"The Narrow Way" is the third suite on the studio half of

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's fourth album '' Ummagumma''. It is a three-part song written and performed entirely by

David Gilmour David Jon Gilmour ( ; born 6 March 1946) is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter who is a member of the rock band Pink Floyd. He joined in 1967, shortly before the departure of the founder member Syd Barrett. By the early 1980s, Pink F ...

, using multiple overdubs to play all the instruments himself.

Different parts

Part One (3:27) Part one of the song was called "Baby Blue Shuffle in D Major" when played by the band in a

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broadcast on 2 December 1968; it also strongly resembles the tracks "Rain in the Country (take 1)" and " Unknown Song" recorded (but eventually not used) for the soundtrack of

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's film '' Zabriskie Point'' in November/December 1969. This portion features layered acoustic guitar with some spacey effects overtop. Part Two (2:53) Part two features an electric guitar and percussion which modulate heavily at the end, forming a drone that leads into part three. Part Three (5:57) Part three of the song features Gilmour's only vocal contribution to the studio part of the album. This final part was incorporated into ''

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'' by the full band on their 1969 tour.

Personnel

– guitars, vocals, bass, piano, organ, mellotron, drums, percussion

References

1969 songs Pink Floyd songs Songs written by David Gilmour {{1960s-rock-song-stub he:The Narrow Way