so you think you could tell... a smile from a veil?

wish you were here
by: pink floyd

So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from Hell,
Blue skys from pain.
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?

And did they get you to trade
Your heros for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
And did you exchange
A walk on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage?

How I wish, how I wish you were here.
We're just two lost souls
Swimming in a fish bowl,
Year after year,
Running over the same old ground.
What have we found?
The same old fears.
Wish you were here.


ok... i'll admit... i suck on guitar. i really just try to be able to immitate any fragment of music that means something to me... including this song. this is what i have so far...


Tuning: EADGBe

h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
x - play 'note' with heavy damping


Intro:
Strum a few Times Strum a few Times
^V^ ^V^
e---------------------3-------------------3---|
B---------------------3-------------------3---|
G---------------------0-------0-----------0---|
D-------------0--2----0----2-----2--------0---| * 2
A------0h2------------2-------------------2---|
E---3-----------------x-------------------3---|

Strum a few Times Strum a few Times
^V^ ^V^
e---------------------3--------------------------------3---|
B---------------------3--------------------------------3---|
G---------------------0--------------------------------2---|
D-------------0--2----0------2-----0-------------------2---| * 2
A------0h2------------2------------------2-------0-----0---|
E---3-----------------x--------------------------------0---|




e---3---|
B---3---|
G---0---|
D---0---| ( Guitar 1 continues to play over the solo )
A---2---|
E---3---|

... and even so... playing a piece of music that someone else has written is only just flattery. or mockery. or idolatry. or any other kind of mimicry.

goodnight.