Breathe is one of the great musical pieces on the album, Dark Side of the Moon and it is a must for all guitar fans! so here I shall explain to you the setup of the pink floyd guitar tabs for the song breathe and what you need to play on your guitar. As this is an usual and unique piece, it is important to understand the many layers used on the song, Breathe.
There are two main guitar parts on Breathe, that is the slide guitar, also known as the pedal steel guitar and also the electric guitar that uses a clean tone with a phaser to give it a clean and distinct sound. Start the piece with the clean toned electric guitar.
The pink floyd guitar tabs for the song breathe starts off with a Pink Floyd signature Em chord slowly strummed upwards. Follow this by picking the notes of Em, form chord shapes whilst picking individual notes with a melody that can be easily recognised and repeated upon listening to the original record.
The chords are shown as follows:
Em(add9) A Asus4 A
Em(add9) A A7sus4 A7
Slide Guitar commences in the key of Em with a double stop vibrato and a slide both at the 12th fret (slide to 14th fret).
Improvise over the chords with both the electric and slide guitar from this point on
Em(add9) A Asus4 A
Em(add9) A Asus4 A
Em(add9) A
Em(add9) A
Em(add9) A Asus4 A
Em(add9) A Asus4 A
Cmaj7 Bm7
Fmaj7 G
This is the large introduction of the pink floyd guitar tabs for the song breathe completed. Use the chords above to play and strum to the lyrics on your guitar.
