The song It's What We Do (Side 1, pt. 2) from the 2014 Pink Floyd album The Endless River.
Rhythm: It uses the same chords as Welcome To The Machine and resembles the style. A famous Nick Mason
slow 6/8 rhythm. It's mostly David Gilmour jamming on his strat, with a nice distorted tone.
(/) Slide Up (\) Slide Down (h) Hammer On (p) Pull Off (b) Bend (r) Release (v) Vibrato (~) Let ring
(PM---|) Palm mute
Intro: Organ plays |Em |C |
Lead guitar ends intro:
E|-------------|
B|------(10b12-|<=== second guitar
G|--12b14r12---|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
The song consists of 6 iterations over a Em - C(maj7) chord progression:
p1: only synthesizer
p2: synthesizer + guitar fills
p3 and p4: guitar lead
p5: guitar lead + electric piano
p6: guitar lead + synthesizer
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Part 1: Synthesizer verse
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12-string comes in and repeats:
Em Cmaj7
E|--7---7---|
B|--8---8---|
G|--9---9---|
D|--9---9---|
A|--7-------|
E|------8---|
Synthesizer(tabbed for guitar):
E|---------------------15v---14-12--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------12v--------------------12-------------12v--13-15v--13p12h13-------12---------------------10-----|
G|--12---14---------------------------11--------------------------------14---------12---------11h12-----12--|
D|---------------------------------------12-14---------------------------------------12-14------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar fills:
E|--7/12\7-- or E|--10b12\7--|
B|---------- B|-----------|
Ends with slide guitar:
E|----0/12~~~~~12/24-------|
B|-------------------------|
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Part 2: Synthesizer + Guitar fills
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Percussion and bass join in.
Synthesizer (tabbed for guitar):
E|----------------------15v---14-12---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------12v---------------------12----------------12v-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--12---14----------------------------11-------------------12------------------------------11p9h11/12/14/16--|
D|----------------------------------------12-14---------------14-----------14/16--14--------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Guitar Fills:
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------10b11r10p8h10p8-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------9v\------5-7-7/9-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------/5---------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9b10r--5h7-5-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7-5-3-0-0-|
Synthesizer (con't):
E|-------------------------------------------------0--------------------------7---|
B|-----------------------------12v--------------------------------------------8---|
G|-16v~~~~~~~~----------------------12-------------11p12v--------11--12--14--(9)--|
D|------17--14--------------------------14--12h14------------14--------------(9)--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------7---|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Guitar Fills:
E|-----------10----10-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------10b11-10b12----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------5--7--7b8r-5h7-5---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------7--7--7--------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Part 3: Lead guitar
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( Palm mute B-string )
E|--22v---22\7------12--14--14b15-------15r14----10-12p10h12---------------------------------------------|
B|--x-------------12--12--12-------------------12--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------12b13r12p10h12\------------9v--10v--12v----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- /12p10h12v-----------------|
E|-------------------------------0h3p0h5p0/12v----------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------12-14b16--12-14-------------------------|
D|-7/9v---/12p14---------------14-----------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
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Part 4: Lead guitar
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E|--22p19p17---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------8--------------------------5-5--5--5-5--5-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-9---9v-----------------------7b9--9r-7b9--7-4-4---4---------------------------------|
D|--------------/9------------7h8p7p5h7v---------------------------7b9r7-5----------------5h7-7/9-9------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------7p5h7v------/7-7---------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ends with 12-string guitar:
A|------------|
E|--/7-0~~~~--|
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Part 5: Lead guitar + EP
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E|-----------------------------------------------10-----10--10--10-----------------10--10-10--10/22--------|
B|----8---10b11--10p8-10--8-------------------8--10b12----------10--------8h10--10/12--12-12--12/24--------|
G|--9--9-----------------9--9-------------9----------------------------/9----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------9-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------15b-12--12/24--22brb---22p19h22--22b-|
B|--10b12r10p8h10b12-------10b11r10p8--7-----------------------------------15b-----------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------/9--7--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------9--7--------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------10--7p5h7---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(v) (v)
E|-22p19p17h19----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------10br8h10b--------12--x-12-x--14p12-x--12-x--14p12-x--12-x--14p12-x--12-x--14p12-x--12\-----|
G|---------------------------12-x-12--x-12-x--14p12-x--12-x--14p12-x--12-x--14p12-x--12-x--14p12-x--12\-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-24-22-24-20-19-20-19-17-19-17\15-----9\3\0-|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------19p17h19-------------------------/24\10--10------10-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------20----19-19h20p19p17----------12p10-12---10v--10brp8-7-------------------|
G|----------6h7p6--------------17-17----16--------------------------------------------------9-7--------------|
D|----------7-----9-----------------------------------------------------------------------------7h8-7-5------|
A|0/2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7-5-7-|
E|----0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Part 6: Lead guitar + Synthesizer
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Synthesizer (tabbed):
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-----|
G|------------12------------------------------11--12------------------------------------14-----------|
D|-----------------------------14--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|Lead guitar:
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------12--14b15r14p12-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------14(PM)-------------------14------9--9------------------12--12--12v---------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------7----------------14---------------12/10h12p10---------------|
E|-------------------------------------------8----------------------------------------h12p10h12-------|
Synthesizer (con't):
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12------------------------------------------------------------------12--|
G|------------11------------------------------11--12--------14--------------|
D|------------------------------14------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|Lead guitar (con't):
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------7--9------------|
D|--------------------------------2-----0--2--4---5--7--7/9--------7\5------|
A|----------------------------------2----------------------------------7-5v-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
