About the song
Hendrix's first single, released in 1966, and the record that launched him in the UK. The chord sequence walks steadily up in fourths — C, G, D, A, E — which makes it a brilliant piece for learning how chords relate to one another.
Amp and tone settings
- Amp channel
- Clean with light overdrive
- Gain
- 4/10
- Bass / Mid / Treble
- 6 / 5 / 5
- Reverb
- 3/10
- Pickup
- Neck for verses, bridge for fills
Every amp is different — use these as a starting point and trust your ears.
How to practise it
- Learn the chord cycle by name — it repeats all the way through.
- Relaxed, slightly behind-the-beat feel. Don't push it.
- Let the open strings ring where they can.