Hey Joe Guitar Lesson - Jimi Hendrix - Chords/Rhythms

In this two-part “Hey Joe” guitar lesson series, I will show you how to play this classic Jimi Hendrix song note-for-note.

“Hey Joe” was his first single and was truly the song that introduced the great Jimi Hendrix to the world and the rest is history.

In the first video lesson will demonstrate how to play the intro and the chords of the song. It is also a little lesson on how to play Hendrix style chord playing and to create your own chord variations just like he does. It makes for some really beautiful stuff.

In the second lesson video I will show you note-for-note how to play Jimi’s killer guitar solo.

Enjoy!

Carl…

[robyn]

TODAY I LEARNED MY FIRST HENDRIX SONG! This has changed my whole world :p

[saylv]

Much better than Marty's version. He makes things confusing sometimes. Thanks for the clarity.

[rubykaufman]

Carl is my go to teacher when i need to know the trick of the song, thanks Carl your a very good guitar teacher, and your time and skill is very much appreciated.

[johnlyons]

Hey Joe, Jimmy. A lot of people are teaching the song and the solo, it's great to improve, one of my favorite songs. I have been playing a long time. Now I am learning solos, I like to thank all of the people, that is teaching solos. It's helping me a lot.

[johnbarrington]

As so many people have commented, you have a very natural way of explaining and understanding music, thankyou. Very beneficial music lessons!

[dbo]

Yeh second take on the sweet child o line solo was perfection. And this is bang on too. Just became my go to YouTube teacher. 🔥

[fender]

This is the greatest intro of alltime. First thing I wanted to learn as soon as I took up guitar.

Fantastic lesson. You are one of the best teachers ive seen on youtube.

[DannyMck]

Brilliant lesson! I remember trying to learn this note for note and giving up with it but the way you explain it is just fantastic, thanks! Looking forward to the solo.

[nickywhitmore]

Jimi had a great style of playing still one of the best his guitar playing is so groovy great song

[kaiserbach]

amazing lessons. very easy for players and without much explanation. keep teaching man. you are a great professor.

[daithiod]

I really appreciate your videos. I particular like that you encourage people not to give up by saying things like “don’t worry about playing it note for note”.

[jasonwissa]

Love it. So much in here and not too difficult.

[stacywebster]

Thanks for all the accurate and easy to watch videos. It's a lot of work!

[peppajack]

You teach songs very accurately great work love this channel

[blogsfred]

still the best real instructor on the net. full training not dumbed down

[ryancee]

I got to 8 min before saying "f that" theres just so much going on...no matter what i do...ever i will never sound like Hendrix....great lesson tho just makes me appreciate how advanced Hendrix was and how much he could do to turn 5 chorrds into a complex work of art.

[jessicacolson]

I love how in all your videos you have more than one view of what's going on. I'm a visual learner so trying to teach myself how to play with YouTube videos with only 1 angle gets frustrating at times. Also, love the strat. I have a HSS brown sunburst and I love it!

[germanmejia]

Thanks for all the great lessons ! You are one of the best teachers on the YouTube channel as well as Alex from from Guitar Force.

[isaacaceves]

Please do a Red House lesson. That would be wonderful

[robertwright]

I love your teaching methods. you are a great teacher. thank you sooo very much.