Everything I got WRONG about Hendrix' 'Little Wing'

‘Little Wing’ by Jimi Hendrix is perhaps THE essential clean electric guitar intro, pretty much ‘required material’ for learning his chordal approach. In this episode of RockSplaining, I go back to see what I missed from the original Hendrix version, and compare that to some high quality tutorials I’ve found on KZbin… and yeah, I missed a LOT. I also reference a few other Hendrix tunes to emphasize his use of classical flourishes and contrasting straight vs. swing feel. This was supposed to be a quick one, but you know how it goes…
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[@JB_Eckl]

Hey folks. Here’s an awesome Hendrix quote that seems to speak to his eclectic tendencies: “I’d like to get something together - like a Handel, Bach, Muddy waters, flamenco type of thing. If I could get that sound, I’d be happy.”

[@cosmicman621]

Yep..I was thinking of the same quote ✌️

[@gazmasonik2411]

Thanks for this coincidentally i just did one of Hendrix's little wing (one of the live versions)concrete blonde is a good version too. Using a fret king strat with 3 p90s.. cocked wah can emulate strats position 1and half maybe? Lesw than hour ago but decided, i made enough mistakes to delete and take your knowledge on board now and record again..on Sing Smule..karaoke app for android. Anyone other than Hendrix i wouldn't bother with accuracy but apart from jeff beck he's worth taking "note" of lol

[@999gremlins]

I remember trying to figure out an Ozzy song and my teacher (wayyyy back in the day) said "that's the Phrygian mode". This was long before the internet...but I did some research that took me to flamenco via the Phrygian scales And that took me to Juan Martin and Paco De Luca...and that took me down many paths I can't even imagine where Jimi was headed with all his ideas...boggles the mind. It makes me sadt the world was robbed of his genius.

[@majoriteten]

hope he was happy

[@one4320]

@@999gremlins true. Bach was imho the greatest musical genius of all time. I put jimi up there somewhere, if only he hadn't gone so fast...

[@acepaul407]

Over 50 years since Little Wing was recorded and guitar players are still trying to figure out what exactly he did. Testament to the genius of Jimi.

[@JB_Eckl]

Right??

[@garethde-witt6433]

Jimi wasn’t that good, Terry Kath from the band Chicago made him look like a beginner, even Jimi was in awe of him.

[@JB_Eckl]

Terry Kath was indeed brilliant, but I guarantee he’s rolling in his grave at that comment

[@paulh6591]

@@JB_Eckl This. No need to belittle the young but gifted, inventive, ground-breaking Hendrix-it is generally believed that he once admired Terry Kath's playing, and rightly so. The untimely death of Terry Kath (and Jimi Hendrix) still hurts, very badly.

[@preston2636]

@@garethde-witt6433 and Jeff Loomis makes both look like amateurs with the electric guitar. Its totally irrelevant. So why bring it up? Why compare the skills levels of guitar players from 60 years ago before guitar technique even evolved? Seems so redundant

[@BUNKERJR53]

The greatest song that Hendrix ever recorded. I saw him in concert in '68 right before Axis was released. I was 14 and he has been my "Hero" ever since. I am proud to say that I am "Experienced".

[@JB_Eckl]

Wow, you really are! I can’t imagine.

[@jerryjennings3578]

When Jimi was living in London, he would receive unexpected visits from classical music fans who were coming to see the house where Handel once lived. They would be shocked to see a wild-haired black man answer the door. But it raised Jimi's curiousity. So he bought a copy of Handel's Water Music. Other than the obvious harpsichord in Burning, I had not noticed the Baroque influence in some of Jimi's other songs. Thanks for that cool insight!

[@olavkoss1835]

Very nice intell, keep it comin:) I heard that he kind of introduced "counterpoints" into rock music, like that classic break in purple haze...

[@orthus7895]

Indeed, baroque not classical. :¬)

[@annanikia7949]

I love the Handel/Hendrix house, cool vibes of two of music's best, separated by a few centuries!

[@JB_Eckl]

That is just too cool.

[@phylliscole4331]

@@olavkoss1835 It's called call and response, and Blues players have been doing it for at least a century.

[@raoulduke8382]

This is THE best, most intricate breakdown of the intro ever. EVER!

[@JB_Eckl]

WOOOOOO! Thanks!

[@olavkoss1835]

Ivan Andersen did that like 20 years ago, much smoother and so clean you would not believe your ears, just ask Frode Ælnes from dance whit a stranger or Jon pettersen outa Fredrikstad. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpqVZ5duZ6d4g6c

[@joeschmolinsky8546]

Jimi (perhaps unconsciously, but maybe purposely) conceived of many of his songs and solos as a conversation between two voices. One spoke in straight time, the other in swing.

[@johnpierson8398]

Little Wing is a song I have spent several hundred hours working on in my life. I first 'learned' it by ear in my early years of playing guitar (1970's). I have studied transcriptions and tabs and recorded it live and in my home studio a number of times. This video is profound for those of us who love this song and Jimi.It is an epiphany to me how you explained the swing sections and the straight time sections of the intro and how he used this in other great songs he wrote. I sort of knew this and play some of the sections with correct time, but like many, I could not fully analyze it and explain what was going on. Truths are so obvious when they are presented clearly. I am forever thankful to have found this video! I will be recording a 'corrected' version of me playing this song - thanks to you!. Fantastic insights.

[@JB_Eckl]

Wow, thanks!

[@JOKRoadrunner]

Same here mate.

[@tulelazule6914]

yes GREAT JOB really elucidating

[@gerardjones7881]

house burning down has flamenco parts, especially in the drum parts. hendrix was able to switch like he was jumping tracks.

[@themrbadluck]

Hey man that’s awesome, please notify us here in this comment section when you upload this cover.

[@lambechops2236]

I’ve been playing Little Wing wrong for over thirty years and will most likely continue to do so…now I’ll just hear an ominous bell ring when I do lol… great video man…subscribed!

[@RCinMempho]

I'll hear an ice cream truck

[@DaveBluesManFaulkner]

Don't ask for whom the bell tolls...

[@katsujinkin60]

I saw Jimi play 3 times in 1968, and met him and Buddy Miles at a club the same year. Thank you so much for this great analysis of one of my favorite songs!

[@SD-unlimited]

Fellow small-handler here who really appreciates seeing someone play at this level and prove that it truly can be done without freakishly long appendages. Kudos!

[@spaidly]

Sausage fingers UNITE!

[@VodkaSelekta]

It's definitely possible, I always thought I'd never be able to do the thumb over technique, but after lots of practice it's my preferred/most comfortable way of playing. I found out it's all about finding the right guitar and trying as many as possible. My Squire 60s Classic Vibe strat is pretty much perfect for my hands and I can even play the A string with my thumb, whereas on my other guitars I can barely play the E string with my thumb. There are obviously some more modern thinner neck guitars (Ibanez etc) if your hands still won't fit around a vintage style guitar neck.

[@mwdanny]

Honestly? This was one of the best tutorial videos I’ve ever seen. Well done. Really. I’ve been playing for coming up on 40 years and this is really unbelievable. Really well done.

[@JB_Eckl]

Wow, thanks

[@adrianmiller1971]

By far the best deep dive ive ever seen into Little Wing.

[@JB_Eckl]

Thank you!

[@geraldguyette470]

Its like swimming in the waters of enlightenment and hearing the truth .You have a special understanding of Jimi , nicely done JB .

[@JB_Eckl]

Jimi is a universe.

[@jimbabuscio6995]

Your version of having learned the understanding of jimi is exposing to the world his level of guitar playing. Your guitar playing i hear the respect you have of him. Thank you.

[@JOKRoadrunner]

I found Jimi’s IQ Apptitude test results from The 101st Airborne online. Jimi scored as a “Genius Savant!” That means that rather than simply Scoring as a Musical Savant ( Obviously) his entire brain was in an “Elevated State” of Genius Savant capabilities. You name it, Electronic, Spacial , Mathematicall, Imagination. The entire list. Those that knew Jimi the best , say that Jimi would have prophetic sleep visions was Telepathic with a few friends ( Limited). There’s more. I mainly wanted to share his Genius Savant intellect ! He was Richly Creative and very very intelligent

[@StanBlum]

"Grey Poupon style." I love it! This is a tremendous contribution. Well done!

[@JB_Eckl]

Thanks so much!

[@labdra]

There is something magical in Jimi's original version. It touched my soul like few things in life do. And still does, 23 years after I heard for first time.

[@sdsuengr24]

JB Eckl continues to provide the best, high-quality deep dive. I think Jimi alternated between swing and straight to make it sound like there were two guitar players doing a back and forth call and response - classical and R&B.

[@Crazy_Dave]

Man, you are so right, it never registered what I was doing wrong I knew it wasn't right but I couldn't work out why. Thank you so much and hearing you play those passages correctly gave me tingles down my spine. Back to the drawing board for me and I wonder how many other Hendrix tracks I'm doing wrong lol. Please do more like Axis Bold as Love maybe. Thanks again for opening my mind.

[@PottedJam]

Yes, and Axis please!

[@sirzembla4512]

"Bold as love " is maybe easier , i mean the intro and most of the song , you can really hurt your fingers on "little wing " ....But still , it's a perfect mix between blues and classical music , it is just amazing ....

[@SGI999]

So interesting. Mr Hendrix was one of a kind. We won’t see his like again. Thank you for the insightful and skilful analysis. From the age of 13 when my brother put Hendrix in the tape recorder and turned it up my music life was forever changed. It’s going to be a Hendrix day to rock me through the boring housework.❤️‍🔥

[@JB_Eckl]

Thanks for the comment. Make sure you listen to Pali Gap. It sounds like pure unfiltered expression… and he recorded it the day I was born!

[@peterdrawbridge8701]

What a great video - thanks for this, JB. Just like you, I obsessed over this tune as a kid and thought I had it stone cold down until today. Holy shit! My own personal error bell was going ding ding ding all the way through this video. Thanks for re-educating all us Jimi acolytes on all the little intricacies that eluded our ears (and fingers) until now. Major props too for absolutely nailing Jimi’s touch, feel and tone in this vid. Goddam, son!

[@PrantoKoX]

Beautifully & lovingly done by him - now beautifully & lovingly studied by you. 👏👍 Another underdiscussed aspect of "Little Wing": Jimi NEVER jammed on it, never extended it live, always played that exact same short structure of intro, 2x verses, 2x solo, end. Of course it is a beautiful and inspiring sequence of chords for soloing, jamming, improvising, noodling... but he never did. And that is what all the famous covers of it, from SRV to Gil Evans via Sting or The Corrs etc, get so very wrong. To Jimi, this was a perfect miniature (again, a concept one might see in classical composers of the past), a pure little ode to his muse, or probably his two true muses: music, and his mum.

[@markr.devereux3385]

His vedic astrology chart showed the soul of a conductor a high calling in music. It takes a dedicated intelligent curious mind. The conductor must know the sounds of many instruments that combine in endless ways. And that is the jimi we all know and where he was headed as he approached the higher consciousness that filled his unfinished postumas studio tracks

[@pauldigirolamo600]

Very interesting point. I saw a recent "Experience Hendrix" show and Zakk Wylde shredded Em pentatonic licks over Little Wing as fast as he could for several minutes while walking around the entire venue with a wireless. It was the worst version I've ever heard, the complete opposite of the original in form and intent. So bad in fact that I almost walked out in disgust lol

[@mitchellkitts6444]

I relate to this entirely. Spent weeks agonising over this as a kid in the 80s and I’ve been playing it wrong every since.

[@karenbaker28]

Wow! This blew my mind. I'm just learning and this has made my day to have things talked out and expressed in detail. Thank you so much. What a beautiful work.

[@JB_Eckl]

Hendrix is an infinite rabbit hole! Glad you dug the video.

[@JOKRoadrunner]

Sir, that was the most fun I’ve had in some time. Really outta sight! Thanks and I’m proud of you! “Peace and Happiness.” JOK I read that Jimi was shaving one morning in Handel’s House and he saw Handel in the mirror walking past him…

[@bluegrassbarry]

Wow you're so right!! I subscribed and have been watching your videos for about two weeks. really enjoying them. your insights into the nuances of little wing are eye opening and so helpful. I can't wait to get back to Canada and my electric guitars. I will go back to this video and have a month or so of Little Wing. I like what you said about this song being a sort of right of passage for so many of us. we've all been playing this short song for years and you can always learn more about it! In the Tim Pierce video he talks about that I seem to recall. I have't read them yet but I think a lot of the comments here go on about it. ~ your RockSplaining channel is great. Relishable subject-matter, well researched and presented well.

[@Crinkle65]

Excellent analysis. Im off to freakin re-learn little wing now. Very cool.

[@JB_Eckl]

Good luck with the verses though…

[@jonathanwebb5767]

A really great deep dive/tutorial into one of Jimi's greatest and most beautiful pieces! You hit on so many fascinating aspects of his playing. In particular his very straight and almost classical phrases. Burning of the Midnight Lamp is a perfect example. It's such a strange and unusual tune, even for the psychedelic era and sounds like nothing else! I can't imagine Clapton, or Beck coming up with it and it has such a great use of the Harpsichord. Knowing that Jimi lived in what used to be Handel's old flat, I can only imagine he absorbed the influence, or as I'd like to believe, Handel paid him a visit and they compared notes.

[@user-gu6uf4mk2l]

Yes, there is lot to learn from this video. There is no limit to “ Little Wing” over the years I have seen many customize version and there are equally good to catch the essence of how Jimi created this master piece. For many they don’t have the luxury to own a Stratocaster imitating Jimi’s let alone and / or an amplifier to re-create his tone. I think whatever gear one has or not having exactly the one ; they should practice hard to perfection and learn the best way they can giving the limitations……after all self-satisfaction in music is what one should aim for.

[@robm2617]

Amazing stuff! Never realized the swing/straight thing, wow! And the C major 6th, beautiful, what a genius he was! Thank you for sharing this :-)

[@gregglick4864]

Thank you so much! This is amazing! I have a new understanding of how to approach playing this. By all means I would love to see you break down the solo to Little Wing, that would be awesome. Thanks again.

[@patrickandraska2033]

This was my favorite 26 minutes of 2022. Thank you for this incredible effort! I loved this!

[@cantstartafire]

I 100% needed this. This song and red house are a labor of love and I really enjoyed the deep dive. Thanks!

[@videoz321able]

That album was deemed a miracle of 4 track recording. Id love to see your breakdown of 'bold as love'! castles made of sand sounds like it may have that same little wing moving guitar chord as well. Great Job!

[@JB_Eckl]

Thanks! Yeah, both ‘Castles’ and ‘Axis’ are super deep examples of this kind of playing. So, so good. I wish there was some footage of Jimi sitting around practicing this stuff.

[@jaimedolcesinnersole]

And One Rainy Wish too😍

[@JOKRoadrunner]

@@jaimedolcesinnersole I adore that song!

[@BarbarraBay]

@@jaimedolcesinnersole One Rainy Wish too😍

[@RobertHelgason]

Miles Davis also beautifully employed straight time runs over a swing feel, switching back and forth between swing and straight time.

[@RobertHelgason]

And I forgot to say what a great job you did here. These videos keep getting better!

[@JB_Eckl]

Thanks! Yeah that’s a god point. You don’t hear much of that in the funk/R&B vocabulary though!

[@smujiodome]

Interesting.Do you have any examples? I’d love to explore where miles did it.

[@bytwyzz]

@@smujiodome STAR PEOPLE

[@RobertHelgason]

@@smujiodome I talked to someone who knows a lot more than me about Miles and this sort of playing. They reminded and further enlightened me on the fact that miles played strait over swing most all of the time and got a lot of his swing sound via the difference in emphasis and attack of the notes. So even when it sounds like it's swung it's not, or at least not as much and not the way it seems to be. So in a way my initial comment was partly incorrect. Often it simply sounds like he's moving in and out of swing feel but he's playing mostly straight eighth notes and varying the way he swells in the notes (something we can't really do on guitar) and how loud he plays the corresponding notes in an eighth note pair.

[@sevii9256]

I will always love this song. I wanted to be an acoustic finger style player in the beginning until I heard this song in a lesson by Sean Daniel, and then I wanted to play like Hendrix. This video came at an appropriate time in my guitar playing career. I am a decent player now and have played little wing so much it’s about time I learned the subtleties of his playing. Thanks!

[@keithshwalbe6981]

Bravo young man. The best analysis I've ever come across. Thank you

[@beachcomber4141]

Well, you nailed it completely. I could tell because I was brought right back to the heart stopping beauty of that composition. I honestly have never heard anyone play it like the record, and I have never enjoyed anyone's (sorry SRV! One of my hero's) version as much as Jimi's original take of that album. You explained it perfectly, the way it swings and then is straight time at those moments. I was like you in the 80's rewinding the hell out of my cassette of Axis trying to figure out all the nuances. To this day, that intro is one of the most beautiful heartfelt moments of guitar playing I have ever heard. It was also THE moment when earth collided with space, the lights turned on in my mind and I understood why Hendrix was so good. Listening to this record for the first time with headphones was one of the greatest most rewarding musical experiences I have ever had. You clued me in on many intricacies of this! Man, thanks for this video. The only thing I wish you would have done is play the whole thing at the end! Cheers!!!!

[@JB_Eckl]

Thanks for this heartfelt comment! I’m so glad there are people out there who appreciate this kind of overkill! Hahaha. Yeah I probably should have played it through, but the video was already way too long! Also, who says I can play it all the way through?

[@beachcomber4141]

@@JB_Eckl Ohh man, that's not overkill, that's cracking the code!!

[@BigEdWo]

@@JB_Eckl thank you for the honesty. that makes everything even greater.

[@beachcomber4141]

@@JB_Eckl Question for you if you happen to see this. What did you use to get the Leslie sound? That sounded amazing!

[@JB_Eckl]

Eric - that’s one of the best out there. It’s called ‘Spin’ by GG Audio. They also make the best Hammond B3 virtual instrument.

[@TheTjames77]

Hendrix was a musical genius and some postulate that he wasn't even human, which makes sense when you really listen to his music and get super granular. I mean, what human can do what he did? There's the song, then there's the song under the song. The hidden notes he plays and everything else. Can you imagine what he could do with today's technology?! *Mind blown*

[@JOKRoadrunner]

Nobody comes close to Jimi’s brilliance. I found out that when Jimi took the IQ/Apptitude test that the 101st Airborne gave to him he was considered a “ Genius Savant.” Think about that. Jimi truely had an Elevated Mind. I love Jimi

[@sirzembla4512]

@@JOKRoadrunner And he could start to play like a lefty and continue like a right handed all the strings upside down , in fact he started to learn all the strings upside down , BB King has seen that , Jimi answered " i've learnt like that " .... Later he played like we know , he played the bass all the strings upside down too .... What a phenomenom ...

[@sirzembla4512]

No he was human , Mozart too .......

[@Dixler683]

Timmy Kerley….I believe you are correct. He screwed thousands of white girls and not one got pregnant. Sad, because today we could have had little jimi’s running around propagating the bloodline. His DNA was not compatible with humans to create new life.

[@cliffguitarstudio]

Great video JB- really enjoyed the laser focus detailing- seems we all missed out in parts on this stellar track. Especially enjoyed the swing vs straight highlighted discussion. Thank you for this

[@jua-rez]

Awesome bunny hole…. Didn’t think I’d watch the whole thing, but ended up wishing it was longer. Good job 🙂🕊

[@alec7364]

I never noticed the swing to straight change ups throughout, It really makes me wonder if Hendrix was choosing different takes of each part and mixing them together into one take and he just happened to be swinging whole takes and playing other takes straight or.... he was sooo far ahead of his time that we're just now picking up on it in 2022. Either way I'm glad I clicked on this video, a lot of good info was shared

[@hazor777]

????? What? Regardless, if it was pasted takes or straight - JIMI HENDRIX WAS A*L*W*A*Y*S (and will always be!) AHEAD OF HIS TIME (and everyone else) .

[@alec7364]

@@hazor777 Never meant that he wasn't ahead of his time, I meant MORE ahead of his time than we thought. If he was taking different takes and putting them together, then it would just explain the feel changes. That's all I was saying

[@hazor777]

@@alec7364 nah, I know - no worries, I probably shouldn't comment on YT when I've been in a slump of a day. My apologies.

[@JB_Eckl]

Here’s to a better day tomorrow eh

[@joshlamb8163]

I guess I've been playing this song 20 plus years, and I've actually put together 98% of what you've put together. I've hit it live on stage and people have gone crazy. With that said, I never counted it out. I've just remembered it by ear. With that said, I've tried to improvise my own versions in the vain of Jimmi, and I've had cool versions, but nothing close to the studio version. I can't wait to go from swing to straight. I know it's going to make a huge difference I can already hear it in my head. Thank you so much.

[@tonym994]

Hi Josh. hope your St. Paddy's day was great. this is one of Jimi's greatest compositions. his version on 'in the West' was pretty good for a live track. Stevie Ray did a brilliant instrumental of it, and won a Grammy .I'm not aware of anyone attempting that tune w/ no lyrics. known for playing guitar like nobody ever, Jimi's songwriting isn't talked about much. too bad. I enjoyed this immensely, JB.

[@joshlamb8163]

@@tonym994thanks, I'm going to check out that version. I've been listening to the whiskey go go version for the past two years. I've been a big fan since I was a little boy.

[@BUNKERJR53]

Great video my man. Your explanation of all things Hendrix is amazing. Keep doing what you do.

[@moderntie]

This is my second video that you’ve put together and immediately subscribed after the first. I’d say you’ve found a calling man! Amazing detail and Rock”splaining” Excited to watch more!

[@thenameless3271]

Really wish Jimi's music was just as accessible as Page, Beck, and Clapton's. I had only heard the hits most people know, but didn't truly understand how great he was until I finally listened to an album. The context in the album is part of what makes the songs so special, they lead into eachother and compliment seamlessly. If the other cats can pull it off, I'm not sure why Jimi's people can't. Apologies for the rant lol, I hope it's not too heavy of a topic.

[@JB_Eckl]

In a sense, Jimi’s music was more overtly experimental than most of his contemporaries. His whole sound, including his vocals, was outside the expectations of radio pop and rock. I’m just glad the industry caught on to the extent it did… then again, he didn’t give them much choice did he?

[@victorbrown3570]

Personally I feel that most people have little idea as to Jimi's creativity and his playing of different styles of music. I've been listening to him for over 50 years. I listen to his albums, CDS, out takes, just about whatever I can find. I hear blues, rock, jazz, flamenco, country, country blues, soul, rhythm and blues, etc. Lately I've become more obsessed with his mind than his playing because it was his mind that came up with this stuff. I also feel that one should not forget his acoustic playing which was also quite expressive and just different. I've heard songs by Jimi that made me think, he's playing an acoustic but it sounds like an electric guitar with the variety of sounds he's getting out of it. I've heard Jimi play songs that barely last 2 minutes that are wonderful in every aspect of his playing. Man, the joy I still get out of listening to Jimi after all these years.

[@cadriver2570]

The little details are great. I love them. I could play this my own way later, but I just love going deep into everything HE actually did. It leads to a better appreciation, and and the ideas help to improve my overall musical understanding.

[@fenderboy68]

Dude, you're awesome. Thanx so much for this. I could listen to people talking and playing Jimi all day every day. Cheers!!

[@ramytibi]

Just love your analysis of the song man. Very cool work ! Keep it up

[@JB_Eckl]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@zenos66]

Hey! I just discovered your channel with your "Levee Breaks" analysis, and now this "Little Wing" video... Awesome stuff man, I'm all in! Brilliant!

[@maddog75a]

This song is beautifully somber. Maybe his masterpiece. So much packed into such a short song.

[@maddog75a]

Thanks so much for doing this.

[@joedocmusic]

I love this! Thanks brother - I am gonna be listening to Hendrix tomorrow with fresh ears. Again, great work and love the overall vibe of the video.

[@theanthonyv]

I've been listening to and playing Hendrix for 40 years. This video is by far, and without any doubt, easily the best breakdown of the Little Wing into. This guy gets aspects of the intro correct that literally EVERYONE else misses. Great job, man!

[@JB_Eckl]

Wow, kind words! Thanks so much, glad you found the channel!

[@theanthonyv]

@@JB_Eckl Please do the a vid of the solo and/or rest of the track. I’ll pay you! Lol 😂

[@lionspirit2007]

Awesome breakdown. I'm gonna start practicing right away. Thanks a lot!

[@michaelshearer3559]

Bbmaj, WHAT, unbelievable!!! Great video and concepts with swing vs straight, and the classical inflections. Well done.

[@dmbar1953]

Very nice analysis. Thank you for taking the time to analyze this beautiful piece and teach us.

[@JB_Eckl]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@theflyingvvvv]

Dude your channel rocks. I love the way you break stuff down.

[@JB_Eckl]

Thanks a lot! Glad you dig it.

[@EdwardFagan07]

Thank you so much for opening my eyes to those aspects of Jimi's technique, influence and genius to which you point.

[@johnmac8084]

Fascinating, so many things I hadn't noticed before, now I can't not notice them. Amazing drill down, thanks

[@chrisnutter6091]

And your tone is so spot on. Awesome work. Thank you!

[@JB_Eckl]

Thanks. Tried to get close! It’s funny; I’ve got commenters saying everything from ‘that was spot on’ to ‘not even close, wrong pickup position’ etc etc etc.

[@eddieschneider1947]

I can't tell you how much I enjoyed you taking your time in teaching this song. Just wonderful.

[@JB_Eckl]

Much appreciated!

[@Marcos_O]

Great job, mate. Especially the swing/stright timing. Thanks for sharing.

[@uberjam-sam8512]

Brilliant and fun analysis. Really enjoyed this tune which I am learning for a new band I'm playing with. Cheers!

[@jasperperry6751]

This is the best in depth tutorial I’ve ever seen for Little Wing. I always knew I wasn’t playing it quite right and this has shown me exactly why. Hats off to you mate keep up the good work!

[@JB_Eckl]

Really glad you dug it!

[@clintatk]

Thanks for a wonderful explanation of Jimi’s genius. It’s given me the ability to listen to and appreciate his music on an even deeper level. This was great!

[@JB_Eckl]

That is the goal!!

[@AlecStansfieldMusic]

I started playing guitar in 1964, first tried to play Little Wing in 1974 and have been playing it (wrong!) ever since. This is without doubt the most informative and useful vid I've ever watched on the subject. Jimi's timing was unique and immaculate and JB's description of the switches between swing and straight playing is right on the money. Brilliant stuff!

[@blackie5566]

Thank you, you are genius. Love your videos. Never learned so much from one video. Great stuff. Thumb up and subscribed. Thanks a million!

[@ckdesign]

hey JB - just wanted to say thanks here again now that i've been studying it more - what a terrific, illuminating breakdown of Hendrix's Little Wing in particular, but more generally just remarkable for your deep focus on right hand rather than left hand technique, something so few tutorial of any sort even attempt to really look at. i'll go out on a limb here and guess you'd agree it's really the subtleties of right hand technique that separate good and even great playing from the full-on brilliance and unique creativity we immediately recognize from players like Hendrix, Page, Keef, Neil, etc., ya know? cheers again man.

[@archo0518]

I think you have perfectly described the secret sauce to Jimi Hendrix.

[@swoopdog54]

Wonderful channel. I of course never realized the small but important nuances of the genius of Hendrix. It's difficult! But very worthwhile. Glad I found this channel.

[@taylorjeremy71]

This is by far the best Little Wing tutorial. And I've seen a lot. You did your homework and nailed it.

[@JB_Eckl]

Thanks so much. I was cheating a bit by incorporating what I learned from others, but I really appreciate it!

[@taylorjeremy71]

@@JB_Eckl You're welcome. Not even Aledort caught the swing/ straight timing trick. I got lost though after the Em7 in straight time. The Bm is swing? or does it stay staight until the Am? And the moving chords are straight? the C6 is swing? or the other way around?

[@JB_Eckl]

Bm is straight, and it stays that way until the hammer-on at the end of the Am. You may detect a slight shuffle here and there, but it’s mild. Same thing in the moving chords and the C6, but that last pull-off on the B string swings more. So does the D power chord, which I didn’t play right (as noted in the video). The thing to do is listen to each chord over and over AND OVER until it’s obvious. Haha.

[@taylorjeremy71]

@@JB_Eckl Awesome. Great channel btw. I've been sending this video to all my guitar buddies.

[@williesecor]

Man…I watched your video for When the levee breaks and now this one. This is damn good content, keep up the good work 👍🏻

[@whatsuprodriguez]

Killer video, your set looks AHH- MAZING! Loved the classical segue… man I need to have my ears checked because I’m missing out on too many details! Great work 👊🏽

[@knight2255]

Didn't know of I'd last the whole 26mins and now you got me craving the upcoming solo vid, nice work my man!

[@JB_Eckl]

That rips!

[@beans100]

Thank you for this great video. This really enhanced my appreciation of this song & Hendrix's music as a whole.

[@mikescanlon6439]

Wonderful video lesson. I learned much and will be back to learn more.

[@dreamscuba]

Great video and very insightful. Jimi’s version is my favourite and this is my favourite Jimi song. Beautiful tones and playing. Well done.

[@teddmented]

This was like a profound insight into his playing. I knew there was something different going on. Like unlocking a hidden code. Love it.

[@metart93]

Fantastic breakdown. Thanks for diving into this in this amount of depth!

[@Gruntle]

Great video - really well thought out and put together. I learnt a few things.

[@keithclark1197]

I'm amazed at the time and effort you're putting into these vids. I love this content and I'm here for as many of these as you can do. Super entertaining and informative. Thanks.

[@Riddlemewalker]

Great introduction about different motivations for learning this great song!

[@johnmirabile3535]

The more i dive into hendrix playing i realize what a genius he was.... PHENOMENON. I never listened to hendrix before i started playing...When i did? i couldnt help thinking classical phrasing, i caught it on a couple tracks, you the 1st person i ever heard what i was thinking....You hit the nail on the head....I'd love to hear an orchestra doing wind cries Mary, or little wing, i bet its beautiful! GreAt video

[@rob9340]

Good Lord! Yes fascinated! A fantastic breakdown of this monumentally epic song. Great vid dude

[@JB_Eckl]

Thanks man!

[@sirfultonbishop]

Thanks so much for this great in-depth breakdown of this iconic classic!

[@ap7498]

Thanks for the time and explanation! Some interesting stuff 👏

[@fongponto]

I love your dissection which opens up more wonder...

[@aplusatlanta1]

The swing to straight thing was the most amazing thing about this video it’s like I knew it was there I didn’t know how to put that quite into a description. Valuable beyond this lesson. Thank you.

[@baker3BAKER]

Love the honesty and dedication and time this must have taken!

[@mariogia]

We’ll done! I also like Jimi’s live version on the “Hendrix in the West” album

[@brunozavagno9222]

Hey JB. Thank you so much for taking all that mud off my ears. What a super great job you do making us approach Jimi’s genius fifty years after he died. I jump on my old guitar right away.

[@jeffhutchins6874]

Love these JB, keep em coming brother.

[@jscotlandr]

JB, this is one of the best guitar instructional videos I've seen and I've watched hundreds and hundreds. I never, NEVER would have heard the subtle distinctions between the different ways the song can be played. Having someone point out and demonstrate the nuances I was unaware of makes them suddenly so obvious. It's like having my limited musical ability jump up two levels - like a video game character. Now that I hear it, the challenge is to get my hands to "understand" the differences and try (and fail) to get my guitar to cooperate. Edit: That British classic example is so dead on!

[@JB_Eckl]

Thanks so much! Really glad you dug it

[@bryana297]

I'm a Hendrix disciple and this is the most intricate breakdown i have ever heard. You sir, have a great ear. These nuances count.

[@johnheart6890]

Absolutely fascinating! Thanks!

[@mattosborne1366]

Great breakdowns man! Thanks.

[@jasonperry9923]

Great video man! Would love to see more like this!

[@BeGoodNow5]

Fascinating explanation. Thank you!

[@patchevansbrokencountry2583]

Totally amazing insight into this song. I am astonished by your work ethic.

[@JB_Eckl]

Thank you! It’s mostly just really close listening, which isn’t the hardest work. It’s amazing how different it sounds 30 years after learning it…

[@jeremyversusjazz]

OK I just took a nice long walk and watched this video-easily the best video about LW anyone’s ever done imo. the quality of the video alone is great the sound quality and the playing-but the analysis talking about the classical versus the swung feel is so interesting I can’t not hear it now! and I can totally imagine him wanting to to sorta create that epic British royalty kind of feeling -like pomp and circumstance, here comes the king-and bravo for underscoring that in such an intelligent and succinct way. 👏

[@JB_Eckl]

Thanks for the kind words; really glad some folks are up for the deep dive!

[@tomask.3983]

Oh how I just love these guitar nerds - who does not settle with just teaching the piece and call it a day, but goes into all the details others left out! Liked and subscribed!

[@JB_Eckl]

You made my night! Haha.

[@tomask.3983]

@@JB_Eckl Best regards from Sweden, where it is (a grey, rainy) morning now!