Many of the greatest names in guitardom have broken free from the bonds of standard tuning to create truly memorable music - and so can you! Alternate tunings can take you to new and exotic places, impossible with the 'old familiar.' You can create a variety of new chord and note voici...
Often referred to as Open G Tuning, DGDGBD features a G Major chord and is ideal for guitarists who like to play with a slide. Blues, rock, and folk players typically use this alternate tuning. In Open G Tuning, the 6th E string is tuned down to D, the A string is tuned down to...
Fast chord changes. When playing power chords using drop D tuning, transitioning from one chord to another is simple. You don’t have to think about changing the chord shape; instead, just jump straight into the next chord using the same fingering. Tip: If the guitar tab of a song in ...
In this tuning, strumming down the open strings creates a C chord. There are a few variations of open C tuning, but tuning your strings to “C G C G C E” is the most popular. This tuning sounds great on acoustic guitar, especially paired with fingerstyle playing. Artists like Coldplay...
Open minor tunings are also possible but not as commonly used as ones that let you play a major chord. Open tunings also allow you to play chords by barring all strings with a single finger. This is why open tunings are great for playing slide guitar. One guitar player known for her...
An alternate tuning is created when one or more strings of the guitar are tuned to notes that differ from standard tuning. This book is designed to familiarize you with chord shapes while playing in some of the most common alternate tunings, such as: Open D, Open G, Open Gm, Open A,...
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process of picking up-down feel natural to your wrist as well. You can actually practice this sideways motion of the wrist when you are not playing the guitar as well. Just place your hand on a flat surface, imitate how you would hold the pick, and move your wrist in a sideways ...
Due to the strings’ relaxed tension and signature interval stack - a root-fifth-octave power chord on the bottom three strings and a first-inversion major triad (3-5-1) on the top three - open-D tuning is ideal for playing slide on acoustic guitar, with its thick, tight strings. This...
The Pitch-Key attaches to any string in between the nut and the tuning post of your guitar. It allows you to preset two different pitches for that string.