Guitar Tunings

[john]

Hey

i've been working on an instrumental, and decided to try something in an open tuning. I used to play lots of open tunes stuff when I was learning delta blues, and every once in a while I get back into it. As part of my experiments I've been experimenting with the more celtic sounding DADGAD, but also open G, Gminor, and D and Dminor.

There's a lot of stuff you can play in DADGAD, from Zeppelin and Floyd to Bert Jansch and Davy Graham.

It's been good getting back to it. I'm not using slide for the instrumental, so it keeps it interesting.

Out of interest, Joni Mitchell uses just about every conceivalbe tuning there is in her songs (not the same one ). I've never been a big fan of hers it must be said, but I'm planning on trying a few of her songs just to try out the tunings

Cheers

John

[Guest voclizr]

John;

Dan Fogelberg is also big on alternate tunings (got the idea from Joni). Also, you might want to check out some of Will Ackerman's

Windham Hill recordings. He's an excellent guitarist who does mostly guitar based instrumentals and uses alternate tunings as well. You can gain a wealth of information from him.

John B.

[john]

Hey John

Thanks, I'll check Dan and Will out too

cheers

John

[Nightwolf]

Alternate Tuning on wikipedia

Good article

[Rudi]

Yes it is. I was amazed by some of those tunings.

[john]

Cool thanks John!

[john]

Anyone else?

[Steve]

Are there any online chord shapings to go with these tunings? I have a friend who plays mostly in open tunings, but he doesn't really know what he's playing! So if we jam, I have to try to find the key he's in, and play blind!

[thelevellers]

Hmmm, I haven't tried any open tunings yet, the stuff I learn doesn't need it... Maybe I'll try and find some Mostly I just drop tune, I know two songs that require drop A tuning(!) (well the versions I know do anyway, one of them I've since heard is technically played in open A...) Then there's Tom Morellos love of drop B tuning, which is fun Then the countless drop D songs... In theory I suppose there's the Queens of the Stone Age I play which are all technically all down 1 step (dunno what you would call that?!), and one or two System of a Down songs that are drop D down 1 step apparently!!!

I think maybe getting a slide and learning some open tuned songs could be my next 'thing' to learn, as I've been stagnating since I stopped having lessons over the summer

Rohan

[Rudi]

I used to use open C, G, D (sometimes A) C maj7 and a dropped D tuning. Have not bothered for many years now though. Still occasionally use the dropped D though.