Why Little Wing seems IMPOSSIBLE to play

"I'm sure he wasn't thinking like this; no one thinks about music like this when they're playing, but analyzing brilliant minds let us grow as musicians". - Paul Davids.

Can we please mention how crazy good this video has been edited ?! Awesome job Dude

When I watched the interview with Rick beato and sting, sting said one of the most important things of a song is the element of surprise. The intro riff to little wing does exactly that. It's not just the changes in rhythm, but also all the different melodic elements Hendrix used. It almost feels like a rollercoaster of different emotion throughout that maybe 20 sec long intro. This element of surprise is why I never seem to get sick of that intro. Every time I hear it it feels like I still discover something new even though I have heard it 100+ times and deconstructed it when I tried to learn to play it. It just does something amazing to my brain, really an outstanding work of music!

Hendrix did every bit of this NATURALLY. The same way we talk...we all talk with a rhythm....Jimi's guitar was such a natural part of him, he literally spoke through his guitar.

My dad, who was a seasoned musician and player, told me when i started playing guitar that I will only be “good” once I can play Little Wing properly. Took me many years to figure out why, and now you told them all the secret. You have to feel the groove.

Hendrix just casually vibing with his guitar and not paying attention to the rythm, and people nowadays analyze every little thing he did like he did it on purpose. I like it.

I learned to play this song by ear about 20 years ago (when I was in my mid 20s). I never thought about it, I simply played by feel. But this is the best breakdown of Jimi's genius I have ever seen.

Jimi’s nervous system was incredible. He had a foot in another world. Some of his work is just magical.

I love all the visuals and the effort you put into this analysis. Great video! Really interesting stuff

Tim with Paul great to see everyone collaborating.

Thank you, Paul, for not only preserving the magic of well composed and expertly performed music, but also the value of masterfully produced video content (some of the best online).

Third Stone From The Sun also has a really unusual feel. Jimi's rhythm playing was lush.

Amazing! From an early album of Sting, 'Little wing' is my favourite song, but the depth of the knowledge shared here, is what makes me want to pick up my guitar and start playing right away! Thank you for sharing this, and I'm definitely interested in your course now! All the best, cheers!

One of my all time favorites brilliantly analysed. Top notch production quality too

Thank you so much for making videos for us and doing so much for music, I really can't thank you enough, you really really have helped me in my Guitar journey. Love you! ❤

Interesting video. Its about the options of "on, behind or ahead of the beat - something well known to drummers. I was "on the scene" in London and the same time as Jimi, Mitch and Noel. I never saw him live as our gigs always seemed to clash. I was a drummer then, and mentored Mitch a little as Charlie Watts mentored me. As a drummer, you don't "measure" everything you "feel" it which is what Mitch and I and of course Jimi did. Now as a guitarists. I frequently to do push, and/or pull notes in my soloing, which "humanises" and makes the melody more "emotional". Back in the day, I worked with a bass player that I went to school with. We just could not get on socially, but on stage our bass and drums fitted together perfectly doing those push and pulls together perfectly. Nick passed some years ago, as have most of my band in the '60s but oh they were cool days!

The interplay of rhythms between Hendrix ad Mitchell really is the stuff of magic. Its amazing how they both change the syncopation up so much, yet always find themselves back together with the last note.

@ 12:30 My theory is that the super straight lick was a count in for mr Mitchell. A call and response moment. I just love videos like this one 🎶

Great video. Little Wing has been my favorite song for years, and this intro will likely be my favorite piece of guitar music until i die. It just makes you FEEL something.

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