Chords for How to Play Third Stone From The Sun By Jimi Hendrix - Electric Guitar Tutorial | Guitarskills.com
Tempo:
58.55 bpm
Chords used:
E
Ab
B
Db
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E]
[Gb] [E]
[B] [E]
Alright, so there we [Eb] have a killer riff from Jimi Hendrix called Third Stone from the Sun.
And that is a real cool riff to kind of get used to the Mixolydian mode.
Now if you don't know anything about the modes, don't worry, it's something we'll cover in
one of our upcoming lessons, but for now, let me show you exactly what's happening [Db] within this riff.
So first [E] of all, Hendrix is making use of octaves.
So that right there is an octave shape.
And I like to play my octave shapes with my first finger and my pinky.
[Gb] [E]
[C] Now the way I mute these other strings is my pinky is actually touching the B string,
and then this index finger is touching [G] the E string, [N] and then my [Am] first finger is touching
the D string.
[Ab] So therefore, only the [D] actual A string and the [E] G string can ring out.
And in this [B] instance I'm also touching the E string, the thick E string with my [E] first finger.
[Eb] So that's really cool in terms of string muting [C] if you don't want any of the idle strings
to actually ring out.
Because if I don't mute those strings and I play the octave shape, [E] it will sound like this.
As you can hear, that's a lot of clutter.
So instead, I just want this, right?
Much better when I use that muting in [N] there.
Alright, so that is the octave shape.
Now for this particular song, Hendrix is actually letting the E string ring out in conjunction
with this [E] octave shape.
[F] Alright so he starts it off with the octave shape sliding into a G sharp, which is on
the 11th fret with your first finger.
11th fret on the A string of course.
[Ab] [E] And you can do that with the open E string.
So I'm sliding from 9 to 11.
[D] So you'll see these slides quite a lot within this riff and it really gives a cool sound
to the riff.
And Hendrix is also making use of his whammy bar or his tremolo arm, however you want to call that.
So as you slide into that octave on the G [F] sharp, just give it a little bit of a wangle
if you've got [Ab] one of these bars on your guitar.
[E] [E] Alright, so [Ab] in terms of the actual shape, what's [Abm] happening there is just this.
It slides into 11.
[Ab] Then slides into 11 again.
9, 7.
[E] [Gb] Slides into 9 again.
4, 7.
[E] So slowly.
Then you can of course add the whammy bar there.
[Gb]
[E] And here it slides into 5 [D] from 4.
[Db] [Eb] So it's 5, 4, 2, [E] 4.
And then 5, 7 but this [Ab] time the octave goes to the E string.
[B] So [Abm] you see no longer on the A string, it actually goes up to the E [B] string on 5, 7.
So I've got [Db] 5, [B]
4, [Abm] 2, 4, 5, 7 with that 5, 7 of course being on the E string.
[E] [B]
And then 7, 9, 7 on the E string [C] and 7, 9, 7 on the A string.
[E]
And that's how I end the riff.
So I've got all together nice and slow.
[Db] [E]
[B] [Db] [E]
[Ab] Alright, so there you have it.
That is Third Stone [G] from the Sun as played by Hendrix.
Go and have a listen to the [D] actual recording.
You'd probably have to detune your guitar to E flat if you want to play along with Hendrix.
And there's some recordings where the tuning is [Ab] a little bit questionable on the actual recording
because it's not quite an E and it's also not quite an E flat.
So you kind of have [N] to just take it for what it is.
When they recorded back in the day, the tuning wasn't always spot on.
So there you go.
That is the riff Third Stone from the Sun.
There's a bunch of other riffs in this section.
Go and check them out.
And then also make sure you send in your riff [Ab] requests.
So if you've got any riff requests, make sure you let me know.
[D] Alright guys, that's it for this one and I'll see you in the rest of the [Db] videos.
If you'd like to get more lessons like this, then you should register for a free Guitarskills.com membership [A] today.
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[Gb] [E]
[B] [E]
Alright, so there we [Eb] have a killer riff from Jimi Hendrix called Third Stone from the Sun.
And that is a real cool riff to kind of get used to the Mixolydian mode.
Now if you don't know anything about the modes, don't worry, it's something we'll cover in
one of our upcoming lessons, but for now, let me show you exactly what's happening [Db] within this riff.
So first [E] of all, Hendrix is making use of octaves.
So that right there is an octave shape.
And I like to play my octave shapes with my first finger and my pinky.
[Gb] [E]
[C] Now the way I mute these other strings is my pinky is actually touching the B string,
and then this index finger is touching [G] the E string, [N] and then my [Am] first finger is touching
the D string.
[Ab] So therefore, only the [D] actual A string and the [E] G string can ring out.
And in this [B] instance I'm also touching the E string, the thick E string with my [E] first finger.
[Eb] So that's really cool in terms of string muting [C] if you don't want any of the idle strings
to actually ring out.
Because if I don't mute those strings and I play the octave shape, [E] it will sound like this.
As you can hear, that's a lot of clutter.
So instead, I just want this, right?
Much better when I use that muting in [N] there.
Alright, so that is the octave shape.
Now for this particular song, Hendrix is actually letting the E string ring out in conjunction
with this [E] octave shape.
[F] Alright so he starts it off with the octave shape sliding into a G sharp, which is on
the 11th fret with your first finger.
11th fret on the A string of course.
[Ab] [E] And you can do that with the open E string.
So I'm sliding from 9 to 11.
[D] So you'll see these slides quite a lot within this riff and it really gives a cool sound
to the riff.
And Hendrix is also making use of his whammy bar or his tremolo arm, however you want to call that.
So as you slide into that octave on the G [F] sharp, just give it a little bit of a wangle
if you've got [Ab] one of these bars on your guitar.
[E] [E] Alright, so [Ab] in terms of the actual shape, what's [Abm] happening there is just this.
It slides into 11.
[Ab] Then slides into 11 again.
9, 7.
[E] [Gb] Slides into 9 again.
4, 7.
[E] So slowly.
Then you can of course add the whammy bar there.
[Gb]
[E] And here it slides into 5 [D] from 4.
[Db] [Eb] So it's 5, 4, 2, [E] 4.
And then 5, 7 but this [Ab] time the octave goes to the E string.
[B] So [Abm] you see no longer on the A string, it actually goes up to the E [B] string on 5, 7.
So I've got [Db] 5, [B]
4, [Abm] 2, 4, 5, 7 with that 5, 7 of course being on the E string.
[E] [B]
And then 7, 9, 7 on the E string [C] and 7, 9, 7 on the A string.
[E]
And that's how I end the riff.
So I've got all together nice and slow.
[Db] [E]
[B] [Db] [E]
[Ab] Alright, so there you have it.
That is Third Stone [G] from the Sun as played by Hendrix.
Go and have a listen to the [D] actual recording.
You'd probably have to detune your guitar to E flat if you want to play along with Hendrix.
And there's some recordings where the tuning is [Ab] a little bit questionable on the actual recording
because it's not quite an E and it's also not quite an E flat.
So you kind of have [N] to just take it for what it is.
When they recorded back in the day, the tuning wasn't always spot on.
So there you go.
That is the riff Third Stone from the Sun.
There's a bunch of other riffs in this section.
Go and check them out.
And then also make sure you send in your riff [Ab] requests.
So if you've got any riff requests, make sure you let me know.
[D] Alright guys, that's it for this one and I'll see you in the rest of the [Db] videos.
If you'd like to get more lessons like this, then you should register for a free Guitarskills.com membership [A] today.
Simply click the link in the description [Ab] box and you'll [Db] get instant access to our private members area.
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Key:
E
Ab
B
Db
D
E
Ab
B
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
Alright, so there we [Eb] have a killer riff from Jimi Hendrix called Third Stone from the Sun.
And that is a real cool riff to kind of get used to the Mixolydian mode.
Now if you don't know anything about the modes, don't worry, it's something we'll cover in
one of our upcoming lessons, but for now, let me show you exactly what's happening [Db] within this riff.
So first [E] of all, Hendrix is making use of octaves.
So that right there is an octave shape.
_ And I like to play my octave shapes with my first finger and my pinky.
[Gb] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [C] Now the way I mute these other strings is my pinky is actually touching the B string,
and then this index finger is touching [G] the E string, [N] and then my [Am] first finger is touching
the D string.
[Ab] So therefore, only the [D] actual A string and the [E] G string can ring out.
And in this [B] instance I'm also touching the E string, the thick E string with my [E] first finger.
[Eb] So that's really cool in terms of string muting [C] if you don't want any of the idle strings
to actually ring out.
Because if I don't mute those strings and I play the octave shape, [E] it will sound like this.
_ As you can hear, that's a lot of clutter.
So instead, I just want this, right?
Much better when I use that muting in [N] there.
Alright, so that is the octave shape.
Now for this particular song, Hendrix is actually letting the E string ring out in conjunction
with this [E] octave shape. _ _
_ [F] Alright so he starts it off with the octave shape sliding into a G sharp, which is on
the 11th fret with your first finger.
11th fret on the A string of course.
[Ab] _ [E] And you can do that with the open E string.
So I'm sliding from 9 to 11.
[D] So you'll see these slides quite a lot within this riff and it really gives a cool sound
to the riff.
And Hendrix is also making use of his whammy bar or his tremolo arm, however you want to call that.
So as you slide into that octave on the G [F] sharp, just give it a little bit of a wangle
if you've got [Ab] one of these bars on your guitar.
[E] _ _ _ _ [E] _ Alright, so [Ab] in terms of the actual shape, what's [Abm] happening there is just this.
It slides into 11.
[Ab] Then slides into 11 again.
9, 7.
[E] _ _ _ [Gb] Slides into 9 again.
4, 7.
[E] So slowly. _ _ _ _
_ _ Then you can of course add the whammy bar there.
_ [Gb] _
_ _ [E] And here it slides into 5 [D] from 4. _
[Db] _ [Eb] So it's 5, 4, 2, [E] 4.
And then 5, 7 but this [Ab] time the octave goes to the E string.
[B] So [Abm] you see no longer on the A string, it actually goes up to the E [B] string on 5, 7.
So I've got [Db] 5, _ [B]
4, [Abm] 2, 4, 5, 7 with that 5, 7 of course being on the E string.
[E] _ _ [B] _
And then 7, 9, 7 on the E string [C] and 7, 9, 7 on the A string.
[E] _
_ _ And that's how I end the riff.
_ So I've got all together nice and slow.
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Db] _ _ [E] _ _
[Ab] Alright, so there you have it.
That is Third Stone [G] from the Sun as played by Hendrix.
Go and have a listen to the [D] actual recording.
You'd probably have to detune your guitar to E flat if you want to play along with Hendrix.
And there's some recordings where the tuning is [Ab] a little bit questionable on the actual recording
because it's not quite an E and it's also not quite an E flat.
So you kind of have [N] to just take it for what it is.
When they recorded back in the day, the tuning wasn't always spot on.
So there you go.
That is the riff Third Stone from the Sun.
There's a bunch of other riffs in this section.
Go and check them out.
And then also make sure you send in your riff [Ab] requests.
So if you've got any riff requests, make sure you let me know.
[D] Alright guys, that's it for this one and I'll see you in the rest of the [Db] videos.
If you'd like to get more lessons like this, then you should register for a free Guitarskills.com membership [A] today.
Simply click the link in the description [Ab] box and you'll [Db] get instant access to our private members area.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
Alright, so there we [Eb] have a killer riff from Jimi Hendrix called Third Stone from the Sun.
And that is a real cool riff to kind of get used to the Mixolydian mode.
Now if you don't know anything about the modes, don't worry, it's something we'll cover in
one of our upcoming lessons, but for now, let me show you exactly what's happening [Db] within this riff.
So first [E] of all, Hendrix is making use of octaves.
So that right there is an octave shape.
_ And I like to play my octave shapes with my first finger and my pinky.
[Gb] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [C] Now the way I mute these other strings is my pinky is actually touching the B string,
and then this index finger is touching [G] the E string, [N] and then my [Am] first finger is touching
the D string.
[Ab] So therefore, only the [D] actual A string and the [E] G string can ring out.
And in this [B] instance I'm also touching the E string, the thick E string with my [E] first finger.
[Eb] So that's really cool in terms of string muting [C] if you don't want any of the idle strings
to actually ring out.
Because if I don't mute those strings and I play the octave shape, [E] it will sound like this.
_ As you can hear, that's a lot of clutter.
So instead, I just want this, right?
Much better when I use that muting in [N] there.
Alright, so that is the octave shape.
Now for this particular song, Hendrix is actually letting the E string ring out in conjunction
with this [E] octave shape. _ _
_ [F] Alright so he starts it off with the octave shape sliding into a G sharp, which is on
the 11th fret with your first finger.
11th fret on the A string of course.
[Ab] _ [E] And you can do that with the open E string.
So I'm sliding from 9 to 11.
[D] So you'll see these slides quite a lot within this riff and it really gives a cool sound
to the riff.
And Hendrix is also making use of his whammy bar or his tremolo arm, however you want to call that.
So as you slide into that octave on the G [F] sharp, just give it a little bit of a wangle
if you've got [Ab] one of these bars on your guitar.
[E] _ _ _ _ [E] _ Alright, so [Ab] in terms of the actual shape, what's [Abm] happening there is just this.
It slides into 11.
[Ab] Then slides into 11 again.
9, 7.
[E] _ _ _ [Gb] Slides into 9 again.
4, 7.
[E] So slowly. _ _ _ _
_ _ Then you can of course add the whammy bar there.
_ [Gb] _
_ _ [E] And here it slides into 5 [D] from 4. _
[Db] _ [Eb] So it's 5, 4, 2, [E] 4.
And then 5, 7 but this [Ab] time the octave goes to the E string.
[B] So [Abm] you see no longer on the A string, it actually goes up to the E [B] string on 5, 7.
So I've got [Db] 5, _ [B]
4, [Abm] 2, 4, 5, 7 with that 5, 7 of course being on the E string.
[E] _ _ [B] _
And then 7, 9, 7 on the E string [C] and 7, 9, 7 on the A string.
[E] _
_ _ And that's how I end the riff.
_ So I've got all together nice and slow.
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Db] _ _ [E] _ _
[Ab] Alright, so there you have it.
That is Third Stone [G] from the Sun as played by Hendrix.
Go and have a listen to the [D] actual recording.
You'd probably have to detune your guitar to E flat if you want to play along with Hendrix.
And there's some recordings where the tuning is [Ab] a little bit questionable on the actual recording
because it's not quite an E and it's also not quite an E flat.
So you kind of have [N] to just take it for what it is.
When they recorded back in the day, the tuning wasn't always spot on.
So there you go.
That is the riff Third Stone from the Sun.
There's a bunch of other riffs in this section.
Go and check them out.
And then also make sure you send in your riff [Ab] requests.
So if you've got any riff requests, make sure you let me know.
[D] Alright guys, that's it for this one and I'll see you in the rest of the [Db] videos.
If you'd like to get more lessons like this, then you should register for a free Guitarskills.com membership [A] today.
Simply click the link in the description [Ab] box and you'll [Db] get instant access to our private members area.
And don't forget to hit that thumbs up if you enjoyed this video.
Comment below and let me know what else you'd like me to cover so I can give