My Pink Floyd Conundrum!

Thanks for posting the link for "The Embryo". I'm also a long-time Pink Floyd fan, but had never heard this one before ... great song! Gilmour is a real sonic specialist, and is able to create mood and emotion better than most. He may not have the flash & sparkle of some other high-speed guys, but that doesn't make him any less skilled in my books.

look up pentatonic scale  and major scales.  the pentatonic is the "blues scale" and used for all kinds of music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4owDn7sTsnI  this will get you started.

Ok Thanks Beamer, I'll see what i can do with that.  Sorry for the late reply, pneumonia makes one a little late getting back to answers!  Cheers for the advice and link!

keep working at it! youll get it.

or tune down.

The tricky part of learning many of David Gilmour's solos is that he does so much bending, and often in places one wouldn't normally look for it. Gilmour really took this technique to a higher level than most guitarists, and when coupled with a lot of whammy bar use on his Strat, it's hard to decide what he's doing at times. If you watch the "Pulse" video, there are times when he's simultaneously stretching 3 strings almost entirely across the neck (Comfortably Numb). Must be using 8's or 9's in the EB Slinky series.