Ask Keith Richards: Open G Tuning

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  • čas přidán 23. 04. 2017
  • You asked, Keith answered - any tips for players who are interested in playing in Open G tuning?
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Komentáře • 452

  • @meoverton
    @meoverton Před 6 lety +733

    For every cigarette you smoke, God takes 10 minutes of your life and gives it to Keith Richards

  • @mayito714
    @mayito714 Před 6 lety +274

    I was never able to play Keith's riffs back in the 70's. Now you tell me they were all in Open G.

    • @kidsworldstorytime4885
      @kidsworldstorytime4885 Před 5 lety +4

      Mack Lack 😂

    • @VeryScaryBiscuits
      @VeryScaryBiscuits Před 5 lety +3

      lol mate

    • @leob4403
      @leob4403 Před 5 lety +12

      Not all of them no, some were in open E like Gimme Shelter

    • @douglaspatrick868
      @douglaspatrick868 Před 5 lety +15

      He's an old blues fanboy, you should have figured that out pretty quick, haha! Open tunings, especially G, are pretty well ever present in pre-electric blues and rag time guitar. I love it, especially out of a old 12 string acoustic. Wish I hadn't lost my old stella in a fire...

    • @guyfox113
      @guyfox113 Před 5 lety +1

      That's FUNNY!! Been There, Done That!

  • @grahampressey4006
    @grahampressey4006 Před 3 lety +81

    The fact that one of the coolest guitarists in the world can say he’s still learning .
    One love to all.

    • @jasonogle3697
      @jasonogle3697 Před 11 měsíci +2

      Because he is still learning, makes him the greatest...

  • @eercp5008
    @eercp5008 Před 7 lety +226

    Still learning....how humble. Always stay happy and smiling through 2050!

    • @JohyeahM
      @JohyeahM Před 7 lety +22

      He's a true guitar player. Forget the rock star. Forget everything they tell you about "Keef"...He's just a man, obsessed with that instrument. Always learning that instrument. Because it's mysteries are infinite.

    • @eercp5008
      @eercp5008 Před 7 lety +7

      Amen, couldn't say it better!

    • @Mr.Wonderful69
      @Mr.Wonderful69 Před 17 dny +2

      The 2050 thing he said, plus this comment, were ahead of their time.. After seeing them now (overall), & physically seeing them a few wks ago.. it's looking likely lol

  • @stnwrd
    @stnwrd Před 7 lety +80

    That's the beauty of guitar, you will always be learning something new and discover something old. :)

  • @alfredeneuman6966
    @alfredeneuman6966 Před 2 lety +11

    For "walking death" the man keeps going like the energizer bunny. Currently learning Wild Horses and You Can't Always Get What You Want, in Open G. Simple, but pure genius, really.

  • @nihilistlivesmatter
    @nihilistlivesmatter Před 7 lety +320

    I hope he's still around in 2050

    • @suzyyoder
      @suzyyoder Před 7 lety +4

      the latest videos were filmed in january of 2017.

    • @RoxxHoffner
      @RoxxHoffner Před 7 lety +10

      Hell, I hope I'm around in 2050. I'll be 90 if I can keep up with Keith, is the challenge.🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂

    • @Ratelzwatel
      @Ratelzwatel Před 7 lety +12

      He will, but will we? :)

    • @hyzercreek
      @hyzercreek Před 7 lety +9

      He'll die if he quits smoking. His lungs won't know what to do without all that tar.

    • @jamesmagnum2972
      @jamesmagnum2972 Před 5 lety +2

      He won't be... in the physical sense. He will be departing this life at 4:20 AM GMT on 17 January 2021.

  • @GreenManalishiUSA
    @GreenManalishiUSA Před 3 lety +8

    Keith is so...Keith. Guitar legend, bad boy of rock and roll, and wise sage. No one else like him.

  • @StonyRC
    @StonyRC Před 6 lety +29

    What an utterly fascinating individual Keith Richards is - in my top 3 of “People I’d Most Like To Have Dinner With”.

    • @georgescarlett2320
      @georgescarlett2320 Před 4 lety +2

      Smoking, or non-smoking section, Ha!

    • @mikeminno5956
      @mikeminno5956 Před 4 lety +1

      @@georgescarlett2320 Keefs dinner is two lines of coke and some jack daniels ;-)

  • @chriscase1392
    @chriscase1392 Před 4 lety +13

    My band tried hard to do a few Stones songs, they just never sounded right. Then we discovered open g tuning. We still sounded like crap, but we sounded a lot closer to the real thing.

  • @cdreyes81
    @cdreyes81 Před 7 lety +68

    He's not lying about that 2050. He's unstoppable

  • @BlackAngelRocks
    @BlackAngelRocks Před 7 lety +30

    I walked into a guitar shop in Eugene, Oregon twenty five years ago and heard a guy playing in Open G tuning. He showed me how to tune this way. I immediately started playing in Open G and got that Stones' sound. Before long I graduated to five string, Open G tuning and I as off and running. It is almost like playing a different instrument.

    • @ursafan40
      @ursafan40 Před 4 lety +5

      And why playing Stones songs in standard tuning just never sounds right

    • @AdaptivePhenix
      @AdaptivePhenix Před 3 lety +3

      @@ursafan40 So true! I cringe when a cover band does this. I ditched my regular guitars for a couple of Variaxes and Peavey AT-200s so that I could switch tunings with a footswitch.

    • @ursafan40
      @ursafan40 Před 3 lety

      @@AdaptivePhenix I cringe when I do it :-) Switch tunings with a foot switch. I gotta look that up. Only alt tuning I ever play these days is drop D or maybe double drop D. Not so hard to tune.

    • @jadeyes1
      @jadeyes1 Před 3 lety

      Try DADADF#

  • @clarkewi
    @clarkewi Před 4 lety +17

    Kieth's tunings are a large part of what makes Kieth Kieth and the Stones the Stones. Love it.

  • @Scorhos
    @Scorhos Před 2 lety +5

    The way that he moves the right hand right after the strums is unique,and isn't just pose. This change the playing,the sounds.

  • @SluffAdlin
    @SluffAdlin Před 7 lety +515

    I'm not sure but I think Keith is gradually turning into a living cigarette

    • @mikesoto4675
      @mikesoto4675 Před 6 lety +9

      your comment made me bust up laughing, was telling my wife Keith always has a lit cigarette

    • @GarryBurgess
      @GarryBurgess Před 6 lety +30

      HIs body was declared an illegal substance in Japan.

    • @madmartigan7723
      @madmartigan7723 Před 6 lety

      Sluff Adlin 😂😂😂

    • @sethheaster5715
      @sethheaster5715 Před 6 lety +7

      People will be smoking and getting high of his ashes when he dies.

    • @mcqueenfanman
      @mcqueenfanman Před 6 lety +1

      OMG, that too funny!

  • @billbader92
    @billbader92 Před 3 lety +4

    I was playing in open G before I knew Keef used it.. I was fiddling around with "brown sugar" thinking how can it be that easy and sound right at the same time... Then I read his book... >lightbulb

  • @wiiyum5165
    @wiiyum5165 Před 7 lety +19

    damn.. i really want to meet keith richards so bad. :/ such a good guitarist and an awesome guy. love you lots Keith.

  • @Pkatherstudio
    @Pkatherstudio Před 5 lety +5

    A hold over from banjo open G. Read his book! I play both and agree, you can create amazing chords.

  • @abelincoln5698
    @abelincoln5698 Před 4 lety +5

    After I watched this video I remembered that I had an old Strat copy with a broken big E tuner so I took the string off and tuned it to open G to see how it would sound. It's a lot of fun ! You can't really play Keith's stuff properly if you don't tune to open G. I intend to leave it that way . Everyone who likes the Stones and plays guitar should try it

  • @keiferreefer1
    @keiferreefer1 Před 7 lety +16

    Great advice. Got to respect Keith in that he is a master of that big fat sound as well as intricate riffs and voicing support , both in large arenas as well as recording. I played on a large stage once, was totally lost, everything changes, to be able to step into venues like that like it ain't know thing is a highly adaptable music talent. Got to remember Keith isn't just a guitar player, here he plays pretty good keyboard if inclined to do so

  • @nickwhite8408
    @nickwhite8408 Před 3 lety +4

    If you look at Keith through the lens of a rhythm player and not lead, there's a strong argument for him being in the top 3 of all time. Bo Diddley and Chuck berry being my other two. That being said it's all subjective depending on what your into.

  • @7thhouserecords437
    @7thhouserecords437 Před 6 lety +3

    what a gem! Truly open tuning is a gateway into another realm.

  • @livemusicalgarve
    @livemusicalgarve Před 5 lety +3

    True gold this fellow, love him

  • @Admin-py1fl
    @Admin-py1fl Před 6 lety +11

    he took all the good riffs in open g bastard. absolutly love his style

  • @metalmick
    @metalmick Před 6 lety +8

    Living legend.

  • @joegarrison5911
    @joegarrison5911 Před 6 lety +94

    Its gonna suck when I turn on the news one day and see "Legendary rolling stones guitarist Keith Richards has died"... Like losing a father figure

  • @AgapiemoeNL
    @AgapiemoeNL Před 4 lety +1

    If you read this Keith, hi. I don't know much about your music although I've been catching up lately bur I want to let you know that you're a fucking hero! Why? It's the aproach to learning and thus to living that you embody. Thank you for sharing yourself. It's wonderful to see.

  • @MattSmith-iq1ld
    @MattSmith-iq1ld Před 3 lety +3

    Everyone always talks about Keef's open G tuning, but on stage, so many of the Stones' greatest tunes - "Tumbling Dice," "Happy," "Street Fighting Man," "Jumpin' Jack Flash," etc. - are actually played in open B because Keef places a capo on the 4th fret.

    • @seaking1926
      @seaking1926 Před 3 lety +1

      We still call it open G. We are not going to change the name of a tuning every time you move a capo.

  • @snogglemonkey
    @snogglemonkey Před 6 lety +1

    Love 'Keef' He's such a character and a really great, down to earth musician.

  • @donaldshidal851
    @donaldshidal851 Před 3 lety +1

    Keef taught me to play with tunings. Love that guy.

  • @CHlEFFIN
    @CHlEFFIN Před 6 lety +2

    Master Richards...🙏🏼
    The musical knowledge, wisdom & experience possessed by this man is mind-blowing and humbling

  • @cookiehill2549
    @cookiehill2549 Před 3 měsíci

    You are the MAN and always will be, thanks for sharing

  • @ruiseartalcorn
    @ruiseartalcorn Před 4 lety +2

    Great musician! Vast knowledge and experience!

  • @jameslemley1758
    @jameslemley1758 Před 3 měsíci

    What a legend ...love you Keith

  • @daviddykes3026
    @daviddykes3026 Před 7 lety

    THANK YOU, Keith!

  • @bofuscrapshaw
    @bofuscrapshaw Před 7 lety +3

    He is one of the coolest men ever to live and a musical treasure. Love me some Keith

  • @yogimarkmac
    @yogimarkmac Před 3 lety

    Beautiful!

  • @anthonyrichard8001
    @anthonyrichard8001 Před rokem

    THX! JUST GOT INTO OPEN G.

  • @zoeyssfischetti4856
    @zoeyssfischetti4856 Před 6 lety +2

    Keith is the real man!

  • @texas1949
    @texas1949 Před 3 lety +2

    Dang! Patti got to him before I did! 😂❤️
    Love the open chords, baby!

  • @petre.w.487
    @petre.w.487 Před 6 lety +5

    I think Keith is still making it up as he goes along...............................we keep waiting for this pearl of wisdom drop from his mouth,.......................it won't....,...................... it'sjust keith being Keith !!

    • @johnnyrocker7495
      @johnnyrocker7495 Před 5 lety

      Finally someone else has realised it. KR, one of life's great bullshitters. He never stops! :)

  • @WV591
    @WV591 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Such humble guitarist and hit writer.

  • @veronicaribeiro8089
    @veronicaribeiro8089 Před 7 lety +4

    I love YOU keith

  • @mwduck
    @mwduck Před 5 lety +2

    Whether in standard tuning or an open chord, KEEF ROCKS!!!!

  • @johnmorrissey2124
    @johnmorrissey2124 Před 4 lety

    keith always says th right ting at th right time and charlie bless u guys

  • @dixgun
    @dixgun Před 4 lety +1

    Could listen to him continue on talking about this and playing examples on a guitar

  • @JIMIIXTLAN
    @JIMIIXTLAN Před 10 měsíci

    You will always be at the top of my greatest guitarist list

  • @matthewpocock4824
    @matthewpocock4824 Před 4 měsíci

    Thanks, Keef ✌️

  • @lawrencemckeon6802
    @lawrencemckeon6802 Před 3 lety

    Keep on rocking forever.

  • @kennethlatham3133
    @kennethlatham3133 Před 3 lety +1

    Years ago I was replacing a busted low E string. As I was tightened up the new one, I plucked it to hear where it was, tonally. When I got to the low A tone----a fifth below the E "destination"----I stopped. Now, I had a low A note on my Spanish guitar. I played it a bit. The new, low A combined with the standard second string A to make a bass octave. And if I wanted to play it elsewhere, all I had to do was press those two strings down with my index finger on my fret hand. Now I had a fuller, richer overall sound. That was 27 years ago and I haven't gone back. I still tune this way. Try it.

  • @pwk22
    @pwk22 Před 7 lety +13

    He's a treasure.

  • @bobbyodell8676
    @bobbyodell8676 Před 6 lety

    What a great page!!

  • @tosinoparinde9563
    @tosinoparinde9563 Před 3 lety

    I love you Keith Richards ❤️❤️💙

  • @jamiewilson6900
    @jamiewilson6900 Před 3 lety +1

    Honestly nothing like what I expected him to be like,what a cool guy :)

  • @monsieurhercule
    @monsieurhercule Před 3 lety +1

    A request, but first of all congratulations for all the well deserved success and giving us decades worth of great soundtrack for the movie we live in that is our lives. What I would love is a good couple of hours' masterclass on 5 string open G acoustic blues. I'll buy it, I'll pay for it if you sell it online.
    Cheers for everything anyway, all the best.

  • @glencampbell136
    @glencampbell136 Před rokem

    Rock on Keith 🎸

  • @53gitaar
    @53gitaar Před 6 lety +1

    He made me laugh again. Thank you Keith !

  • @nerenahd
    @nerenahd Před 5 lety +2

    Keith is the best

  • @Gerardoooooooo
    @Gerardoooooooo Před 4 lety

    You gotta love this guy

  • @carloslozada470
    @carloslozada470 Před 3 lety

    Brilliant guy

  • @spaa-qw3sj
    @spaa-qw3sj Před 4 lety +2

    Yes open tuning can be very interesting.

  • @Bovey100
    @Bovey100 Před 4 lety +1

    Such a cool dude!

  • @texas1949
    @texas1949 Před 4 lety +3

    Keith is famous for open G! I love him. Wise!

  • @dasgehtdinixan6267
    @dasgehtdinixan6267 Před 4 lety

    Go on, man, go on!!!

  • @djfedezaza
    @djfedezaza Před 4 měsíci

    Well this was a gem..
    Masterclass by the master

  • @rogergreen9861
    @rogergreen9861 Před 2 lety

    I'm so smitten with 5 string Open G since seeing a vid a week ago of "Keef" discussing it that I keep a second guitar now permanently tuned that way, and my standard tuned one has not been moved.

  • @fsquared64
    @fsquared64 Před 7 měsíci

    Creative genius 👏

  • @jadewhitehouse9401
    @jadewhitehouse9401 Před 7 lety +1

    Reading Life right now, I find myself laughing on every page. Keith Richards I'm sure you've heard it all but let me just say, you're the fucking coolest

  • @RockStarOscarStern634
    @RockStarOscarStern634 Před 4 lety +2

    Keith Richards HI Keith I actually drop that Tuning Down a half step to Open Gb tuning cause it's easier for me to sing.

  • @magprob
    @magprob Před 7 lety +8

    KEEF. You are a TRIP Brother!

    • @bujfvjg7222
      @bujfvjg7222 Před 7 lety +1

      I bet you could get a sheet of acid just by placing a piece of cardboard against Keef's skin. lol

  • @zeppelin0127
    @zeppelin0127 Před 7 lety +2

    Oh Great KIng Richard IV!!!!!!

  • @prydonian460
    @prydonian460 Před 7 lety +2

    "My finished paper will come out about the year 2050!" I wouldn't in the least be surprised to find Keef still around and rockin' by then either .

  • @keiferreefer1
    @keiferreefer1 Před 5 lety +1

    Yeah, the magic of open tunings , wow, can't be over emphasized. The cooler guitar sound usu. issues from an open tuning, I mean you get root chords w 'lots of extra stuff', a good guy to visit on this is Matt Smith for D'Addario strings, good lesson on you tube for the diatonic chords in open tunings, neat stuff, you can move across, well, check it out. I definitely became aware of open tunings through Keith , and Jimmy page way back when.

  • @Stjimmy75
    @Stjimmy75 Před 3 lety

    Mr Richards u are quite the story teller sir.

  • @blowdega
    @blowdega Před 4 lety +1

    The most lovable guy that smells of cigarettes.. His humility and that grin is so infectious and charismatic... who could not love this guy?

  • @juanpabloporraslara5318

    I have to Say that Keith Richards is one of the Best guitar players ever! I have so much respect for him. He is so funny that i would love to be able to play guitar and learn from him and overall hang out because he is smiling all the time and he is honest, humble and i hope that in My life i could be able to meet him and hang out with him. You are a Legend! And your historys are so awesome to listen to. I like that his first song that he learnt was Malagueña Lecuona" which it's My favorite flamenco song. Paco de Lucia used to play that song and it's impressive how good Guitar player was Paco de Lucia. Also My first song that i learned was Malagueña. Right on Keith ! I feel your good energy and i'm Proud of You and now since i started playing guitar in Open G tuning changed My perspective of the guitar world. I'm a really Big fan of You bro. I wish i could meet You.

  • @wendyhutchins945
    @wendyhutchins945 Před 3 lety

    Love you! :)

  • @RandyFricke
    @RandyFricke Před 5 lety

    He's a beauty!

  • @recemarkou3223
    @recemarkou3223 Před 3 lety +5

    “My finished paper will come out in about 2050”
    Honestly wouldn’t be surprised if Keith is still alive ngl

  • @xkalivasx
    @xkalivasx Před 6 lety

    Nice cool video Keith!

  • @junkjunk2493
    @junkjunk2493 Před 4 lety

    jeez keith, youre the man

  • @Swanlord05
    @Swanlord05 Před rokem

    Cooooool dude

  • @johnrobinson1720
    @johnrobinson1720 Před 7 lety +1

    Keith baby. Schools out!

  • @bvdatech1
    @bvdatech1 Před 6 lety +13

    Open G is such a great melodic tuning

  • @pascaljeanne8002
    @pascaljeanne8002 Před 6 měsíci

    anyone who doesnt love keith ? lol ! when he speaks you listen ! ( and i'm a jazz player but no problem ) !

  • @RonnyOugendalVucetic
    @RonnyOugendalVucetic Před 7 lety +5

    I found 5-string open G fantastic, fitted my musikal intuiton much better than normal 6-string

  • @1969MARKETING
    @1969MARKETING Před 3 lety +2

    he's lived about as hard and fast as anyone and dude is still alive at 76

  • @e.l.norton
    @e.l.norton Před 10 měsíci

    Every time Keef lights a cig an angel gets his wings.

  • @normannabatar6260
    @normannabatar6260 Před 4 měsíci

    Cool!

  • @mackiedaz9121
    @mackiedaz9121 Před 7 lety

    Incredible human

  • @atelierany-art50
    @atelierany-art50 Před 4 lety

    Keith is oke, rock and roll and still alive is the best choice of music

  • @toddtulley8224
    @toddtulley8224 Před 2 lety

    I play more likeable notes with 5 strings in open 'G'. Plus not as concerned with what others think , if i experiment with tuning. Well it easier for unexpected nice surprises, where you have to try and remember somehow what you just did. Still can't play a lot of Keith's riffs though. Jumping Jack Flash is fun, Paint it Black, sooooo many.

  • @greensombrero3641
    @greensombrero3641 Před 7 lety

    Happy. Cannot get it loud enough!

  • @bored7743
    @bored7743 Před 3 lety +2

    Jeez it’s nuts how with it he still is. Mind still intact after all the abuse it’s taken.

  • @kirklorange
    @kirklorange Před 7 lety +2

    I've been playing slide in Dropped D tuning, which is 5/6th standard, for over 40 years now. It's my favorite.

    • @hilmarschacht7611
      @hilmarschacht7611 Před 2 lety

      And what band are you in? Ha..braggart

    • @kirklorange
      @kirklorange Před 2 lety

      No, not bragging ... but I am the guy Don Felder invited up on stage to play slide with his band in Calgary a few years ago. And the guy who played some slide live on TV with Ringo Starr. Here's some of my slide in dropped D: czcams.com/video/DN5M7YoEMm4/video.html

  • @frb7968
    @frb7968 Před 2 lety +2

    Bei einem Atomschlag überleben drei Wesen : die Kakerlake, Keith Richard und Jürgen Drews, der Spruch stammt vom Kabarettisten Wolfgang Trepper

  • @MrBarrynicholas
    @MrBarrynicholas Před 4 lety

    He is always happy.

  • @gingerspencerlynch2884
    @gingerspencerlynch2884 Před 3 lety +1

    I think he leaved cigarettes on March 2020.And I do hope this can be a truth. He has still a beautiful life to live and enjoy. I do miss his voice every night on my phone. And I'm happy about the time he's living

  • @mikebills9343
    @mikebills9343 Před 4 lety +2

    I see Keith never had covid ! no chance , where to stand in a nuclear war next to Keith , love him

  • @camronbay1
    @camronbay1 Před 3 lety +1

    He’s still learning wow.