Open D Tuning (DADf#ad) – Mixodorian Blues Scale

Free online guitar lesson by award-winning singersongwriter guitarist, Cal Williams Jr. All lessons are contained within Cals book The Guitar Toolbox Book 1 which is available to purchase from his website www.geetar.com. The Guitar Toolbox Book 1 is a unique and practical based guitar method that gets the student playing the complete fretboard quickly and confidently. For more information please visit www.geetar.com where you can also browse Cal Williams Jrs other book titles The Singer Songwriter Toolbox and The Open Tuning Toolbox.

21 thoughts on “Open D Tuning (DADf#ad) – Mixodorian Blues Scale”

Savaril
October 9, 2012 -

No
theguitartoolbox
October 9, 2012 -

Hey JFizoust.Open D is created bt
JFizoust
October 9, 2012 -

Is drop D tuning and open D tuning the same thing?
DNAblues
October 9, 2012 -

very clear and wonderful teaching. thx man
theguitartoolbox
October 9, 2012 -

Hey therealgerold. i reckon the "I" string is due to my Aussie accent where an "A" sounds a bit like an "I". thanks for the comment. cheers Cal
therealgerold
October 9, 2012 -

What’s an "I"-string??
sbilts
October 9, 2012 -

and you should be titled "complete arsehole"…
3fitzgrld
October 9, 2012 -

@ 1:40 I like how you are jammin’ like its nobody’s biz, and talking at the same time.
3fitzgrld
October 9, 2012 -

Man that resonator sounds so sweet.
768963
October 10, 2012 -

Brilliant clear and easy to follow lessons…..A Great help to the novice like me !!! Cheers…..
theguitartoolbox
October 10, 2012 -

Hey Hallobaaaby.Thanks for the comment.You are right, the scale is not a pure Blues scale in the sense of the 1,b3,4,b5,5 and 7 notes but is instead a hybrid mode of the Dorian and Mixolydian mode, called the MixoDorian, which contains the two most important modes for Blues improvisation.The MixoDorian can sound a little bit Jazzy and i will be posting an alternate version with the true Blues scale in my next batch of instruction videos and in my book available from my website.cheers Cal
hallobaaaby
October 10, 2012 -

There is NO "blues scale" in this video. Minor blues scale has a root note (which gives the name of the scale), then from this note you go min 3th up, followed by 1th up, then you add two semitones up, then min 3th up, then you lock the octave with addittional step up. Maj blues scale is the same intervals but you have the root note that gives the name of the Maj scale positioned on the min third step from the root note of a normal minor Blues scale shape.
pderricks
October 10, 2012 -

That was a great video, thanks bro. I’m looking to hack the guitar by playing open D. In two weeks I’m hoping to play some old hymns in a nursing home I volunteer in (they love it when folks come and play music) and this scale exercise will help me!
SantiFlashback27
October 10, 2012 -

ganjah eyes 😉
jbwu2b
October 10, 2012 -

Great. Thanks. Looking forward to more…
dmundi87
October 10, 2012 -

this video should be titled "i ramble off a bunch of stupid sh_t before teaching you the blues scale"
ormindoify
October 10, 2012 -

NAO DA PRA VOCE FALAR MENOS E EXPLICAR MAIS, NA PRATICA? A AULA PODE SER MAIS AGRADAVEL POIS UTIL ELA JÁ É.
teza75
October 10, 2012 -

Stop taking speed before recording a vidéo !!!!
lonewolf1234512345
October 10, 2012 -

Would that scale apply to other open tunings?
theguitartoolbox
October 10, 2012 -

hey carlbank250.glad you enjoyed the lesson.have a look around my channel and you will find some cool slide technique in open D in a train blues rhythm.cheers buddy.cal
CarlBank250
October 10, 2012 -

That was helpful. Thank you!

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