How To Play Bass Guitar To Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix - Noel redding

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Here's a lesson on how to play bass to Purple Haze.

I've split the tune down into three sections, the Intro, the Verse and the Guitar Solo (including the three bar interlude that leads into it). If you learn these three sections you'll be able to play through this great tune. Depending on your ability level you can either play the sections as I've taught them, or you can get them under your fingers and then start throwing in some variations.

Hope that helps.

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[mamothcar1]

did noel play this on the recording or jimi?

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@mamothcar1 I always thought it was Noel....but I'm not a 'Hendrix' buff, so it's just an assumption.

[cbarrett34]

intro was wrong. hendrix plays Bb at the 6th string with the octave, so the bass does the same thing in Bb, not in E

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@cbarrett34 Have you tried playing along with original and playing that? If so, what did that sound like?

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@midiilala Maybe I should use sign language next time???

[cbarrett34]

@howtoplaybassdotcom i'm just telling you, as a guitar player, jimi plays the Bb and octave. are you telling me that noel is playing the e and octave at the same time jimi is playing the Bb and octave? you may be right. i play a little bass too, and you're right on with the verse bass lines, as jimi is playing the hendrix chord and then G major then A major, and then that little lick, the bass and guitar plays the same thing, and your pre solo break is right and solo.

[angeljama]

gonna play it with my band and your lesson helped me a lot ! thanks !!

[bassmatt4792]

Sir, you are pronouncing 'pattern' wrong. You are pronouncing it 'patton.' You're welcome.

[gfimadcat]

@howtoplaybassdotcom Well it shows, I mean, honestly what I enjoy about this type of lesson is that it just gets down to the business at hand; we all want to play music. And I find that knowing how to play something and *then* going and finding the theory that goes with it lets you understand it much better (the theory, that is). Then again I've only been playing 9 months so... what do I know :D