Hey!
I'm trying to learn Little wing by Jimi Hendrix. So far i've memmorized almost the whole intro, but i want to know what i'm actually doing.
My first question is what key the song is in. According to a tab the chords are:
Em G Am Em7 Bm Bb Am G Fadd9 C D
I assume that this is the chords when playing the song in standard tuning, while Jimi played it with the strings tuned down a half step.
We have G, C and D so could it be in the key if G?
It looks like the song is based around barre chords and then adding non-chord notes with hammer-ons and pull-offs to build melody and bass line. Right?
Thats it for now. Any tips and suggestions how to play this song would be valuable.
Thanks.
I believe it is in G. Em is also in G.
Yes, many hammer-ons/pull offs some done with double stops for that cool 'Lenny' sound. To my ears, I hear very few actual chords being played, but rather licks based off of the chords.
Great song, good luck.
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Ok great. Thanks.
Hmm double stops? Heard that before i think. Whats that?
Ok great. Thanks.
Hmm double stops? Heard that before i think. Whats that?
Playing Two strings at once 8) 8)
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Oh cool. That wasnt too complex. :)
Hendrix, Stevie Ray, Curtis Mayfield would play a double stop and hammer onto a note for that real grooooovy 'lenny' sound. Also found in Little Wing, Wind Cries Mary.
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Yepp a lot of that in Little wing. Feels lika a great finger exercise. But i have tuned down now wich makes it a litle bit easier.
Here's a partial piece of the song that I did rather quickly using Garageband, POD xt and my strat. I just might record the entire thing eventually!
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Sounds great!
Maybe I record a part myself soon. Cant promise that it will sound very good though. :)
Thanks. 8)
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Check this out:
http://www.cyberfret.com/improvisation/pentatonic-modal-studies/index.php
it's basically an article on using single note improvisation to outline a certain chord progression (at least, using that article, you can figure out how to do it), so you can sort of write your own version with that instead of having to memorize another one. Whats really great about the article is that it shows you the different positions you can use and different chords (like using the blues scale, minus the natural 5th, to improvise over a min7b5 chord)
Steve-0
Sorry about the delay...
Thats an exelent article! I have been trying to figure this out on my own so this is great reading for me.
Thanks Steve-O!
the solo's in em pentatonic, but i think the song's tonal center is G.
