Open G taropatch tuning makes the guitar a lot of fun to play, with its accessible bass notes, sweet interval shapes, and strong dominant (V7) chord. And using a capo makes playing in higher keys a snap until we run out of room around the 5th fret. At that point an alternative way of changing keys becomes appealing. This is the second of three videos that explore ways to play in the keys of C and D while tuned to open G. In this video well look at playing in the key of D while tuned to open G, simply using the chords we already know. This technique sacrifices the easy and strong V chord (A7), so we look at some solutions to that issue. Open G tuning is spelled DGDGBD from low to high. Be sure to visit the Hombrewed Music blog www.homebrewedmusic.com for more details on this technique. This video was shot using two Sanyo Xacti HD2000 cameras and a Panasonic Lumix GH2. Editing in Edius Neo.