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Post by frankieabbott on Oct 14, 2023 16:34:36 GMT
I'm currently enjoying playing (more exploring) in open G tuning. It seems most genres can be played in it. Rock, folk, blues, bluegrass (even managed to use a slide that I bought around 10 years ago on an impulsive whim). I don't like the 6th string D note though. However I'm not so crass as to remove it like a certain guitarist, but rather alter it's tuning to G.....gives the bottom 2 strings in unison. It gives the bottom end a bit of beef...and I don't have to constantly mute the 6th. Rather than crank the usual bottom E string up to G (may not be good for the neck) I've put on an A string from another set and lowered it to G. (GGDGBD).
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Post by Phil Taylor on Oct 15, 2023 15:30:16 GMT
Open G is a lovely tuning for melodic finger style as well.
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Post by fatfingerjohn on Oct 15, 2023 16:38:42 GMT
Interesting option for the bottom string, I'll give it a try. Generally prefer Open D for this reason which I use a lot now.
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Post by frankieabbott on Oct 15, 2023 18:41:18 GMT
Interesting option for the bottom string, I'll give it a try. Generally prefer Open D for this reason which I use a lot now. Why did I go for Open G with that horrible 4th interval between the bottom 2 strings when I could have gone for Open D and the sweeter 5th at the bottom end!!! Every day is a school/educational day.....even at my ripe old age!! 👍
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Post by frankieabbott on Oct 17, 2023 13:53:53 GMT
Call me fickle but I've just changed alternate tuning allegiance to open D (it would have been open E but I don't think my guitar neck could handle it). Any suggestions for a decent reverse chord finder (either on Windows pc or Android). A one where string tunings can be altered from 'standard'. TIA
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Post by fatfingerjohn on Oct 17, 2023 14:35:09 GMT
HI, Not quite sure what you're after but if its simply a chord chart I've found this pretty useful. thedeviltunedthisguitar.blogspot.com/2013/08/open-d-chord-chart.htmlP.S. Don't know what stuff you will be playing. I am simply accompanying songs. If you want a list of some of the songs I like doing in open D let me know and I'll message you. (I don't do any slide stuff and not really into a lot of blues either; but I do quite a few that most would do in standrad tuning but where I find the sound in open D is different and interesting).
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Post by delb0y on Oct 17, 2023 15:16:52 GMT
I have a few tunes in open D, too. I tend to use just three chords shapes. Well, two really as one of them is 000000. You can get away with a lot with just those two shapes.
D - 000000 G - 020120 A - 002102
Cheers D
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Post by jwills57 on Oct 20, 2023 0:35:02 GMT
My favorite is Open C Tuning (CGCGCE), where you have the third on the top string. Lots of beautiful melodies in this tuning, which is also great for a country blues and ragtime kind of feel. I have played dozens of years in Open C and feel like I know where the chords are and how to make more interesting harmonies than just droning on on the bottom two strings.
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Post by frankieabbott on Oct 20, 2023 20:44:11 GMT
My favorite is Open C Tuning (CGCGCE), where you have the third on the top string. Lots of beautiful melodies in this tuning, which is also great for a country blues and ragtime kind of feel. I have played dozens of years in Open C and feel like I know where the chords are and how to make more interesting harmonies than just droning on on the bottom two strings. I hear you.....and I'm interested. But surely the bottom C must be on the slack side. In fact is this called slack tuning? The major third between the top 2 strings intrigues me. I have to show some personal alternate tuning discipline though. I've changed tunings more times in the past month than I have my socks! No matter....I will be checking this tuning out on Yewtoob. Thank you.
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Post by jwills57 on Oct 22, 2023 13:22:04 GMT
Hey, FrankieAbbott--A sort of standard piece in the Open C repertoire is John Fahey's "Sunflower River Blues." It's one of the first pieces I ever really got around to learning top to bottom. It's a beautiful tune, and reveals all the beauty of Open C and John Fahey's playing. And if you want to get really lost, lower the top "E" 1/2 a step to "D#" and have a got at Open C Minor!
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