Brown Sugar in Open G Tuning

Keef Lick in Open G

23 thoughts on “Brown Sugar in Open G Tuning”

studman4250
May 24, 2012 -

can you do you can’t always get what you want, the version from the ladies and gentlemen dvd?
carolmob66
May 24, 2012 -

Nice work!
broadband0118
May 24, 2012 -

Thanks. Very good, nice sound also, but way too hard for an amateur like me. Anyway, I’ll keep trying.
Quack4Zac
May 24, 2012 -

Or just get rid of it!
nazrat07
May 24, 2012 -

Very good. you show how to capture the nuances of the Stones version. Your tone and vibrato are very good approximations as well. I agree with those who say you are a musician and more than mechanical.
Thank you!
Urankar3
May 24, 2012 -

GREAT!!!5*+
pleximanic
May 24, 2012 -

For a interesting twist to the open G tuning, try replacing the low E with a 0,12 tuned to high D!
Kind of a nashville open G sound!
surfstomp
May 24, 2012 -

I think you nailed it. Thanks
thegas70
May 24, 2012 -

nice one man, thanks for the post, made it easy to figure out all the options that i couldn’t figure out myself. love playing around in open tuning, it is a different instrument that way. keith is so cool isn’t he (musically)! hendrix/jimmy page he is not (luv em both), and never wanted to be, that’s what makes him and his riffs so cool!
spoonbender123
May 25, 2012 -

Best Brown Sugar Instructional on the Internet. Thank you for your posts. You are a real player-not just mechanical or technical like some other teachers.
rdyapo
May 25, 2012 -

Thanks for sharing the knowledge.
kdrake777
May 25, 2012 -

Keith says he never plays a song the same way twice. So in the spirit of playing like Keith, it’s okay to make your own variations each time.
strat63
May 25, 2012 -

Keith only has 5 strings on his Tele.
Keith sat for a while with Gram Parsons and learned the technique.
If you tune the top E to a G you will not hurt your guitar.
I use to tune to E flat also, like SRV to use grande bends.
Try open tunings. Look up Richie Havens on u tube, I saw him play in 68.
He uses his thumb to bar a fret, or a few strings much like a "power cord".
For Power Cord see "Pete Townsen." Enjoy what ever you choose to do, music should be fun.
massif20022000
May 25, 2012 -

I tuned my E string (6th string) up to a G, and it sounds exactly like the G on the 5th string. Overall, it sounds a lot better than having the 6th tuned to a D. I don’t know if the extra tension is bad for the guitar, but I don’t think I’m taking much of a chance.
flinkinyc
May 25, 2012 -

Excellent lesson.
jokadowh
May 25, 2012 -

groovy
twemski
May 25, 2012 -

Do not watch anything else apart from this vid to learn Brown sugar. Bang on! Thanks
DailyBrusher
May 25, 2012 -

Thanks! Very helpful!
WilliamCane
May 25, 2012 -

great analysis!
Kasinek
May 25, 2012 -

Thanks for clearing it! I’ve been playing it for years and didnt realise that’s the way the intro is played on the album ( the "Happy" chord) anyway it’s probably because live he plays the sax solo part with his usual two fingers lick. Cheers, great lessons!
whowouldnt528
May 25, 2012 -

Herr man… I don’t really know if you get onto your youtube account in the summer but I decided to say hello anyways… :]
wuv,
Maria
rollinntumblin
May 25, 2012 -

I’m a beginner. Do you have tab available for Brown Sugar? Thanks.
sakalan
May 25, 2012 -

Please Honky Tonk Women! Hard getting those licks 100{10faa3092bae83cdf963b1ab1025701434ba1e012413cb9c0c72be0a479389c3} right, like Keith played it.

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