LEARNING TO FLY
As recorded by Pink Floyd
(From the 1987 Album A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF REASON)
Transcribed by www.mikesguitarsite.co.uk | Words and Music by David Gilmour, Anthony Moore, Bob Ezrin & John Carin |
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Intro
Q=88
G5 A G Em7 D G
4/4
Gtr I Gtr II Gtr I Gtr II
Q S E. Q Q H H Q S E. H H E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / /
Gtr II
W W W W
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Verse 1
1.,2. 3.
G5 A G Em7 D G
Gtr I Gtr II Gtr I Gtr II
Q S E. Q Q H H Q S E. H H E E E E W
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/ / / / / / / / /
W W W W W
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Chorus
C5 B Am Gsus4 F5 C5 D5
Gtr I
H. E E H +E S S E E H.. S S Q. E Q. E
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/ o / / x x / / x x / / /
W W W W
|-------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------||
|-------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------||
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G5 A G
Q S E. Q Q H H
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/ / / /
Gtr III
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H +Q Q E S S +S E. +Q E S S
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|-18b20========(18)r\-----|-----------------------------15-12-|
|-------------------------|---14b16---------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Em7 D5
Q S E. H Q S E. H
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/ / / /
\0.5/ \0.5/ \0.5/
~~~~~~~~~
E. +S +E S S S +S S S E S S Q E. S S S S S +E S S
|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------||
|-15b17==(15)-(15)r----15-12-------------------------------|--------------------------------------||
|----------------------------14b15r(14)p12---14p====12-(0)-|-12------11----------9---9s7-(7)-9----||
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Verse 2
G5 A G
Gtr I Gtr II G
Q S E. Q Q H H
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/ / / /
Q Q H Q E S +S S S +S S S S S S
|---------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------15----------------------------|
|-0-------------|------14b16==(14)r----14pb16r(14)p12-14p12s11h12p|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Em7 D G
tr I Gtr II
Q S E. H H E E E E
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/ / / / /
Q S E. H H E. S E e
|----------------|-------------14-14-|
|----------------|-----------x-------|
|-11-------------|-------------14-14-|
|-----14---------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|
G5 A G
Gtr I Gtr II G
Q S E. Q Q H H
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/ / / /
~~~~~~~
E E Q H E S S +H.
|-15--------------|---------15-(15)-------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-16--------------|---14b16---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
Em7
tr I
Q S E. H W
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/ /
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W H a +S S E S S S S
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|--------------|-----------------------------------||
|--------------|------14pb15r(14)-12---12---14-12--||
|--------------|-----------------------------------||
|--------------|-----------------------------------||
|--------------|-----------------------------------||
Chorus
C5 B Am Gsus4
Gtr I
H. E E H +E S S E E
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/ o / / x x /
~~~~ ~~~~~~
+E E Q H E E S S S S E E S +S S S
|------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------8-------------|
|-(12)-------------|------5---7----7pb9======7r(7)-5h7p|
|------------------|---/7------------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------------|
F5 C5
H.. S S H. S S S S
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/ x x / / /
S S E +E S S Q E E Q Q Q S S E
|----------------------------------|-------------8-5-------|
|----------------------------------|--8----------8-5-8-----|
|-5------------------------7pb9====|=(7)r------------------|
|-------/10-(10)-10----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------|
C5 B Am Gsus4
Gtr I
H. E E H +E S S E E
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/ o / / x x /
H. Q +H S E. S +S S S
|-----------------|---------5------------------|
|-8---------------|----------------------------|
|-7b9------7b9====|=(7)-------7------7r(7)p5---|
|-----------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------------|
F5 C5 D5
H.. S S Q. E Q. E
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/ x x / / /
~~~ ~
Q Q H Q S +S S S +E Q E
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|-----------------|-----------------------------||
|-5---------------|-----7pb9r(7)p5-------7--7---||
|-----------------|----------------7-(7)--------||
|-----------------|-----------------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------------------||
Interlude
\0.5/ \0.5/ \0.5/ \0.5/ \1______/
+Q +S +S +S +S +E. a +S E. S
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|---------------------------------------------------|
|-(7)--(7)-(7)----(7)----(7)----(7)----7---(7)-5--4-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~
H Q E E E +S +S +Q H W
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|------||
|--------------------10s|=12b13==(12)r(12)b13==(12)r-------|------||
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|------||
|-7--5-(5)--(5)-3-------|----------------------------------|------||
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|------||
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|------||
E. S +Q +E Q.
W W 6x H S +S S S E S S
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||o----------|----------o||-------------------------5-|
||-----------|-----------||-7b9=====7r(7)p5-----7b9---|
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||o----------|----------o||---------------------------|
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~ ~~~
|---3----|
S S S S +S E. E S +S S E S S a E +Q +E Q S S E W
|-5-----------------------------------|------------------------14-|-14----||
|---8-----5-(5)-----------------------|---------------------------|-------||
|-----7b8------------7pb9r(7)p5---5---|-5s7-(7)--(7)\----12s14----|-14----||
|-------------------------------7-----|---------------------------|-------||
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Verse 3
Gtr I
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0-0-||
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----||
Chorus
C5 B Am Gsus4 F5
Gtr I
H. E E H +E S S E E H.. S S
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/ o / / x x / / x x
W W W
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C5 C5 B
Gtr I
H. S S S S H. E E
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/ / / / o
Gtr III
Q E. S E S S S S E Q S E. H
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|--------------8-8-8---8---|-8---8-----------|
|--------7-7b9-------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
Am Gsus4 F5 E C5 D5
H +E S S E E H Q E S S Q. E Q. E
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/ / x x / / o x x / / /
W W W
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Outro - Solo
G5 A G
Gtr I Gtr II G
Q S E. Q Q H H
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/ / / /
Q. +E H E E +S E. E E E +S S
|-15-----------------------|---15-----(15)-15----15----15-15-(15)\-----|
|-18b20========(18)\-------|---18b20==(18)-18b20-18b20-----------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------0--0--(0)--(0)-|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Em7
tr I
Q S E. H
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/ /
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Q +E E E S S S E.
|-15--------------------0---0----|
|-18b20===(18)r\--------3s5-5-5--|
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D G G5 A
Gtr II Gtr I Gtr II
H E E E E Q S E. Q Q
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/ / / / / /
S S S S S S S S a S S S S S S E E. S S E. E S S Q
|-0-------------0-0-----------------|---------------------------|
|-5s3-0-0-----0-0-0-----------------|---------3------x-x--------|
|-------0-2b3-------4s2-0-----0-----|-/4---4--4----------12b14r=|
|-------------------------2p0---2-0-|-/5---5--------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-/5--(5)-------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-/3--(3)-------------------|
G
H H
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/
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+Q S S S +S +E +E +S +S S S
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|-(12)------14b16==(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)r(14)p12---|
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Em7
Gtr I G
Q S E. H
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/ /
S E. s E. E S S E S S
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|----------------15-----15--15-----|
|-14-----12------14b16==14r-14-x-x-|
|----14----------------------------|
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D G G5 A
tr II Gtr I Gtr II
H E E E E Q S E. Q Q
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/ / / / / /
PM| ~~
E S S S S E S S E S S S S E E Q H
|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|---15-----15--15-(15)------15-15-15----------------|-----------------|
|---14b16==14r-14-(12)------12----14b16-11----------|-----------------|
|----------------------(14)----------------12-12-12-|-12--------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
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G5 Em7
Gtr I G
H H Q S E. H
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/ / /
~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q E. S E Q S S S E. +Q +E E a S S S S
|------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------8------|-10---------------------------|
|-------0S9----9---|----9--(9)----(9)-------------|
|----------------9-|--------------------8s7-5-----|
|------------------|--------------------------7---|
|------------------|------------------------------|
D G
tr II
H E E E E
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/ / /
~
|-3-| |---5---|
E E E S S S S S a E E S S S S
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------7-----------|
|-5-7-7b8-7-5---7---7s9---7s5-5-----|
|-------------7---------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
G5 A G
Gtr I Gtr II
Q S E. Q Q H H
| | | |
/ / / /
~~ PM|
E. S S E. Q S S S S Q S S S S E E E S S
|----------------------|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
|----------------8-8---|----3S5-5-5-3-0---------|
|----------------------|----------------2b4-----|
|-5--5-5---------------|--------------------2-2-|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
Em7
Gtr I G
Q S E. H
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/ /
~ ~
|---3---| |---3---|
S +S S S S E S S S +S S Q E
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-2b3r(2)p0----------0-0-2b3r(2)p0------|
|-----------2-2-2------------------2----|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
D G G5 A
tr II Gtr I Gtr II
H E E E E Q S E. Q Q
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/ / / / / /
~~
Q S +S S S E Q S S Q Q H
|------------------------------------------|-----------------*|
|-----------------------------15-----------|-----------------*|
|----14pb15r(14)p12---14b16==(14)r---12h14-|-12--------------*|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------*|
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Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide <n> - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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