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Wish You Were Here Bass Tab

Pink Floyd · from Wish You Were Here, 1975

The famous acoustic intro and verse in the key of G — built around Em7, G and A7sus4, then C, D and Am. Played with no capo, so guitar, piano and bass share the exact same chords. Every diagram is sourced live from the chord library.

GuitarPianoSimple Bass
KeyG Major
DifficultyBeginner
PatternRoot note, one per chord

Intro

GDAE0E0G0E0G0E0A0E0A0G

Verse

GDAE3C0D0A0G0D3C0A0G
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Questions about Wish You Were Here on simple bass

What key is Wish You Were Here in?

G major. The intro leans on Em7 (the vi) and A7sus4 resolving to G (the I), and the verse adds C, D and Am. There is no capo, so guitar, piano and bass all play these same chords at the same pitch.

What notes does the bass play in Wish You Were Here?

The simplest line plays the root of each chord — E, G, A for the intro, then C, D, A, G through the verse. With no capo these are the real pitches, the same ones the guitar and piano are built on.

Chords & variants

Em7ChordGChordA7sus4ChordCChordDChordAmChord GuitarThis songPianoThis song