well thought out
awesome improved my sound immediately many thanks !
I would have thought his rake would have made it to your list. Great lesson. Thank you
Well done! Great analysis and showing of his techniques. One more I have to add is like his technique to play a few notes very fast that are "stacked" together and then slowing down again or taking a short break before continuing the solo.
This was a great lesson. Thanks 👍🏽
beautifully explained ...really nice loved it !!!!!
Terrific lesson. Gilmour is my guitar hero
Awesome, thanks! Gilmore is super genius, hands down the best. Musicians come and go, but Gilmore is forever!
David Gilmore has been my favorite guitarist since I started listening (late ‘60s) I envy people with musical talent. So thank you.
You're killing me, bro! I seriously can't pay attention to any of the techniques you're showing because I'm too distracted by that tone. It's like a razor blade made out of hot butter. I love it.
Great lesson! You should do a video on how to get a good David Gilmour tone
I'm not really into teaching tone. I find if you have a good tube amp and a few pedals, oh and a Strat, haha, you can sound great in a Gilmour sort of way.
Great lesson, cheers
Brilliant breakdown dude.
Great tutorial!! helped a lot!!!
GREAT VIDEO! Thanks for Sharing!
Kudos to u for inspiring people to develop our own style :)
Keep it up! These are excellent videos.
Great lesson, makes a change from just learning solos. Could you please do this with some other guitarists, maybe Jimmy Page or Angus Young?
You read my mind!
JJ Cale?
Oooo! Ritchie Kotzen!
Your vid made me understand the genius of Dave in terms of technique. Music wise, he's been a god for me since forever
What a Kool Guitarist. I sure like your style.i was in 10th grade when Dark Side of the Moon was released.✌️❤️
I always played acoustic guitar and Gilmour is my #1. I just got my first electric guitar and learning licks. You are right just playing the scale patterns is boring and that is why I am here. Thank you for the help.
Probably know this but for the loose trem arm you can put a bit of plumbers tape (which is real cheap) around the thread to tighten it up and get rid of the rattle
Great lesson mate, valuable insight shared .👍
Can you do Robert Fripp? Great video by the way.
That would be both interesting and challenging
Nice bending technics , appreciate you sharing the knowledge !
The only relaxing guitar video I've ever seen
Awesome video! He is the king of melodic playing. Those pickups in your strat sound fantastic. What are they?
Thank you
Sir
you have the capacity to teach in a very beautiful way
awesome video dude keep em comin
I like your vibe, thanks for sharing
I'd like to know how he does that Cha-koom mute/slide like on live versions of Learning to fly. I saw a lesson on Lick library (actually I bought the lesson) where the instructor does it flawlessly but does'nt explain how. I've been trying to achieve the technique but unsucsessfully so far. Could you enlighten me on this? Dig your lessons, seen a lot of them and learned much. Erik
cool man, well done. makes you want to play AND listen to d.g. solos at the same time!
This video just made me want to pick up the guitar and bend! Thank yo so much for the breakdown
Your artist studies are incredibly informative. Great job, do more. How about Eliot Easton of The Cars?
Es impresionante ver una clase así sobre la técnica de David!! muchísimas gracias!!!!
What guitar is that and how do you get it to stay in tune with those crazy bends?
You are very good and inspiring!
great video! thanks
Really nice tone and nice feel.
came across your channel and like it a lot. maybe in the future could you do some Mikeal Akerfelt lesson. great player with unique style I think
Very good tricks et bon teacher and good player tks
Great tips! What kind of nut is in that strat? It looks metal/locking but not like a standard floyd rose style? Just the lighting perhaps?
Adam Spaulding it's a rolling metal nut. Has yet to fail me.
Great vid! Cool techniques! Thanks!
Nice!!! You are a great teacher!!
Thnx man, lot of usefull basics. I use some of stuff and some were AHA! moments :) Great video!
I feel like I'm going to be the next David Gilmour and it makes me wanna cry .. thank you bro