The magic of Open D tuning (and a classic Roy Harper fingerstyle song)

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  • čas přidán 23. 07. 2024
  • In this video I'm exploring the beautiful sound of open D tuning. I'll explain what it is, and give you some ideas to get started. Then I'm looking at an incredible fingerstyle Roy Harper song that uses this tuning.
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    00:00 A bit of Forever
    01:18 Hi
    01:43 Tuning Up
    04:03 Getting to know Open D
    06:10 Major and minor chord ideas
    09:06 What about open E?
    09:53 Forever verse
    14:08 Chorus
    15:10 Instrumental bits
    19:43 Gear
    20:33 Bye
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Komentáře • 91

  • @davian8641
    @davian8641 Před 2 lety +9

    Hats off to Adrian!
    You are a brilliant guitarist and a top shelf instructor!

    • @uberjam-sam8512
      @uberjam-sam8512 Před 6 měsíci

      Agreed! Amazing playing and song selection is above it all.

  • @thecaveofthedead
    @thecaveofthedead Před 2 lety +21

    Bless your heart Adrian. The moment I started this vid I remembered this song and can't believe it never occurred to me to learn it and now I absolutely have to. And since a few songs in my repertoire are in open E, it's absolutely perfect. Many thanks for the unique stuff you do.

    • @williamspohn2333
      @williamspohn2333 Před 2 lety +2

      I have used dropped D and open E before but never thought about a D! Thanks again for keeping things moving in different directions!!

    • @waynechurchill7212
      @waynechurchill7212 Před 4 měsíci

      Great tone great job

  • @timmatuszewski8428
    @timmatuszewski8428 Před 2 lety +2

    Terrific Lesson Adrian! I truly appreciate all of your guitar videos and music theory references.

  • @ldello1
    @ldello1 Před 2 lety

    Excellent mate! Always impressed with your content.

  • @davian8641
    @davian8641 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you, Adrian, sounds beautiful!

  • @rocinante246
    @rocinante246 Před 2 lety +2

    Brilliant stuff Adrian. I haven’t seen anyone give the suggestions to explore the tuning and neck as you did. Great lesson!

  • @martynspooner5822
    @martynspooner5822 Před 2 lety

    Very sweet, thanks for posting and teaching Adrian.

  • @scotsnomad7395
    @scotsnomad7395 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you…
    I fell away from trying to learn guitar about 18 months ago, I stumbled on your 10 alternative beginner songs, I’ve not enjoyed myself for so long…
    Really enjoyed seeing this tuning you are using, sounds lovely and you make it so easy to understand, thank you again for resparking my interest and enjoyment, brilliant stuff 👍👏

  • @Theguywithwing
    @Theguywithwing Před 2 lety +1

    One of the best open D lessons i ever watched on CZcams!

  • @brohemian
    @brohemian Před 2 lety +2

    I’ve always been enchanted by open d and drop d tune. You as always, do it justice.

  • @cerclesvicieux
    @cerclesvicieux Před 2 lety +7

    My favorite open tuning. More videos on open tunings please.

  • @Randy.100
    @Randy.100 Před 2 lety +1

    Hello Adrian, I'm aware of some of the open tunings but you really opened my eyes.
    I need to investigate open tunings further. I'm a bit Antiquated as I just use the open e at times. You are definitely one of my favorite people to learn from and I appreciate your great videos. You explain things clearly, thank you for that...
    Randy, Great North Woods Michigan

  • @juicylucy5797
    @juicylucy5797 Před 2 lety

    Your choices never cease to amaze me.

  • @Mark70609
    @Mark70609 Před 2 lety +1

    Not enough is said about open D. Wonderful that you did a video on this tuning.

  • @Blue_3rd
    @Blue_3rd Před 2 lety

    Great! I really enjoy open D and your video is most welcome :) Cheers!

  • @jaquesaulait
    @jaquesaulait Před 10 měsíci

    Good tutorial and great to see The Great Roy Harper covered, nice one. : )

  • @HektorBandimar
    @HektorBandimar Před 2 lety +3

    You are a good guitar tutor, good presentation, thank you.

  • @Malarkyable
    @Malarkyable Před 2 lety

    Great stuff, thanks so much.

  • @StrumHollow
    @StrumHollow Před 2 lety +2

    Nice job teaching this. You've given me some ideas to try out on my tricone. I like John Pearse on acoustics but they are bright for about 2 weeks. 6 months (or more) they are still good :) I'm not familiar with Roy Harper but listening to this tune reminds me of the series "The Detectorists". Thanks for a great lesson & Keep on Pickin ♫

  • @mattbockbrader2140
    @mattbockbrader2140 Před 2 lety +1

    Lovely, hats off to Roy Harper!

  • @harigeorgeson5885
    @harigeorgeson5885 Před 2 lety

    Sublime! Well thought out and explained; will take another look at Vestapol;

  • @FilmFlam
    @FilmFlam Před 10 měsíci

    "Can be quite inspiring", and, for me, intimidating. But that's why I'm here, to get past that with your fine instruction. Thanks, Adrian.

  • @Gwyhir
    @Gwyhir Před rokem

    Thanks for a great tutorial

  • @mikeking453
    @mikeking453 Před 2 lety +1

    Very lovely

  • @jeffreysims3831
    @jeffreysims3831 Před 2 lety +1

    Nice easter egg Adrian. Outshined, for anyone who doesn't want to spend all day googling Soundgarden songs like I did.

  • @greggoldman
    @greggoldman Před 2 lety +2

    Hat's off to Roy Harper!

  • @leadbelly1495
    @leadbelly1495 Před 2 lety +2

    Just wanted you to know you are my favourite tutor and to say much much much appreciated.😁

  • @thinlinejo5318
    @thinlinejo5318 Před 2 lety

    Thank you so much ! (again)

  • @duaneulman9915
    @duaneulman9915 Před 2 lety

    Thank you

  • @johnmitchelljr
    @johnmitchelljr Před rokem

    Thank you.

  • @BadSpeech
    @BadSpeech Před 2 lety

    Great lesson - much better than mine 😄. I watched the whole video in spite of my knowledge of the song. Cheers!

  • @SSRT_JubyDuby8742
    @SSRT_JubyDuby8742 Před 2 lety

    Very enjoyable, I will have to hunt out the L.P., I am quite familiar with DADFAD, so a bit of a head start, bonus.
    😎🎙🎸✅

  • @Antonjanssens1
    @Antonjanssens1 Před 2 lety

    real good voice and playing the guitar ...

  • @weeraugsornpinit9984
    @weeraugsornpinit9984 Před 8 měsíci

    Cool.

  • @Stray1One
    @Stray1One Před 8 měsíci

    You remind me of when I learned tangerine puppet,ya a legend man,

  • @Ben_Mdws
    @Ben_Mdws Před 2 lety

    Lovely intro.

  • @davegooner2
    @davegooner2 Před 2 lety

    You can hear John Fahey in that opening. Nice

  • @Stray1One
    @Stray1One Před 8 měsíci

    You sir is a genius, Stray1 Britain’s best Unknown stuntman that never was,

  • @kenkopczyk
    @kenkopczyk Před 2 lety

    Love your 15m series. Can't tell if it's an 00 or 000, but I've been trying to get my hands on one.

  • @Hamfantasy56
    @Hamfantasy56 Před 2 lety

    Beautiful lesson, thank you (000-15M is the best!)

    • @juicylucy5797
      @juicylucy5797 Před 2 lety +1

      But he's a playing a 00 like James Bond.

  • @tomstreubel8135
    @tomstreubel8135 Před 2 lety

    Great song, great lesson! I like to play a song called "Das Loch in der Banane" (in english "The hole in the banana" from Klaus Weiland. It's also in an open D tuning and has a similar vibe.

    • @michaelkorsten1066
      @michaelkorsten1066 Před 2 lety

      Beautiful song, a bit more complicated than this one, good luck!

  • @hrvojecacic6358
    @hrvojecacic6358 Před 2 lety

    Magnificent!
    Maybe some slide guitar to spice it up?

  • @jdunn101ify
    @jdunn101ify Před 2 lety +2

    Love open chord tunings , check out The Headmaster Ritual (E) and Cemetry Gates (G) by The Smiths

    • @koho
      @koho Před 2 lety +1

      Adrian's Headmaster Ritual lesson is excellent - really fun to play.

  • @danford7919
    @danford7919 Před 2 lety

    Hi, thanks for another great lesson, may have missed it but what gauge strings are on the guitar.

  • @gibby6904
    @gibby6904 Před 10 měsíci

    Love the acoustic lessons Adrian..,....using my Martin 00-15 burst to play along......may I ask what gauge strings you are using?

  • @nirvilchigs7871
    @nirvilchigs7871 Před 2 lety

    We're getting into John Fahey territory here. It's my favourite tuning outside standard.

  • @duaneulman9915
    @duaneulman9915 Před rokem

    I like your Martin Guitar is it a HPL love the sound and size. Hope it is that is my price range. 😊

  • @tedc6694
    @tedc6694 Před 2 lety

    Ive been struggling get a recorded acoustic sound as good as yours here. can you tell us what mic(s) you used and where you placed them? any particular effects or compression advice would be wonderful

  • @Ogma3bandcamp
    @Ogma3bandcamp Před 2 lety

    It would be handy if you those links you put in the video were in the description too. Thanks.

  • @applemanuk
    @applemanuk Před 2 lety

    By far the biggest benefit of playing in Open D is that it has so much less stress on the guitar neck than say, Open E. & You can always go up to Open E by using a capo on the 2nd fret.

  • @trevorhoward2254
    @trevorhoward2254 Před 2 lety +3

    For goodness' sake, do Roy's 'Highway Blues'. For me, one of the most audacious pieces of singing and a dead cool guitar part.

    • @davian8641
      @davian8641 Před 2 lety +1

      Pull it together, Trevor! Want us to tune your guitar for you, too? ; p

    • @trevorhoward2254
      @trevorhoward2254 Před 2 lety

      @@davian8641 I'll try to.😂

    • @davian8641
      @davian8641 Před 2 lety

      @@trevorhoward2254 You would be better at it than me, I bet! I’m suffering from post-dental gloom, and an on top of that 2020 through now hates me and I wanna cry.

  • @leadbelly1495
    @leadbelly1495 Před 2 lety

    Vestapol tuning yey!

  • @dontdoitdebu5687
    @dontdoitdebu5687 Před 2 měsíci

    Can you tell us how you're recording the sound of these sessions?

  • @Dndsteve5e
    @Dndsteve5e Před 7 měsíci

    any chance of a NICK Harper tutorial?

  • @SharpsBox
    @SharpsBox Před 17 dny

    Are the low three strings a power chord all the way down the neck?

  • @joalco3
    @joalco3 Před rokem

    Thanks for the video. However, I do wish more time was spent on the picking pattern. It’s actually pretty easy to see the chord shapes and melody pattern (which you also describe), but i find it much harder to see the picking pattern going on.

  • @Mark761966
    @Mark761966 Před 2 lety

    Is it possible to have the strings tuned to a power chord so you don't need to worry about the third when playing slide?

    • @Mark761966
      @Mark761966 Před 2 lety

      Alternately, could you just tune to a minor chord and then just raise the third for majors?

  • @brohemian
    @brohemian Před 2 lety

    Can you suggest some acoustic guitars? Or any advice?
    I don’t live near any guitar stores so kinda have to order online and hope it jives. I have nice electrics but only couple cheap acoustic guitars. It’s much more enjoyable to play on nice guitar.

    • @cskueny
      @cskueny Před rokem +1

      Hi--you didn't actually ask me, but I just bought an acoustic after playing only my two electrics for years. I knew nothing about them, but a @PaulDavids had a couple videos about acoustic shapes and tonewoods which helped me a lot, and then I ran across a bunch of excellent Martin demo videos from @MaurysMusic. I ended up ordering a left-handed copy of Adrian's Martin 00-15m from Maury's which arrives today! Highly recommend these videos for any acoustic novices such as myself.

    • @brohemian
      @brohemian Před rokem

      ​@@cskueny Thanks for input. I did buy a used Yamaha FGX800C for now, but no doubt will buy a Martin or something sooner than later.
      Have fun, must be a joy

  • @jeanlikkewaan5605
    @jeanlikkewaan5605 Před 2 lety +2

    Ooh are there perhaps any slide lesson on the horizon?If so I cant wait! I love standard tune slide, Johnny Marr and also Brian Bell from weezer have done some great lead slide playing.And of course the genius George Harrison.Cheers!

    • @acpg
      @acpg  Před 2 lety +6

      Yes, not really done a proper slide lesson before. Will try and do it in the New Year!

    • @misorodzinak8829
      @misorodzinak8829 Před 2 lety

      Slide guitar lesson no. 1: Make sure you have the right size for your finger before use (speaking from experience...)

  • @johng2880
    @johng2880 Před 2 lety

    Adrian is a true Renaissance Man! True, he's dressed like a cat burglar, but I suppose it's appropriate, as he's tip toed his way into our hearts.

  • @staerc4652
    @staerc4652 Před 2 lety

    did you mean to do soundgarden when doing the power chords? :D

    • @acpg
      @acpg  Před 2 lety +1

      yeah, it just came out - dredged up from the depths of my subconscious - haven't played the riff for years!

    • @staerc4652
      @staerc4652 Před 2 lety

      @@acpg love it man! thanks for another cracking vid

  • @zoomankat
    @zoomankat Před 2 lety

    Electronic switch cleaner or Bacterial spray can both instill new life into old strings.

  • @jrworsham8270
    @jrworsham8270 Před 2 lety

    How old were you when you first started playing....

  • @MaxMoon65
    @MaxMoon65 Před 2 lety +1

    First...Yee Haw!! Sorry..couldn't contain myself.

  • @pontush.1557
    @pontush.1557 Před 2 lety +2

    Stormcock has to be one of the best album titles ever

    • @Lightw81
      @Lightw81 Před 2 lety +2

      It's the country name for a mistle thrush.

    • @trevorhoward2254
      @trevorhoward2254 Před 2 lety

      @@Lightw81 I'm sure Roy was aware of that when naming the record.

    • @Lightw81
      @Lightw81 Před 2 lety +1

      @@trevorhoward2254 indeed he was.

  • @jeremyhuff9845
    @jeremyhuff9845 Před 2 lety

    Dude sings like ROger Walters.

  • @teodelfuego
    @teodelfuego Před 2 lety

    Wouldn’t a Nick Drake tutorial be wonderful?

  • @arpharsed
    @arpharsed Před 3 měsíci

    Gravenhurst..............

  • @msherer260
    @msherer260 Před 11 měsíci

    No one did more with open D tuning than Berry Gibb of the Bee Gee's. How many of those songs have a basic form and sound around strumming of chords in open D. Take away the lead guitar, and all the fancy instruments and the basic Bee Gee's sound is chords strumming in open D.
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    • @acpg
      @acpg  Před 11 měsíci

      Interesting comment, thanks. I'm a Bee Gees fan, and was dimly aware Barry used open tunings, but didn't know he used open D so extensively. Might to have to investigate this for a future video...