How To Play “Voodoo Child” & Sound Like Jimi Hendrix
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"Voodoo Child" is one of the most iconic songs written by Jimi Hendrix. Joe Satriani once said, "It's just the greatest piece of electric guitar work ever recorded. In fact, the whole song could be considered the holy grail of guitar expression and technique. It is a beacon of humanity."
In this video, we're diving into the technique, nuances, and precise notes you need to know in order to play "Voodoo Child" & sound like Jimi Hendrix.
Ayla breaks down the entire song, step-by-step to ensure you get all the information you need. She explains how to approach bending to emulate Jimi's playing, she shows you when and where to use hammer-ons and pull-offs to make the song a little easier and sound more professional, she gives you tips and tricks to approach and overcome the tricky sections, and she demonstrates each section slowly to make sure you fully understand how to play it yourself before moving on.
So if you want to know how to play "Voodoo Child" & sound like Jimi Hendrix on guitar, you're in the right place.
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Yeah it's chile as in "file" Muddy Waters sings "Whoa Chile" in the song Mannish Boy is a good example. 👍
If I get a membership on this site do you show me how to play the whole song as detailed as this video?
OMG, where has this girl been all my life? What beautiful instructions WITH explanation. Her appreciation to the detail of Jimi Hendrix’s style and sound is truly awesome. By far the best lesson and interpretation of the god of guitar, Jimi.
I've seen other tutorials of Hendrix, but none as detailed as this. You have really studied him so well that got every move down. He was very complex and you understand his style so well. You are an awesome teacher.
look into Tim Pierce
cuz chicks are better at conveying information imho. and, this chick is particularly awesome
Mr tabs
Ayla is the best kind of teacher, talented, enthusiastic, precise in explanation and demonstration, and just all around oozing in likeability. When I see a music teacher enjoying themselves while teaching, it just makes everything resonate more and it helps push someone to WANT to learn more.
Ayla, you are , hands down, one of the best guitar teachers on TH-cam. I thoroughly love your videos.
She's definitely the best guitarist out of the bunch!!!!
You sound like you, thoroughly love her
she really is
This lesson shows what a genius Jimi Hendrix was!
And what a genius Ayla is…. Ah there is hope, Jimi’s extraordinary music will never die.
I'm a failed guitarist and a gigantic Hendrix fan. He's been my favorite musician since I first heard him back around 1968. I am so grateful to TH-cam and people like Ayla who help me to see how Jimi's hands may have moved across the fret board along with of course videos of Jimi himself. As I said, I'm not a guitarist or musician, however watching some of the better people break down Jimi's playing has brought me to this idea, it wasn't that his playing was so difficult or complicated, but it's often the simplicity and the pure genius of his 'selection' of notes and imagination that I find so fascinating. I'm so happy to see a woman who is into Hendrix. I know that there are many, but to see and hear one like Ayla is such a joy. Finally, I can not express it any other way than to say I can't quantify the pleasure I get out of listening to Hendrix. I just can't do it even after all these years. Thanks Ayla. I will check out more of your videos as I love guitar in general and came across this video by accident. Good luck.
Ayla, I remember seeing your cover of Zeppelin's "Since I've been loving you" like 5 years ago. You amazed me with your guitar skills then and you just knocked this intro of Hendrix out of the park. Your playing is precise with a natural feel. Keep posting more videos please!
This has been, without a doubt, the best lesson I’ve ever seen on TH-cam.
It’s great she’s really focusing on Hendrix like this. Hopefully she’ll bring out more Page, Blackmore and others from that era soon. Ayla is flying!
Love to see some Jeff Beck also!!! Thank you!!!! You are an inspiration !!!!!!!
Ayla I always thought I was the biggest fan of Jimi but I am convinced that you are!👍🏽 Please continue to give us the details of Jimi’s sound like no one else has. Thank You!🙏🏽💕
I've watched about 5 different videos of people trying to teach this and I have not gotten this until I watched your video so thank you!
This is spot on. 🤘🏾
Thank you so much, RJ! We love your work!
Hi R.J. What a compliment.
@@MusoraOfficial you’re a rising star and great instructor.
Coming from Ronquillo that’s a gigantic complement.
I suggest you listen to song again.
Definitely superb but not hearing breakup.
'Chile' 1960s black vernacular for 'Child.'
As in “That Hendrix chile gonna be famous one day.”
This is absolutely fantastic! You've captured EVERY nuance of this song. I've been listening to this song since it came out (According to my older brother, since my 1st birthday when he played the record!) and you nailed it. Your lessons are invaluable. No one else shows how to do the wah pedal parts which makes this the best, most complete lesson on this song I've ever seen. Thanks for posting this one! Incidentally, your playing and tone are always fantastic. Cheers!
So you remember listening to this on your 1st birthday? Incredible. Amazing. Absolutely unbelievable.......literally. I have lots of pictures of my 1st birthday and I don't remember a damn thing about it. Odd that none of my friends remember the music they listened to at ONE YEAR OLD either. Are all people on the internet liars these days? SMH
@@xfby8433 So what hard rock music were you listening to, AND that you remember, at ONE YEAR OLD?
@@calvin99991 I didn't say I REMEMBERED listening to it since my first birthday, I said I have been listening to it since then as my older brother got this record the day it went on sale and played it over and over on the HiFi. Just because you have a shite memory doesn't mean everyone else does. Jog on...
@@plaidman67 So what were you listening to in your mamas womb? LMFAO!!
@@calvin99991 I was listening to your Mama cryin' when she realized you can't comprehend what you read.
This nails the fine points and shows where the greatness lies. I have listened to that intro dozens of times, and never really knew what was going on. Bravo.
The Bob Roberts-like mellowness, the nerdy look and apparel, belie her incredible skill, knowledge and teaching ability. Ayla is a great teacher and a terrific musician.
Such a great breakdown of this song, I'm happy that Hendrix will live on with new videos like this and lessons, amazing work!
Finally, it’s clear to me what Jimi was doing on this song. I’ve been trying to learn from a recording and from other well-intentioned people for a long time. I had figured it would take me five years to really learn it. But after seeing/hearing what he really does, I am confident that I’ll be ready to play this in twenty-five years.
Okay, this sounds ridiculous but this might be the first cover I've heard that almost nails the muted section right at the start. I feel like even the huge artists that cover it, they just randomly strum and use the wah pedal. The muted section has a cool rhythm, and you found it! Kudos.
This is one of the best illustrations of the pureness of Hendrix' psychotic genius. So much of what he did... just didn't make sense. At the time. And now, 50 years later, it still doesn't. And it's all the more spectacular and beautiful because of it. He's like Van Gogh and Picasso and Dali in one, but doing it in real time. // This is maybe the best Hendrix lesson i've ever seen. All the nuance, presented so perfectly. Thank you, Ayla, you're terrific.
Man, what a great video. One of the most under rated parts of all Hendrix music is that right hand technique. He packs so much in that raking and muting technique. And SRV took it to the next level. Brilliant! I've been playing this for the better part of 30 years and still learn something from every video I watch about it. Thanks!
Ayla, your videos are so helpful and you are my biggest inspiration! I am 13 and have been playing for three months constantly watching these videos, keep teaching!
We're so happy to hear that you are playing guitar, Megan! And so happy to hear that Ayla is helping you along with your journey 😃
The pretty tone deaf 15yo me trying to hear and find all those notes on a tape recording captured from the radio is pretty jealous at you being able to learn from cool players on youtube :)
@@fiedel you got that right …. very jealous - - but then again, expectations (if they bother you) are probably higher these days too … Could get away with a bit more back in the day I feel …
This is the best breakdown of the very complex Hendrix playing style ever and simplifying it so the average person can understand it. Hendrix is the GOAT.
only just come across this channel and I've got to say it's one of the best made tutorials I've seen with the included tab and the highlighting very easy to follow and extremely well made huge appreciation. thumbs and stuff 👍
Of all the ones I've seen she is the best, she doesn't change anything like other on this channel.
She keeps it original like Jimi Hendricks.
Flawless
I used to love playing this song. Now I am trying to get motivated to start playing again. I am saving all of your lessons.
Very cool lesson!. I like how you broke it down not just the notes to play, but all the nuances and technique that makes it like how Jimi did it.
This lesson unlocked the subtleties I was missing. Been playing this song for years and this helped me tremendously! Thanks for your lesson. God bless!😁👍
First of all, superinsightful with bends & hammerons & pulloffs.
Second, those last four notes, pull up-pull down on B-10, to B-8, to G-9, then slide down the fretboard, I never got dosn right.
Finally, I only heard Voodoo Chile, the Electric lady version a few weeks ago for the first time. And it's FANTASTIC! Possibly my favourite track ever, I can't get that one out of my head; it's ominous, it's bluesy, liricks are supernatural, and the soloing is typical Hendrix, some slight differences over a similar theme, I love it. You should do a lesson on that song too. (I use fuzz & a tiny bit of univibe on that one)
But thanks for the lesson, I really enjoyed that.
I think I'll continue listening to Jimi playing this. I'm not quite ready to spend months trying to play it. This is one of the most thorough explanations of a guitar part that I have ever seen.
Learning the intro is pretty easy. Just learn the notes he hits first, then come back and add all the feeling. Most people don't play the whole song note for note. Make it yours but make it an onslaught of mean guitar playing. Oh yeah the more you listen to the song the easier it is to get down. Jimi has some kinda beginner friendly songs so you don't have to start here. Try Foxey Lady. First one I learned.
@@mma1st105 I play some of Jimi's songs mostly on acoustic or 12 string so I have to play them my way. Of course, I've listened to his songs so many times over the years that I can hear them in my head pretty well. If I can play a song for myself that captures the song for me, it makes me happy. Some songs, however, I just enjoy listening to. They never seem to grow old. My Friend and The Wind Cries Mary are two songs I just enjoy playing.
I’m an old guitarist from the era of Jimi Hendrix, Clapton and other trail blazing guitar players. For me, it was an obsession. I used to play no less than twelve hours a day, breaking at least one set of strings per day. Jimi was in his own world. Creativity IS what set him apart from the rest because it was so different. Unfortunately, a massive acceptance and use of drugs became embedded into the social fabric of America. Looking back, Eric Clapton was a big deal playing with Cream. I can remember someone walking around with a sign stating that Clapton is god..Every young wannabe amateur young rock and blues guitar player was playing his butt off, learning to play a la Eric Clapton. Few if any could mimic Jimi. A group of musicians and myself speculated that Hendrix was not long for this world because there was some kind of fatalistic message coming through in his music. One could hear it in ‘I hear my train a coming.’ There were other tunes. Drugs were everywhere. Cults were popping up everywhere…..As for the music scene, I think that the easiest to copy was Santana which many thought was a lightweight. I moved on to other genres. To be well rounded musician learn to play music from the twenties on up. In fact get your feet wet and study classic guitar, Brazilian Jazz and so on. There is so much beautiful transcribed music for the guitar that requires reading, fingering and neck positions. Jazz is just wonderful too. The guitar is a lifelong commitment which enriches one’s life…
How did your fingertips hold up playing 12 hours a day? I start tearing up my calluses if I play for more than 3-4 hours without a lengthy break
I am of the era as a boomer and I too use to play for hours until I fell asleep with the guitar every single night. If I went to visit relatives with my mom and saw a guitar, you can be sure I would play it until we had to leave. I started playing when I was 4. That's 62 years later. I also learned other instruments which was natural to do. I use to stand on my dads tool shed out back and cranked a little 10 watt amp and played star bangle banner at 14 on a 1958 Strat. Jimmy Hendrix, David Gilmour, and later Richie Blackmoor were all unique style players. I would jam with Black Sabbath playing on the record player when parents went out so I could play loud. These were some of my idols as was Vangelis much later in life I would do my rendition of their style. I have no need to try and reclaim their mastership. It belongs to them. I simply play in honor of them by being myself and playing in my own way.
I hear you on the drug scene, violence, gangs, sex whenever, good fun, always active, bands playing absolutely everywhere, gosh, what a time. Today, music for the most part is trash with few good tunes here and there that come along. The music industry killed Jimmy in my opinion. They forced him to play his familiar tunes while Jimmy wanted to move on and play other things. The industry wouldn't have it. They done this with Janice and so many others. In fact, the music industry is still talked about in this manner from endless musicians. It is a filthy corrupt and criminal syndicate. You were never allowed to be yourself. They had to turn you into something other than what you wanted to become.
Sure Pal. Stick to writing novels on paper
Lol
Laugh all you want. Believe it or not. I don’t much care anymore. My beloved sisters and dad passed away over the last three years. A close buddy I grew up with passed two years ago. I met all kinds of dumb asses in the business. Every two bit lead guitarist thought that somehow he was God’s gift to the world. Everyone wanted to have his notches carved on his ‘gun.’ That gunslinger stupid ass attitude of which the business is plagued with. It never ends because you see, it is a vanity driven field. The truly great ones tend to be humble and gracious because they understand that this life is short. Family is more important than some stupid ass punk who thinks that his mastery of modes or riffs or scales is all there is to any meaning in their life…
"The King of the Monster musicians." I remember reading that title about Hendrix years ago. I think it was in "Rolling Stone" magazine. Here again I recognize Hendrix's ability to make his guitar speak. I have loved this song forever. Thanks for taking the time to share with us the how of this great guitar work. I think I love you....what an awesome talent you are. Lighting in a bottle, comes to mind for me when I here songs that Hendrix wrote. You show me that's not the case at all. You do the man prowd young lady. I tip my hat to you.
Thank you for everything you do. I learned this song 43 yrs. ago and my rendition was a little bit ruff! Watching you makes me understand the feeling of every note instead of the hole song.. You are incredible. I am playing a restored Peavey Falcon Through and old washburn amp . The Falcon Is a Great underated Guitar
This tutorial was really helpful but the explanation on the Voodoo Child vs Chile name at the end was SUPER helpful wow
After I got my first electric guitar at 50 after 30 year of not playing one. I said to myself. Don’t even try to play Hendrix. But the allure was to powerful. And why should I limit myself. I study martial arts from the masters. Why not study what the Guitar Master did. Don’t limit yourself. Today at 66 I play a lot of his music now. And so freaking happy and proud to play his music. And it’s awesome and crazy to see a young girl like you just roll that stuf right off the scales. Very proud of you. It youth like you. That Jimi’s music will never die. Thank you young lady. You Rock.
The way you explain is a gift more than a talent
Yay Ayla doing Hendrix. Just what I asked for. Thanks!
Thank you.
The details and nuances…are essential.
The lesson could be looked at a many mini lessons.
I will pick one or two and become proficient instead of hacking and rushing through this.
I started learning guitar 3 years ago and practice daily.
This is such a brilliant lesson. Thanks so much Ayla . Looking forward to the rest of the tune.
The minor pentatonic scale strikes again!
Thanks for another great lesson.
Me getting to see you teach for the first time ever just now is the best part of my day!
Your manner is so calming I think I now know what a Chakra is!!!
You have a new Subscriber Ma’am.
AT LAST!.. I’ve scoured the internet for something like this.. clean, clear, completely unassuming & SO on it.. I’m not a guitarist, I’m a drummer (ironically for Robin Trower), but I’m slowly learning, & this is instructor artist is now subscribed .. thank you
You just nailed it ! Wow !!!! You’re in your sweetspot with a guitar in your hands ! Keep going !! Thanks for your videos !
Watching you when you are just playing to show what it sounds like makes me think of what Jimmy Vaughn said about Stevie Ray: "You play guitar like you're breaking out of jail". Marvelous video, please keep them coming.
Great teacher who explains what’s going on from many different facets without pretenses. I bet she’s a great teacher and her students are having lots of fun!!
the attention to detail is the best ive seen on youtube
Master Hendrix would be proud of you, keep rockin!!
So far, you are the best Hendrix instructor on the site. Hands down.
I'm 59 years old and don't play guitar...yet. I'm gonna pick up a Epiphone Firebird (just to be different) and learn how to play. Figured I start with a difficult axe and when I'm OK I'll get what I really want. Anyway...I'm subscribed. Your style of teaching is incredible. Thank you for what you do!
So proud of how far you’ve come Ayla, I remember when we first spoke about our similar interests in guitars almost 10 years ago
I’ve seen many different renditions of this intro and this one I feel is probably the most accurate! Fantastic to see a young lady playing it just adds a nice vibe to it ❤️
Thank you Ayla so much for all the lessons! It's a joy to learn from your Videos ❤️
Ayla - very precise and excellent technique. I would love to see you do a video on how various classic rock guitarists get their unique tones (Hendrix, Clapton, Page, etc. It probably sounds very basic to you, but I have never been able to achieve the tonal excellence that you possess, with the exception of the Clapton "woman" tone from 1967-1968.
Wow! What an amazing lesson, playing and feel! Thank you!
Me commenting as every other man here, who tf are you and marry me lmao. Super glad I found this tutorial, I've learned this song over and over after finding other hobbies and focusing them for a few years here and there, back and forth. I recently bought my old man the Jimi Hendrix model strat and I was looking for things to learn/ relearn to play for him through my Orange amp when I take it over for him to play through. Time being he only has a 10w Epiphone squawk box and I really need him to hear that guitar through this great amp. He was an old Peavy tube amp lover given Lynyrd Skynyrd played them. Thank you for such a detailed walk though as mentioned by others, not everyone breaks it down that well - when you yourself want to know every perfect note and how the artist got there. Jam on!
I play guitar here in Brasil and I think your music perception is so good, you are playing with soul!
I can see you are in your element here. I sort of guessed by the background you were very inspired by Jimi. Now I'm guessing that he was the reason you wanted to play the guitar, like me and a million others, but you have mastered subtleties that I confess I had not noticed before. AWESOME!!!!!!!!
I am so glad that you like and play Hendrix
Seems like a lot of young guitarists want to play fast and Shred.
What made Jimi so great was that he was a great rhythm guitarist.
And his fills were awsome
He also played the songs differently each time.
I've heard 20 versions of RedHouse
He explored in his solo
Anyway, I've talked about Jimi too much.
GREAT STUFF!!!
Very informative video. I've never found much help in notes and tabs, but a clear view of the guitar neck in the right angle so I can see what the fingers are doing does the trick for me. Keep up the good work...!!!
Wish you were around to teach me this stuff when I was a kid. Had no idea how to make the intro sound "right". Great video, brought back alot of memories
This is a very old post but by God it's a killer. As far as instructions and techniques go, young lady is great at what she does. Great teacher. I'm a 55 yr old retired professional musician and I found her very knowledgeable and getting as close to playing like Jimi as she can, I give her an A+. Don't get much better than that honestly.
Ms. Ayla, you are terrific. Superb talent!
I've watched a lot of voodoo child lessons, and this one is really good. Job well done!
Incredible tutorial, the best voodoo child explaination ever. Any chances for whole song tutorial. You'll make a lot of people very very happy. Thank you for this.
I agree. She's fantastic! Hendrix would be proud of her.
Hendrix...you....me ...live this passion for deep exciting music I love Jimi Hendrix as a person who created his music alone then added a band to perform with ...amazing hero
You are a great teacher and you always make sure you play where you can see the fretboard .
This is the best voodoo child explanation ever! Love all the subtle details!!
Jimmy's strumming hand was is fluid, just beautiful. Great video. Thanks.
For such a young lady, you have an amazing insight into Jimi’s style and are an excellent guitar tutor, easily able to explain the tune, with such enthusiasm.
Years ago, I stumbled on your version of "Since I've been Loving You," and I knew then that there was something special about you as a player. You are next-level amazing, and a guitar-slinging badass! If I were 1/4 the player you are, I'd feel good about my skills. Thank you for sharing your amazing guitar playing with us!
Great to see a young person digging Hendrix. Really well done.
She’s such a great way of teaching.
Your videos are superb ,gives all info about guitar play in depth ,which can not be found in other channels ,presentation is Simple, Sober & Very amiable 👍👍.....From India Assam ,love Blues
If all guitar lessons put a free tab on screen, the world would be a better place...thanks ms. Ayla.
Ayla makes bends look so easy, it looks like her strings are 0.1s!
just tune half step down..:)
Or just learn how to do it.....
You dont have to use super heavy strings. I mostly play hard rock and often use 9s..
Loud
it's easier to bend in Eb
So much talent for a little girl, pure Jimi coming through
I’ve never seen such an in depth lesson other than an in person. Thanks, I’ve watched you on TH-cam for some time, you are an incredibly talented person.
I knew she looked familiar!! And she’s Ayla from Calpurnia! I love the way she plays guitar.
Woof.
That was damn good playing. And hell yeah for knowing about the half step down tuning 👍🏼
You’d be surprised how many musicians I’ve met that had no clue he was typically tuned that way.
Great lesson and so accurate. Ironically, after Jimi recorded the song he never played it remotely close to this again. I suggest getting the major themes but be careful trying to always play it note for note. You can't be you as a guitar player if you are always trying to be/sound like someone else.
Thanks again for another great lesson with lots of great advice. I try to suck up every thing you say and do, like a giant vacuum cleaner. I have been working on and putting guitar's togather for almost 50 years. I just built a great studio for nothing but music and guitar playing. I just started playing and learning guitar this year. So please keep up the great things you are doing on TH-cam. I also love seeing you enjoying what you are doing. Thank you again. Dennis
Ayla , gifted, patient,great teacher and beautiful!! Girl you got it going on!! Continued success!! Never change........
the reason why im getting a wah pedal is #1 this song and hendrix in general hahaha , really good tutorial you explain it very well easy enough to follow along, and i like how you focus and emphasize on jimis style of playing and not only just teaching the notes.. you gained a new subscriber from me!
I love how you went step by step. Made it look easy. Love it. Awesome
Dear TH-cam, please remove all other Voodoo Child lesson videos as they are inferior to this. Great job!
“The best way for a player to learn this is to just sorta listen.” Wow! Really deep advice. Life changing🙄
Copper lining around the pickup cavity helps quiet strat pickups. They also make noiseless strat pickups. Good video. Thanks
This is Helene's husband. I have learned so much from your videos. You rock, and if you're ever in the Atlanta area, maybe we can jam a little.
Hi, Ayla. This was really interesting! Possibly the long improvisation "Voodoo Chile" is called this way because it's a blues and this was the way that the old blues men like John Lee Hooker would pronounce the word "child". I'm amazed at how you manage to codify all the small nuances that would come from Hendrix' instinctive playing and how close you get to it when you play. I'd be curious to see what you do with Robin Trower's 70's stuff!
My absolute favorite intro! I've loved it ever since I first heard it - and I still do!
This one is a bit more complicated than many others. But it is excellently shown and explained!
Only just found your channel. Really enjoying your more relaxed teaching technique and break down of nuances. Looking forward to more Hendrix lessons. Cheers.
Incredibly detailed. You point out several things I never noticed in the recording.
One of the keys to getting that Hendrix, Page, AC/DC tone is to tune to E-flat or 432 reference pitch, it really brings the sweetness out of your guitar, Strats especially.
This is amazing the quality of this tutorial! I just get more motivated and willing to learn with such a good teacher! And with the smile just great.
Best guitar tutorial I,ve ever seen in my entire life
you are so true to your renditions BRAVO ! Jimi always has being my #1
Brilliant lesson .. especially with Tab & detailed wah instructions .. I only wish you could have spliced in at the end a clip of you playing the Song in the Band or even just on your own but live on stage with your full stage set up . But such a cool lesson . The 1st time I heard a version of this song was on a U.K. released single .. & it blew my mind .. I was almost scared lol way Back then you must realise it was So new ! .. Luckily for me my Mentor was able to show me on an Acoustic roughly what Jimi was doing .. But for those of you who might have heard the story of How the 1st time Jimi sat in for a Jam with Cream .. The story goes that Eric was sitting backstage smoking furiously & he said to Chas Chandler " is he always that good ? " .. Jimi had the same effect on Jeff Beck who said " I better get a job on the Bus' as a driver " & Pete Townsend who so the story goes stormed out of the club Bumping into Jimmy Page & saying " you better get in there man that guy is stealing all our stuff " There followed a brief period when every guitar player in The UK went into hiding lol trying to " Up they're Game " lol .. Eric & Jimi became best friends & the world of the guitar was changed forever. Of course it's true Jimmy reed & Chuck Berry & many others had done similar things with a guitar & a bit of the pentatonic scale But nobody had ever put it all together with the style & showmanship of Jimi .. Of course Jimi himself was very humble about it all . So Cool . To this day The star spangled Banner has never been quite the same .. Love yah loads Ayla you are a Star .. those little nuances of hammer on Ghost ( or Grace ) notes as you say .. There is only one answer practice Lol Stay safe everybody .
It was Jeff who Bumped into Townsend, saying "He has Stolen All your Moves". But then again, Jimi Didn't Nik Anything from Anybody. Secretly, they All were Very Relieved that Jimi 'went away'. Sad to say, But True. Yup, some of us are Still Here, from those days. Wow.
Ghost v grace, v accidental v
My understanding (or lack thereof!) is that Grace notes along with Accidentals are prominent enough to be written in the chart.
Whereas ghost notes are much more subtle and a guitarist in genius-mode brain-on-fire! wasn't even thinking ahead, the notes were magic. And we mere mortals have to discuss it.
Jimi would probably be amused to see our mortal comments & say "what notes? I don't know man... It just came out that way".
However ghost notes "beats?" "are" written for drummers, because they take a particle of Time out of a Measure.
Drummers gotta be steady, okay John Bonham exception, Guitarists don't, especially if it's a guitar-only intro.
Ghost Notes for Drummers: Search for -
Jeff Porkaro "Roseanna Half Time Shuffle" ghost notes - This drum-only intro is legendary amongst serious drummers. And not many can duplicate it.
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ps. Where's the 1?
At the first part of the intro, I hear the accented (wah-high) strums as falling on 2 & 4. But that leaves the last measure with only 3 beats! Followed by the 1st note, which is, to me, definitely not the 4.
It's the 1.
@@hanleyk Very Very Clever Observation. Spot On, you Really Nailed It. Anyone listening to Anything Jimi played, will realize Straight Away, that he Never Played ANYTHING The Same, Twice. Your description of him 'Not Even Knowing' that he may have Hit an EXTRA Note or a Slap or a Drag across the strings, is 'Perfect'. Call them a Goast-Note or Anything Else, and it All Amounts to the same thing. Cool. One can listen to Jimi play the Same Songs (as many times as one can find them) and Indeed, they are Never the Same. Even if Ever So Slightly. NICE.
I bought my first accoustic guitar yesterday. I'm 29 and I've always wanted to learn guitar. My ultimate goal is to learn electric, but I was advised to learning accoustic first would make electric easier. I had an electric guitar when I was 15, but I never bothered with it and I regret not learning then. Those music notes at the bottom of the screen look super confusing though lol I assume they're easy once you learn haha