David Gilmour Solo Breakdown: Pink Floyd’s “Mother”

Originally published November 6, 2024

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An expanded YouTube version of the Inside the Solo: Mother lesson, with improved animations and added context — a study in David Gilmour's phrasing over a I–IV–V progression, and how to get that vocal, singing quality into your own playing.

The companion PDF is available above, along with the backing track the exercises call for, in Boss and Ditto+ formats. Silver members can read the written lesson on this page too, ending with a backing track player that holds one G major pentatonic while the chord tone targets move with the chords.

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David Gilmour Solo Breakdown: Pink Floyd’s “Mother” (PDF lesson)
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Mother backing track (67 BPM)
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The same recording the Jam Track Player uses: one pass of the nine-bar solo section at 67 BPM, trimmed to loop seamlessly. This is the backing track exercises 1–6 ask for. Set your player to repeat, or drop it into a looper. Boss is the full stereo master; Ditto+ is the mono 16-bit copy that loads straight onto the pedal.

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