How to Play Jimi Hendrix Bends on Guitar

Here is a really cool idea that I learned from listening to Jimmy Hendricks. This is how I play it. [Demonstration] So, this slick here is in the key of E. So, I am bending up the D note. [Demonstration] From the XV fret from the D string up to E then full step above. [Demonstration] And here is the tricky part. This is where I grab this note, [Demonstration] Which is then on the D string. Already bends up from the XIV fret there [Demonstration] Up to the note B. [Demonstration] So, when this note is up here at the note E. [Demonstration] I will start letting it go and on the way down, I grab this note which is up there and then let it go down. [Demonstration] So. [Demonstration] So, one goes up, [Demonstration] And this is when I exchange strings is then it goes down. [Demonstration] And then, I add at the end as if finish the lick. [Demonstration] This is just note to here full fret in the G string, [Demonstration] And the note E in the XIV fret in the D string. So, [Demonstration] Now, the trick that I find is to mute the string because you do not want to be [Demonstration] Something like that so, I use my left hand to do most of the muting. [Demonstration] At this point, this index finger is touching the B string and the E string below. So, you will see they would not ring. [Demonstration] And I was also touching the D string with the first finger up here. [Demonstration] So, I do not get strings ringing because that would not sound good. So, it takes a lot of practice to get it right then I often mess it up when I am playing live and so on. But what the heck, it was just rock and roll, right? It is fun. [Demonstration] And this is now where you fit to play it in the E. [Demonstration] You can do the same idea with just moving the whole thing down from here [Demonstration] Down to here on the XII fret starting point. [Demonstration] Another way to just make it sound good is the use of raking approach for the right hand. [Demonstration] I like it doing that but I do get a palm muting here and then I have raked from the D string up to this note. This is basically is going like this, [Demonstration] Just keep your left hand on top of the strings.