Manic Depression by Jimi Hendrix Guitar Lesson Tutorial

[@mikeb5372]

Excellent teaching method!

[@tomciapponi]

fun video! You are a great teacher/player! Thanks for sharing!

[@RayPlaysGuitar]

Much appreciated! So glad you enjoyed this vid - thanks for watching!

[@michco65]

I gotta learn this one! I dig the shirt and cup. Got my shirt, everybody go get yours! Thanks Ray.

[@RayPlaysGuitar]

Thank you Mark!

[@thecelt4807]

HA HA HA you put a smile on my face brother ...excellent fun man rock on exceptional relatable teacher got your self a subb and many likes👍

[@RayPlaysGuitar]

I really appreciate that. Glad you found this helpful and thanks for watching!

[@fengshui7384]

Nice video!!

[@RayPlaysGuitar]

Thanks!!!

[@mikeb5372]

I really like the phrygian thing

[@robertcowart1]

Wonderful song! I must say though, on the main A riff you are over-emphasizing the second G, or the last note of the riff. Listen closely to the record. He is barely hitting that note if not hitting it at all. Instead of picking that note maybe do a pull-off from the A before it. But don't pick it with equal strength as the rest of the riff. Listen again to the record. I just did.

[@RayPlaysGuitar]

I hear what you are talking about. I’ve listened to some live versions where sometimes the last G is clearly pronounced and sometimes it’s like an after thought or like you said he barely plays it at all. But that’s a detail I never really noticed before. Thanks for pointing that out and for watching!

[@PeterLemons]

I have no 1st finger ,lost the tendon that controls making a fist of my pointing finger, the rest are fine . Now let me be real with much modesty, I've never used pride in my music , I've been playing for about 40 years so I'm familiar with all the craziest, most ridiculous taps ,double taps, sweeping across five strings ,using scales, modes, diminished scales that would normally destroy the integrity of the piece of music. But through expireance, hours and hours and hours of making horrible racket at the age of ...about 8-15 years of age ,I learned how to emphasis a note or two in scales that brings out that mysterious hell yea . Unfortunately a skill saw found it necessary to cut half way into my left hand, cutting two tendons and leaving lots of scare tissue causing stiffness I'm all my fingers . But i tell myself that I'm a musician, so I must find that way . I've got 9 fingers still so I play . Any advice to help me get a better spread on the fretboard would be a blessing . 2 frets are now my comfortable hammer ons ect. I've learned a lot of ways to use my thumb and picking hand fingers for making them sus 7 's and a simple bar chord . Dude you play very fluent, beautiful teaching skills so I was hoping you could do a lesson without the use of that nagging pointing finger . I don't think people realize how important that finger is . Mine is just in the way now. In our shared extra emotion I ask this of you .. your friend Dave in GA. Thank you for your showmanship in helping us to rock into blues of all guitar styles

[@RayPlaysGuitar]

Hey Dave, really sorry to hear about your finger. That is such a tragedy. However I do love your attitude - you're still a musician with 9 fingers! So I was just trying to play without my first finger. Damn it's difficult! I am primarily a three finger player, keeping my pinky curled and out of the way most of the time but I will use my pinky if I have to. But playing 3-fingers without the index is far more challenging that it may seem. Players like Mike Stern and Steve Morse had to "relearn" the guitar after experiencing physical problems. I'm sure you've seen vids of guys shredding guitar with their feet. If there is a will there is a way. So, do a lesson vid without using my first finger? I think that might be well worth doing for all players. Like you said, people don't realize how important that first finger is. Be sure to subscribe so you'll be notified when the three-finger video gets released. Thanks for watching Dave!