All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix Experience

All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix Experience | Guitar Lesson

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Learn how to play All Along the Watchtower, as performed by Jimi Hendrix recorded in 1968 and released on the Electric Ladyland album.
The lesson covers each of the solo guitar sections from the intro through outro. There is so much variety to each section, Jimi was a master and we all can only aspire to reach to try to reproduce his greatness, but alas fall short :-) .
00:00 Demo of a couple solos
00:34 Introduction and what to expect
01:55 Getting your tone & tuning
04:40 Acoustic chord voicings
05:29 Lesson - Song intro lead
07:25 Lesson - Solo after 1st verse
10:06 Lesson - Solo after 2nd verse
13:00 Lesson - Slide solo
18:22 Lesson - Wah Wah solo
22:48 Lesson - treble chord solo
25:10 Lesson - Outro solo
29:11 Final Thoughts
Gear used in this video (if you purchase via these links I will earn a small commission):
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Fulltone Ultimate Octave Fuzz - Vol 10 o'clock; Tone 9 o'clock, Fuzz 10 o'clock (fat switch setting)
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@1Keef Жыл бұрын

Many teachers claim “note for note” on how to play a song, but never cover it completely. You sir are the closest to Jimi I have heard for this song, particularly when you play the solo. Thank you so much for sharing with us. Cheers! 👍👍

@trevorgwelch7412 Жыл бұрын

Extremely accurate tone and and note to note . ✨🇺🇸🎸✨ .... Jimi's Marshalls were hot rodded including his pedals and pick ups .... Roger Meyer was an electronic wizard .

@kojam1 Жыл бұрын

Wow! This brought me back to my youth, trying to learn this by ear. Just got a jolt of emotion flash through me for a second. I almost had a melt down of tears but caught myself. Man! Music is such a powerful thing! Fantastic song!

@chtebruk Жыл бұрын

I love your instinctive way of playing and teaching what you know about every song you learned to play without any boring explanations ... thank you ! You are a very humble and talented musician ! Best regards from France !

@12footchain Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@KRG54 Жыл бұрын

Best lesson on this song. Thank you sir!

@LOFIGSD Жыл бұрын

My Son will dig this, he is a Hendrix fan, he also left handed like Hendrix and same birthday, tried the upside down guitar, but easier now for lefties, bought him a Vintage brand left handed Strat. Very good lesson!

@SimonSozzi7258 Жыл бұрын

Man. You really nailed it. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Sounds like a freaking recording. It's perfect 👌 (can't wait to learn it. Great breakdown.)

@bobsbarnworkshop Жыл бұрын

I’ve been playing that song since it came out! I always like to see other guys versions and always pick up some extra tips to add to it! Thanks!

@josephrappa4221 Жыл бұрын

I've always thought of JH version as probably one of his best produced songs. You've inspired me to play this song now that I've watched your video (well over 20 times). I will continue to play this for the rest of my time. Thanks so much.

@12footchain Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@roncarter2188 Жыл бұрын

I'm definitely going to be saving this in the archive for future references. Really great job on this song!

@jtbkilmartin9110 Жыл бұрын

Been watching you for a while. You are a class act mate. Loving the lessons.Keep going and ignore any negativity.

@12footchain Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I will

@dlee6266 6 ай бұрын

Such a great lesson!! There's tons of lessons on this classic but you have really got these leads precise! I've tried learning this song in the past but when I play it, it just doesn't sound correct. I even went as far as to "TRY" and learn this with my guitar strung for a lefty, lol!! Thank you for taking the time to learn it and being as close as you possibly can to sounding like Jimi without being Jimi!! Your format or style of teaching is really quite easy and comfortable to follow along to without getting frustrated. I look forward to more of your videos and have a happy new year 2024!! Aloha!!

@davidvicars6688 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for doing this, you have the best lessons on hendrix period. Two thumbs way up.

@12footchain Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

@listairgin Жыл бұрын

Brilliant lesson and demo! Thanks once again TFC! 🌠🌅🌌👌

@pbrucpaul Жыл бұрын

This number just keeps Climbing like a 3 stage Rocket. It's the definition of "Outta Sight".

@amanwithnohands 3 ай бұрын

I believe this song was one of Hendrix’s greatest accomplishments. And he had many.

@spookbones Жыл бұрын

Thanks for an informative and interesting video. Best i've seen on J.H version of All Along The Watch Tower. Held my attention for whole video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

@12footchain Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much!

@gergemall Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Subscribed and hit the bell . One of my bucket list lead guitar parts like Jimi

@chrismorrison308 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Covered the parts that others neglected in their lessons.

@jitsroller Жыл бұрын

Awesome job on this video. Thanks!

@davidgriffin8482 Жыл бұрын

I love this one. The fact that Dave Mason plays Rhythm guitar on this one of so cool.

@rapidviral97 Жыл бұрын

Great lesson and you nail the tone better than anyone covering this song on youtube

@12footchain Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@thomasmorris2245 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for some tips- Great Song - Great Channel

@moose6676 Жыл бұрын

Once again 🙈 spot on and we’ll explained. Thanks 👍🏻

@albert2395 21 күн бұрын

Sounds bloody good as usual, Doug!❤😊

@12footchain 21 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@PhilFeedback Жыл бұрын

Great lesson video, thanks for making this video

@chipispowdercoatingcharles8444 Жыл бұрын

Wow what a great lesson.

@petersingh486 Жыл бұрын

The first lick was what I wanted. Thank you

@michael_caz_nyc Жыл бұрын

I am not the biggest Hendrix-fan, but this song-and-solo, (I always thought) was phenomenal. You really got it . . . Spot-On. Fantastic job. Enjoyed your lesson.

@Stereostupid 11 күн бұрын

Fantastic breakdown of this song!! You're awesome! Great tone and playing

@eojeda1375 4 ай бұрын

Extremely Wonderful !!!!!

@RADLADRICK Жыл бұрын

Well now, aside from this great tutorial whats even more impressive is ALL that gear collection behind him. wowza

@watchingthecrazyworld7761 Жыл бұрын

Awesome job!!!

@kennethreid8632 Жыл бұрын

Best Song of all time and best lesson also.

@thetoolmat8632 Жыл бұрын

Man that was great, now I see what Clapton and others were thinkin when they witnessed it and were blown away!

@johntiger5 4 ай бұрын

Great lesson as always. I saw an interview with Eddie Kramer when they released the Electric Ladyland 50th Anniversary box set. Was interesting. So are your lessons. I am still revisiting Axis Bold as Love. But slipping in Electric Ladyland at night. Now I have to order the 50th Anniversary box set. My original record is so very well played 😮

@shakeyblues5128 Жыл бұрын

Nice one 12 Foot Chain ♪♫♪♫♪

@JulioMacarena Жыл бұрын

Great, man. Loved it. :)

@wjewell63 Жыл бұрын

Had to sub.great tutorial man.....👍

@jamesgretsch4894 Жыл бұрын

Great playing. If I wasn't watching but just heard I'd think it's Hendrix.

@LeeMcDaidDonegal Жыл бұрын

This bloody song has driven me nuts for a lifetime ha ha! Honestly, it's only recently that I've been able to correctly hear the intro (starts on the "and" of beat 3) without the aid of a drum track/count-in from a play-along track or demo track. The next worst offender is The Who's Magic Bus (Jasus!!!!, I have a very strong Love/Hate relationship with that song Ha ha!) ... and of course there is Deep Purple's "Maybe I'm a Leo" which seems to morph into a completely different riff at the 13 second mark?!? I actually love that though, both riffs sound fantastic! (I hear the intro as starting on the "down" beat of one, but then the correct riff appears to me at the 13 second mark as actually starting on the "and" of beat one!) Anyway, enough of that twaddle,; Fantastic work as always, Mr. Chain!

@12footchain Жыл бұрын

Totally want to do a vid on Magic Bus.

@LeeMcDaidDonegal Жыл бұрын

@@12footchain Yes indeed! To me, Townshend's acoustic guitar sound/tone is one of the finest ever put to tape in classic rock.

@Deliquescentinsight Жыл бұрын

Yes Dave Mason played acoustic - this never seems to be mentioned, thanks for including it

@Anonymous-gt9qp Жыл бұрын

Very very good thanks

@fireside007 Жыл бұрын

YOU ~ ROCK ! !

@joeurbanowski321 4 ай бұрын

Dude..!! Your version of the musical events is sooo much better than the other UTube guys… Why am I not surprised..? 😂 Great job..! I’m waiting for my Firebird to be delivered… I think it’s gonna sound pretty cool..🙏🏻 Thanks man..!!!

@12footchain 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@andrethrift8872 Жыл бұрын

Good job 👍

@davidjean2635 Жыл бұрын

Something in my psyche has kept me from attempting Hendrix. However, after stumbling on to your well laid out lesson, I figured what the hell. Not sure anyone else shares this, but the first time you nail that intro lead it truely feels like you’ve arrived!! Well done sir! Thanks for sharing!!

@brucehelppie6119 Жыл бұрын

awesome...

@jimmyrodasmolestina979 Жыл бұрын

Gracias maestro !!

@earthb67 Жыл бұрын

Ok, so I fully liked this at 30s in! here for the ride.

@georgemalesky9462 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@12footchain Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

@secondamendment Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@cdavidlake2 Жыл бұрын

First like! An honor, sir...

@billslater4531 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

@RADLADRICK Жыл бұрын

dude very cool of you to take that time and detail that all out. Super thanks🙏 Tell me your signal chain here? Are you playing thru both those amps? or are they just mic'd up for display?

@12footchain Жыл бұрын

Thank you. The description has the pedals, but yeah I had 2 amps running. I have a boss harmonization to split the signal (pedal not on though), then ultimately stereo out to 2 amps. In this vid I think I ran out into my super reverb and my 50w marshall, mic both and mix in along with whatever the lapel mic picks up.

@zappd5366 Жыл бұрын

Merci 🙏

@joeperry4631 Жыл бұрын

I've never seen a lesson on Party Town by Glenn Frey, but if it is possible I like to see that one. Thanks.

@danbeck3166 Жыл бұрын

nice Dave Mason did his version as well a take for the day.I cried the day Jimi died Thanx 👍👌💪

@darrylmoore127 Жыл бұрын

On the songs I ve seen , You always do an INCREDIBLE JOB I play Bass but I like to know what the Lead guitar is doing , so if I can add to it if it is possible in the right place . On some songs I do part of vocal line while keeping the low end , usually with CCM on sunday morning. We usually do 5 different songs every week, we do not repeat songs every week . I was saving songs in Binders unto I had over 300 , now I don't save them . Been playing 43 yrs.

@12footchain Жыл бұрын

I also like to listen to what the other players are doing fir the same reasons. It's great to find how to compliment what the other musicians ate playing. Listening is the most important skill I think

@galelongputt 8 ай бұрын

Yup!😮

@hollywudmepshyiah1943 Жыл бұрын

You are alsome ; God bless you & stay wit it

@Soumilbharatendu 8 ай бұрын

Great lesson!! I'm an intermediate guitarist... would you recommend learning this song at this stage or is it better if i learn it when I'm at an advanced stage?

@12footchain 8 ай бұрын

Go for it! You can do it!

@Reedc16 Жыл бұрын

Can you please do a lesson on horizontal departure by Robert Plant it’s good electric guitar song to learn

@thenewertruth5745 Жыл бұрын

Fab

@rolandjgutierrez7737 Жыл бұрын

that's the way you do it let's see if I can get it.

@marshallstack8570 Жыл бұрын

Your suspicion is correct he did use a Zippo brass lighter on watchtower 🤠🎶

@guitarnut7438 9 ай бұрын

Jimi played with his right hand from the WRIST, not by just moving his fingers. Same for SRV btw. Big big difference.

@arcticraven2462 Жыл бұрын

Red House on a Les Paul or Strat on record?

@LONEEAGLE_space_rock Жыл бұрын

you even got the name of the band right, god

@jakollee Жыл бұрын

Nice lesson, but I wish you had talked about the timing on the intro solo. It’s quite tricky because the “one” beat is not where you think it is, and if you count it wrong, it feels like there’s an extra beat before the verse starts.

@12footchain Жыл бұрын

You're right, didn't even think of that. Starts on the "3 and" , right?

@jakollee Жыл бұрын

@@12footchain yes! But I find it’s very hard to “hear” it with all that’s going on during the intro, including what sounds sort of like kettle drums! It’s actually easier to hear the timing on the live version at Isle of Wight.

@dwl231 Жыл бұрын

Excellent point! At 71 years old now I have NEVER been able to pick the start point, and I am to this day hearing on the wrong side of the beat. The beginning of “I’m Free” on Tommy did the same thing to me until one day way back I got it. As a lifelong guitar player this has always driven me crazy about All Along The Watchtower… I can play the notes in my sleep, but the timing is always wrong until the song gets going.

@davidtemporal5545 4 ай бұрын

Tried to get the tab on patron page and it was shut. Is that a short term thing

@12footchain 4 ай бұрын

its there - its the old version of tabs that I was doing before I started using guitarpro, but there is a tab there for that song. And I will also upgrade it to a guitarpro version at some point.

@eroks59 Жыл бұрын

All along the watch tower and evil women (Elo)are the same. 😊

@ashleynicholls9526 Жыл бұрын

Do you have a buffer on your Wah? As I can’t get my Dunlop cry baby to play ball in front of the Wah

@12footchain Жыл бұрын

No, don't think it has built in buffer, but it sits in front of everything in my signal chain, and the next thing after it is my boss tuner which has a buffer.

@mr.howard1 Жыл бұрын

Zippo - trade mark reg.

@C.J.-El Жыл бұрын

Why tone down?what is that?

@chasebrantley8430 Жыл бұрын

Are you related to Andy Aledort? You look and sound alot like him.

@12footchain Жыл бұрын

no, not related. I love his stuff too. so good

@Nobody_Important_Yea Жыл бұрын

I am on a 6-string chain 😣

@zzombiedeath Жыл бұрын

great vid explanation man Hendrix something else

@forresthouser5807 Жыл бұрын

Good video BUT, what most people need help on is the fills between the vocal lines....

@12footchain Жыл бұрын

Good point. May make a part II for those

@joanstone6740 Жыл бұрын

It wasn't recorded on a strat

@12footchain Жыл бұрын

my ear agrees with you, but would love to see if there's actual evidence of what he played.

@joanstone6740 Жыл бұрын

pretty sure I remember wind cries Mary was recorded on a telecaster is it possible along the watchtower was a 335?

@dezionlion Жыл бұрын

Unless you have a fuzzface. Those almost always have to go first.

@davyhendrix 2 ай бұрын

Very hard to copy Jimi Hendrix especially the wah part

@pippipster6767 Жыл бұрын

I can hear straightaway, it’s in the wrong key. You need to go an octave up.

@C.J.-El Жыл бұрын

But nest so far

@bbsoni4814 Жыл бұрын

definitely not a strat to me...

@henrydavid8430 3 ай бұрын

You should talk less

@jakobmarley1127 7 ай бұрын

You talk too much, turn around yourself, but dont lead step by step through this piece 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

@johntiger5 4 ай бұрын

It's called a lesson. It's why he's talking. If you don't want a lesson. Listen to the record or watch one of those shorts that teach nothing.

@guitarnut7438 9 ай бұрын

Man, unglue that right hand from the bridge. This right hand needs to be Loose if you want to sound or play even remotely like Jimi

@hustlinc3540 Жыл бұрын

Jimi never played it like the record. You also don't sound like the record. Why should you? Everyone should sound like themselves anyway. All this copying stuff is just plain stupid. Imagine if all the key players just wanted to sound like their idols. There would never be EVH, Trucks, Beck etc. Sure it's cool to learn other stuff. It's necessary to some extent but to be obsessed by this "sound like xy" crap.....thats just not healthy.