Exercise
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Download guitar tab and learn how to play Solo #1 from Pink Floyd’s Comfortably Numb. This is a great solo to learn for beginners and early intermediate players.
This exercise includes a soundslice (adjustable tabulature playback). Please note that soundslice.com is a different website.
Download guitar tab and learn how to play Solo #1 from Pink Floyd’s Comfortably Numb. This is a great solo to learn for beginners and early intermediate players.
View the guitar tab from the “Related Materials & Downloads” tab first. The tab shows you how to play Solo #1 from Pink Floyd’s Comfortably Numb. This is a great solo to learn for beginners and intermediate players. However, you’ll want to have the tab immediately available (either on a screen or printed out). Or, you can play along with the soundslice at adjustable tempos!
For beginner guitarists learning to play this solo, the challenges will be with learning and executing the articulations – bends and slides. This version is pretty close to exact, but designed to exclude hammer-ons and pull-offs. Since string bending and slides are so central to the vibe of this solo, we must be sure to get them right. Here are the steps to follow in this exercise:
You should go into this knowing how to overcome the challenges of learning guitar solos:
Playing the solo over and over a million times will definitely help you get better. But, focusing on your most glaring challenges one-at-a-time is the best way to make progress more quickly.