[Open Tuning Guitar Tutorial] - 3 Ways To Play Chords In Open G Tuning
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 พ.ค. 2024
- In this video, I am going to show you how to play your guitar in open g tuning. You are going to learn several ways to play open g tuning chords that sound amazing. Not only will you get beautiful sounding music with these open g chords, they will also be simple to play, resulting in sounds that won’t be possible to replicate in a standard tuning.
Open G Bar Chords:
First, I show you how to play open g bar chords on your guitar. These chords only require one finger to play, leaving your other fingers free to add all sorts of cool extensions and embellishments. I will take you through an open g bar chord progression using some of these shapes and approaches.
Open G Drone Chords:
Next, I take you though some beautiful sounding open g chords that take advantage of the irregular open string droning sound you get with open tunings. These shapes offer up all kinds of amazing sounds and are super simple to play, some shapes only requiring a single finger.
Open G Blues Shuffle:
Finally, I show you how incredibly easy it is to play a blues shuffle in open g tuning. Much simpler compared to standard tuning.
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Tablature for examples presented in this lesson can be found here: acousticguitarlessonsonline.net/open-g-tuning-guitar-chords
Wow , fantastic, thank you so much. More open G PLEASE
@justincheney2925, you are very welcome! :)
Great lesson!
Glad you liked the lesson David! :)
Great lesson
You are very welcome Garry :)
Thank you so much for this.
You are very welcome Sava! :)
Great lesson.. lovely pace
You are welcome Tom! 🙂
Thank you very much! This was a fantastic lesson and real eye opener!
You are very welcome Morten :)
Good for my banjo too
Very insightful, thank you…
You are very welcome Pilier! :)
Thanx for a beautifulll lesson👊 Love practicing open G! You give me more reason to keep on❤
You are welcome Makelya! :)
Verry good lesson.
Glad you enjoyed the lesson Samuel Harper :)
Nice lesson, thanks, my playing standard tuning was going no where due to having had surgery on my hands for bent fingers ,Dupytrens disease, which made chord stretches impossible, after surgery my fingers are uncurled but no longer straight enough for regular chords in standard tuning, but I can in open g make some really sweet sounds without having to make impossible stretches. I just got my stiches out a couple of weeks ago and have a guitar back in my hands after months of just looking at them. I can't make a fist yet but I can hold the neck and bar chord as shown, once the swelling goes down I will get a slide back on and I will be torturing my dog again, I will be going over this video a few more times, thanks again.
You are very welcome Skien! Sorry to hear about the Dupytrens disease, but glad the video had helped give you some things you can mange in open G tuning. Some players build a career off playing in a particular tuning, for example, Pierre Bensusan exclusively plays in DADGAD tuning :)
This is an amazing tutorial. Thanks for sharing, I’m just getting into Open G
@KeithWilsonUK so glad you found the video helpful! You are very welcome :)
Fantastic! I’m just learning this style.
Glad you like the video @mikeoakley7470 :)
Very nice mate
Thanks Tom Crawford. Glad you enjoyed the video :)
Good lesson, open g o what a sound
Glad you like the lesson Dominick :)
Reminds me of a song I heard Slash and Myles Kennedy play called Starlight.
Cool! I'll have to check this out :)
Thank you for the lesson I had no idea how play chords in open G tuning, that was very helpful.
You are very welcome Don! Glad you found the lesson helpful :)
Loved that Open G lesson.Put me right in the mood to learn more.Unfortunately, I was blocked from signing up for the ebook.But well done, Simon, for a fascinating tutorial.
You are welcome Brian! :)
How were you blocked exactly from downloading the ebook?
That shouldn’t happen and I am sure I can fix any possible issue you may be having :)
Nice sound. Hello from Brazil. I will be following you.
Glad you liked the video enivaldo! :) New videos each and every week.
Sir, you are my Man, easy, short, and well explain. Thank you very Much for your Time. IT help me a lot more than some other guy's on the net.....
You are very welcome Bowen! Glad you liked the video and found it helpful :)
Hi
Great video, you've revitalised my interest in Open Tunings, which I havent used for some time.
Its a really good reason to own more than one Guitar, so one can be left in Open tuning, ready to go.
If you use just the one guitar, keep some spare strings handy as continually retuning will eventually break the string,
I suggest Big Yellow Taxi as a tune to start with, as Joni plays this in open, its not so difficult and sounds super cool.
Great to hear this lesson has revitalised your playing in Open Tunings Chris! Always great to have more than one guitar :)
Thanks for suggestion of Big Yellow Taxi
Thank you for the great lesson on open G tuning and chords. I recently started exploring Open G (especially The Rolling Stones songs) and love the way you show how easy the chord progressions are.
@traviskneale8376, you are very welcome! Glad you found the open G tuning lesson helpful :)
"You have a very good teaching style, express yourself clearly, and patiently build a system of facts for the viewers. I can only commend you exceptionally for that. As a longtime teacher, school principal, and doctor of educational sciences, I, as a methodologist, would recommend a camera angle from above on the left hand and neck of the guitar, from the guitarist's perspective. I believe that this would further assist viewers and elevate your lessons to a new level of quality. So, a recording of the left hand from the guitarist's perspective, rather than from the front."
Wow. Im brand new to guitar. One thing I wanted to do off the start is not learn to play the same old standard strunming chords and songs that everyone goes to.
This style and your video here has really set me up to begin down this alternative path.
Thanks and cheers
@joshuakeegwell2896, you are very welcome! I am glad my video has helped you get started with guitar :)
As someone who has disability-related problems with his hands/fingers, Open Tunings are a fun way to play around with music when I am not that good at fretting multiple notes to make chords.
@mrjoey94, glad open tunings are working for you and hope this video helps :)
Thx
Tho Gonzo you are very welcome! :)
Thanks for your help with the chords I've only just really discovered G open tuning it's great fun but early days 😀 for me. Thanks again
You are very welcome Stevienug :) Yes, Open G tuning is fun! All the best with it :)
@@acousticguitarlessons have you ever tried russian 7-string guitar tuning?
@@auraofdeath423 no, never. Have you tried this tuning yourself?
@@acousticguitarlessons i play it for two years. As i feel, this is the most universal and elaborate alternative tuning. There are tons of russian sheet music to learn, there are more keys to play than another open tunings have. It's a really huge culture, russians waisted, and it's really shameful, i think. No matter how it sounds, the development of our culture is happening abroad more than here. And it's really bad, i think....
@@auraofdeath423 I will have to check this tuning out. Thanks for the heads up :)
I'd like to see more running videos just like this one. Great video tutorial. Thanks for sharing
You are welcome and glad you like the video :) What do you mean by "running" videos?
@@acousticguitarlessons sorry more alternate runnings just like like this one.
@@pyschointellectual I think you are meaning to say more alternate "tunings" if I am not mistaken :)
@@acousticguitarlessons hahah I think I need to get a new pair of glasses before I watch anymore video
@@pyschointellectual 😂
Great lesson. I was a standard tuning snobb but you have shown me the great possibilities of G tuning
Great to hear you found the lesson useful Mark! I was a long time coming to open tunings too. I still mostly play in standard tuning, but open tunings are fun to explore and I do plan to play in them a little more into the future :)
@@acousticguitarlessons I have begun to feel the same about open tunings, as an opportunity to add to my musical language!
@@markjohnson9485 definitely! :)
I would love lessons on other alternative tunings, jazz chords, bossa nova and a discussion on Modes.
I have plenty of lessons on modes.
You can find them here:
th-cam.com/play/PLJXtMWIq5iFRItE8-aLLm2rQS54rHKQuM.html
I also have some lessons on DADGAD tuning you can find here:
th-cam.com/play/PLJXtMWIq5iFRBS8zgcqcZ6xUc3eo5CI96.html
There is a lesson on playing a Jazz Blues that uses common Jazz chord voicings here:
th-cam.com/video/0M3auZvRRcI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=93-qKzW5GQQIa89U
You might find these videos useful for jazz chords too:
th-cam.com/video/9bCyC-WyRWU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=J1wxZJxw2U67lZts
th-cam.com/video/ikbkNa3YS9s/w-d-xo.htmlsi=MtV-GN9DKJ0w9VMd
Wow.. A whole new world. Awesome lesson.. Never seen anything like this on you tube before in my feed. Glad the algorithm gods sent me your way. Subscribed😜
You are very welcome Chris! Glad you like the lesson and thanks for the sub :)
Hi Simon,
Great lesson as usual. This really opened my eyes to all the possibilities available in open tuning. It sounds really cool. I’ve resisted open tuning due to all the reasons you listed. But now I have this info I’ll definitely give it a go.
If you have a look at Keith Richards fingers this is probably the only way he can play guitar now😊
Cheers Alan
Hi Alan! Yes, I made the same mistake with Open Tunings regarding resisting them. They're great fun to play in! Keith Richards fingers are probably the reason he removes the 6th string from his guitar too :)
uh, not so, not so at all. Keith is a virtuoso, still, don't kid yourself. it's easier for him to play open G...so why not? Enables him to concentrate on the sound, the groove, and to thrash about on stage for the folks in the back. re-reading your post...you may have been kidding. Cheers.
@@acousticguitarlessons Richards have played 5-strings for ages, and even way before his artherithis.
Five strings, four fingers, three chords and one asshole as he used to say.
Great lesson. I’ve shied away from for open tunings for all the reasons you cite! THANK YOU opening my eyes!
I wish you had the facility to “tip” on this video as I’d like to pay something for this lesson
@BlueJC2001, you are very welcome! I am glad you found the lesson helpful :)
Interesting stuff, I perform Irish music, but recently my left hand was bitten by a dog, so I'm using Open G whilst my hand recovers, turns out I can play most Irish songs with it, it's a very handy (😜) tuning
Great to hear open G tuning is working for you@patrickhannon4217 :) Sorry to hear about the dig bite though
Brown Sugar was interesting --open G --Keef Richards used it well ! thankyou !
@CarlWinter-oy8uf, you are very welcome! Yes, plenty of Open G Tuning with Keith Richards :)
I have been playing a baritone uke in open G just baring to get basic chord changes. Now I have found you, a breath of fresh air. I think I can now go on and get me a nice guitar. My 4 string is a low D
Great to hear Colin! Let me know how you get on with Open G Tuning on the guitar :)
@@acousticguitarlessons with the help of tuner. If you use electronic device you can take help of Fender guitar tuner app.
@@harsh1839 yes, a tuner is always an essential tool for a guitar player. You also want to be able to tune to various open tunings by ear too :)
Your guitar has an awesome timbre
Thanks! It’s a Maton I’ve had for 20 years
Thanks! You make it look so ridiculously simple. I will get my guitar(s) out of the dust and try it out.
@johanwithag2432, you are very welcome! Let me know how you get in with Open G tuning :)
@@acousticguitarlessons Hi, at my childhood (age 4) I was hit by a polio disease and luckily only left with some disabilities on my right hand. So I play with left-hand guitars; so my right hand is on the neck ( I can't handle the plectrum with my right hand). And my hands are already small. So I have major difficulties with bare chords and wide finger chords over 3 or 4 frets. So I was already looking for a totally different tuning with mainly open tuning on strings and with easy chord patterns. I play mainly rock and blues guitar. So open G tuning might be a solution for me. And what is fine for Keith Richards is sure fine for me 😀
@johanwithag2432, I hope Open G tuning works for you :)
low 6. string to d, 5. string to g, and 1. st str. to d....isnt it?@@acousticguitarlessons
@@marijanmadunic3046, yes, that's correct :)
Ive played guitar for 50 years ,but had a stroke 5 years ago .my left side was completely paralysed. My guitar playing was impossible, so I am going to try this open tuning and hopefully get my left hand and fingers to cooperate. I am miserable without playing so thanks for the lesson.
Cheers fro Prue in Australia
Hi Prue :) Thanks for dropping by. I'm sorry to hear about your stroke. I hope Open G is a friendly tuning for you.
I’m trying hard to watch your video, but finding it a bit too quick
@@pruesauerbier6877 don’t try and do everything, pick one thing and work on it. You can start and pause the video whenever you need :)
Maybe I am misunderstanding what you mean by a bit too quick, in which case you can clarify for me :)
Prue, I tore my bicep tendon in my fretting arm. Had a brace for 6 weeks. Put the guitar on a table and started playing slide. When I could wear a slide again I took it off the table and slide is mostly what I play in open G or whatever key. Even in DADGAD. BEST OF LUCK.
Great lesson. Love Open G. Have you ever tried putting that low E string tuned to D to work by tuning it to G? Of course Keith removes it entirely because it does get in the way. If you have a dedicated guitar for open G you can try using a low A string as the 6th string and tuning that to G (if you are concerned about too much tension). Adds some power to your power chords. Just an idea. Thanks again.
Have never tried that MaxG, but cool idea!
Damn good idea
I really enjoyed your presentation. I noticed how you avoid playing the 6th.sting which is tuned down to D. When I played live covering typical Keith Richards open "G" classics, I tuned my Telecaster GGDGBD. To avoid damaging the neck increasing the tension on the normal gauge 6th. string from"E" to "G", I used two "A" 5th. stings tuning both to "G". Typical Keith Richards / Rolling Stones Classic riffs sound far better without the 6th. string tuned to "D", I think that is why Keith simply removed this 6th.string and played like you said with just 5 strings. Personally I found having two bass strings tuned to "G" unusual and very effective. Every time I changed a set of strings I always kept the used "A" 5th. I am retired now but still found new ides from your presentation. kind regards,John.
Glad you enjoyed the lesson John Renshaw!
Really interesting re your Open G Tuning approach. Very cool! :)
Great stuff! I was wondering what the chord in standard tuning is called that is an F chord 1st fret with a D note (b string 3rd fret) and E string open called? And what the heck it is in open G tuning? Any ideas?
Glad you liked the lesson!
Sounds like a FMaj13 chord with those notes.
Do you mean how to play a FMaj13 in Open G Tuning, or if you played that shape, what it would be called in Open G Tuning?
I broke my fret hand in several places last year and they never fixed the rotation of a few of my fingers so I can barely play any bar chords anymore comfortably. Been one of the most depressing and suicidal years of my life as guitar was my one outlet of cathartic release.... been considering surgery, but lord I dont want it to be any worse... I dunno.. anywho, it was a hellish year for a lot of us. Gotta keep on keeping on and as Tom Petty said I wont back down!
I'm so sorry to hear that Dan. I hope surgery can fix the issue. Love the attitude though! :)
Is it better to take the low 'e' string off altogether as you don't seem to be using it?
Not unless you are Kieth Richards :)
No, I would not. The 6th string can be and is used in Open G Tuning, so best to keep this as an option :)
@@acousticguitarlessons Many thanks for your reply! I forgot to say great lesson, very informative. But practically everything I've seen on open G recently ignores the low D. It certainly gets in the way when playing a lot of Stones songs.
I'm wondering if you are familiar with the music of Peter and Clive Sarstedt Asia Minor I've been listening to a song called "Teradactyl Walk" for years and had no idea what they are doing... Your video has been very educational for me and I figure out the song is in open G. I can't find any tutorials on this great album. I really would like to learn more of the chords on this song. I don't know where else to go for help. Maybe you can help ..Thanks for sharing your open G video
Hi Dan. I am not familiar with Peter and Clive Sarstedt Asia Minor. I will check them out. That is great you figured out they were in Open G tuning. I encourage you to keep listening and see if you can workout that they are doing. The more you do this, the more you will hear and the easier it will get :)
I appreciate this can be challenging so best to start with something easier in regard to working things out using your ear :)
Well after going over and over this song I'm not sure there's two guitars maybe ones open ..any way I'm using my ear and I am making progress.. Thanks !
@@dancarreon8523 great to hear you are making progress! Had a quick listen, there are definitely 2 guitars :)
FROM CROATIA: Thank you very much for the excellent way of explaining. I kindly ask for an answer to the question: When I play the G chord in open G tuning, I have the notes: D, G, D, G, B, d... In standard tuning, I don't have a G chord with those notes... Instead, I have: G, C, D, G, B, E or something similar, with a bar chord on the 3rd fret, but I don't have these notes: D, G, D, G, B, D... Why is it then called open G? It's not a G chord... I mean...
@marijanmadunic3046, you are very welcome, glad you liked the video :)
In answer to your question, whether you are playing the open strings in open G tuning, or a bar chord at the 3rd fret in standard tuning, both are G chords.
Both contain the notes G, B, and D which make up a G chord. They are just in a different order.
The 3rd fretted bar chord in standard tuning, is a G chord in root position with G as the lowest note.
Strumming the open strings in open g tuning, gives you a G chord in 2nd inversion due to the D note being the lowest note in the chord.
Hope that helps, but do let me know if I have misunderstood your question :)
Clear, as it could be, thanx@@acousticguitarlessons
@@marijanmadunic3046, you are welcome :)
And you didn't mention Keefe once! Amazing!
Yes he did about half way through
Is it g tuning if you have the high E string tuned to G. Vice versa low E?
Hi Stephen, not really because you still have the open A string which is not part of a G chord. Tuning your high E to a G may break the string too as you are moving up a minor 3rd
Thanks
@@stephenozolua5988 you are welcome :)
You Talk tooooo MuCH!,,,
I have a lot to say :)
So, if a song is in the Key of G, can you play the song effectively in Open G tuning??
Yes, you could for sure :)
What do you use to make your diagrams?
If you are talking about the chord diagrams I use a program called "Neck Diagrams." It's great and I highly recommend it if you are wanting to create fretboard diagrams of any type
@@acousticguitarlessons Thank you
@@sravasaksitam you are welcome :)
Hi fantastic, But blocked trying to access the E-book comes up with "The form could not be submitted TypeError" whatever that is, Pity, Thanks anyway
Hi redsteadyon. Glad you enjoyed the video :) What browser are you using?
@@acousticguitarlessons Firefox....
Hi Simon I got it using another browser other than Firefox, Cheers Pal much appreciated...
@@redsteadyon great to hear. Thanks for letting me know re Firefox. I’ll check out the issue with that
Hi I meant how do you play it in open G tuning?
There would be many ways you could play it in an Open G Tuning :)
If we are talking about an FMaj13 chord in the position you are playing it in Standard Tuning, only in Open G Tuning, then the F note 1st fret/6th string would have to move to the 3rd fret/6th string.
You might mute out the open G string (5th string).
Notes that fall on strings 4, 3, 2 would remain the same as these strings are unchanged in Open G Tuning, and the open E string would now be 2nd fret/1st string.
That may not be the most playable shape of an FMaj13, there are likely more accessible voicings of it, but I don't have a guitar in my hands right now :)
How do you play G7
There are many ways, but the simplest would be to place a finger at the 3rd fret/1st string and then strum with this note along with the open 5th, 4th, 3rd, and 2nd strings.
In otherwords, you are strumming form the 5th string up to the first string, with the only fretted note being played is the 3rd fret/1st string :)
If you checkout the free eBook here on Open G tuning you'll see other cools ways to play a G7 and other chords in this tuning: acousticguitarlessonsonline.net/how-to-play-guitar-in-an-open-g-tuning
Thanks for the tips and here is some more you can do in open g th-cam.com/video/v5l74E_IdPo/w-d-xo.html
Very nice, for the life of me I can’t figure out how to play a Dm in open G tuning. Oddly, Dm is not in you chord chart
Think open g is just made for acoustic guitar.
It is a nice sound isn’t it :)
I can’t get your free book.
What happens when you try?
@@acousticguitarlessons I get an error message
It’s. Learning all new chord shapes. And what about the pentathlon scales ?
@@scoobydoo4087 what browser are you using? Can you send me a screenshot of the error message?
I got it. Thanks
Get rid of that klunky low E string
Sur,e you could do that. I prefer to keep it, but each to their own :)