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List Price: $14.99 | | Publisher: Hal Leonard Corp.
Salesrank: 1052387
Released: February 1, 2008 |
| Our Price: $7.99 |
| Used Price: $13.86 |
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| Media: Paperback |
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Editorial Review:
12 Hendrix classics obligatory to every guitarist's repertoire. These easy arrangements also include riffs and solos. Songs include: All Along the Watchtower * Fire * Foxey Lady * Hey Joe * Purple Haze * Red House * The Wind Cries Mary * and more.
Jimi Hendrix Experience: Smash Hits - Easy Guitar with Riffs and Solos (Experience Hendrix) Reviews:
Poor Notation 
2009-03-03 - I was very excited to see this book come out and bought it immediately. Unfortunately it does not live up to the potential it could be. The notation is poor and some of it is inaccurate. I don't understand why these companies can't codify their notation.
If you're able you'd be better off transcribing these tunes yourself.
Just practice until perfect! 
2008-07-31 - Like Hal Leonards other drum playalongs, this book is a fine value for $13.
As I said in the other review, you probably want to buy the Amazing Slow Downer software full package for $40, as the limited version included on this CD will only play from the CD directly, and you'll certainly want to rip the CD and use ASD to open the MP3s from the laptop or PC harddisk, instead of waiting for the CD to reposition all the time.
Plus to slow down and catch the notes as first performed by Mitch Mitchells flying hands, you'll want the full ASD package, which has like 5 ASD slow down modes (the included CD only has one mode), which really improve the quality as you slow down to 50% of the correct BPM.
I think the guitar lead, while not at all Hendrix style, was still fun to play along to.
Highly recommended if you want to learn Mitchell style of drumming. You could DIY by ear, but this will save you alot of time. Transcription quality seems high, as usual with Hal's books.
Jimi Hendrix Experience 
2008-04-11 - It took a long time to arrive but once received it was in very good condition and well worth the extra wait.
Will do more business with you.
THanks
Drumming with Jimi! You too can be on stage with Hendrix!
2007-08-09 - All the Hal Leonard Drum Play-Along Series are well done. This one is especially poignant to the point that we should all know how to play to these songs. After all, this was one of your first albums ever! I promise you, you learn these songs and you will definitely be called up to play one night at a party with some great guitar player and you tell him you know any Jimi song and you'll rock the house down.
Seriously, the book is straightforwardly laid out. The recordings, both with the drums and with out sound great and are mixed well. The music charts are clear and easy to follow too on bright white paper.
The Slow-down feature on the CD is fantastic and worth it alone. You can bring the song down to incredible slow speeds with out losing the tone of the song to hear exactly how the parts are played. Getting the entire series, you'll then be able to cover any rock, funk or jazz tune!
