Jimi Hendrix Guitar Lick in A Minor

Video Transcript

"Hey, how's it going? In this lesson, we're going to run a classic lick in the style of Jimmy Hendrix. It's in the key of A and it starts in the fifth position using the A minor pentatonic scale. Notice how we change neck positions twice during the lick and the fingerings used. I'll play the lick four times for you. Let's check it out at full tempo. 3, 4. Now, let's break it down. We're in fifth position and we're barring the high E and the B string with your index finger. The reason is so when you bend up, it's almost like a unison bend but not really, you're bending up to this note and instead of going to the bar, it makes it a lot easier. That was cool, when you get to this part of the lick most people would tend to slide up with your middle finger. I'm not going to do that in this instance, you're going to slide out with your second from the seventh fret to the ninth fret on the G string. The reason for that is that your first finger is ready to go in place on the B string sliding out from the eighth to the tenth. Let's go over that one more time. Switch to your second finger, slide up again two frets with your first finger, this time on the B string. You're going to bend up on the thirteenth fret with your pinky supporting it with the rest of your fingers, you're not going to go back down, you're going to mute it as you're up there. So, you're going to go. Let's practice it again, this time at a slower tempo. 3, 4. 4. 4. Now, let's try one more time, this time with the high speed backing track. 3, 4."