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.
Open Wish You Were Here on the interactive guitar, hear every chord, and loop the progression.
Play Wish You Were Here in the Studio →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.
The iconic intro is fingerpicked, not strummed — it moves between Em7, G and A7sus4, letting each chord ring while a melody is picked over the top. The chords are simple open shapes; the character comes from the picking and the space between notes.