Artist: Pink Floyd
Title: The Great Gig in the Sky
 
Release Information:
• Release Date: March 1973
• Genres: Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock
• Original Songwriters: Richard Wright (music), Clare Torry (vocal composition)
• Recording Location: Abbey Road Studios, London, England
 
Track Details:
• Key: F major
• Tempo: 60 BPM
• Duration: 4:44
• Bar Count: Approximately 144 bars
 
Song Structure and Bar Count:
• Intro: 8 bars
• Verse 1: 16 bars
• Chorus: 16 bars
• Verse 2: 16 bars
• Chorus: 16 bars
• Bridge: 16 bars
• Chorus: 16 bars
• Outro: 8 bars
 
Customizable Instruments (11):
1. Click Track
2. Piano
3. Organ
4. Pedal Steel Guitar
5. Bass
6. Drums
7. Lead Vocals
8. Backing Vocals
9. Synthesizer
10. Sound Effects
11. Strings
 
Samples Used:
• The track features spoken word segments, including a snippet of Gerry O’Driscoll, the Abbey Road Studios doorman, saying, “There is no dark side in the moon, really. Matter of fact, it’s all dark.”
 
Similar Song by Another Artist:
• Artist: The Alan Parsons Project
• Title: “Silence and I”
 
Wikipedia Summary:
“The Great Gig in the Sky” is the fifth track on Pink Floyd’s 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon. The song is an instrumental piece featuring wordless vocals by Clare Torry, who improvised the performance during the recording session. The composition reflects themes of mortality and the afterlife, with Torry’s emotive vocals conveying a range of emotions.
 
Lyrics Snippet:
As an instrumental track, “The Great Gig in the Sky” does not contain traditional lyrics.