"Wish You Were Here" on ukulele by Pink Floyd • UkuTabs

Artist	Pink Floyd
Album	Wish You Were Here
Genre(s)	classic rock • progressive rock • psychedelic • Psychedelic Rock • rock
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Riff:
xA|-----------------------------5----7-----7--------7---10--7----|
xE|---------------------3---5-7------X-----7--------7------------|
xC|----------------------------------X-----7--------7------------|
xG|----------------------------------X-----9--------9------------|

xA|---------2-------------------5----7-----7--------7---10--7----|
xE|-10------3-----------3---5-7------X-----7--------7------------|
xC|---------2------------------------X-----7--------7------------|
xG|---------0------------------------X-----9--------9------------|

xA|---------2-------------------5----7-----7--------7---5--------|
xE|-10------3-----------3---5-7------X-----7--------7-------7----|
xC|---------2------------------------X-----7--------7------------|
xG|---------0------------------------X-----9--------9------------|

xA|---------0-------------------5----7-----7--------7---5--------|
xE|-5-------0---------------5-7------X-----7--------7-------7----|
xC|---------1------------------------X-----7--------7------------|
xG|---------2------------------------X-----9--------9------------|

xA|---------0---------------0-2-0----------2---------------------|
xE|-5-------0------------------------3-----3---------------------|
xC|---------1------------------------------2---------------------|
xG|---------2------------------------------0---------------------|


C                         D
So, so you think you can tell,
             Am                  G
Heaven from Hell, blue skys from pain.
                     D                       C   
Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail,
               Am
a smile from a veil,
                      G
Do you think you can tell?


                          C                   D
And did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts,
                Am                    G    
Hot ashes for trees, hot air for a cool breeze,
                  D
cold comfort for change,
                  C                        Am
And did you exchange a walk on part in the war
                       G
for a lead role in a cage?


Interlude: Em  G  Em  G  Em  A  Em  A


C                               D
How I wish, how I wish you were here.
           Am                                   G
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl,
               D
year after year,
                                  C
Running over the same old ground. What have we found?
             Am                         G
The same old fears. Wish you were here!


Outro: Em  G  Em  G  Em  A  Em  A  G - riff to end -

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10 Comments

Millie
August 9, 2017 at 00:07 · Reply
Does anyone know the strumming pattern for this?
- CeldynDiVita
  August 15, 2018 at 02:43 · Reply
  I used d-d-u-u-d-u
Sarah
January 21, 2017 at 20:52 · Reply
This is AMAZING! The chords are spot on! One problem, however, is I think some of the tablature is off…I tried playing it, but it didn’t sound right. For instance, at one point, for the rift, I did 10, 7, -5- on the A string, instead of plain 10, 7, and it sounded good! Sadly, I am not a master of tablature myself, so I can’t correct the whole thing. I mean no hate by this comment! Only constructive criticism!
JasonInVegas
November 3, 2016 at 22:02 · Reply
Sorry to buzz kill, but the main riff is 3-5-8 on the E followed by 5-8-8-5 on A…try it and enjoy even more.
Astra
April 29, 2016 at 23:43 · Reply
Thank you! Thank you! Beautifully done.
chlxelixna
April 2, 2016 at 23:15 · Reply
Wish you were here is such an amazing song…love this arrangement :))
killjoy
January 14, 2016 at 18:33 · Reply
Fav ;-; sounds amazing
Javier Chavez
September 5, 2015 at 18:03 · Reply
Thanks a lot.
theclumsymutt
December 24, 2014 at 05:10 · Reply
This is beautiful
thank you
Sopresa
November 24, 2013 at 19:01 · Reply
OMG thank you! This is one of my favorite songs!