Jimi Thing

[DMBustedStuff]

I am having a tough time getting the timing down on the intro to Jimi Thing...I have the official song book, so I know I am playing it right, but I cant get the rhythum of the intro/verses down. Anyone have suggestions?

[twostepper#36]

Just keep on listening to the song . Also the
5 h5
77
thinging is a quickie only 1 or 2 strums.
Hope that helps a little.
:bounce

[ZaqDiesel]

Check out the DVD of Listener Supported. They show his hands close up and you can really see how he plays the whole song.

[MGH4007]

takin it way back to 2002c.

Anyways what key/scale do you guys use for the jam?

D? G? I can't fucking tell.

[AFurth]

takin it way back to 2002c.

Anyways what key/scale do you guys use for the jam?

D? G? I can't fucking tell.

its in E. e blues or whatever. the chords go from E to A (with a hammer on G as a transition).

[MGH4007]

its in E. e blues or whatever. the chords go from E to A (with a hammer on G as a transition).

is a bassline of a->g#->g being played or is it only my friend who plays the g#

[AFurth]

is a bassline of a->g#->g being played or is it only my friend who plays the g#

oh ya... the jam. it goes from E to D, A, g#, g i think. i'm not sure. gotta get the ol guitar out. try that tho.

[MacGuyver]

AS an aside, one thing I've never been good at, and its so noted playing DMB songs, is sliding up and down the neck without looking. Was playing some songs in the dark, and man, without looking at my left hand, sliding up to a lot of bad notes. Take BOWA for example.

Slide up to Am
Slide up to C
Slide back down to F
Slide to 10 for D

I"m normally only off by a fret, but seriously, is it just practice? I can't imagine being on stage and having to stare at my left hand making sure I'm goign to the right frets.

[MGH4007]

oh ya... the jam. it goes from E to D, A, g#, g i think. i'm not sure. gotta get the ol guitar out. try that tho.

yeah that's what my friend plays...I hate this fuckin jam lol.

Is it still e?

the a-g#-g makes me want to play d blues I have no idea though

[MGH4007]

AS an aside, one thing I've never been good at, and its so noted playing DMB songs, is sliding up and down the neck without looking. Was playing some songs in the dark, and man, without looking at my left hand, sliding up to a lot of bad notes. Take BOWA for example.

Slide up to Am
Slide up to C
Slide back down to F
Slide to 10 for D

I"m normally only off by a fret, but seriously, is it just practice? I can't imagine being on stage and having to stare at my left hand making sure I'm goign to the right frets.

Practice is all. Listen to yourself when your playing as well, it helps to know if your above or below where you wanna go while your doing it.

[MGH4007]

I'm convinced you can play anything over this jam lol. If you add major chords to the a g# g that opens up a whole new arrangement as well. Just do what Tim does, play so fast every note just blends lol

[Socks]

I don't think the song book has it the same way Dave actually plays it

[MGH4007]

actually dmb tabs doesn't even have how he originally played it.

[apack]

The way i think dave actually plays it:

E:--------------------------------------------------
B:----------------------------(9)---------2---------
G:----------------9--x---9-----9----------2----6h7--
D:----------9-----9--x---9h11----9--------2----7----
A:-----7----9h11-----x---0---------11\--0-0---(0)---
E:-7h9---9--0---------------------------------------

Parentheses for notes that he sometimes hits. If you want a video of it being played, I can slow it down a bunch and play it so it sounds pretty much identical to dave.

[Dmbsst]

^^^ thats spot on! learn the original way too, and throw it in every now and again.... gives it a little more character

[MGH4007]

not how he originally played it though.

[Dmbsst]

^^^ which is why I said learn the original way as well

[MGH4007]

^^^ which is why I said learn the original way as well

lol I wasnt saying you should learn it anyway. I was just saying, and to tell you something, I have never ever seen on tab that has it listed how dave originally played it.

[Dmbsst]

doesnt the UTTAD music book list it the original way? i learned it form somewhere and i think it was there

[apack]

The UTTAD version has two guitars anyway, fuck it :)

[MGH4007]

E:-----------------------------
B:-----------------------------
G:-------------------9--x---
D:-------------------9-----
A:--------7----------9h11---
E:-7h9p7---7h9p7---0-------

What he used to play, a little more bluesy than what he does with the rhythm today. You can alter the hammer pull offs on many things but I think he only used to do it on the first few notes as shown above.