Open G Tuning, What does it mean? How to use it?
Gabriel Leopardi
Jan 25 2012, 03:03 PM
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Hello guys! In this thread I would like to talk about the "Open G tuning". D - G - D - G - B - D. This tuning is the favourite by Keith Richards so you'll get a Rolling Stones feel if you experiment with this tuning. You will also hear this vibes in music by Led Zeppelin, Black Crowes and Joni Mitchell.

How to tune the guitar with this tuning?
You have to start tuning the sixth string down a tone to D. You can compare the sound with the open D string. Then tune the 5th string down a tone to G and compare it with the open 3 string. Finally tune the first string down a tone to D and compare the sound with the 4th string.

We should finally get:

D||-------||
B||-------||
G||-------||
D||-------||
G||-------||
D||-------||


Chord Progression examples:

Ex 1
  C    G7sus4    C    A#       F7sus4          A#    F                         
Q Q E Q E E E E E E Q E W
D||--5----5------5--5----3--|--L--3------3--3--3--3----10--|---L----------------||
B||--5----6------6--5----3--|--L--4------4--4--4--3----10--|---L----------------||
G||--5----7------7--5----3--|--L--5------5--5--5--3----10--|---L----------------||
D||--5----5------5--5----3--|--L--3------3--3--3--3----10--|---L----------------||
G||--5----5------5--5----3--|--L--3------3--3--3--3----10--|---L----------------||
D||-------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------||


Ex 2
     C7sus4       Fadd9      C                                
Q E. S E Q E W
D||--5------5---5-5-----5----5--|--L----------------|-------||
B||--6------6---6-6-----6----5--|--L----------------|-------||
G||--5------5---5-5-----5----5--|--L----------------|-------||
D||--8------8---8-7-----7----5--|--L----------------|-------||
G||--5------5---5-5-----5----5--|--L----------------|-------||
D||-----------------------------|-------------------|-------||



Play this progressions and experiment with this tuning. Try adding finger to the chords in different frets to discover new chords without thinking too much in the name of the theory behind those chords (at first). This will open your mind to take your compositions to a new level.

You can also learn some famous songs that use this tuning to incorporate the different positions and more chord progressions. Some songs are: Start me up (Rolling Stones), Brown Sugar (Rolling Stones), Twice as hard (Black Crowes), Little Green (Joni Mitchell), When the Levee Breaks (Led Zeppelin).

That's all guys, now it's time for you to experiment! smile.gif

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- Gabriel Leopardi   Open G Tuning   Jan 25 2012, 03:03 PM
- - Gitarrero   Great advice Gabriel! In my last band I had a...   Jan 25 2012, 07:06 PM
|- - Gabriel Leopardi   QUOTE (Gitarrero @ Jan 25 2012, 03:06 PM)...   Jan 25 2012, 07:28 PM
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- - Saddlefall   This is interesting, I have never tried this kind ...   Jan 25 2012, 09:20 PM
|- - Gabriel Leopardi   QUOTE (Saddlefall @ Jan 25 2012, 05:20 PM...   Jan 25 2012, 09:35 PM
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- - Sinisa Cekic   Great topic ,man ! I've used open G long...   Jan 25 2012, 09:46 PM
|- - Gabriel Leopardi   QUOTE (Sinisa Cekic @ Jan 25 2012, 05:46 ...   Jan 25 2012, 09:56 PM
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- - Sinisa Cekic   Check this out, Eb Bb Eb Eb Bb Eb   Jan 25 2012, 11:08 PM
|- - Gabriel Leopardi   QUOTE (Sinisa Cekic @ Jan 25 2012, 07:08 ...   Jan 26 2012, 01:07 AM
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- - Alex Feather   Great advice!!!! Thank you for sha...   Jan 26 2012, 01:44 AM
|- - Gabriel Leopardi   QUOTE (Alex Feather @ Jan 25 2012, 09:44 ...   Jan 26 2012, 04:19 AM
|- - Cosmin Lupu   QUOTE (Gabriel Leopardi @ Jan 26 2012, 03...   Jan 26 2012, 11:11 AM
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|- - Sensible Jones   QUOTE (Gabriel Leopardi @ Jan 26 2012, 03...   Jan 28 2012, 02:42 PM
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- - Olivier777   This is interesting From what I recall open G tu...   Jan 26 2012, 11:02 AM
- - Ivan Milenkovic   Awesome thing Gab, never had the chance to use tha...   Jan 28 2012, 04:49 PM
- - Gabriel Leopardi   QUOTE (Sensible Jones @ Jan 28 2012, 10:4...   Jan 28 2012, 06:13 PM
|- - Zoot   QUOTE (Sinisa Cekic @ Jan 26 2012, 08:08 ...   Jun 19 2012, 03:54 PM
|- - Gabriel Leopardi   QUOTE (Zoot @ Jun 19 2012, 11:54 AM) That...   Jun 19 2012, 11:16 PM
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- - JesseJ   My Favorite tuning is D-A-D-G-B-E   Jun 20 2012, 11:46 PM
- - Gabriel Leopardi   QUOTE (JesseJ @ Jun 20 2012, 07:46 PM) My...   Jun 22 2012, 04:41 PM
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