http://youtu.be/XLvND_uavLs

Little Wing by Jimi Hendrix is a duple meter song. The song has a moderate to a bit faster tempo, and I would describe it as andante. More precisely, there are 4 beats per measure, and each line has 4 measures. The dynamics of the song is moderate, and can be called mezzo-forte, and it doesn’t really change through the duration of the song.

The intro of the song is rather long, which is about 1/5 of the song (around 35 seconds) that’s already relatively short in duration. There is only one repetition throughout the song and from here the two verses are similar to each other (from 00:35 to 1:08, then 1:09 to 1:40). The rest of the song are pretty much dominated by the guitar solo.

There are several instruments present in this song: electronic guitar, bass guitar, drums and xylophone-like instrument called glockenspiel. Glockenspiel sound gives the song a dreamy feeling that the song tries to convey. Another thing that can be mentioned is that while the vocals starts, the main guitar stops, and as soon as vocal ends, the guitar plays again.

The texture of the song is homophonic throughout; the main melody, which is the vocal, and the guitar, which is the main melody when without the vocal, fades away to become an accompaniment. Lastly, the song has major key; although the song itself is not of high pitch, the general mood of the song is upbeat and bright