Wow! I’ve been using drop D stuff forever but never thought about dropping the high E too! Really like that idea of raising the the G string a half step.. especially for slide! I’m gonna guess you have different guitars set up for these various tunings? Anyhow, thanks for the info! This video was worth it’s weight in gold!!!! Thank you!!!
I totally agree.amazing.inspiring,great job.mastèr of a teacher.. best teaching video I have ever witnessed for guitar instruction. Standing Ovation in my book. I will definitely view more from him
Alternate tunings are great. It's like falling in love all over again. Taking what was once familiar and making it foreign. Forcing you to explore new voicings and fingerings. Don't be afraid. Experiment, make mistakes, have fun, learn and be creative.
Always avoided messing around with alternate tunings but realized that I really like drop c and I never thought of those other easy ones. Thanks for giving some examples on how to use them.
Thanks Justin… This and all that you share are appreciated, used and appreciated! I play southern gospel music, have my own studio and I’m still in kindergarten… a lifelong student thanking a Great Teacher! Thanks Bro… Johnny
Worship lead player here. Thanks for your time and contribution to the guitar / music community... You have opened the door for SO much. Bless you and yours sir!
I subscribed to your channel because of the song the Dad band sent you. Everything you said was spot on. Ive been playing and helped produce songs for over 40 years. Was nice to hear somebody that knows their shit. Congrats on your channel!!!!
Hey buddy, thanks so much for this. Sitting here on my day off just thumbing through all of your videos. It’s like having you in my studio just showing off all your chops. Awesome! Thanks again.
Fantastic! Alternate tunings have done more for my playing and more importantly, my songwriting, than any other single thing. You are knocking it out of the park with your content!!!
Bonus effect you mentioned just quickly is vocals if you write songs you sing yourself - not sure why, but other tunings always = other vocal melodies for me. And you forgot the best benefit of all: Telling the wife you need more guitars for all those tunings! Ha ha... thanks for the vid... no response needed here.
Cool look, the amber light goes with the ES- which is a babe. I use 10-52s for D, 11-56 C, and 12-60 B, for stability. Try raising the the fifth string from A to B = open Em7 chord. Fifth fret barre is the 4th, 7th fret= fifth and so on. Raise 3rd string for maior- it's a hoot. Great playing- touch and feel. I subbed. ♫
Another understated video full of wisdom and honesty. Copping to your "misses" as part of getting to your "hits" is so enlightening and downright refreshing. Can't wait to play my F major song with open G chord shapes. Rock!
Been using alternate tunings for 30 plus years, if not more. I always struggle with one guitar when playing live as I hating having to retune and I feel like I am wasting my punters time while I do it. I don't have the gift that some do that can chat while they tune. Having two guitars to take to gigs makes that easier, but also more of a hassle carrying the gear. In my studio I always have at least one acoustic and one electric tuned to open f, c#, OR D. It's so inspirational when you get stuck with song ideas in standard tuning. This is a great channel, glad I found it. Your tone is exquisite.
Guess this was officially my intervention for overusing 10ths lol. Love this!! Was just looking for a little inspiration this week and this definitely added a new tool to the toolkit - even if it’s just bringing an extra guit tuned a half step down for some songs
I haven't really messed with tuning except maybe droppedd D sometimes. That "other" dropped D is something I will IMMEDIATELY use. I can hear that in some of my songs for sure. (OKay, now I'm watching the rest of the video!! Haha)
I’ve tuned down a full step for several years now and it’s awesome. Playing along with folks in standard is fun cause they look at me funny, lol then the question comes, how are you doing that? I just laugh, but some guys it really messes with em. Still fun though… 🎸🤓🌎☮️👍
Fantastic stuff Justin! Definitely essential for anyone playing in a modern country/Americana setting. Another interesting and reasonably simple one is tuning the low E and A down to C and G respectively. That’s a John Leventhal trick to get some different ideas flowing.
Man I love that one. I do all sorts of weird stuff. Open G but with a low C is another example. The ones in this video are what I thought would be the most accessible. Cheers!
Happy Friday. I stumled onto your channel yesterday . I am just hobby guitar loving guy with a lot of curiosity. Music for me is always an outlet for my fun time. You’re a cool teacher. Thanks for sharing so much experience. I’m looking forward to a couple of beers and some guitar playing. Have fun 🍻
I love the open tunings, not that I'm very fluent in some of them. When you get to the next one, maybe you'll want to include (what I call) Low C tuning: C G C G C E . that's a fun one.
Freaking brilliant. I have not been that interested in alternate tunings or in tuning down until now. Now, I can't wait to try them out and see what comes. Really helpful advice all the way through. I know your main gig is not teaching, but you're really good at it.
I'll watch the vid later. My favs are standard tuning, open G or capo-ed A, Open D capo-ed E, Drop D, and C6, from lap still you almost can't mess up or find something you find tasty. DGCGCD is a tuning largely popularized by Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, and it has an unconventional open-string sound. The most famous use of this tuning is “The Rain Song” by Led Zeppelin.
I have used a Nashville strung acoustic in dadgad tuning on records with a capo for super jangly droney parts, also the capo allows hammer on/pull offs to open strings regardless of the key. Also crazy tunings on an electric sitar speaking of drones.... Fun!
Thank you so much! This and your Deluxe Reverb video have made my day. I feel like I've finally unlocked my amp and got a whole bunch of new ideas out of this video. Kudos, mi amigo!
Hi Justin, 1st time watching your channel and I immediately hit the Subscribe and like after a few minutes in, great (and calm) delivery of the material and it showed me a few new tricks and reinforced some things as well. For me, DADGAD and double drop D are my favorite alternate tunings, and as you pointed out, once you are in double drop D, it’s an easy thing to go into open G by tuning the A string down to G. Also the chord shapes are very similar for DADGAD, Double Drop D and open G, so you can get familiar with all 3 of those tunings and have fun exploring and coming up with ideas that I would never have in standard E tuning. Thanks for the well thought out dive on this, I look forward to seeing more of your videos… 🤘🏼
Hey Justin, wanted to say your vid with Brett Papa was a work of art! Been contemplating pulling a Joey Landreth and finding a tuning for slide I like and sticking with it, and I think double drop D is it (Open G has been my go to, but I think I’ll have more versatility with the drop D). I have one guitar in double drop C for that lower Landreth tone, and one in double drop D now, and trying a stereo setup between my Katana 50 MKII and my Fender Acoustic Jr. Go (full range acoustic amp for that beautiful low end). Running Ernie Ball Power Slinky’s (11-48) on the drop D guitar, and Cobalts (11-54) for the drop C. Love your channel, gonna be doing a deep dive into older videos now. Cheers!
Great Hey thank you for sharing those really cool ideas and SOUNDS.. You can almost hear the right female singers belting lyrics over some of those tunings the next greatest hit is right there we just need the next Linda Rondstat to step up and sing it. Learn alot from this channel thanks for the peek at how its done.
Man really great video Justin! So useful! I would love to see a whole video dedicated to talking about baritone guitar and iconic songs/parts that use a baritone.
Hey there Justin. I am a composer with a bunch of underscore (around 300 cues) music on various tv shows. I have also been getting into more artist singer songwriter work over the last 5 or so years. I built a studio here in Arkansas a couple of years ago. My sweetspot seems to be building out a complete session to bring a writers song to life. Enough about my background. Just wanted to say ... I find your videos SUPER inspirational! While I have been tracking guitars for years you have truly made me want to take it to the next level. You are a fantastic player but more so your sensibility of knowing what the song needs or doesn't need is something I really enjoy. Playing to the song is something I have always embraced but with your help I am taking it to the next level. Thanks again and keep posting!!!
Well I’m gonna be occupied for the next 10yrs 😂. Really enjoy your channel Justin. I’ve been on the writing side of Nashville but never been around this side or at least from a studio musician point of view. Tons of valuable information and things I’ve never thought of. It’s nice having someone so open as yourself wanting to help others in such a competitive line of work. Really enjoyable experience every time I click one of your videos. Thanks brother looking forward to your next upload 💯✌🏼
Man, this stuff is so useful Justin! thank you. I have unpacked tunings 1 and 2 so far and I am already writing a new song with it. These types of videos are helpful to me if you are inspired to do more. -Wes King
Justin Perfect timing. I sat in with a buddy the other day and he plays in standard B. That got me curious about alternate tunings. Thanks for the lesson.
Justin, towards the end, "It's cool right?!" yes! This was a cool video - Justin - the channel really seems to be getting dialed in - nice job.I like the addition of the graphics reinforcing the tuning, chords, comments etc. --- super helpful! I learned quite a bit here - (the reason we come back!) - and really have not done much with double drop D or full step dropping - this was very insightful. Keep the lessons coming. I still wish I could get your tone!!! When you say the 10ths are being overdone - meaning a lot of songs have used the sound in your sessions? Would love to see a video where you are commenting on the current "Nashville sound" with an honest assessment.
Awesome! And a bit of an eye-opener for me as I haven´t really practised any other alternate tunings besides drop d, for more rock/metal oriented stuff. What really caught my attention was the high drop d! Great voicings and I had to pause the video to try it myself. Thanks for all the quality content Justin! The content you provide is simply fantastic!
Great post! The “other drop D” tuning, I like to call Top D tuning. I’ve been dropping my guitar to C# Standard…a la Tim Pierce at Song Bird museum, playing the Flying V. Like the sound, and the feel. I was playing heavy strings and it literally has made them “light”. I like the sound of the Drop “C” tuning in D Standard.
Awesome show . Im always exploring alternate tunings and you gave me more to jam on for those hot summer nights on the porch. Oh and i know about the tongue thing to 😂 Great channel keep up the good work!
Wow! I’ve been using drop D stuff forever but never thought about dropping the high E too! Really like that idea of raising the the G string a half step.. especially for slide! I’m gonna guess you have different guitars set up for these various tunings? Anyhow, thanks for the info! This video was worth it’s weight in gold!!!! Thank you!!!
Jack is the most underrated guitar player ever. A true monster
I totally agree.amazing.inspiring,great job.mastèr of a teacher.. best teaching video I have ever witnessed for guitar instruction. Standing Ovation in my book. I will definitely view more from him
Outstanding Style it makes you want to learn best instruction video I've ever seen honestly
He deserves more recognition I Will pass this along to everyone who are willing to learn more about guitar
Love simply tuning the high E down half a step to Eb and playing in the key of B.
Alternate tunings are great. It's like falling in love all over again. Taking what was once familiar and making it foreign. Forcing you to explore new voicings and fingerings. Don't be afraid. Experiment, make mistakes, have fun, learn and be creative.
Always avoided messing around with alternate tunings but realized that I really like drop c and I never thought of those other easy ones. Thanks for giving some examples on how to use them.
Thanks Justin… This and all that you share are appreciated, used and appreciated! I play southern gospel music, have my own studio and I’m still in kindergarten… a lifelong student thanking a Great Teacher! Thanks Bro…
Johnny
Thanks for adding the chords in captions!
I've been playing alt tunings for 40 years and I still learned new & helpful shit today. Thanks Justin!
Worship lead player here. Thanks for your time and contribution to the guitar / music community... You have opened the door for SO much. Bless you and yours sir!
I subscribed to your channel because of the song the Dad band sent you. Everything you said was spot on. Ive been playing and helped produce songs for over 40 years. Was nice to hear somebody that knows their shit. Congrats on your channel!!!!
Hey buddy, thanks so much for this. Sitting here on my day off just thumbing through all of your videos. It’s like having you in my studio just showing off all your chops. Awesome! Thanks again.
Some people tell me I'm a good guitar player. I'm like no.... You should see good. Just like this. So, so smooth. Love these videos!
Its easy to see why you're a top session player. Your playing is tasteful, pretty, and melodic.
Fantastic! Alternate tunings have done more for my playing and more importantly, my songwriting, than any other single thing. You are knocking it out of the park with your content!!!
Thank you Justin. I’m on the road traveling for work and your videos are very helpful. What is the process to get your awesome guitar sound on TH-cam?
Creative news ways to get out of the usual ruts we find ourselves in. Thanks!
Bonus effect you mentioned just quickly is vocals if you write songs you sing yourself - not sure why, but other tunings always = other vocal melodies for me. And you forgot the best benefit of all: Telling the wife you need more guitars for all those tunings! Ha ha... thanks for the vid... no response needed here.
Totally agree.
Cool look, the amber light goes with the ES- which is a babe. I use 10-52s for D, 11-56 C, and 12-60 B, for stability. Try raising the the fifth string from A to B = open Em7 chord. Fifth fret barre is the 4th, 7th fret= fifth and so on. Raise 3rd string for maior- it's a hoot. Great playing- touch and feel. I subbed. ♫
thanks Justin! ...yep, staying relaxed is HUGE!
-it radically effects our timing, our groove,
and overall finger technique on both hands :)
Just love your playing. You can play anything, obviously, but you do the simplest stuff… and it sounds like epiphany.
Thanks a ton!
Another understated video full of wisdom and honesty. Copping to your "misses" as part of getting to your "hits" is so enlightening and downright refreshing. Can't wait to play my F major song with open G chord shapes. Rock!
That's how The Beatles "Yesterday" was recorded BTW. It's a good one.
Why is it only possible to like this video once? I had so many moments in this video I wanted to give another like :) thanks Justin!
Also: G up whole tone to A; B up half step to C. Try all of the above on acoustic. New songs will flow forth.
Been using alternate tunings for 30 plus years, if not more. I always struggle with one guitar when playing live as I hating having to retune and I feel like I am wasting my punters time while I do it. I don't have the gift that some do that can chat while they tune. Having two guitars to take to gigs makes that easier, but also more of a hassle carrying the gear. In my studio I always have at least one acoustic and one electric tuned to open f, c#, OR D. It's so inspirational when you get stuck with song ideas in standard tuning. This is a great channel, glad I found it. Your tone is exquisite.
I feel your pain. I need a roadie, maybe I shoulda had some kids, they'd be in their 30s now. ;-)
Guess this was officially my intervention for overusing 10ths lol. Love this!! Was just looking for a little inspiration this week and this definitely added a new tool to the toolkit - even if it’s just bringing an extra guit tuned a half step down for some songs
Never thought about only changing one strings tuning besides the low E. Going to have a play around with this
Man, I could listen to you play all day every day. And that’s saying nothing about your teaching, which is top shelf. Thankyouthankyouthankyou!!!
I haven't really messed with tuning except maybe droppedd D sometimes. That "other" dropped D is something I will IMMEDIATELY use. I can hear that in some of my songs for sure. (OKay, now I'm watching the rest of the video!! Haha)
I’ve tuned down a full step for several years now and it’s awesome. Playing along with folks in standard is fun cause they look at me funny, lol then the question comes, how are you doing that? I just laugh, but some guys it really messes with em. Still fun though… 🎸🤓🌎☮️👍
Fantastic stuff Justin! Definitely essential for anyone playing in a modern country/Americana setting. Another interesting and reasonably simple one is tuning the low E and A down to C and G respectively. That’s a John Leventhal trick to get some different ideas flowing.
Man I love that one. I do all sorts of weird stuff. Open G but with a low C is another example. The ones in this video are what I thought would be the most accessible. Cheers!
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Great lesson. Thank you Justin! Would love to see a pt. 2 on alternate tunings. Looking fwd. to your future lessons and courses.
Love that point about removing tension from your body, very true.
DADGAD is my favourite alternative tuning.
Happy Friday. I stumled onto your channel yesterday . I am just hobby guitar loving guy with a lot of curiosity. Music for me is always an outlet for my fun time. You’re a cool teacher. Thanks for sharing so much experience. I’m looking forward to a couple of beers and some guitar playing. Have fun 🍻
I love the open tunings, not that I'm very fluent in some of them. When you get to the next one, maybe you'll want to include (what I call) Low C tuning: C G C G C E . that's a fun one.
You were almost playing blackbird on your drop D tuning!
Freaking brilliant. I have not been that interested in alternate tunings or in tuning down until now. Now, I can't wait to try them out and see what comes. Really helpful advice all the way through. I know your main gig is not teaching, but you're really good at it.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge Justin. I enjoy your channel and content.👍✌️
I'll watch the vid later. My favs are standard tuning, open G or capo-ed A, Open D capo-ed E, Drop D, and C6, from lap still you almost can't mess up or find something you find tasty. DGCGCD is a tuning largely popularized by Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, and it has an unconventional open-string sound. The most famous use of this tuning is “The Rain Song” by Led Zeppelin.
Thank you very much for the lesson.
I have used a Nashville strung acoustic in dadgad tuning on records with a capo for super jangly droney parts, also the capo allows hammer on/pull offs to open strings regardless of the key. Also crazy tunings on an electric sitar speaking of drones.... Fun!
Your channel has become one of my absolute favorites, Justin. Keep up the great content and thanks for the effort and insight.
Thank you so much! This and your Deluxe Reverb video have made my day. I feel like I've finally unlocked my amp and got a whole bunch of new ideas out of this video. Kudos, mi amigo!
Great content. I love alternate tunings & nice to know what the pro’s get up to! More on alternate tunings at some point would be great.m cheers.
5:27 complete with the windmill arm... sounds damn nice to me (my generation). Cool and inspiring video btw as always
Hi Justin, 1st time watching your channel and I immediately hit the Subscribe and like after a few minutes in, great (and calm) delivery of the material and it showed me a few new tricks and reinforced some things as well. For me, DADGAD and double drop D are my favorite alternate tunings, and as you pointed out, once you are in double drop D, it’s an easy thing to go into open G by tuning the A string down to G. Also the chord shapes are very similar for DADGAD, Double Drop D and open G, so you can get familiar with all 3 of those tunings and have fun exploring and coming up with ideas that I would never have in standard E tuning. Thanks for the well thought out dive on this, I look forward to seeing more of your videos… 🤘🏼
Hey Justin, wanted to say your vid with Brett Papa was a work of art! Been contemplating pulling a Joey Landreth and finding a tuning for slide I like and sticking with it, and I think double drop D is it (Open G has been my go to, but I think I’ll have more versatility with the drop D).
I have one guitar in double drop C for that lower Landreth tone, and one in double drop D now, and trying a stereo setup between my Katana 50 MKII and my Fender Acoustic Jr. Go (full range acoustic amp for that beautiful low end).
Running Ernie Ball Power Slinky’s (11-48) on the drop D guitar, and Cobalts (11-54) for the drop C.
Love your channel, gonna be doing a deep dive into older videos now. Cheers!
This is great! Thank you. I always use Drop D but never knew about these others.
I learned a lot today, thanks...
Great stuff. Tremolo adds so much...Thanks for this.
Thank you Justin. This was very helpful, and I will enjoy trying these for something new!
Great Hey thank you for sharing those really cool ideas and SOUNDS..
You can almost hear the right female singers belting lyrics over some of those tunings the next greatest hit is right there we just need the next Linda Rondstat to step up and sing it. Learn alot from this channel thanks for the peek at how its done.
Awesome man and love the stories in between, def do the other alt tuning video. Thanks!
Makes full sound those tuning great for filling out the mix like gimmy page
Man really great video Justin! So useful! I would love to see a whole video dedicated to talking about baritone guitar and iconic songs/parts that use a baritone.
Thanks Justin, great teaching style.
its great to hear a working pro talk about stuff, truthfully a lot of things go over my head but some things stick so thanks
Helluva guy sharing his knowledge and expertise. 👍👏95% keep a tight lid on it.
Hey there Justin. I am a composer with a bunch of underscore (around 300 cues) music on various tv shows. I have also been getting into more artist singer songwriter work over the last 5 or so years. I built a studio here in Arkansas a couple of years ago. My sweetspot seems to be building out a complete session to bring a writers song to life. Enough about my background.
Just wanted to say ... I find your videos SUPER inspirational! While I have been tracking guitars for years you have truly made me want to take it to the next level. You are a fantastic player but more so your sensibility of knowing what the song needs or doesn't need is something I really enjoy. Playing to the song is something I have always embraced but with your help I am taking it to the next level. Thanks again and keep posting!!!
Awesome!
Thank you! A slide lesson would also be great :-)
Super cool… so many new things to try. Thanks!
Man, this is really inspiring. I’ve had a slide sitting around for ages and that G# tuning may just be the ticket!
Love your video's, great information.
Awesome! You definitely made me want to try alternate tunings again. Greetings from France.
This was so helpful and inspirational, many thanks!
Thanks for a great lesson!
Another great lesson!!! Thank you Sir!!!!
Thanks Justin. Another masterclass in guitar coolness.🎸
Thanks Justin.
Another fine lesson...My fav alt tuning is Jimmy Page "Rain Song" open C tuning? CGDGCD
Great little tutorial really appreciate it thank you!
Best video i ve seen about this topic
Well I’m gonna be occupied for the next 10yrs 😂. Really enjoy your channel Justin. I’ve been on the writing side of Nashville but never been around this side or at least from a studio musician point of view. Tons of valuable information and things I’ve never thought of. It’s nice having someone so open as yourself wanting to help others in such a competitive line of work. Really enjoyable experience every time I click one of your videos. Thanks brother looking forward to your next upload 💯✌🏼
Thanks Justin!
Appreciate info, Justin. Love your videos. You’re awesome.
I think you've got me. I might actually try these.
Thanks Justin! This was great!
Great tutorial. Thank you so much.
this is such an inspiring lesson!
Great lesson.
Nice stuff, Justin. Thanks!
Lots of respect for you. Super player. Nashville guys dangerous on any instrument Haaa
This is amazing, thanks very much Sir!
Man, this stuff is so useful Justin! thank you. I have unpacked tunings 1 and 2 so far and I am already writing a new song with it. These types of videos are helpful to me if you are inspired to do more. -Wes King
Great input, thank you !!
Justin Perfect timing. I sat in with a buddy the other day and he plays in standard B. That got me curious about alternate tunings. Thanks for the lesson.
Great stuff sir. Thank you.
amazing stuff. just subscribed. love these kinds of lessons.
great lesson
Thanks this lesson was awesome
Justin, towards the end, "It's cool right?!" yes! This was a cool video - Justin - the channel really seems to be getting dialed in - nice job.I like the addition of the graphics reinforcing the tuning, chords, comments etc. --- super helpful! I learned quite a bit here - (the reason we come back!) - and really have not done much with double drop D or full step dropping - this was very insightful. Keep the lessons coming. I still wish I could get your tone!!! When you say the 10ths are being overdone - meaning a lot of songs have used the sound in your sessions? Would love to see a video where you are commenting on the current "Nashville sound" with an honest assessment.
Thank you!
Hey Justin, Love your LESSONS!!👍👍👍👍
Finally, right?! I know you’ve been asking for a long time!
@@JustinOstrander Hey Justin, I love learning from you. Thank you! 👍🙏
Awesome! And a bit of an eye-opener for me as I haven´t really practised any other alternate tunings besides drop d, for more rock/metal oriented stuff.
What really caught my attention was the high drop d! Great voicings and I had to pause the video to try it myself.
Thanks for all the quality content Justin! The content you provide is simply fantastic!
Another Great video / demonstration! As usual, you keep opening 'new doors' for me and my guitar playing. Thanks Justin!
Great stuff sir.
Great post! The “other drop D” tuning, I like to call Top D tuning. I’ve been dropping my guitar to C# Standard…a la Tim Pierce at Song Bird museum, playing the Flying V. Like the sound, and the feel.
I was playing heavy strings and it literally has made them “light”. I like the sound of the Drop “C” tuning in D Standard.
Great video!
Great stuff man.
Love your stuff
Nice, man
Awesome show . Im always exploring alternate tunings and you gave me more to jam on for those hot summer nights on the porch.
Oh and i know about the tongue thing to 😂
Great channel keep up the good work!