Hendrix Skills We Don't Talk About: Funky Chords & String Muting

[@levindy6]

It's nuts how much I can learn from your videos without having my guitar in front of me. I love your way of approaching these concepts. Thanks for the awesome content.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

The pick angle alone is such a game changer!

[@ericruddphotography]

@@EricHaugenGuitar glad you brought that up. Can you clarify something? You talk of tilting the pick back (or pointing the tip toward the neck) to play a bit on the side when strumming. Are you simply extending you index finger and thumb and dropping the wrist slightly, or do you actually rotate the pick a little, say, with your middle finger, to expose that side more? Thanks in advance.

[@ghromm1]

I practiced this without an amp, thinking 'hey I think I got this!'. Just plugged in with some overdrive, expecting it to sound even better... lol no, what a mess. This is hard. Respect Eric!

[@skeletonkey6]

Dude you had me in stitches whenever you were telling everybody you’re not Jimi Hendrix… I was literally on the floor rolling around in laughter when I heard that 😅

[@hardyshmardy]

Oh, yes, Jimi Hendrix was a rhythm guitarist first. And he came from soul/funk. And was incredibly relaxed in his playing. Can‘t touch that. You are doing a great job teaching it, Eric!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yeah! SO RELAXED - that’s the thing I can’t cop. I always sound stiff compared to him but hey that’s just me 🤓

[@nickangelo3283]

@@EricHaugenGuitar Literally every guitar player sounds stiff when compared to Hendrix. FWIW Eric, your playing is very smooth and chill.

[@Mike-rw2nh]

‘Hendrix’ subtleties as a rhythm player’ would be an excellent idea for a season of EHG. ✅✅✅. I love how Hendrix had impeccable muting, wide/lazy vibrato and swapped straight and swung time mid phrase too. Thanks man.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yeah! His timing is off the chain!

[@PrevostMusic]

There's just something about your presentation that makes things click for me - thanks for another great vid! Exactly what I'm trying to work on now.

[@NouveauxMondes]

Lazy and dynamic. Your bends are awesome (so precise). Your slow hands make us believe it is easy. This is the proof you are one of the best guitar player on youtube. What is the 8 bar blues you are talking about ? (Google did not help). Thanks a lot,

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks man! Check this out: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight-bar_blues

[@russelljoplin2728]

Thanks, Eric. Excellent video. I agree that "we" don't talk enough about muting and the importance of playing the right notes and ONLY the right notes while using muted strings as a percussive device. Looking forward to any additional info on this.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

The real master is Nile Rodgers - I gotta go down a YT rabbit hole on him!

[@harveycan5820]

I think these techniques give pure tone and cultivate certain overtones, and allow for a lot of feel. There is a certain precision in allowing this loose organic feel to bloom. It's both clean and messy at the same time. Great voicings for the chords. That little Hiwatt can be sparkly, gritty and fulsome. Just a Jewish guy from New Jersey... Line of the day!

[@jonnyhe2906]

Thats not Hendrix doing Neil Young via Eric Haugen, thats Bob Ross doing Hendrix via Eric Haugen! Excellent teaching skills

[@RadiusLife]

best guitar teacher on KZbin, thinking about scheduling some lessons with you once I get to the upper intermediate level

[@ThibaultKV]

Jesus, this might be your most advanced and demanding lesson. Playing this is an achievement way out my league right now, and i ain't gonna try on my AS83 anyway. Congrats man, there's a year of knowledge and practice in this one.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yeah! You can see me discover how much muting is going on as I film - both hands!

[@sionmichel]

Thank you for sharing all your mad knowledge of all things guitar! Love the I am a 'nerdy Jewish guy from NJ'. Absolutely self effacing and to the point! Learn something every time I watch your channel. Rock on! ☮💜🎸!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks man - I try to keep it real!

[@brettneuberger6466]

Excellent lesson. Like your humor and approach to teaching! Thanks

[@Tim82621]

Youre the man for slowing it down so much

[@devinmoreno9823]

So smooooooth! You are fantastic!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Devin!

[@chriss1492]

Hi Eric! Thanks again for another great lesson! I love your think-out-loud approach to these conceptual pieces. I will definitely be working on this for some days. Appreciate your style and content immensely.

[@Rodiniaband]

It takes about half a day to get there. Killer tone, killer lesson dude! You rock as always.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

This is specifically useful for power trio psyche rock my brotha!

[@dimensionstomorrow]

Yes! Series on this please!

[@icaro2305]

That was amazing! Thank you.

[@scottkidwellmusic9175]

Thank you, Eric 🙏 Great lesson as always! Be good to you ✌🍕🤍💛

[@MrCarlos1335]

GREAT DELIVERY ON THE CHORD SEQUENCE AND THE BREAK DOWN, WELL DONE.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Carlos!

[@kungstu22]

Super cool strat.

[@neildobbs7278]

so many elements and little underrated tips in your YT lessons. So cool man thanks

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks my brother!

[@michaellee-musicandproduct4811]

Your playing, that guitar and that amp sounds sooooo gooood!!!!!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Mike!

[@reubenezekiel972]

Your friggen awesome dude keep the hendrix comin

[@Mindwave416]

love the longbottom such a sweet looking axe

[@karllongbottomguitars9192]

Cheers Benjamin 👍👍

[@andercoyote4170]

Sounds great.

[@GIBKEL]

That was tasty💔breaking great. It’s all in that thumb and playing the right strings. Power of the ONE!

[@macsarcule]

Thank you, Eric!

[@musicmanxii]

Thank you sir! Happy Friday

[@handlewithcare1234]

beautiful groove

[@Slimpickin4204]

Great video, Eric! 🏆

[@garethsmart6480]

You are a great teacher, so relatable 👏🏼

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Gareth!

[@alexandrebier4581]

Im 4min into the vid and my mind goes `man.. that's kind abo didley-ish' and then you said it and I feel like I really soaked in your TrueFire course. Can't wait for the next one you mentioned will be dropping later on!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Well done Alex! The sequels to the guitar zen course are gonna further into doublestops, chord progressions, and improv development - filming in Aug which means they’ll probably come out by Christmas!

[@kernowcalli3312]

This is my jam! Many thanks

[@coastercook]

Thanks, Eric

[@noak_g]

Awesome lesson!! Thanks for the laughs :D :D

[@fdodasilva]

Great lesson! Thank you! ✌🏼

[@harrisonpye2030]

petition for ten more of these episodes

[@ghromm1]

Awesome lesson! Took me an hour or 2 to get through, but so worth it. Now a few days of getting it smooth! Thanks! 1 question: when you 'drop' your pick angled, I understand how you do it on the downstrum. On the upstrums, do you 'angle' your pick the other way around, so it scrapes the strings easily again?

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yeah! There's a smooth little turn to the wrist on the way back up so that it doesn't catch.

[@karllongbottomguitars9192]

Sounding awesome as ever Eric, many of brother 👍 👌 😀 Rhythm is everything Jimmi, Neil and Eric are a goog mix

[@jacobb1354]

Very good instructional video. Great progression. I think I’ll get out of bed now and go play…

[@esanjuan212]

I'm here for your Friday morning Juicy-Six-String Wisdom! Go Eric!

[@brettneuberger6466]

Thanks!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks so much Brett - your generosity is appreciated!

[@JeanPaulAussel-illustrateur]

Merci, très intéressant et très cool !

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thank you! I come from French Jews (I have many cousins in Paris)

[@MaBaKar]

Excellent lesson, as always, but this one especially as it’s an important skill set that seems to get little attention. Thanks!

[@abrigospardos]

Since Hendrix was the only guitar player in The Jimi Hendrix Experience, he had to play rhythm and lead at the same time, and he became amazingly good at it. I had always thought that you needed to have Hendrix-sized hands to do all that masterful muting and especially the thumb-over-the-neck thing. But I notice your hands are not huge, and still you're doing those same things amazingly well! I find Hendrix's rhythm playing even more challenging than his solos (e.g. "Hey Joe"). He really exceled at that, and you excel at showing us these tricky techniques and pointing out interesting guitar parts. Thanks for another great lesson!!

[@alphanumeric1529]

You playing that S style guitar... looks like me playing the bass. Lol, scale is a dimension of the universe.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

I am a hobbit!

[@andercoyote4170]

“ Hendrix doing Neil Young via Eric.” 😆 Well, maybe a nerd Eric but a pretty cool nerd. Appreciate the vids. 🤘🏽✨

[@TrueColorsSoundSystem]

That’s funny you brought up Frusciante I noticed that F# chord you used earlier in the video is the same he does in Californication.

[@Screaming-Trees]

How do you like your Hiwatt amp? I need an amp for a home/studio situation. I really like the sound of yours.

[@andymellor9056]

Yes please to more Hendrix technique. You must be the coolest guitar-teaching Jewish nerd on the web. 😄

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Andy!

[@mr.joshua657]

Hooray beer!

[@franksmildyears7323]

Hi eric, the sound quality of your videos sounds great to my ears, how do you record your voice and your guitar and how do they blend so nicely? I’m a complete beginner in sound engineering and I would appreciate it if you clue me in

[@vdub1959]

Hey Frank, Eric usually posts the sound tools he uses in the description of the video. Think he using a Tascam field recorder for voice, and separate mic for the guitar. Check out the description for exact details.

[@franksmildyears7323]

@@vdub1959 Thanks a lot 🌹🌹

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Separate devices! The guitar goes to a field recorder and the voice to my iPad. It takes a couple of hours each vid to line them up and manipulate the volumes so they are even

[@jdieplinger]

mmmh, your tone in that intro sequence ... me likey long time

[@pm8278]

GROOVE AND HARMONY... so as Georges say "what else..."

[@ewanchalmers9498]

Hi Eric. You are a great advocate for attenuators. Do you have to mod some of your amps to connect them? Looking at my AC15, seems like some mod is required to make the connection

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Oh yeah - the AC15 doesn’t make it easy to get to the speaker jack. Friends of mine have had techs mod it to allow that - pretty easy for a decent tech to put in!

[@unitoftemp]

Machine gun is just straight funk during the intro.

[@OM10PYE]

Jimi best ever man Eric best ever teacher man I will only use downstrokes from now on You might be a NJ jew but you're #1 to me bro and that's all that matters

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yay! The internet tells us to alternate pick so we can GO FASTERRRR and you know I care little for that 🤠

[@OM10PYE]

@@EricHaugenGuitar the internet can lick my balls

[@rolandjgutierrez7737]

I read what you just said how he held pick hand.

[@jimmyridesagain]

You mentioned watching Anthony Bourdain while practicing. Do you recommend watching TV while practicing? Always wondered about this.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Oh hells yea do it! That’s the fun part about gtr - it’s so quiet and portable you can hang out with it on the couch!

[@thejimmymeister]

I have a tendency to play with a pretty heavy hand, and I've found that practicing while watching TV helps me lighten up on my picking. I play more quietly mainly so that I can hear the TV better, but the softer touch gives me sweeter tone, more sustain, and better dynamic control.

[@Natalia_Belenkaya]

Interesting, I was about 10 when I realized that I play better when a practicing my violin walking around the room. I guess it does take the pressure off the hands, literally.

[@Emmetgriffin9]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@sharute]

Hi Eric do you play in a band or have any footage of you letting loose

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

I don’t gig these days - only YT and studio work!

[@richardlynch5632]

Wasted so much time learning g to NEVER hit any string that wasn't in a chord...HAD to be clean and clear...NO hitting muted strings. A self taught screw up...😊 Man, was that a liberating, great sounding revelation when that self imposed rule was broken 🤣😎👍 😎👍❤🖖

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yeah! Chop away!

[@jimmarciano6957]

I'm the dude playing a dude disguised as another dude!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

“…I don’t read the script. The script reads me…”

[@InsolentMusicalPeasant]

Muting makes all the difference

[@robsthedon]

😎

[@Gazzhands]

pizza ordered

[@MaTTheWish]

PRO...

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Matt!

[@Natalia_Belenkaya]

Please start a band and call it Algorhythm Relevancy!

[@markbrooks7157]

Great video. BTW-some of the best blues guitar players were nerdy Jewish guys.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yeah! Marc Ribot, Richard Lloyd, Mark Knopfler - a bunch of my heroes!

[@zapphoddbubbahbrox5681]

show me a non-nerd guitar player and I'll show you a bass player. ;)

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

(Snorts 🤓)

[@enjoi44]

he must eat organic

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Let me just put down this plate of gluten free avocado toast to reply…..

[@johnwickstuckinthematrix8121]

@@EricHaugenGuitar 🤣 zing