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“Eclipse” is the tenth and final track from British progressive rock band Pink Floyd’s 1973 album, The Dark Side of the Moon. It was sung by Roger Waters, with harmonies by David Gilmour. After Waters left, Gilmour sang the lead when performing live.

The song is often mistakenly labelled “Dark Side of the Moon” alongside “Brain Damage” because the two run together and are commonly played together on the radio, giving the impression that they are one song. The incorrect title is derived from a recurring lyric in “Brain Damage” and the title of the album.

The song serves as a climax to the album and features a loud, repetitive melody which builds and then ends with a very quiet outro. When the main instrumentation ends at approximately 1:30, the sound of a heartbeat from the first track, “Speak to Me”, appears and gradually fades to silence.

The song consists of a repeating four chord pattern: D Major, D over C in the bass (a compound chord usually notated as “D/C”.), B-flat Major Seventh (“B♭maj7” — this chord can be heard as a D minor over a B♭ bass, or “Dm/B♭”, though that is not a proper chord name), and A7 (with a suspended fourth resolving to the major third — notated as A7sus4 to A7). However, the arrangement adds variety. Guitarist David Gilmour recorded two tracks of rhythm guitar, playing arpeggios, one in open position, and one much higher, around the tenth fret. The lower-pitched guitar part includes the open G and E strings during the B♭maj7, resulting in an added sixth and a dissonant augmented fourth. However, these notes become consonant as they sustain through to the next chord, A7.
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  • codename_M

    Ladies and gentleman, THIS is how you properly end a album. [4]

    23 days ago
  • gokunirvana

    At the very end, after the "There's no dark side of the moon, really...." line, you can hear an orchestral version of "Ticket to Ride" by the Beatles, although it sounds very low, but it's there...

    last month
  • Ochobobo

    There's no dark side of the moon, really. As a matter of fact, it's all dark.

    last month
  • thedivisionwall

    Ladies and gentleman, THIS is how you properly end a album. [3]

    last month
  • Vanessatraviesa

    All that is now, and all that is gone, and all that's to come...

    last month
  • supermediadave

    allll...

    March 2012
  • shef_dave

    Definitely the greatest end of the album - the song is just one massive crescendo up to the final chorus. Still gives me goosebumps after many hundreds of plays!

    February 2012
  • Bastard1

    Best ending of an album? Never.

    February 2012
  • Formaggina

    Best ending of an album ever! [81]

    February 2012
  • Metasigh

    Ay guey this is good!

    January 2012
  • hanstone

    Holy talent in this band...

    January 2012
  • FRoubert

    Best ending of an album ever! [80]

    January 2012
  • xxxvanessaxx

    yes

    January 2012
  • gabiioiq

    it's all dark

    December 2011
  • lionsmane57

    This song is ageless!

    December 2011
  • oldiesfanjohn

    ...I`ve always been mad...

    December 2011
  • Roflcopter_Down

    Best ending of an album ever! [79]

    December 2011
  • pablo323

    Ladies and gentleman, THIS is how you properly end a album. [2]

    December 2011
  • lostblindeagle

    Epic!!

    November 2011
  • pablo323

    Best ending of an album ever! [78]

    October 2011
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