Jimi Hendrix's "The Wind Cries Mary" Explored

This opening riff to the classic "The Wind Cries Mary" clearly illustrates the chordal approach that is at the heart of Jimi's guitar style. There are a few key harmonic sources that Hendrix draws from to create this intro - a variation on a major chord shape, and the major pentatonic scale. Jimi Hendrix's "The Wind Cries Mary" Explored