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Open G Tuning Part 1
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Awesome, I was just looking to do this with my acoustic. Thanks a lot, big help.
where do i get the chord sheets that are at the beginning
The low E to a D may seem odd – in fact some guitarists playing in G take that string off entirely (that’s what Keith Richards does). But the D offers a nice place to go down from the main chord before going back to it – hit the 3rd and 5th frets and go back to G, and it’s cool. Check "Rosetta West – Underground" for some of my open G slide, if you can.
why is the low E tuned to a D? You play a G on it when you play a G major.
wich guitar are you playing
this was really helpfull, im an intermediate guitar player and recently stumbled on the open g tuning and open d5 and they have opened a whole new way of creating melodies!! thanks
CGDGBD is interesting too.
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Thank you for the video!
That`s The Way by Led Zeppelin 😀
That`s The Way by Led Zeppelin 😀
Because this open tuning has only the G and D (or 1 and 5) notes, it omits the 3, and therefore has an "undefined" sound, lacking the 3 which gives the chord its character as major or minor. This offers an interesting feel that invites certain types of melodic inventions that exploit the undefined major/minor aspect of the chord.
You’re right, and there is something worth further comment about this tuning. A major triad is actually composed of two intervals — a lower interval consisting of two whole steps (or 1 and 3), and an upper interval consisting of 1 whole steps and1 half step (or 3 and 5). The 3 is what gives the chord it’s definition as major or minor (Minor has a flatted 3 note, so that the intervals are1.5 on the lower, and 2 on the upper) ** continued**
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It wasn’t a particular song, it was just a Keith Richards esque riff.
Mahalo!
At around 1:30, what’s the name of the Rolling Stones song that this fellow instructor taught?
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Well, I don’t play slide guitar and never have, so I have no idea. Experiment with each one and then decide which one best suits the sound your going for. GGDGGD would have a really open sound i think, while open G from this video would have a fuller sound as it has all the notes of a G chord. I hope this helps!
Which is the better one in your opinion, mainly for slide playing?
I can’t decide whice tuning I should invest my time into.
I’m pretty sure this is correct, but take it with a grain of salt. Any major triad (chord) consists of the 1st, 3rd and 5th notes in that major scale. For example, a G major chord consists of G, B and D. So GGDGGD is actually an open G tuning because the two notes it is made up of (G and D) are a part of the G major triad. So you could (i think) make any open tuning as long as it has any number of those three notes and no others.
People say that GGDGGD is also Open G tuning!!!
Someone can explain this?
A guitar clamp. A great way to play a guitar without having to go through the enormous effort of actually holding it.
the neck stays so still throughout the video….this scares me
i dont know whether its opening possibilities or restricting me
good for some dirty south delta blues