All Along The Watchtower 

Well done. Steve Jobs.

As Bob said to Jimi. "It's your song. I just wrote it."

The guitar part is impressive in itself but the fact that Jimi played and sang at the same time is unreal

Of course the solos are impressive! but its those subtle intricacies in the rhythm playing that truly blow me away. This is the most beautiful and freakishly accurate cover of this song I've ever heard!

DONT EVER LEAVE US AGAIN

And then Jimi is so humble he’s like “aw idk man something like that, I was just messin around”, that’s the best kind of legend

As a guitarist who sometimes finds himself needing motivation to improve, I always come back to these videos. Amazing playing.

How’s this got 1k dislikes?! Who watches this video and thinks “yup that’s a dislike”, nothing but pure talent here!

I'm 64 years old and have dreamed of seeing this song played in every part...dream came true. Thank you for the incredible job!!!!

That Stratocaster tone is beautiful

2:35 my favorite riff of all time

1:06 that lick is fantastic

Been a guitar player for 45 yrs...have done over 2000 gigs.. have opened for major major acts...never seen it done any better than right here....

hendrix would be proud

Just the greatest song written, by the greatest songwriter ever, but played by the greatest guitarist the world has ever known...

anytime I start feeling like I'm getting good on guitar I come watch pilky. keeps my humble. very very humble.

Clearly demonstrates why Hendrix, even after 50 years, is still considered the greatest. His rythym is just unreal.

Many people don't realize how hard this is to play

2:43. Chucka chucka chucka, chucka. Love it.

I can proudly say that after many years of practicing I can successfully play the part from 2:43-2:44

Another headless guitarist on youtube.

THE LEGEND IS BACK!

Wow I’m completely blown away! I’m learning this song and after one week I have the first lead break down, after seeing this guy, I realise how much work I’ve got ahead of me I’m just hoping I live long enough to be able to be able to play the whole song as good as this guy. I’m 63 ! Been playing since I was 8yo. I never had the confidence or self belief that I could play Hendrix lead, but I know I can now.

2:18 the best note in the song

That dead note at 3:32 gave me chills. Exactly like the recording and takes the song up a level in my book. I don't understand how you could have done that on purpose. God mode.

Based on the gap between videos we can only assume you took 4 years to master this....respect

You know what we need, we need a Spotify playlist full of pilky's cover then we shall be happy forever

"Oh I forgot to press record"

I never realized this song was so complex, wow this is amazing. every time i listen to hendrix, i still wish that i learned guitar instead of cello or piano

This video is inspirational. It's inspiring me to smash my guitar and amputate my worthless hands. Seriously though, amazing work with this classic tune.

Im amazed how much beauty can be squeezed out of the simple pentatonic minor scale.

The best EVER version I have ever heard!

This is real talent. Now think about the talent it took to conceive and perform this in 1967 and you'll know why Hendrix is so often considered the greatest electric guitarist of all time

I'm in awe. You even switched to the bridge pickup at 1:26 as you can hear in the original multitracks. Everything is in its right place, masterful job man.

Man… The level of respect, dedication and precision that went into this cover. Every note was accurate. Truly an outstanding performance 👍

1:44 is my fav part I love it so much.. Fav song of all time

John Mayer: *_exists_* Jimi Hendrix: *_exists_* Stevie Ray Vaughan: *_exists_* Some guy on RU-vid named pilky27: *_hold my beer_*

Nice.

Every now and then I watch this video again, it's just wonderful, it makes me emotional

Every once in a while I just gotta stop back here to listen to this again. ....It is so beautiful.............Quack, quack!

Instructions not clear . Do I have to take acid before the lesson or after?

I saw it played as well this in the streets of Oxford, UK by a guy in his sixties playing it left-handed on a right-handed guitar with same string arrangement as Hendrix. I gave him £10 but I should have given him everything I owned

that's the most accurate shit i've ever seen, mr. clapton

Watching this instrumental of jimi"s version of Dilan's song makes one have a deeper appreciation of the godly guitar work we don't usually notice when we watch jimi perform. Jimi was a visionary and a unique musician way ahead of his time who probably did not know or realize how he'd influence future guitar players of today.

After all these year, pilky finally uploaded a new video

note perfect, you can see now how good Hendrix was when he played this live on one guitar.

This guy is a supreme talent.

I come back 2 years later, and am still LOVING this young man playing one of the greatest songs ever recorded.

0:09 Intro/Solo 1 0:19 Verse 1 0:53 Solo 2 1:13 Verse 2 1:44 Solo 3 2:02 Slide 2:18 Wah 2:34 Solo 4 2:54 Verse 3 3:27 Solo 5/Outro

This convinces me the Stratocaster is the Finest instrument ever made!

the guitar is such a magical thing, the way sounds come out of is just🔛🔝🔥🔥

Always good to re-watch this...mental healing

HE'S ALIVE, HE'S FUCKING ALIVE !!

Greatness can't explain Hendrix, that's for sure, he was out of this world.

This is the only cover of this song to reproduce the slide part of of the solo perfectly. Nothing comes even close. NICE!

Everything about this cover is mind blowing

2:18 That moment is gorgeous

Just wow. Please do Voodoo Child (With an old Vox/vintage wah, not a Crybaby if possible)!

I love that small riff at 1:30 sounds so good

this is perfect. I listen to it everyday at least three times.

What I appreciate most about this is that you're really capturing what feels like the original intent of the song. Everybody else who covers/teaches this song (particularly on RU-vid) does a flat-out, balls-to-the-wall rendition of it. That's fine, but it really doesn't do the original it's due justice. This one absolutely does. It's not just about playing the right notes. Thank you so much, Pilky. I'm so very glad I've discovered you.

clicked just cause that strat is gorgeous. Pleasant surprised when this dude can play circles around me. Props.

This is shocking!! Watched this 100 times and still blows my mind every time. Just amazing!!!

Every time I hear jimi's watchtower I get emotional because, like all his music, you hear his soul speaking. Lost most of my hearing but, having come of age with jimi, I still cosmicly "hear" every nuance. Same with this posting... I have tears flowing. Awesome and absolutely mind-altering.

Man...I smiled and welled tears of joy for this clean and rich presentation. Thanks for the hours of life you and others have invested to pay tribute to classics with your gift. Beautifully done!

I'm crying he's back

63 and still enjoy trying to play. This is still most excellent dude!

Cool and beautiful, this Number. Very good cover! When Jimi Hendrix did this back in '68 it just Blew your Mind! Nobody played like that back then.

Just watch the fingers. There is truly something inherently sacred in the way Hendrix used the pentatonics. Its just 'cosmically right'. Totally not being dramatic, playing this, feels very much like religion to me. Its just mathematically perfect.

I don't know how many times I'ved watched this but I still can't get enough of it!

Jimi used so he could releave the worldly vanities like ego ,and accountability to be a hero. He just wanted to share his music. One of a kind🫵😎

This song is Jimis masterpiece. Such a beautiful arrangement from a man who couldn’t even read music, but played from his soul.

So Jimi was singing as he’s making all those shapes and scales? I give up!

This is literally the closest thing to perfection.

Covers like these motivate me to keep on learning guitar, no matter how discouraged I may get.

It’s so inspiring to see Jimi take a Dylan folky acoustic ballad and expend it’s musical potential to create a version which is completely original to the Dylan track. A lot of people forget it was actually a Dylan song first but it ultimately became Jimi’s song. Rest in peace to the quintessential guitar god

What the hell are you doing man. Go perform, make an instagram page of you playing clips of songs and go viral! Become a session guitarist and help musicians make great records! Do something! Its disrespectful how this or any of your videos arent completely viral on youtube or the internet. You play so effortlessly and on point! Damn

i decided to watching pilky's covers instead of porn

I honestly didn't think I would ever hear anyone but Hendrix play this song like this.......................

Watching this with him recreating all of Jimi’s slight inflections was like watching someone uncover the magic in Jimi’s work.

methodical and perfect playing. I never get tired of this song, let alone the cover

I can imagine the conversations with his wife; “So why do you need yet another guitar!” “I have to get one to do the slide part in a RU-vid video.”

I would like to say something but this has just get me without words!!!! So.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Stunning guitare playing and the color of that strat is amazing

I think its unfair when people compare pilky to john mayer, I mean hes really good and all but he aint pilky...

I didn't believe it when I got the notification!

You know somewhere Jimi is smiling!! Absolutely wonderful playing! Thank you!!

WOW!!! I've been playing Hendrix since I was a kid in bands in the 60's and this is the best breakdown of his music I've ever seen or heard!!! Great job, my brother!!!

Clapton could only wish. Brilliant the combination of Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix see what the work of two Geniuses can produce. Probably the best song in all of rock and roll.

If you wanna sing along: There must be some kind of way outta here Said the joker to the thief There's too much confusion I can't get no relief Business men, they drink my wine Plowman dig my earth None of them along the line Nobody up at his word Hey, hey No reason to get excited The thief he kindly spoke There are many here among us Who feel that life is but a joke But, uh, but you and I, we've been through that And this is not our fate So let us stop talkin' falsely now The hour's getting late, hey All along the watchtower Princes kept the view While all the women came and went Barefoot servants, too Outside in the cold distance A wildcat did growl Two riders were approaching And the wind began to howl

Player for 35 years. You nailed it

No one does this as best as him🔥

Don’t mind me. Listening to this master piece of a solo for the one-thousandth time.

Hendrix himself couldn't have done better live...not only he gets it note for note but tone for tone. Perfect. the best Hendrix cover on the planet.

The depth of Jimi's genius is summed up in this one song.

Keep coming back to this one. Chills ever time.

wonderfully done, thank you!

HOLY SHIT HE'S BACK.

in my opinion this song has the best solo that ever graced this planet...

Whenever I feel like slacking off my guitar practice sessions, I load this vid up, or pilky27's Guitar Boogie. 4 minutes of watching God mode guitar, and I'm ready to jump right back in.