Tapping Comfortably Numb

Looking to other instruments for inspiration can be a valuable resource for moving your playing ahead.

In this lesson we are going to take a look at the keyboard part from the B section of Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd as written by the late Richard Wright.

The part is basically made up of descending arpeggios that outline the chords being played. Playing the chords in this way adds a nice dream-like atmosphere to the whole section.

Richard also uses a bit of voice leading here which creates a smooth sounding transition between the chords.