Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix Experience

Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix Experience | Guitar Lesson

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Learn how to play Hey Joe, as performed by Jimi Hendrix released as a single in late 1966 in the UK and included in the Jimi Hendrix Experience album.
The lesson covers the great intro riff, his approach to verse chords, and of course the great solo in the song. The tone he gets is of course awesome and powerful and surprisingly clean.
My signal chain in this video was my '85 Strat into a Boss GE-7 EQ (pulled mids down slightly), split into stereo signal out to a '64 Super Reverb (4x10 jensens) and a 2012 Marshall 1987x (4x12 celestion 25w). Not that I can perfectly replicate Jimi's sound at all, but I like the mix of the 10s and 12s between those 2 amps.
00:00 Demo - Guitar Solo
00:39 Introduction - what to expect
02:27 Getting your tone
03:21 Lesson - Intro riff
07:57 Lesson - Verse Chords
15:43 Lesson - Guitar Solo
19:50 Lesson - End of solo - chromatic climb
21:54 Final Thoughts
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@MrRonnmaui Жыл бұрын

The bass line really makes this song so special! Thanks for your insight and simplicity.

@richardburrows8998 Жыл бұрын

Every new post is a banger. Thanks buddy. I love the live versions of Hey Joe where he drops in the "I Feel Fine" lick on the last E of the chord sequence.

@jrenaud22 Жыл бұрын

This was probably the first song I learned the structure of when I was trying to progress out of being a beginner (Marty's lesson). My playing of this has evolved as I've gotten better at guitar and I love seeing different Hey Joe lessons. Thanks for showing a lot of the loose fills. Did not know a few of those so this will continue to evolve for me thanks to you! I've definitely found that the more loose I am when playing this, the better it sounds. Thanks!

@davidevans3175 Жыл бұрын

"Hey Joe" was a song Chas Chandler, Jimi's manager, wanted Jimi to record as a single. Jimi was not particularly interested in "hit singles" but Chas knew it was necessary to Jimi's career. So it's a much more "normal" tune as far as the arrangement and lack of the "weird" effects Jimi was known for. I have this on the highest authority (other than Jimi himself).

@thepirhomancer9745 Жыл бұрын

Jimi was already performing "Hey Joe" prior to meeting Chas so would have had the arrangement already worked out.

@neverforget6523 Жыл бұрын

Anyway. After touring with Engelbert and the Monkees Ex-Animal Chas opened Jimi the door into a world which was waiting for him. Hey Joe came down like a comet. Thanks for this lesson.

@thebomontellano4996 Жыл бұрын

Hey Joe was written by Richie Valens then was sold to a broke ass folk singer.

@djrychlak4443 Жыл бұрын

@@thebomontellano4996 I don't think anyone knows who wrote the song. I'm pretty sure it wasn't Richie Valens. It sounds nothing like him, lyrically or stylistically.

@billdowney1487 Жыл бұрын

@@djrychlak4443 Very Good point.

@mikeyhughes8992 Жыл бұрын

Great lesson as always and great to see you enjoying yourself throughout the lesson .

@shaykavanagh3734 10 ай бұрын

Thanks, it’s the clearest lesson I have ever seen on Hendricks. Super easy to follow. 😊

@ShiftingDrifter Ай бұрын

Great Video! As an OCD level student of the Hendrix sound - so much so I even purchased the Fender Jimi Hendrix "lefty-righty" MIM Strat (and yes, part of the secret to Jimi's sound was playing lefty), I found (and as you point out), Hendrix actually played surprisingly clean, but cranked it up loud enough to get that essential controlled sustain that was the hallmark of his style. This naturally pushes the power tubes slightly into saturation introducing distortion. I believe Hendrix captured this effect inspired by early 50s rockabilly guitarists like Carl Perkins, Link Wray and Dick Dale - all who played clean slight distortion. Also, from my research I think late 60s rockers didn't scoop out the mids so much (as became characteristic of early 70s lead distortion - depending on whether the band had an exclusive rhythm guitarist or was a power trio). My 2 cents...

@markkempster7367 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant lesson! Just the right pace. Thank you.

@conorgallagher6139 Жыл бұрын

Some of the best lessons I've seen on KZfaq - killer channel name too! Thanks for putting these out there!

@12footchain Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@shakeyblues5128 Жыл бұрын

Happy Sunday 12ft. What a great song to run through ♪♫♪♫♪♫ ♥

@djrychlak4443 Жыл бұрын

That was the first solo I learned how to play. And it still serves me well. Nice post. Thanks.

@TheGorillafoot Жыл бұрын

lots of good stuff I picked up on this. All about those details, thanks for making this!

@kendipietro6855 Жыл бұрын

Awesome lesson! Everything was very well explained from the opening to the finish. I'm relatively new here but I just subscribed.

@darrelldunn4618 Жыл бұрын

Really good and thorough. Nice playing too.

@Spaceman-jo5mz Жыл бұрын

Great lesson of an epic song

@albertarguelles3262 Күн бұрын

Nice Lesson Thanks You definitely got Jimi's vibe...

@ianmorton8110 Жыл бұрын

Doug....I just discovered your channel and really liked your lesson on hey joe - very clear instruction particularly on how to play the tune to build tension and appreciated the inclusion of fills and solo break down.

@12footchain Жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard! thank you!

@azbluesdog Жыл бұрын

You’re right. We do tend to get way too busy on this song. My solution has been to sing the lyrics as I play. I don’t try to copy Jimi’s vocal phrasing at all, but it really helps me hear the song for what it is… a song (not just endless riffing).

@sharky4263 Жыл бұрын

Nice work 🤙love the Hendrix

@carlbarton7681 Жыл бұрын

I've been playing guitar since the 70's and this song since the 80's and always continue to learn more nuances. Thanks for posting your take on the Hendrix version. If you listen to Billy Roberts acoustic recording (I think from about 1962) you will hear the intro is almost identical and the chromatic walk up after the solo is too. I'm guessing from your comment at about 20 minutes in "I don't know if he wrote it...." that you aren't aware that the Hendrix version is a cover. Your version is great too. Thanks again.

@12footchain Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@boostsalesmatt4019 Жыл бұрын

the best hey joe tut on YT!!! ( left handed, ex. guitar player approved 😎)

@markdesod561 Жыл бұрын

My Favorite Guitar Player to cover!! Nice Job, Doug!!! A+++++++++++++++

@sassebensur7288 6 ай бұрын

Un super big Merci from France !

@lcraigsimmons Жыл бұрын

Great lesson. Really liked the part where you showed ways to move between chords. Would really enjoy if you could walk us through a simpler improvised solo for Hey Joe. Thanks again for a great lesson.

@yrulooknatme Жыл бұрын

Great lesson 😊

@ROOM-zq7du Жыл бұрын

Great lesson!!💜

@martinkishaba6329 Жыл бұрын

thanks a lot for this great lesson!

@rock90753 Жыл бұрын

Subscribed. I will start learning this tomorrow. As I progress with my first love in life, blues guitar, this lesson will definitely make me a better player and if I can learn this gorgeous classic all the better! Thanks

@khalilibrahim9315 11 ай бұрын

Nice lesson. You definitely have some of that Hendrix-esque vibe going on. There are some great HJ lessons out there (Tim Pierce, Papa Stache, etc.) and this is one of them in my opinion.

@jeffreyrwilliams9345 Жыл бұрын

Always loved the super reverb, tremendous amp

@geordiejohn3703 Жыл бұрын

That was great thank you very much! Anything by Jimi is very welcome 😊👍🏻🎸 thanks

@Willd-ki8ix Жыл бұрын

I live in Savannah Georgia downstairs below our bass player Mitch Mitchell's daughter lived. One day when I was over there and leaving I ran into an older gentleman standing outside and asked if I could help him. It was Mitch Mitchell he said he was waiting on his daughter to come home. I said well she'll probably gone for another hour because we knew her and I was going to McDonald's to get some food and I asked him if you needed something and he came with me we sat at McDonald's and ate a couple of burgers and had a long talk very intelligent man much more than you would think. It's a great memory

@12footchain Жыл бұрын

Wow, awesome story. I'm sure he was brilliant.

@Willd-ki8ix Жыл бұрын

@@12footchain we actually talked politics. This was years ago before his health concern actually affected his abilities to walk and such

@Willd-ki8ix Жыл бұрын

I think it was 5 or 6 years ago. My friend sold the condo above his daughters and she might have been staying with the owners of the condo I don't remember now. She's pretty nice girl she was waitressing at a club here she wasn't raised a rock stars child. Normal

@jackdelaney6633 Жыл бұрын

loved it! thank you.

@louisdemutis1055 Жыл бұрын

Just came upon your page. Great teaching skills Thank you

@sircharles7323 9 ай бұрын

Very good teaching!

@paulmera7677 Жыл бұрын

Great job! ✨👌

@paulkramer9666 Жыл бұрын

Back in the early 1980s, I got to hear a band from Texas called "The Dicks" at a mid sized venue in Philadelphia. Their set consisted of all original material, except they closed with Hendrix "Purple Haze". I'd never heard it done so perfectly. Four piece band, guitar, bass, drums, vocal. The guitarist used a 100 watt Marshall Super Lead stack, and the band just laid into that song. Ears were ringing afterwards, but MAN! Full tilt! The only things miked were the drums and vocals. Everything else was right off the stage. Old school.

@paulkramer9666 Жыл бұрын

The original Billy Roberts version is great too. Nice combination with the Fender and Marshall. 👍 It's always been one of my favorite combinations. A Fender Twin and Marshall Super Lead head sitting atop a Marshall 4x12. cabinet. It's a lot to lug around but worth it. No PA necessary Mr. Soundman.

@rstlr73 Жыл бұрын

great vid. he is hard to figure out. love your take on this.

@MrMarkar1959 Жыл бұрын

Favorite Song👍🏼 Good one to teach the different chord positions! i aint much of Lead Player. 🎸

@MandlBakr-fd1zl 7 ай бұрын

I learned a lot ! Thank you 😅

@davyhendrix 5 ай бұрын

You make it look so easy

@jamesherron1209 Жыл бұрын

Good lesson I could never figure out the Solo there is not to many songs that can match it one of the greatest ever

@jwilkinson341 5 ай бұрын

Thanks great lesson

@paulkramer9666 Жыл бұрын

You've heard Roy Buchanan's version of "Hey Joe"? I got to hear him play that live with that band (Billy Price lead vocal), around 1974 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. The concert took place in a gymnasium. It went from subtle to super loud. He made that Fender Broadcaster scream. Of course, the audience were partaking of the "jazz cabbage", in great quantities.

@12footchain Жыл бұрын

He's so ridiculous great.

@westernrider100 Жыл бұрын

Saw Buchanan 2 times, first time in Chicago and Norfolk, Va. In Norfolk, he played at the Oar House and his band played the "Are You Experienced" album minus Third Stone From the Sun. This was an incredible show, and I really am sorrowful that there is no known video or audio recording of this show.

@l.a.covers8400 Жыл бұрын

Just hope the Psychotic Hendrix estate doesnt copyright strike this.

@jeffjohnson7381 Жыл бұрын

Love your lessons easy to learn other your instruction…Love Blues Rock all the classic Rock of 70s 80s…Clapton Stones Zeppelin etc…keep it coming 🎸🎶

@Viajandoporlared Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing 👍.

@tombain5665 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant lesson and style of teaching. Best I have seen. Any more Hendrix coming? Watchtower, Purple Haze? Really great thanks. Just found Watchtower thanks in anticipation

@12footchain Жыл бұрын

Yep, did PH a while back kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kLZ3pNuaxODWdJ8.html

@EranuUvavu Жыл бұрын

“I am guessing he’s on a Strat” 😜Great video, thanks! (subscribed)

@QXZJX Жыл бұрын

Thanks ❤

@upperccutt 10 ай бұрын

Thanks

@nobodyanderson4353 9 ай бұрын

That intro was amazing.

@nobodyanderson4353 9 ай бұрын

The next blues bit was also amazing.

@nobodyanderson4353 9 ай бұрын

It gets even better. What a breakdown, I love the little licks and not to be too "Jimi" straight away advice.

@nobodyanderson4353 9 ай бұрын

The solo, fuck man beautiful.

@Steve-yh1pj Жыл бұрын

Fantastic...great instruction. I would love to see Little Wing...

@brucehelppie6119 Жыл бұрын

thanks for this one...

@jobonekanobe Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@yrulooknatme Жыл бұрын

hi ! I sent a link of blind faith playing can't find my way home. I'm loving what clapton is playing. I hope you do a lesson on this. thanks

@paulkramer9666 Жыл бұрын

That "walk up" at the ending is on the original Billy Roberts version.

@waynechurchill7212 Жыл бұрын

Great song it get better ever day it all good

@adamlance2554 Жыл бұрын

Would like to hear an Ed King riff on that particular strat. Looks like the one Ed used 👍🏻

@JasonT-xp3kh 3 ай бұрын

Legend has it that this was recorded with a tele through a fender twin.

@neverforget6523 Жыл бұрын

11-27-2022: Today it would have been Jimi's 80th birthday. 53 long years since he died, but he will never be forgotten.

@Danielallanz Жыл бұрын

This songs great for cycling chords..he used open chords then barre chords and everything in between..its a good track to warm up on..I like to play the chromatic bass notes up to the chords

@Sheegog1972 10 ай бұрын

Tune it!!!

@oddshot60 Жыл бұрын

OK ... now lets see you do it left handed! Great lesson, thanks. BTW Speakin' of loose, Hendrix was the loosest cat ever. I don't think you could get any looser and still stand.

@yudipitre5720 Жыл бұрын

I subscribed

@michaelmendillo7513 3 ай бұрын

FUN FACT : Nobody knows who wrote "Hey Joe" TY Bro ! Great tutorial !!! 😎✌️🎸🎶💕🎶💕

@trevorgwelch7412 Жыл бұрын

Berkeley California May 1970 was absolutely Jimi's most genius concert . 🇺🇸🎸⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️ Please do Hear My Train a Comin from this concert .

@kychemclass5850 Жыл бұрын

Tq. This is a nice analysis on HJ. You make some large bends and get great vibrato, so I'm wondering if like what Jimmy usually did, are you tuned to E flat?

@12footchain Жыл бұрын

Thank you! No for this one I'm tuned standard. I think that first album was standard, and Eb after that, not 100% sure on that but I think that's right

@kychemclass5850 Жыл бұрын

@@12footchain Thanks.

@chiefkikyerass7188 Жыл бұрын

Hey..can you cover " hey Mr. FANTASY" by Steve Winwood..the best version imo is when he joined Eric Clayton's blues series...which is a fund raiser for drug addiction..on some island in the Bahamas...I think it was 2005-6

@robertthrelfall2650 Жыл бұрын

I've always thought this was recorded with a tele into a fender amp. Not sure about the amp but probably a twin? I read this somewhere back in the eighties so take it for what it's worth.

@quoimagueule628 Жыл бұрын

it sounds good this marshall jtm45

@tone.1 Жыл бұрын

❤

@thomasmorano7779 Жыл бұрын

That same strat a buddy bought at a yard sale for $100 bucks with a fender champ amp.first thing I check for at yard sales.i missed out on that steal.

@luisrattlehead9837 Жыл бұрын

great, you could do a lesson on how to play rhythm guitar from some other guy from the beatles. Thank you

@rstlr73 Жыл бұрын

cross town traffic is interesting also.

@spiderman8632 Жыл бұрын

Great tut!! One question please. Why those all DUR chords C,G,D,A,E sound sooo great and right even without any music progression sense please? (as far I understand the basic music stuff, blues scales, etc)

@12footchain Жыл бұрын

thanks. not sure what "DUR chords" mean, and I'm no music theory expert, but here is my take on why they work. Any piece of music that seems to resonate with people has an aspect of tension and resolution. For me the chords themselves create some tension as they move forward and then landing on the E, it seems to resolve, or release the tension. For me, in those chords there is a built in melody component on the G string that moves through the chords descending from the 5th fret and resolves on the 1st fret. So C note on 5, B note on 4 (when it goes to G chord), A note on 3 (if you play a cowboy chord D, and holds when it goes to A chord), then resolves to G# on the E chord. Finally - those notes, C, G, D, A, E are a segment of the Circle of 5ths and there is a ton of music theory built around that as musical vehicles/progressions that seem to "work" for composing.

@spiderman8632 Жыл бұрын

@@12footchain im sorry for mixing lang.! I meant "all 5 MAJOR chords" in the same song and sound perfect but its not typical blues rock progression (5X Major Chords)

@billdowney1487 Жыл бұрын

@@12footchain -- What's mind blowing is with all those chords how the one position 12 Fret Em Panatonic scale works thru all those chords. Thx for taking us thru it. Good Job.

@jimmeymcgee2840 Жыл бұрын

How are you connecting your amps together to play at the same time thanks!

@12footchain Жыл бұрын

Well, there's lots of youtube videos that can give you the full scoop. But short answer is that there's a pedal you need to split the signal from mono to stereo, the one I use is the boss harmonizer, then you have 2 cables running out of that, and continue into a few stereo pedals , chous, delay, reverb, then one cable goes to one amp and one goes to the other. It gets such a great sound, I sort of never want to play out of one amp again. Definitely a 2+2=5 situation.

@nordland2235 Жыл бұрын

Try listening to it over a good pair of earphones......there is a vocal track that sounds awesome.

@waynegram8907 Жыл бұрын

12 FOOT CHAIN, Hendrix modulates to E major pentatonic in the guitar solo which you forgot to include.

@danielsimmons9606 11 ай бұрын

Yeah the little tag at the end right before the slide down he throws in a little major sauce😊

@Willd-ki8ix Жыл бұрын

He Used the 410 Bassman on that song

@aevoguitars2576 Жыл бұрын

Could you tell me what tremolo you have on that guitar please?

@12footchain Жыл бұрын

Not using tremolo on that song. Not sure what you mean

@aevoguitars2576 Жыл бұрын

@@12footchain The actual hardware the tremolo system..doesn't look like a strat one?

@12footchain Жыл бұрын

@@aevoguitars2576 I don't know exactly, it's a basic 2 point modern strat tremolo system that I had put on. The guitar is an 85 strat MIJ. The original tremolo that came on the guitar was a locking system, kind of a Fender version of a floyd rose. I had that pulled put years ago and had this put in.

@megarxidas17 5 ай бұрын

Original version by Billy Roberts check it out

@user-ey8lc3vz7n Жыл бұрын

Это соло Джимми играл зубами, и это звучало не менее круто!

@againstthelight9486 Жыл бұрын

just wondering why most of fender guitars has scraches, or even the paint was pilled off. are they intentionally taking off the paint to make it look like old? coz even in a 100 years of proper usage it will never look like that.

@12footchain Жыл бұрын

Some old ones can actually get worn down like that usually from being out on the road. Get dings, sweat, beer, etc start wearing down the finish. Nowadays though people like that look and purposely "relic" their guitar to havecthat look, and fender can do that at the factory. My strat I tried to do that myself. It looks ok from a distance, but it's very very diy amateur.

@davyhendrix 5 ай бұрын

Check out Mr. Tabs

@electricfence61 Жыл бұрын

Alot of these moves sound like parts of "Don't Let Me Down " l wonder was George Harrison influenced??

@vincentalmerico6165 Жыл бұрын

I always wondered if his (seeming?) increase in double stops and slides in abbey road/let it be/get back projects were influenced by his interactions with Hendrix in 1968. I’d appreciate if someone had more info

@electricfence61 Жыл бұрын

@@vincentalmerico6165 me too!!

@MichaelCaliri Жыл бұрын

Came out b 4 let me down

@electricfence61 Жыл бұрын

@@MichaelCaliri Yes, l Believe so Michael..

@2011littlejohn1 Жыл бұрын

Well I can hear Scotty More's influence on Hendrix with those hammer on licks just like I can hear the same when John Fogherty plays. So why not young George as well?

@leogolive Жыл бұрын

How to play Hey Joe like the record? Be Jimi Hendrix. Y’all can all stop now.

@aaronhuza4036 Жыл бұрын

How to play Hey Joe just Like Hendrix.... sort of... he hasn't quite figured it out yet but he'll work it out eventually and get back to you.

@khalilibrahim9315 11 ай бұрын

Nobody has figured it out yet; but thanks for pointing that out - Captain Obvious

@williswet Ай бұрын

Great stuff! If you're Robin Trower Fan I have a bunch of Robin Trower lessons posted on my channel. (Link is at bottom of Post )The only criticism I have for your lessons is NOT to include any TAB for any music. Looking at you I'd guess we were about the same age and grew up learning songs on a record player/Cassette player. TAB cripples young players. THEY WILL NEVER TRAIN THEIR EAR using TAB, I learned 90% of the tunes I know by ear. Lets see a 5 year players get invited on stage and jam with a few guys if they don't know the song. It would be a disaster. Just a 45 year left handed rocker adding my 2 cents. Cheers. Rob. kzfaq.info

@BertfromBelgium 6 ай бұрын

this song could raise other questions today, like how he got those millions in his bank, and did he get it from a china man?

@jrmy198523 Жыл бұрын

first part is hammer-on not slide!

@nicko6710 Жыл бұрын

not right

@James-fh9zd Жыл бұрын

Get a line 6 Helix and get rid of those amps. Reminds me of being in a band in high school with Peavy amps....90's...this is the new area of tech. Get some impulse responses too. Get with the program.

@12footchain Жыл бұрын

Nope. You do you, I'll do me.

@khalilibrahim9315 11 ай бұрын

“Get a Line 6 Helix”…pffft! Are you Gen Z? You sure sound like it. Those amps he’s playing through are legendary- and they’re real. They will be around long after your Line 6 gives up the magic smoke and ends up in a landfill. Mind yer business

@HarryGuit Жыл бұрын

Why would you want to play sth. „like on the record“? You‘re a different guy, you have to play it differently … obviously.

@12footchain Жыл бұрын

I think that is assumed. But pursuing in my mind is worth it to learn techniques

@jimkostan9932 4 ай бұрын

It's not JIMI HENDRIX Song.#1. the intro Hendrix just uses the e shape and slides up and brings it back down just watch the original video,,, you're doing it incorrectly on this video.BTW, Jimi Hendrix did not use bar chords you're teaching it incorrectly.bye, bye...

@12footchain 4 ай бұрын

Ok man

@jeffallen3382 13 күн бұрын

4 minutes in before you start playing... Going to lose people's attention.

@michaeljensen8211 Жыл бұрын

When i was young, Jimi Hendrix and this hey joe started it all for me, but soon i was into his "straight ahead", but i never for the solo right. Can you mail this....because you are good at Jimi Hendrix