Just taking the time to consider the value of this free lesson. At 42 looking back at 15 years I would have sat through 5 or six lessons at 15.00 an hour gladly to learn this. I would not have possibly gotten anywhere near this mans level of instruction. UA-cam has us all spoiled, we have access to so much at no cost. Thank you Tim Pierce.
This unassuming looking man is one of the greatest guitar players on the planet. If you passed him on the street you would never suspect that he has played on some of the greatest recordings ever made. Looks can be deceiving, but the talent is incredible. Thank you, Tim, for the passing of your incredible knowledge! I aspire to be half this good and it would make me better than anyone within 100 miles of me.
I discovered Tim years ago thanks to youtube. The man is a legend. My fav guitarists are Peter Green and Jimi and i just love to visit various of Tim’s videos and just listen. This solo is amazing my goodness.
How did a guy who started playing at age 15 and died at 27 come up with such cool techniques? Been playing for 46 years and this stuff still fascinates me. 👍
First, thank you so much for sharing your talent. Second, a quick tale from eons ago as in 1969. I'm 15 1/2 years young and living in Los Angeles when news starts floating round that Mr. Jimi will be playing The Devonshire Fair Grounds. Tickets were $3.50. Sold American! My friend and I are sitting about fifteen feet from Hendrix and my eyes are burning his hands hoping to learn something. ( I learned that I knew nothing yet) My teacher at Lou Adler's Music, and good 'ol Mel Bay books, kept preaching to me about my big thumb creeping up and over the neck but here was The Man himself using his thumb on the low E all over the fret board. When we got home and grabbed our Fenders I found myself trying to plant that E and a whole world opened up while another collapsed. I stopped my lessons and just played every chance I got.
Whenever I hear this song it makes me want to weep and be thankful for what I have in life. I spent 6 hours now on this and I can play thru it albeit quite slowly. GREAT lesson; very patient teacher. I'm getting to a place I never thought I'd get to Tim. Thanks and bless you.
All Jimi hendrix recordings are slow and out of tune compared to the original performance. If you don't a ferrari, you won't get any ferrari experience or sound.
I applaud anyone like Tim that dedicates their life to music and finding perfection everyday. Jimi was great because he practiced more than anyone else. He had his guitar where ever he went. Jimi was blessed with incredibly long fingers and large hands, but a man with smaller hands have an advantage too. It all comes down to what your goals are and how hard you want to work at it. Nothing comes easy.
Trolls are everywhere, there is no escaping them. I honestly think there is no way you could teach this better, thank you soo much Mr Tim Pierce, I thank God there are people like you on the youtube and in the world as well. :)
My guess is that it's people who came for a note for note instruction of the original track off of Axis: Bold As Love, who got turned off as soon as they heard the soloing, and if they waited that out, found out it's just an instruction on the intro. If it's not what you expected and want, you might hit the thumbs down. I didn't, but I'll certainly need to go elsewhere to find the rest of it.
I'm guessing it was people not good enough to play it. They always moan about the instructor going to quick etc, maybe you should blame your shoddy practice routine.
My favorite guitar teacher. Tim teaches stuff above my ability in such a way that when I'm done with his tutorial I'm playing at a substantially higher level. He has a way of making subtle nuances obvious enough that you can spot and master them.
The thing that attracts me to this tutorial is the way Tim explains all of the dynamics of the melody. He really breaks everything down. He also includes the challenges some people may have without long fingers....right up my alley, he gives options/solutions for different situations.
But all hendrix recordings are out of tune. They deliberately sell you a recording that plays out of tune. They play slow and the notes get stretched and play out of tune. You're SO stupid, when you hear the drummer's cowbell sound you can't tell that's not a real cowbell sound. Its out of tune and stretched. The Only way to get all the OUT OF tune instruments back into tune is to speed up the recording. You keep believing the detune lies. You are a fuk head, mike. 50 years and YOU still can't hear. Give yourself a smack for each year you've wasted.
Began playing guitar at 8 years old, took some guitar lessons, cut by teeth on sixties folk rock, heard Hendrix and got bit playing through out junior high and high school in a rock band, even in night clubs. Took martial arts in my mid twenties under third ranked world Zen Karate Doe instructor, converted to Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism at 29. Perused many You Tube videos of guitar instructors. Tim Pierce is at that caliber of professionalism of the aforementioned martial arts instructor. Uncanny nuance. Your focus is your reality. Thanks Mr. Pierce!
Just watched this one again - all the way through. I've never mastered this style of playing off partial chords. Just a splendid break down of Jimi's style Tim. I truly thank you for posting this.
Mankind was blessed the day the heavens poured this riff through Jimi. Thanks Tim for sharing this tutorial, going strong five years after you uploaded it.
Great video Tim!!! Recently wondered why at 37 years old I’ve never sat down and learned more than just a few bars of the Intro. I learned the rest right here from you!! Much easier seeing it than checking out the numerous wrong nuances and tabs floating on the interweb. I trust Tim!! Thanks. I’m subscribed and always look forward to learning something new.
Mr. Pierce. You have been an inspiration to me for decades. You are in my top three favorite guitarists of all time. Mike Stern, Eddie VanHalen and You. Thank you for being you.
It's insane how we all physically play this song differently and it still sounds good no matter what. LOL That's how you know it's a keeper (as a tune).
True there have been a lot of these guy reveling some of the best info on playing guitar and being a guitar player I have had a great experience also with Angelo the speed picker that dude was funny made me laugh great player and teacher they all brought something to the table...Roland
@@SuttonSantiniPaulo ah, point taken here, but I think there's stuff by Vai and Pink Floyd bassist Guy Pratt as well as Tim (a true session player), Mark King of Level 42,etc that's all during lock down
I like your relaxed and detailed style of teaching. You don't teach over the novice player but still manage to cover the details right where they are needed. You're the best teacher on UA-cam and I want to say thinks for sharing your skill with the rest of us.
This....and Castles Made of Sand, an enormous help in helping navigate the playing Everest that is Hendrix. Just had a playing epiphany at age of 40, you rock Mr.Pierce!
This really is a great lesson. It took me a few weeks to get it smooth, but all the small adaptations for smaller hands (an affliction I also suffer from) really helped.
Tim got on my radar in late 80’s an the 90’s. Listening to fm radio back then at times I’d hear songs an different artists I normally wouldn’t listen to but you could hear theses beautiful solo’s, licks an riffs on guitar. Looking at album credits you’d see the name Tim Pierce. Truly one of the best studio musicians.
Great Stuff, great teacher. I'm playing guitar for nearly 40 years and i grew up listening to Jimi and I'm still amazed how free and unindependend Jimi played, he didn't care about theory and just played what his ears and heart liked to hear….he's one of the greatest players ever. Thank you Tim!
I've been trying to learn this intro for years but I always got frustrated in the middle and never made it to the end. This video has made a piece of cake of what used to be really hard for me. Great lesson, thanks Tim :) Can't wait to try the solo!
Excellent work Tim. You do a great service for us that are learning. I am retired and now I am having a ball learning to play with all my spare time. Thank you again.
Tim when ever you play this solo I'm so amazed that you are able to play it to begin with, but also bring the emotional aspect to this song, as if Jimi was playing it, thanks for sharing. Your Master class is a bargain for any body who wants to be a better player, and I don't get a dollar for saying this. If I would've had a great teacher like this when I first started I would have been so much farther ahead. Thanks
I have always been intimidated by this song, but your amazing teaching style has given me the confidence to have a real go at it. Thank you so much for posting this.
Great lesson. I've been playing this song for years and you really captured not only the sound, but the feel quite nicely. One small suggestion - on the open C chord at the end of the intro, fret both the E and A notes (4/2 and 3/2) with your middle finger. This will make it much easier to play the C6 chord smoothly and keeps you from having to rush the timing for the following hammer/pull on the second string. I've been playing it this way for a while now and find it easier, once you get used to fretting two notes with the middle finger.
So many tutorials on this track but you just drove it home for me. Excellent lesson! You’ve given me the tools to practice it and truely make it mine down the road. Thank you sir.
I've loved Hendrix for as long as I remember, Highway Chile was always my favourite until I bought axis bold as love lt year and discovered this, I've ben playing for about a year and a quarter now rarely putting my guitar down and you've been a great influence on how I play certain songs particularly Hendrix songs, and this is now exception, as a teenager who just left school and is unable to find a job in my town I've had to teach myself as I don't have the time or money to pay for lessons, these videos have helped a lot and I cant thank you enough for them, Tim. Keep up the good work, man
Tim, I rarely leave comments, but your painstaking, non-theory approach to this lesson is extraordinary. It must have been exhausting LOL! Only a humble person could share this level of detail without condescending.
Man, I stumbled upon your channel and it's now at the top of my list!! I've only been playing for 3 years, but your lessons help me a lot!! I started on your "Hey Joe" lesson and it was the BEST!! Keep shreddin', you make me want to practice more.
Do you get race driving lessons from the little old lady up the street? Not 1 Jimi hendrix brand product was used during the whole video. Obviously your car is the same as Lewis Hamilton's.
Ive been playing guitar for thirty-five years; professionally for five. I learn something valuable every time I watch one of Tim's videos. Every. Single. Time.
I've been watching guitar lessons and tutorials for quite a few years now, and I really cant believe how could I miss your channel for such a long time. Found it looking for Little Wing... thanks Hendrix! And thanks Tim, very nice lessons!!! Kudos from Brazil!
Insane Tim! Thank you so much! When I started playing 3 years ago I remember I tried this because I love the sound of this song so much and I was shattered because I couldn't even get the easiest part down, thinking I'll never be able to play any Hendrix song. Now revisiting this after getting some hours in on the instrument, it starts to click. All thanks to your incredible teaching technique! You are appreciated sir!
You are so right, the strings are more loose. I have two guitars, both electric. I learned the wind cries mary on one, and the other is tuned 1/2 step down for little wing. I can feel it. I never had any Idea that such a small adjustment would make that much of a difference in the way the guitar responds. You are truly an awesome guitarist, I'm Thankful that you have made these videos. Rock on Tim, I'm tryin to reach ya, but I'm not sure I'll ever be able to touch ya =:-)>
I am very thankful you put this up. Learning Jimi's style, is essential for any guitarist. Tim I appreciate your hard work, and you and Jimi have taught me so much about 'feeling' my playing
I usually never comment on any video, but I feel that you've done such and outstanding and amazing job teaching us Little Wing that you deserve so much more gratitude from all of your fans. I hope that one day I'll be able to play just as good as you. this is my favorite Hendrix song of all time .Thank you!!!!!!!!!!
I'm a complete novice to guitar Tim, and I recently started really listening to Hendrix properly, and I had to learn the intro to this song, so thank you for making this video, you're a very good teacher and has given me confidence to keep progressing. Currently sank about 5-6 hours into it so far and I'm only about halfway through the intro at about 1/4 speed that you're doing. But I will persevere! Thanks again from the UK.
hi Tim, thanks for the spot on lesson. However I have a suggestion to make. Since songs are all based upon chords, i think it would be helpful to beginners like me to know what the chord progression of the song is first before diving into the fancy licks and stuff.
Thanks for another great lesson. Also, the thorough explanations you give, and slowing things down as you move forward in the lessons breakdown, makes your lessons better then any I have ever watched or listened to. Oh, and the most important factor...content!!! You are an amazing player and every video of yours that I have watched makes me want to stop what I am doing and go back and apply your teachings to my playing. Thanks.
Just a bunch of the best flowers from different garden behind !!! I’m talking about the amp heads !! What a collection Mr Pierce !! All my favourite in one room ! You’re one the best guitarist I’ve ever heard by the way .. long long way before putting images and sounds on you (UA-cam) I’ve been always fan of your contributions in different projects ! Since I read your name on a Collins’s CD 30 years ago !
I think you are the best guitarist I've ever seen or heard. I'm 64 and heard them all. Of course it makes me sick that I can't play like you, but disregarding that, you are also fine and generous as a teacher.
Great lesson Tim! There are some nuances that are essencial to the overall mood of this song and I could make my version better by learning your precious inputs. Thank you again!
Thank you Tim for taking the time to break this down for us.. It is absolutely mind blowing how Jimi wrote something so beautiful and so complex at such a young age! The depth of that Man’s work will be studied for centuries..
I'm so happy to have found you. Thank you for your expert teaching of Jimi songplay. For a guy like me it's hope to play a beautiful song because of not only the excellent ability to break it down you have, but a confidence I can have, too. You are awesome, bud!
Hey Tim! It's Joe. I'm a subscriber! I'm sort of young but I'm really starting to get into jimi Hendrix! What would you say about doing a "bold as love" lesson? I think that would be awesome!
Tim Pierce Guitar Okay at 0:57, that little segment right there is so powerful and totally awesome! it brings a tear to my eye how powerful music can be! there is just something about that feel you just captured! when the power of love overcomes the love of power, thats when things will change (: i dont know why but i felt obligated to tell you what i felt about the moment in the solo
Thank you Tim for a really honest and transparent tutorial. I have tried and failed a few times to nail some of the chord shapes necessary to play this, but I've been watching other guitarists who usually have long enough fingers to fret everything without thinking, so they don't point out how some of the chords and double stops can be made a lot easier.
Have kept coming back to this video over the weeks, firstly because I love Tim's soloing at the start but, more importantly, to keep practising the playing technique of the intro section by section... and slowly but surely I'm getting there. By far the best tutorial for Little Wing out there, cheers Tim
I'm sorry, Tim. I'm kinda stuck it the beginning. What'd happened with sound? It's like a lighting strike keep burning and burning. The holy stompbox? Thank you, can't get rid of goosebumps.
I really like the way you teach this with using less of your pinky finger. All the demos I see online are mostly using ones pinky finger but you have subtitled your other fingers for most of those notes. I am now able to learn a song I always wanted to learn! Thanks Tim!!
@@bryanmannoia8410 "Dropped them to play with Better Musicians"?? This is so dopey a thing to say in So many ways. How old are you?? Yeah, I would think only some young know nothing would say such BS! Mitch Mitchel ?? You know who that is right? Mitch was still going to tour right to the end with Hendrix. Only Redding and Jimi had a falling out but not with Mitchel. He wanted to get away from the trio line up and have more musicians in the band. Maybe you should know what yer talking about before opening your mouth.
@@rickprol-pc8ds sorry rick, but you disagreeing doesn't make my comment "dopey" as you suggest. it is my opinion. firstly, I am 52. secondly, I own every Hendrix record. thirdly, I play guitar in two different trios. so, again, my opinion is no better or worse than yours. yeah, I know who Mitch is and though he is good he is no buddy miles. Hendrix agreed, because that is who he was playing with when he died, not mitch. I am aware that mitch played in more than just the experience with Jimi, but he was gone at the end and for the better. speaking of dopey, you might want to learn how to express yourself as an adult. if you hadn't added the "how old are you" part I would have thought you to be twenty.
+Shadoobie This might come as a stunning revelation to you, but it's what's on the inside of human beings that really matters, not what's on the surface. Substance is more important than appearance.
This is one of my al time favorite songs. Jimi wrote such a beautiful lyric and melody. Stevie Ray made such a heart wrenching instrumental version of it. Thanks!
One of my most favorite things I’ve ever heard you play, that you didn’t create yourself... You played this for me once on a session, don’t remember which one. Blew my mind. It’s so sonically pleasing. Innate, like it’s a part of us. Gorgeous guitar too.
Outstanding! An excellent walkthrough with superb sound, clear and precise explanations. The best demonstration I have seen of this gem and how to play it, and a respectful tribute to the musical genius who wrote it.
Tim, of all the guitar gods in the world, you are the one I'd most love to play like. Your style is fast and impressive, while still retaining wonderful melody and flare. Whilst I love Hendrix, SRV, and other fantastic blues masters I would just so love to be able to play with your precise and tuneful style, more than so many things. You are a great inspiration!
Tim i have loved this song for years and after 3 days of slowing down this i finally can play my version of little wing. I would never have got the c# c start to one of the riffs. Thankyou .
you are brilliant. i am a pro musician from london england and you just helped me to learn one of my dream tunes in about an hour! my life is now a better place! thanks man!!
Been struggling with that staccato part of the intro for something like a year. I just could not get it to sound/feel right, and it was totally driving me mad. Now I feel like I've finally got this one under my belt. Thank you sir!
Just taking the time to consider the value of this free lesson. At 42 looking back at 15 years I would have sat through 5 or six lessons at 15.00 an hour gladly to learn this. I would not have possibly gotten anywhere near this mans level of instruction. UA-cam has us all spoiled, we have access to so much at no cost.
Thank you Tim Pierce.
@@rjlchristie Wow, aren’t you a piece of work.
This unassuming looking man is one of the greatest guitar players on the planet. If you passed him on the street you would never suspect that he has played on some of the greatest recordings ever made. Looks can be deceiving, but the talent is incredible. Thank you, Tim, for the passing of your incredible knowledge! I aspire to be half this good and it would make me better than anyone within 100 miles of me.
I discovered Tim years ago thanks to youtube. The man is a legend. My fav guitarists are Peter Green and Jimi and i just love to visit various of Tim’s videos and just listen. This solo is amazing my goodness.
How did a guy who started playing at age 15 and died at 27 come up with such cool techniques?
Been playing for 46 years and this stuff still fascinates me. 👍
Jimi’s dad was fed up with jimi “air guitaring” and destroying brooms. So, he pawned his sax to get him a guitar. 🤣.
Have you tried LSD? Gotta hear them colours.
Seriously, gigging as much as possible (every night) and listening to as much music as possible. Plus shit loads of talent.
Savant
He just played what he want, so technically he invented that techniques
First, thank you so much for sharing your talent. Second, a quick tale from eons ago as in 1969. I'm 15 1/2 years young and living in Los Angeles when news starts floating round that Mr. Jimi will be playing The Devonshire Fair Grounds. Tickets were $3.50. Sold American! My friend and I are sitting about fifteen feet from Hendrix and my eyes are burning his hands hoping to learn something. ( I learned that I knew nothing yet) My teacher at Lou Adler's Music, and good 'ol Mel Bay books, kept preaching to me about my big thumb creeping up and over the neck but here was The Man himself using his thumb on the low E all over the fret board. When we got home and grabbed our Fenders I found myself trying to plant that E and a whole world opened up while another collapsed. I stopped my lessons and just played every chance I got.
This comment is exactly how I felt the moment I learned thumb over technique. The sun ☀️ finally set over me.
Whenever I hear this song it makes me want to weep and be thankful for what I have in life. I spent 6 hours now on this and I can play thru it albeit quite slowly. GREAT lesson; very patient teacher. I'm getting to a place I never thought I'd get to Tim. Thanks and bless you.
All Jimi hendrix recordings are slow and out of tune compared to the original performance.
If you don't a ferrari, you won't get any ferrari experience or sound.
I applaud anyone like Tim that dedicates their life to music and finding perfection everyday. Jimi was great because he practiced more than anyone else. He had his guitar where ever he went. Jimi was blessed with incredibly long fingers and large hands, but a man with smaller hands have an advantage too. It all comes down to what your goals are and how hard you want to work at it. Nothing comes easy.
40 dislikes? Were they expecting Jimi to be teaching? I think this was pretty well put down by Mr. Pierce
Trolls are everywhere, there is no escaping them. I honestly think there is no way you could teach this better, thank you soo much Mr Tim Pierce, I thank God there are people like you on the youtube and in the world as well. :)
Amazingly put down, he is hands down the best teacher on youtube!
My guess is that it's people who came for a note for note instruction of the original track off of Axis: Bold As Love, who got turned off as soon as they heard the soloing, and if they waited that out, found out it's just an instruction on the intro. If it's not what you expected and want, you might hit the thumbs down. I didn't, but I'll certainly need to go elsewhere to find the rest of it.
I'm guessing it was people not good enough to play it. They always moan about the instructor going to quick etc, maybe you should blame your shoddy practice routine.
Intro was not smooth,,
sorry
My favorite guitar teacher. Tim teaches stuff above my ability in such a way that when I'm done with his tutorial I'm playing at a substantially higher level. He has a way of making subtle nuances obvious enough that you can spot and master them.
The thing that attracts me to this tutorial is the way Tim explains all of the dynamics of the melody. He really breaks everything down. He also includes the challenges some people may have without long fingers....right up my alley, he gives options/solutions for different situations.
But all hendrix recordings are out of tune.
They deliberately sell you a recording that plays out of tune.
They play slow and the notes get stretched and play out of tune.
You're SO stupid, when you hear the drummer's cowbell sound you can't tell that's not a real cowbell sound.
Its out of tune and stretched.
The Only way to get all the OUT OF tune instruments back into tune is to speed up the recording.
You keep believing the detune lies.
You are a fuk head, mike. 50 years and YOU still can't hear.
Give yourself a smack for each year you've wasted.
Began playing guitar at 8 years old, took some guitar lessons, cut by teeth on sixties folk rock, heard Hendrix and got bit playing through out junior high and high school in a rock band, even in night clubs. Took martial arts in my mid twenties under third ranked world Zen Karate Doe instructor, converted to Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism at 29. Perused many You Tube videos of guitar instructors. Tim Pierce is at that caliber of professionalism of the aforementioned martial arts instructor. Uncanny nuance. Your focus is your reality. Thanks Mr. Pierce!
Just watched this one again - all the way through. I've never mastered this style of playing off partial chords. Just a splendid break down of Jimi's style Tim. I truly thank you for posting this.
Tony Lee Glenn Thanks for subscribing Tony! #little-wing
Mankind was blessed the day the heavens poured this riff through Jimi. Thanks Tim for sharing this tutorial, going strong five years after you uploaded it.
Great video Tim!!! Recently wondered why at 37 years old I’ve never sat down and learned more than just a few bars of the Intro. I learned the rest right here from you!! Much easier seeing it than checking out the numerous wrong nuances and tabs floating on the interweb. I trust Tim!! Thanks. I’m subscribed and always look forward to learning something new.
Mr. Pierce. You have been an inspiration to me for decades. You are in my top three favorite guitarists of all time. Mike Stern, Eddie VanHalen and You. Thank you for being you.
One of the most beautiful guitars pieces of all time. JH was the ultimate guitar genius 🎸
I've played this song for 25 years!
Now I gotta learn it all over again.
Thanks for that dude!!! I mean it! Thanx!❤
It's insane how we all physically play this song differently and it still sounds good no matter what. LOL That's how you know it's a keeper (as a tune).
Eric Pederson Thanks for subscribing Eric! #little-wing
Thank the lockdown for having a session player of this magnitude teaching us absslutely for free here.Thanks
True there have been a lot of these guy reveling some of the best info on playing guitar and being a guitar player I have had a great experience also with Angelo the speed picker that dude was funny made me laugh great player and teacher they all brought something to the table...Roland
I love the sentiment truly but this was uploaded 6 years ago.
Word 💙
@@SuttonSantiniPaulo ah, point taken here, but I think there's stuff by Vai and Pink Floyd bassist Guy Pratt as well as Tim (a true session player), Mark King of Level 42,etc that's all during lock down
@@chrislj2005 absolutely sir. Lots of good stuff!
I like your relaxed and detailed style of teaching. You don't teach over the novice player but still manage to cover the details right where they are needed. You're the best teacher on UA-cam and I want to say thinks for sharing your skill with the rest of us.
Slugg0matic Thanks for subscribing! :_ #little-wing
I totally agree!
This....and Castles Made of Sand, an enormous help in helping navigate the playing Everest that is Hendrix. Just had a playing epiphany at age of 40, you rock Mr.Pierce!
This really is a great lesson. It took me a few weeks to get it smooth, but all the small adaptations for smaller hands (an affliction I also suffer from) really helped.
vwgolf1991 Glad to hear it...... Thanks! :) #little-wing
Tim got on my radar in late 80’s an the 90’s. Listening to fm radio back then at times I’d hear songs an different artists I normally wouldn’t listen to but you could hear theses beautiful solo’s, licks an riffs on guitar. Looking at album credits you’d see the name Tim Pierce. Truly one of the best studio musicians.
This is the best practical instruction I've yet seen for this song. This is fantastic! Thank you, Tim, for sharing it with us!
Simply said... Mr. Pierce is the best... he continues to blow me away..
Great Stuff, great teacher. I'm playing guitar for nearly 40 years and i grew up listening to Jimi and I'm still amazed how free and unindependend Jimi played, he didn't care about theory and just played what his ears and heart liked to hear….he's one of the greatest players ever. Thank you Tim!
Thanks Georg! #Little-wing
Been doing this wrong for 15 years. Thank you for teaching me how to do it properly. You are a living legend!
I've been trying to learn this intro for years but I always got frustrated in the middle and never made it to the end. This video has made a piece of cake of what used to be really hard for me. Great lesson, thanks Tim :) Can't wait to try the solo!
Michal Režný Thanks for subscribing Michal! #little-wing
Excellent work Tim. You do a great service for us that are learning. I am retired and now I am having a ball learning to play with all my spare time. Thank you again.
Tim is awesome, great player, great teacher. He's very versatile. Love this guy! Thank you ,great work!
Tim when ever you play this solo I'm so amazed that you are able to play it to begin with, but also bring the emotional aspect to this song, as if Jimi was playing it, thanks for sharing. Your Master class is a bargain for any body who wants to be a better player, and I don't get a dollar for saying this. If I would've had a great teacher like this when I first started I would have been so much farther ahead. Thanks
I have always been intimidated by this song, but your amazing teaching style has given me the confidence to have a real go at it. Thank you so much for posting this.
Thomas Robb Thanks for subscribing Thomas! :) #little-wing
Definitely the best ive seen someone play Little wing, and also teach it.
Nah did not play the intro as smooth as jimi but taught it well
@@mjsmcd ummm that obviously goes without saying.
Great lesson. I've been playing this song for years and you really captured not only the sound, but the feel quite nicely. One small suggestion - on the open C chord at the end of the intro, fret both the E and A notes (4/2 and 3/2) with your middle finger. This will make it much easier to play the C6 chord smoothly and keeps you from having to rush the timing for the following hammer/pull on the second string. I've been playing it this way for a while now and find it easier, once you get used to fretting two notes with the middle finger.
So many tutorials on this track but you just drove it home for me. Excellent lesson! You’ve given me the tools to practice it and truely make it mine down the road. Thank you sir.
I've loved Hendrix for as long as I remember, Highway Chile was always my favourite until I bought axis bold as love lt year and discovered this, I've ben playing for about a year and a quarter now rarely putting my guitar down and you've been a great influence on how I play certain songs particularly Hendrix songs, and this is now exception, as a teenager who just left school and is unable to find a job in my town I've had to teach myself as I don't have the time or money to pay for lessons, these videos have helped a lot and I cant thank you enough for them, Tim. Keep up the good work, man
Tim, I rarely leave comments, but your painstaking, non-theory approach to this lesson is extraordinary. It must have been exhausting LOL! Only a humble person could share this level of detail without condescending.
Taken me about 8 years to learn 15 seconds of this song and I still can't get the timing down. I refuse to give up.
Have you tried a metronome? If that doesn't help, try a metro gnome.
Happy 12 year anniversary. I hope you were true to your word, it's always disappointing when artists give up
sad.
learn timing first, metronome practice
Maybe the guitar just isn’t for you
Man, I stumbled upon your channel and it's now at the top of my list!! I've only been playing for 3 years, but your lessons help me a lot!! I started on your "Hey Joe" lesson and it was the BEST!! Keep shreddin', you make me want to practice more.
This is good stuff Tim, you're a good teacher .. This really stands out against the mediocre lessons that populate youtube.
I will subscribe!
Hands down one of the best tutorials for this song on UA-cam. Maybe ever recorded. From one instructor to another, well done Mr. Pierce.
Thanks so much !
I love how you make this accessible to all levels of players. You’re a gifted teacher as well a player.
Do you get race driving lessons from the little old lady up the street?
Not 1 Jimi hendrix brand product was used during the whole video.
Obviously your car is the same as Lewis Hamilton's.
Ive been playing guitar for thirty-five years; professionally for five. I learn something valuable every time I watch one of Tim's videos. Every. Single. Time.
Thank you so much for this video Mr. Pierce! You are truly a masterful guitar player.
You're an AWESOME TEACHER and a GREAT GUITAR PLAYER. I love the sound of your STRAT! Thanks a million!!!
Tim that solo at 00:37 was insane! Loved it
I've been watching guitar lessons and tutorials for quite a few years now, and I really cant believe how could I miss your channel for such a long time. Found it looking for Little Wing... thanks Hendrix! And thanks Tim, very nice lessons!!! Kudos from Brazil!
I'll be watching this a few more times, at least, and clicking those links! I love your playing and teaching, THANKS!
Insane Tim! Thank you so much!
When I started playing 3 years ago I remember I tried this because I love the sound of this song so much and I was shattered because I couldn't even get the easiest part down, thinking I'll never be able to play any Hendrix song.
Now revisiting this after getting some hours in on the instrument, it starts to click. All thanks to your incredible teaching technique!
You are appreciated sir!
You are so right, the strings are more loose. I have two guitars, both electric. I learned the wind cries mary on one, and the other is tuned 1/2 step down for little wing. I can feel it. I never had any Idea that such a small adjustment would make that much of a difference in the way the guitar responds. You are truly an awesome guitarist, I'm Thankful that you have made these videos. Rock on Tim, I'm tryin to reach ya, but I'm not sure I'll ever be able to touch ya =:-)>
shawn r Much appreciated thanks Shawn! :) #little-wing
I am very thankful you put this up. Learning Jimi's style, is essential for any guitarist. Tim I appreciate your hard work, and you and Jimi have taught me so much about 'feeling' my playing
I usually never comment on any video, but I feel that you've done such and outstanding and amazing job teaching us Little Wing that you deserve so much more gratitude from all of your fans. I hope that one day I'll be able to play just as good as you.
this is my favorite Hendrix song of all time .Thank you!!!!!!!!!!
Michael Abramov Great thanks Michael! :) #little-wing
I'm a complete novice to guitar Tim, and I recently started really listening to Hendrix properly, and I had to learn the intro to this song, so thank you for making this video, you're a very good teacher and has given me confidence to keep progressing. Currently sank about 5-6 hours into it so far and I'm only about halfway through the intro at about 1/4 speed that you're doing. But I will persevere!
Thanks again from the UK.
hi Tim, thanks for the spot on lesson. However I have a suggestion to make. Since songs are all based upon chords, i think it would be helpful to beginners like me to know what the chord progression of the song is first before diving into the fancy licks and stuff.
Jon Ang just google "tabs little wing" you will get the chords. (that works for just about any song)
Thanks for another great lesson. Also, the thorough explanations you give, and slowing things down as you move forward in the lessons breakdown, makes your lessons better then any I have ever watched or listened to. Oh, and the most important factor...content!!! You are an amazing player and every video of yours that I have watched makes me want to stop what I am doing and go back and apply your teachings to my playing. Thanks.
***** I had wondered if the slowing down was helping or hurting..thanks for the info.....glad you are enjoying your guitar........
thanks for helping us Tim. Me and my dad love ur vids and always learn together THANKS🎸😎
Will, thanks so much, nice to be reaching two generations.😄 #Little-Wing
Just a bunch of the best flowers from different garden behind !!! I’m talking about the amp heads !! What a collection Mr Pierce !! All my favourite in one room !
You’re one the best guitarist I’ve ever heard by the way .. long long way before putting images and sounds on you (UA-cam) I’ve been always fan of your contributions in different projects ! Since I read your name on a Collins’s CD 30 years ago !
You know what.. I've never sat down to this song till now!!
Great lesson buddy:]
Absolutely same experience here! Not too slow or too fast! Really good! Thanks!
I think you are the best guitarist I've ever seen or heard. I'm 64 and heard them all. Of course it makes me sick that I can't play like you, but disregarding that, you are also fine and generous as a teacher.
The free videos from newsletter signup link isn't working anymore! Wanted to learn the solo part :(
Email me at admin@tim
pierceguitar and I'll send you a link that works!
Tim Pierce Guitar New link received by email is working perfectly, thanks!
same
Great lesson Tim! There are some nuances that are essencial to the overall mood of this song and I could make my version better by learning your precious inputs. Thank you again!
Thanks for subscribing Doug :) #little-wing
is that an octavia you're using for the solo at the beginning? sounds so cool!
Thank you Tim for taking the time to break this down for us..
It is absolutely mind blowing how Jimi wrote something so beautiful and so complex at such a young age!
The depth of that Man’s work will be studied for centuries..
that solo deserves my suscribe :D.
Tim i cant thanks you enough for taking the time to play this song. The way you broke it down was perfect. Thanks
Great lesson great channel, can finally play this beautiful song! :)
DavePedro Glad to hear it thanks Dave! :) #little-wing
What's really cool Tim is the way you groove with music. It becomes apart of you like connecting with the soul
I am a novice. The journey has begun at age 47. Ha ha ha. Life is scary and fun.
+Always-Stay-Positive
YEs!!
+Always-Stay-Positive Im quoting you on that
Better late than never!
I'm a retired guitar player wanna go back to guitar. Excellent lesson!
Started at 16 for me:)
I'm so happy to have found you. Thank you for your expert teaching of Jimi songplay. For a guy like me it's hope to play a beautiful song because of not only the excellent ability to break it down you have, but a confidence I can have, too. You are awesome, bud!
Hey Tim! It's Joe. I'm a subscriber! I'm sort of young but I'm really starting to get into jimi Hendrix! What would you say about doing a "bold as love" lesson? I think that would be awesome!
I put it on my list :) Thanks! #little-wing
Tim Pierce Guitar Okay at 0:57, that little segment right there is so powerful and totally awesome! it brings a tear to my eye how powerful music can be! there is just something about that feel you just captured! when the power of love overcomes the love of power, thats when things will change (: i dont know why but i felt obligated to tell you what i felt about the moment in the solo
Your playing Tim is just exceptional. Still trying to get my head around you doing the lead in Runaway. Thanks for your videos.
Just stopped by to give you another virtual like.
Thank you Tim for a really honest and transparent tutorial. I have tried and failed a few times to nail some of the chord shapes necessary to play this, but I've been watching other guitarists who usually have long enough fingers to fret everything without thinking, so they don't point out how some of the chords and double stops can be made a lot easier.
hey, how do you get that tone during the solo, it was really fucking awesome
+Klei Aliaj Sounds like an octave pedal to me.
i found out and he uses a dunlop octavio, an original one but he says the repos are still great
Have kept coming back to this video over the weeks, firstly because I love Tim's soloing at the start but, more importantly, to keep practising the playing technique of the intro section by section... and slowly but surely I'm getting there. By far the best tutorial for Little Wing out there, cheers Tim
That face at 1:16... he's like saying "bet ya' can't do that"
Three words of appreciation 8 years after you posted this great guitar lesson-- Thank you Tim!
PLEASE do a tutorial for Jimis song Angel!
Stan Darsh please!!!
You sir are a gentleman and a scholar. Thanks for posting these lessons, they're great. I really enjoy your teaching style.
whick pedals do you recomend for playngs some hednrix tunes?
John Leaf the ones hendrix used... :
Some of the best instruction yet to allow mere mortals attempt this classic . Keep the vid's comin. Thanks.
I'm sorry, Tim. I'm kinda stuck it the beginning. What'd happened with sound? It's like a lighting strike keep burning and burning. The holy stompbox? Thank you, can't get rid of goosebumps.
epicrapton Thanks!!
I really like the way you teach this with using less of your pinky finger. All the demos I see online are mostly using ones pinky finger but you have subtitled your other fingers for most of those notes. I am now able to learn a song I always wanted to learn! Thanks Tim!!
not Jimi Hendrix, the Jimi hendrix Experience. Hendrix was insistent that the correct name of the band be used.
yet he dropped them to go play with better musicians. this song was written by Jimi and played by the experience.
Bryan Mannoia better musicians?
@@bryanmannoia8410 "Dropped them to play with Better Musicians"?? This is so dopey a thing to say in So many ways. How old are you?? Yeah, I would think only some young know nothing would say such BS! Mitch Mitchel ?? You know who that is right? Mitch was still going to tour right to the end with Hendrix. Only Redding and Jimi had a falling out but not with Mitchel. He wanted to get away from the trio line up and have more musicians in the band. Maybe you should know what yer talking about before opening your mouth.
@@rickprol-pc8ds sorry rick, but you disagreeing doesn't make my comment "dopey" as you suggest. it is my opinion. firstly, I am 52. secondly, I own every Hendrix record. thirdly, I play guitar in two different trios. so, again, my opinion is no better or worse than yours. yeah, I know who Mitch is and though he is good he is no buddy miles. Hendrix agreed, because that is who he was playing with when he died, not mitch. I am aware that mitch played in more than just the experience with Jimi, but he was gone at the end and for the better. speaking of dopey, you might want to learn how to express yourself as an adult. if you hadn't added the "how old are you" part I would have thought you to be twenty.
Tim, you are a legend and your patience to deliver these lessons with such accuracy is amazing.
Bubbles is a really good guitar player...
cowscowscows10 bwaahahhahah too epic..
Been working on this song for years, but I made more progress in the last few days than I did in the last 20 years! Thanks Tim, you're awesome.
I just want to know how a guy who looks like a cheese salesman from Wisconsin can play like Jimi Hendrix?
+Shadoobie Lol.. he is famous session artist man.. Many artist use him as session artist on studio and live
+Shadoobie This might come as a stunning revelation to you, but it's what's on the inside of human beings that really matters, not what's on the surface. Substance is more important than appearance.
+Jakexx01 Of course. Just trying to inject a little humor :)
Nice image😎 I aspire to be as good a player as he is. He can teach, too.
But he could be a Midwest dairy man in another lifetime.
moron
This is one of my al time favorite songs. Jimi wrote such a beautiful lyric and melody. Stevie Ray made such a heart wrenching instrumental version of it. Thanks!
One of my most favorite things I’ve ever heard you play, that you didn’t create yourself... You played this for me once on a session, don’t remember which one. Blew my mind. It’s so sonically pleasing. Innate, like it’s a part of us. Gorgeous guitar too.
No matter how much you play this song you can always find a way to make it sound sweeter.
Best lesson ever. It's my to-go intro to play whenever I picked my strat tho i haven't mastered it yet.
Dayum Tim Pierce doing the guitar lesson RIGHT! Showing off the skills first then showing how it's done. Great videos Tim! You got a new sub!
Outstanding! An excellent walkthrough with superb sound, clear and precise explanations. The best demonstration I have seen of this gem and how to play it, and a respectful tribute to the musical genius who wrote it.
Anthony Skellern Thanks Anthony! :) #little-wing
Thanks Tim, one of the most beautiful rock songs ever,still being a rock song
All your instructional videos are great you break it down for an amateur like me to catch on how to play the songs thanks Tim
Tim, of all the guitar gods in the world, you are the one I'd most love to play like. Your style is fast and impressive, while still retaining wonderful melody and flare. Whilst I love Hendrix, SRV, and other fantastic blues masters I would just so love to be able to play with your precise and tuneful style, more than so many things. You are a great inspiration!
Tim i have loved this song for years and after 3 days of slowing down this i finally can play my version of little wing. I would never have got the c# c start to one of the riffs. Thankyou .
you are brilliant. i am a pro musician from london england and you just helped me to learn one of my dream tunes in about an hour! my life is now a better place! thanks man!!
Been struggling with that staccato part of the intro for something like a year. I just could not get it to sound/feel right, and it was totally driving me mad. Now I feel like I've finally got this one under my belt. Thank you sir!
Glad to hear it Burch thanks! #little-wing
started learning this earlier today and got the first quarter down, honestly such a brilliant tutorial and I couldn't do it without you! cheers