BluesKing777 Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Found this on Alan Horvath's site: Thanks Al! I have a simple chord chart for Open G, Open D, Low C, but his DADGAD chart is missing! A lot of people approach the open G tuning on guitar as, say a, slide song they know or a picking song they know, but we don't really know where we are compared to standard tuning. So strum along on these chords in G for a while to get the idea, then have a go at a simple standard tuning song you already know like C..C...F...C..C..G..F..C....................>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>etc on to another world if you have never tried open tuning......... http://www.alanhorvath.com/Gchart.php BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipss36 Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 That is great stuff. Been working in open g as of late , thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerohead Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Awesome thread! Thanks BK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paganskins Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Here's a good resource, Bill Sethares' pretty comprehensive open/alt tuning ebook. More info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis57 Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Here's a good resource, Bill Sethares' pretty comprehensive open/alt tuning ebook. More info Wow this is a great source on informations buddy !! Tks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RusRob Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Thanks for starting this thread B.K. I have been playing around with alt tunings as of late and this is some good info to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacamartin Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Here's a good resource, Bill Sethares' pretty comprehensive open/alt tuning ebook. More info Wow! That's the best e-book on this subject that I've seen. J.D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Had a flip through the ebook. Stellar work. Very nifty indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 . @paganskins - Excellent resource. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share Posted August 21, 2013 Yep - that paganskins has it all covered thanks - have saved the link. But for G open tuning beginners, the Horvath chart I posted is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay simpler to get a handle on things - which is why I posted it. BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 I have been mucking about with the E and E7 from the Horvath (in G tuning). I play a straight 12 bar blues in E next with the A from the chart and then the B is 2 frets higher.... Then some in F C A .......................... Here is the scenario: You have played your masterpiece in open G tuning and the audience is going wild at your brilliance and insights into slide in Open G, but while you are basking in the applause, your singer, bass player and drummer launch into a blues in E, leaving you staring at your frets in confusion and humiliation, and then you make things worse by having a bash at a riff with your slide in the wrong position/wrong key. I know you can't cover all bases, but also a look at playing in Bb and Eb in G tuning could be wise.............a wise time to go to the bar..... BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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