Jimi Hendrix - Foxy Lady - Guitar Tab

Are You Experienced

1967 3:19

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About Foxy Lady

Few opening riffs in Blues Rock are as immediately recognisable as the one that kicks off "Foxy Lady." It centres on a fuzz-drenched F# power chord with a slow, menacing build before the main groove locks in, and getting that growl right is almost entirely about your fuzz or overdrive settings and how hard you dig in with your pick. Jimi Hendrix played in Eb Standard tuning, so drop every string down a half step before you start, otherwise nothing will sit right against a recording. The tempo sits at 128 BPM, which feels comfortable until you try to keep the rhythmic chug tight while also managing the lead fills that punctuate each verse. Those fills demand clean left-hand muting so the spaces between notes stay quiet. Use the Practice Toolbar to loop any of those fill passages slowed down, building up the pick-hand control before bringing it back to full speed.

• The song is played in Eb Standard tuning, so tune every string down a half step before attempting to play along with the original recording.
• The signature intro riff relies heavily on fuzz tone and pick attack, so experiment with your gain and picking pressure to capture the right growl.
• The verse rhythm combines chord stabs with single-note fills, making left-hand muting technique one of the most important things to practise in this song.