Moody Blues – Question – in the correct Open C Tuning

Moody Blues guitar lesson in open C

23 thoughts on “Moody Blues – Question – in the correct Open C Tuning”

ytramyornoc
May 24, 2012 -

CGC "GCE"..!! not CGE for 3rd, 2nd, 1st strings… you will snap your 3rd string if you try to tune it up to a C
VVeiland
May 24, 2012 -

ha unlucky, pretty funny though
theundefined420
May 24, 2012 -

You said your tuning wrong. open C is CGCGCE not CGCCGE..
drathbun
May 24, 2012 -

I wrote a guitar tab for this song in the open C tuning described in this video. If anyone is interested it is at ultimate guitar DOT com. Search for "Question" and look under Moody Blues for "Question (ver 2)".

And BTW, a 12 string DOES make all the difference.
blueshinai
May 24, 2012 -

I snapped my g string trying to tune all the way up to C. won’t make that mistake again. maybe add a note in your video. you mean cgcGce, right?
Tambo74
May 24, 2012 -

Thankyou so much now i’ll upload a home video once i learn it better
MarkJohn1244
May 24, 2012 -

Justin gave me the same tuning when I asked him.
JimmyLeeVanDePutte
May 24, 2012 -

Need a 12 string. Huge difference!
pr3egl
May 24, 2012 -

this guy is a great instructor, but try C G C G C E as an open C
Nightsat44
May 24, 2012 -

The second and fourth chords have a different strum then the 1st and 3rd. They start on the upbeat. Also the D, E, F part also has a completely different struff. No break on the up beat of the 1 beat. Listen again. It took me awhile to get it down. Listen to the version from This Is The Moody. It is a different mix than the Question Of Balance version. (I beleive it’s a different take). The guitar is more pronounced. Keep up the good work!.
tobybombero
May 25, 2012 -

Unfortunately, I’m a real guitar novice. Could you tell me the tabs for the chord in the second progression that you said was a D shape? Thanks so much.
alsaxe
May 25, 2012 -

i’ve listened to the album this song is on since the early 70’s…i read where justin states that he wrote this in open C…i’m going to tune to C and try this out…great lesson…
MJCPeters
May 25, 2012 -

Love the song, thanks for analysing it for us and presenting it here.
Absolutely perfect with only one nitpicky thing.
Red Rocks is in the foothills of the ROCKY MOUNTAINS west of Denver, not the desert. The unusual rock formations just look desertlike
blueoceantraders
May 25, 2012 -

How do you play the G7 in Open C , G7 is used for the opening of the second verse 2nd bar "and if you could see whats its done to me" the chord should be as a G7, PS thanks for the great instruction. I have been playing this in standard tuning for 20 years, who would know? thanks
Philyesthatphil
May 25, 2012 -

I am so glad I found this! I have been wondering (aloud) for years how on earth this can be played and never realised it was in an alternative tuning. I will learn this ASAP now. Thanks very much!
brpbrpbrpbrp
May 25, 2012 -

See my video of this song being played with this tuning….
MWRiff
May 25, 2012 -

As a 19 year old funk rock guitarist, I never thought other tunings would appeal, this song has genuinely inspired me now Im more of a celtic funk rocker haha thanks alot.
Peaceganjareggae
May 25, 2012 -

this is awesome dude, i gotta learn this song.
JoelMusic21
May 25, 2012 -

This video is awesome!!! it helped me learn the whole song!!! i’m an 11 year old self taught guitar player. Search "Joel Shimer" to watch my videos on youtube!!

You rock
Joel
deeptequila
May 25, 2012 -

yes, it’s the best… thanks for this help…
sonicpe3
May 25, 2012 -

Thanx. Now I get it. Great lesson.
roseburn2U
May 25, 2012 -

To Steved000
U shouldn’t break one as you are mostly tuning down;
6th string Low E drops to C, 6th string Low A drops to G, 4th string D drops to C, 3rd string G stays, 2nd string B tunes UP to C and 1st string E stays. Only B string requires more tension, the rest are loosened off. Hope that helps!
ammar255
May 25, 2012 -

tuning sounds like: C-G-C-G-C-E
not as you say it : C-G-C-C-G-E

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