Pink Floyd Another Brick in the Wall Guitar Solo TAB

“Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)” from Pink Floyd’s The Wall (1979) features one of the most celebrated guitar solos in rock history — David Gilmour playing over a funky groove with phrasing so melodic that the solo became as iconic as the song itself.

About the Solo

Built around the D minor pentatonic scale, this solo is a lesson in how to say something memorable with classic blues vocabulary. Gilmour mixes singing bends, precise double stops and rhythmic phrasing that locks perfectly into the groove — every phrase lands exactly where it should. The notes are not hard to find; making them groove and sing the way Gilmour does is the real challenge.

What You Will Work On

• D minor pentatonic phrasing — classic blues vocabulary used in a melodic, vocal way
• Expressive bends and vibrato — Gilmour’s singing tone, always perfectly in tune
• Double stops — clean articulation of two-note phrases
• Groove and timing — locking your phrasing into the rhythm section
• Dynamics and pick attack — shaping the intensity of each phrase

Tips for Learning This Solo

• Learn the solo phrase by phrase — each line is a complete musical sentence.
• Practice with the original recording to absorb how the phrasing sits on the groove — timing is everything here.
• Check every bend against the target note played normally — the bends must sing in tune.
• Start at 60–70% speed and only speed up when every double stop rings clean.