Phil Woodward - Jimi Hendrix "Little Wing" intro - Lesson

[@DanteAlston]

I appreciate it when people who can actually play take the time to make lessons for people who're still learning. keep it up man, thanks a ton. ill be blazin these riffs soon enough!

[@DJTheRockWizard]

Dude you helped me out so much on this thanks man please keep making these videos cuz you really know how to nail it note for note

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

Hi Sam..! Thanks for the kind words..!! Yes, I was at the show last year and played with Uli on a couple songs...I should be there this year for the Sky Academy...(I'll be playing at both of the shows in So Cal)...Uli is focusing on Jimi at this years seminar...It should be very inspiring.... with his knowledge and insight, this will be quite an event and not to be missed...

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

It is people like you that inspire me to teach. A great attitude will take you everywhere..!!! Stay focused on it, and remember it's all about the journey... P E A C E ~

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

Thanks..! You know it's never too late to add to or change the way you approach this (or any piece, for that matter..) It is sometimes hard to get out of our "comfort zone" but that is how you grow...All the best to you as well..! PEACE!

[@nolukeskywalker]

I think I've not seen a better version so far ! Awesome sound !!! Congratulations :D!

[@TheOddPlatypus]

I'm a guitar teacher and you did a fucking good work.Easy to understand and clear.Well done!

[@tingtongtone]

brilliant thanks..i've been trying to learn this on and off for ages but always given up because i cant follow the tab. but after watching this i've just got the lot after about 45 minutes. now all i have to do is practice it. i am well happy thanks.

[@fanoboss]

best instuctional video on hendrix so far. great job : )>

[@tacitus2244]

You've done a great job mastering his technique and I'm always sceptical when I hear someone trying to play like Hendrix. But you get it. Great job and keep on jamming!

[@RingsOfNeptune]

amazing piece of masterwork! digging into it already

[@bosmicbomb]

Amazing playing, this is the closest cover I've seen on KZbin of Little Wing, You really know the true technique to get that Hendrix sound!

[@KsiazeIgor]

Wow, you've nailed thad note-by-note, I'm impressed!! Excellent job, I wish I've seen it before learning mine part:). All the best, rock on!

[@FuzzyMcButterWink]

Awesome song, nice lesson! I've been working on this song lately and was having some minor difficulties figuring out the hammer on's and pull off's @ 0:14 you have made it clear for me! Thank You!

[@MrDicktriggerman]

Phil, you are a most amazing player. I never forgot your playing. We did a demo with Romeo Blue (Leonard Kravitz) way back when.

[@EricClaptonFan24]

Great man. I like this lesson. I could play it alteady but you do it totally right!!!

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

It happens to the best of us..!! I think I remember Jimi saying: aw shucks, I just broke a gee-tar string..!!! Thanks to everyone who made it to the Workshop - It was a real BLAST..!!!! P E A C E Phil

[@nalapunker2]

DAmn your executionm i sactaully so soft and clean DAmn man youre great and I learnded it finally

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

@trulynot - It is just like most of Jimi's songs - he very often recorded tuned lower - (although not every song) Yes, it is tuned down to 'e' flat (half-step down).

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

Thanks for the kind words - I might update this intro as there are a couple things I have worked out that are pretty significant to playing this even closer to the way Jimi did... I'm running the Marshall & the Dual Showman together - just like Hendrix did...Thanks again..PEACE! PW

[@popomczowzow]

Cleanest strat I've ever seen. You must have wiped that thing down for hours

[@findingusernamesux11]

Great tone man!! Nice playing!!

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

Thank you plexisound..! You have a good eye - It is a 68' Reissue - CIJ Pickups are the 69' Fender Custom Shop..Great sounding - I have them in two other strats... P E A C E !

[@FukeU1248]

Love your lessons. Little wing i know since way back. Had to learn it before my father buying me my own guitar. 14 at the time but i worked part time at a oldschool guitarshop with lots of bluesmen having coffee and what not.. Learned it, got my strat went on playing professionally and now i'm 32. Please keep posting those lessons!! Btw.. Never understood maple strats (own three post CBS). Telecasters are great for maple. Why do you play a -72 reissue? Blackmore fan? Peace!

[@restinpeacejimi]

yes it was on axis: bold as love, it's track#6

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

Thanks YARBLES! Yeah well, I'm gonna do THREE full days of Jimi at my guitar seminar this August 29th - 31st here in Santa Monica, CA... I will explain how to look at this and many other pieces - All played with the right techniques to help your playing and understanding of the guitar. Good eye (and EAR!!)... The guitar is a 68' reissue (not a Custom Shop) and yes, the pickups are the 69' Custom Shop pickups..! Thanks Again.. PEACE! PW

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

Hi Tofuman, I actually do not have the tabs for this in this arrangement...I would suggest watching this over a few times..This does take a lot of work...Good Luck.. P E A C E !

[@guitargodslash89]

most accurate lesson in youtube.great lesson.i find it easier to bar the G but the hammer ons are weaker that way...i think my necck has too low action, hammer ons can be aproblem sometimes.how do i fic the action?

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

Thanks nosenoma..! It is a Fender MIJ 1968 reissue...I put Fender 69' custom shop pickups..I have them in two other strats..I really like them...!

[@Billyray195159]

Hey Phil,I've seen a lot of people playing this song ( note for note ) & You ARE Playing it Note for Note.But the Best Part is,Your Breaking it Down Like it Should be & I want to Thank You for That.I also seen where you said you were using a Old Marshall & Fender Dual Showman.I'm assuming your using a a/b switch? To go back in forth? Anyway's GOOD Lesson & Yes. I Subscribed. :-) ♫

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

I'm using the real deal here....The amps are a 1969 100W. Marshall w/ a 4x12 cab. and a 1968 Fender Dual Showman amp - it is running through a 2x15 JBL cab...This is pretty much the gear Jimi used live and in the studio...So if your trying to get the sound that Hendrix had, it is a good idea to get amps that are close to what he actually used...and these are about as close as you can get.

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

Yes, you can do whatever you would like...I personally like to have all my pickups the same that way it sounds as balanced & matched as possible - in whatever position I'm in...I hope that helps..

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

Thanks for the kind words...It takes a little more time to get used to using your thumb on your fretting hand...but it really gives you more control and it is the way Jimi did this.. As far as fixing the action on your guitar - I would try to take your guitar in to a guitar shop in your area..Hopefully you live near a big city where you can find a qualified guitar tech..If not your gonna have trouble dealing with possible truss rod, bridge saddles (intonation), nut height adjustments etc..

[@unklesamz]

Phil! Great job man. Sam from sky academy here. Were you there last year? I hope to make it this year.

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

I totally agree with you...There is only one person that could ever play this 100%...and He unfortunately died on Sept 18th, 1970 in London...

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

Hi Killa - Well, I'm not using any 'effects' on this video...However, Jimi ran his guitar through a leslie (a rotating speaker) for the "underwater" type of sound that comes in about 20 secs. into the intro...I hope that helps...

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

@FukeU1248 - Thanks - Yeah, I personal like the bright tone of a maple neck strats - Jimi did some of his best work playing em' (Band of Gypsys, Woodstock & many more shows..) - The guitar i'm playing is a 1968 reissue - (not 72) and yes I do like Blackmore's work...!

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

It changes everything...The 'key' of the song has a lot to do with how it feels in the end to the listener... Jimi recorded his classic version of "Machine Gun" in the key of 'D minor' - and to get the right feel he tuned his guitar down 1 whole step...So yes - to the feel of the guitar to the mood of the song... It is like a painter picking another deeper shade of color to make the painting more vibrant....to put across the feeling or idea in a way that works to great effect for them...

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

Wow, Thank you..!

[@Bleach868]

hey! Awesome strat definately the perfect guitar for this song and I'm trying to learn this song but I'm having a really hard time guessing the chord progressions think you could help me out?

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

It is a Fender MIJ 1968 reissue.

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

I do "change my technique" at about 3:05, and yes it is likely not how Jimi would have done it, but it works for me, and the notes are right. Honestly, I'm not too sure about the rest of your comment, maybe you could post your version of this so I could see exactly what your trying to say. Thanks Again...!!!

[@WasupnowHuman]

Very Nice!

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

Thanks for the kind words.... It is always appreciated... P E A C E ~

[@JRP026]

ya thanks i finally figured it out. thanks a lot.

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

I bought this guitar from a friend...It is a "CIJ" 1968 reissue...Yes, It's a great guitar..!!!

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

Hi Bleach - The basic chord progression for the song is: Em, G, Am, Em, Bm, Bb, Am, C, G, F, C, D repeat.. I hope that helps! P E A C E !

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

Yes it is a 68' reissue - MIJ (made in Japan) - Great guitar..!

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

I don't think so, however it is possible - This is not my guitar, it was sitting in the studio where I filmed this...

[@newzealndAllBlacks]

Amazing! Great Tone! 10/10 HENDRIXIANS UNITE! PEACE

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

Thanks for the compliment, I just play it how I hear it.

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

@Myleso - This is not a piece of music that a 'beginner' should be working on, I highly recommend finding a good teacher and learning your basics from the ground up. If you stay focused and are consistently practicing, taking lessons from the right teacher will reward you... I think most Hendrix is not exactly 'easy', but this is one piece (Little Wing) really stands out as a true Hendrix masterpiece - This is why I did not change the key (I played it tuned down a half-step like Jimi did.)

[@LucasCampagnolo]

man your little wing is the one whose sounds closer than hendrix than i ever heard

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

Oh yeah, there is a lot to it and Jimi absolutely knew what he was doing! I think it was purely the music he was focused on, naturally his technique was truly awesome, but really only there to put across his music...like all great artist, he never did sacrifice his music for anything. I think Jimi 'worked it out' because he was a truly inspired artist - it was all about his love of music... PEACE!

[@Billyray195159]

I Subbed,so if & when you Update this intro.I'll be one of the First to Know. Thank's Again.That would make US a Great Christmas Gift !!! lol Thank's Again. ♫

[@Myleso]

@TheOddPlatypus I'm a complete beginner and completely agree - he does a good job. Good teaching isn't as easy as it looks.

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

...I would like to get some of it filmed...I don't have a camera guy as of now - but that could change..!! Thanks! P E A C E ~

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

As I've posted on here before, this is a Fender 1968 reissue - MIJ ...It's a really nice guitar..:)

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

Thanks man..!

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

It is played just like the studio version, tuned down a 1/2 step to e-flat.

[@frabber321]

That's quite awesome. I wonder though if Hendrix would have applied the same fingering pattern. I guess 90% if not maybe 100% correct. What do you think Phil?

[@frabber321]

you definitely got the dynamics and musicality of the studio version down and you let those notes ring through which should, others don't do that. I think attending those classes of yours would be very usefull, pity I am way over here in amsterdam... Cheers though.

[@doob10163]

Very nice video, thanks! Most of the other videos get it wrong and there are no good tabs out. Do you by any chance know of any "correct" tabs I can use?

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

Thanks Luis, Honestly, It is more about how you play this then what your equipment is and the settings you use etc...That said, Having the right gear does help...I would say it more like the icing-on-the-cake... The best advice I can give you is to really work on your playing (using the best technique) and maybe if your trying to master this Jimi stuff, It may be time to get a Fender Strat too...!!! Your on the right path with a good tube amp. P E A C E ~

[@MrGuiPlayer]

maan how did you get this perfect tone?! please answer me

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

Thanks..!!

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

It is just a Marshall from back in the day & a Fender Dual Showman... These are the same type of amps Hendrix used (although, not these exact amps!)

[@GameLevelEditor]

In the words of wayne's world that was a most excellent tutorial

[@eyoo369]

Wonderfull tone

[@trulynot]

@PWGWORKSHOP Ahhh, can you redo it in E please ? I dont want to have to retune each time I try and play this :)

[@kharlos84]

Hey dude nice lesson

[@plexisound]

Hi friend, beautiful tone and playing! Is that a '68 reissue Stratocaster Crafted in Japan? Or 1969 CS USA? What pickups ? Thanks, regards

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

I'm using a tube amplifier...Marshall 100Watt and a fender Dual Showman...no pedal or effects, just straight in to the amps...Yeah..I think it sounds good too - Thanks...;)

[@ragdemus]

well done.

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

Yeah..I know there are a few mistakes in this...I may post another correcting these...(This was the first video lesson I've ever posted..I think the nerves didn't help either..)

[@umangu]

This is really good. I prefer my easier, hack-ish method, but I might learn this down the line.

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

Yeah, as you can hear, it is pretty clean...Jimi had more "drive" on his amps when he recorded this then I do...I hope that helps you..

[@TheMarkOCaster]

This guy did a good job. Hendrix never played it the same way twice. Also, the best version of this is Hendrix at Albert Hall.

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

Thanks..!!! P E A C E ~

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

Well, I just thought it would sound correct if I did it in the original key (e-flat) that Jimi recorded it in... P E A C E !

[@kharlos84]

are you using some kind of susteiner when you leave de chord ??it keep sounding a long time and sound good

[@bluesman4270]

Great camera quility

[@GeorgeBguitar]

My strat is just like that, I think its the latest addition of the standards... same colour, looks like the same neck (Mines a maple tint colour)

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

Thanks...:) PEACE!

[@stevesan]

great tone! tho you seem to slow down on some of the hammer parts

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

Thanks, I really did not want to spend a lot of time on the parts that have been covered so many, many times before. I did slow down for the open 'G' that most people have missed before. I also was very careful to explain the final 'D' chord - that, again most people have missed. This easily could have been a 25 minute video if I slowly explained every section...Keep workin' at it - Yes, it does take some time to get - use all the right technique...including use of your thumb... P E A C E~

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

I would look on ebay...I have seen some on there before...

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

Hi GuitarLord, I did go through this quickly...I easily could have made this a 20 minute lesson...But it was something I did to promote a workshop I had here in LA last Sept....Just watch it a couple times and work on your technique..It should help...Keep it musical too..!

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

Thanks...I did this as a lesson...I agree the performance of this could have been better, timing and dynamics are not as good as I would have liked..but I think you get the basic idea of how Jimi played this..At least the way I see, it that is...

[@davidtheguitarman]

it's possible to buy this kind of reissue strats somewere?

[@AbbeyNO]

Amen

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

I just wanted that brighter maple-neck sound on this one..It is possible Jimi used a maple neck guitar for this one...then again with Hendrix anything is possible!!! P E A C E !

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

@GameLevelEditor Thanks - I hope it helped..! PW

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

Gezzzz, thanks for the kind words - I hope this helps you... P E A C E ~

[@jonsey44]

I cant do the thumb thing my hand isnt big enough

[@davidtheguitarman]

@PWGWORKSHOP excuse me for the strange question but, how much do you pay this guitar?

[@rancidhotmail]

can some1 enlighten me to why some guitarists tune everything half step down? as in whats the point? is it that it "works" better in a band or something?

[@dtylersmith1]

Most accurate...by far!

[@Narzylok]

buena ctm esta bueno, awesome wuajkajkajkaja nice

[@PWGWORKSHOP]

Yeah well, I would say It is close to how Jimi fingered it...but there is no way to know exactly how close. To me, the bigger picture is how musical and dynamic it is when you play it...I was a little camera shy when this was filmed and it could have been better...I do however think you get how it was basically done.