Little Wing

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Caption =album cover
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Artist =The Jimi Hendrix Experience
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Released =1 December 1967 (UK)
15 January 1968 (US)
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Genre =psychedelic rock, Blues-Rock
Length =2:24
Writer =Jimi Hendrix
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Label =MCA (reissues)
Producer =Chas Chandler
Tracks =Side 1
# "EXP"
# "Up from the Skies"
# "Spanish Castle Magic"
# "Wait Until Tomorrow"
# "Ain't No Telling"
# "Little Wing"
# "If 6 Was 9" Side 2
# "You Got Me Floatin'"
# "Castles Made of Sand"
# "She's So Fine"
# "One Rainy Wish"
# "Little Miss Lover"
# "Bold as Love"
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Audio sample? ="Little Wing" is a song written by Jimi Hendrix. He first recorded the song on the 1967 album "". It is ranked #357 on the "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of "the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", and has been covered by numerous artists, notably Derek and the Dominoes, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Sting, John Mayer, Toto among many others.

"Little Wing" is played using the unique chord/melody guitar style that Hendrix developed during his early career stints in rhythm and blues bands. In this style, the guitar sounds as though it is playing two parts. This is done by simultaneously playing multiple complementary notes, often parts of chords, and then changing a note within the chord to create a melodic effect. Other songs played in this style include "Life Without You" by Stevie Ray Vaughan, "Catch The Rainbow" by Rainbow, "When A Blind Man Cries" by Deep Purple "The Boy From Seattle" by Steve Vai, "Yellow Ledbetter" by Pearl Jam, and "Under the Bridge" by Red Hot Chili Peppers. The unusual flanging sound of the lead guitar part is a result of the Doppler effect which is created using a rotating speaker cabinet, or Leslie speaker.

The studio version features a glockenspiel playing the root note of the chords.

A song by the same name appeared on Neil Young's 1980 album, Hawks & Doves, but is a different song entirely.

Hendrix's studio version can be found on numerous compilation albums, including "The Ultimate Experience" (1993). He also performed the song in concert, and some of those recordings are available on CD, including "The Jimi Hendrix Experience".