Here I have broken the solo up into 5 different parts. 4 of these
5 parts are almost identical. They're each basically just variations
upon the same musical theme. These 4 parts (phrase 1, 2, 3, and
the ending line) are built upon the G and E scale patterns in
the key of F (F pentatonic major). There is a brief change in
the solo and the scale patterns used gets a little more intricate,
but more on that in a moment.
Click here
for a printable version of the solo transcription. Once you're
done reviewing this page you can keep your printed copy to practice
it.
Click here
to hear the solo played over the backing music.
Let's break it down. Practice each phrase separately. When you
think you've got them all, try it over the music. At first you
may want to practice it over the audio example above, or the original
recording. Then when you get a little better try playing the solo
by yourself with this
audio track that includes the drum, bass, and rhythm guitar
part and omits the lead part.
Phrase 1:
Phrase 2:
Phrase 3:
Here's the change. Here he does something that we don't see enough
of in rock oriented music. During this brief change Jimi uses
a different scales for each chord that he solos over. Over the
G chord he plays a variation of the previous theme from the first
few phrases except in the key of G (simply moved up 2 frets).
The line at the end that's played over the E#/Db chord voicing
is from the E#/Db pentatonic minor ( E minor scale pattern). Something
tells me that Jimi knew his CAGED scale patterns and the chords
that they are associated pretty well.
Ending:
This is simply a reprise of the theme played in the first 3 phrases
of the solo except with an alternate ending bringing closure to
the solo. After the solo the song heads into a 3rd and 4th verse,
then proceeds to the outro.
