"Purple Haze" was one of the signature tunes of Jimi Hendrix,
who is widely considered the greatest rock guitarist of all time. The
intro to "Purple Haze" is a assorment of bends, hammer-ons,
and slides. It has a strange off-the-wall sound, but this intro has inspired
thousands of people to begin learning the guitar. It's a great passage
to learn for the beginner too, because you get to use several techniques
that help make the guitar stand out from other instruments.
Let's Break Some Of It Down
The 1st part of the song are octaves being played. An octave is a perfect
interval. The hardest part here is to keep from hitting
the 5th string while jumping up to pick the note on the 8th fret of the
4th string.
Here are the fingerings for the next part :
We'll let you try and figure out how to finger the rest. It's all pretty
straight forward.
