Open D Tuning | What EVERYONE Should Know
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Today we're looking at open D tuning, how it works, and some of my favorite ways to use it. It's more versatile than you think.
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Yeah man, it's that Open D time of the year again 😄
Hey Paul...do you and Rhett talk much? Lol
I smell a conspiracy 😒
Yeah, this is just a "coincidence"
in somewhat related news... radiohead just released "Follow Me Around" a tune in double drop D... so i guess you're right @Paul Davids
is drop D becoming the guitarist version of pumpkin spice?
lol, I didn't know which one to watch first!
I absolutely love open d. Back in 2011 my dad died. He was old, born in 1927 and conceived me when he was 65, so it wasnt out of nowhere, but the last 4 years leading up to his death he developed Parkinson's and Dementia. When i was in his room while he was dying i decided to bring my acoustic and tuned to open d and was playing to ease him but also myself. I started coming up with a riff when he actually passed away. I took the next week and wrote a song to perform at his funeral as a tribute to him. Its now 11 years later and every time i tune to open d i get lost in the memory of my father. Its a really special tuning to me.
Cap
Orry, I lost the only person that meant anything to me last year. That was my Dad and he had dementia. He was born in 1931, he had a lot of good days struggling with it. I wish I could have done for him what you did for your Dad.
@@davidpallin772 you’ll get there Fella, just keep on keeping on , Bless You and yours ..❤️👍🏻⭐️🌞
You should upload the song, would be great to listen to it
Damn now when I play in open D I will be thinking of a random person on CZcams's father. His memory lives on through you.
Key of D must have just released their new open tuning and decided to sponsor everyone
U win the music interwebs today.
I noticed that as well! I thought maybe Open D had died.
all hail open D!
Ten minutes later: Pete Thorne- why you should use Open D tuning
I don’t know what the hell I would do if that happened.
Um Paul Davids literally just did that
A little earlier Paul Davids released a Open D.😂
@@RhettShull now paul has a video. Are the old bluesman paying all the popular youtubers to do a lesson on open D?
Next up Rick Beato analyzes Open D harmonically.
Paul Davids: let’s talk about Open D tuning
Rhett Shull: hold my slide
Yeah, talk about coincidence.
@@RhettShull that’s at least the third time this happens 😂
It's the Clock Change time of year. Makes everyone feel more soulful without as much sun. That's my theory at least.
Waiting for David Bennett to put out "Songs that use Open D" including at least one by Radiohead.
Paul Davids just put up a video on Open D also. Is this a coincidence…or not? 🤔
Haha I was just thinking this, there was a symmetry with their previous videos on how to learn a lick/learn a song too! Conspiracy! Hehe
Same here was just about to ask the same question lol
@@ronaldwanders I still love Open E, especially for Duane Allman’s “Little Martha.”
Edit: I was missing the close quote.
*fun fact*
if you tune the G string to F instead of F# (DADFAD) you can simply switch from minor to major by putting your finger on that said string while barring the fret next to it.
boom, you have now have access to 24 keys in the simplest way possible
I like your approach much better :)
Albert Collins tuning
@@billmahko5688 Oh wow. Didn't know that.
It’s literally just open D minor
That, or you could tune to D major, play with a slide, and change any major chord to minor by fretting the third string behind the slide (Sonny Landreth, I think).
I am 63 years old I’ve been playing guitar since I was five.. after breaking the E string my whole life . I learn to play with just five strings and that’s all I’ve used for 50 years ...I use this tuning and other tunings ...There’s such a freedom in guitar ...Play whatever is comfortable to you you don’t have to be standard tuning guy all the time… Appreciate this video
That's so interesting. If you want to give that E string a shot again you might want to try coated strings or just getting a single coated E string. They're harder to break these days for sure. That being said I don't really like coated strings and don't play as heavy-handed as I used to so I haven't broken a string in years. (It may also have something to do with how frequently I change them nowadays, which still isn't as frequent as a lot of guys but ya know once every month or two I go ahead and throw a fresh set on)
jajaja me too… now i also have a “12 string” which actually only has 7 strings … ie only the d and g strings are doubled up and no high e strings… and those 2 octave strings i use a much thicker gauge … for me its a great sound … and now i’m trying both guitars with open d … very fun
for those who would like their long lost "e" string back in their life ; try lightly filing the string slot on the nut. You may use a nail file, if you dont happen to own a set of luthiery tools like I don't. When the string slot is too tight it pinches the string, abrasion happens, and voila repetitive string breaking right at the nut. Sometimes the same repetitive problem could happen at the bridge of the saddle especially common if there is a metal burr on the bridge. Alternatively, one can use graphite to "lubricate" the string slots in either spot using the lead of a pencil.
So Open D is something that will be explored. Sounds amazing! Thanks for the video Rhett.
Cool to see you comment here, love your microphone reviews.
Very cool! I’ve always said that multiple tunings are guitar multipliers…so which one is going into open D hmmmm…
Rhett is a very good man and a great guitarist, all the best to him and the band
God blass your family 🙏
Peace 👍
Can sing.
Something with a nice bright tone to accentuate those ringing notes
In a constantly expanding universe, there is always room for another guitar in one's collection.
- A. Einstein
HA! so THAT explains it! I just KNEW there was a rational explanation... musta missed that day in physics class. Now I can stop obsessing over it!
That was Abraham Lincoln. I saw it on the interwebs.
I got into Open D through Ry Cooder - 35 years ago. It feels like my main tuning. Originally for slide, but everything now. Open D6 is nice too....
me too e standard or open d, are the main tunings for me. nashville is cool but i need a standard tuned guitar with it the blend is amazing.i still like "finding" new chords in open tunings. It keeps you on your toes.
Wonderful video.
JOANN(OPEN TUNING (C)2006 and GOODBYE c)2006 were both recorded using OPEN D TUNING.
That E flat sound with the capo on the 1st is some magical stuff man... slide has eluded me for years but I've just ordered a new tele and I'm going to force myself to keep it in open tuning for a while and get this down. Thanks for another shot of inspiration Rhett
been playing for 17 years and never tried open D, fricken beautiful eh bud! Thanks for the video Rhett
Cool lesson and I agree that open D is lovely. I also love that Firebird Univibe connection.
One of my favorite things to do is exploring new tunings! My favorite band is Soundgarden, so learning one of their tunes then playing around in that tuning always excites me!
Thanks so much...
Old man here at 79yrs and know just enough cords to be dangerous but now trying this open D tuning and it's a new world for me.....
I play only in open D in all my guitars over 13 years. I'm a slide player (Of course), but i also play funk, jazz and brasilian music.
Using 9's in all my guitars.
No need to change gauge, man.
Greetings from Brazil.
Love that this video popped up. I played one of my instrumentals the other night, and it's in Open D. Love this tuning for years!
Not to be outdone, Rick just invented a tuning he calls Open R.
🤣
Gay
In the butt.
What?
Back in the 90's, I walked into a guitar shop in San Francisco, CA and fell in love with a wood bodied Dobro Duolian with the hula girl on the back. I bought it that day and it was tuned to open D. This was my first time playing in that tuning and I fell in love with it. I've tried a few others but my Dobro stays in open D. It's great for slide.
Open D was the first alternate tuning I ever learned over 20 years ago now and I always go back it, like a comfort blanket
Great video! Thanks for posting. I always hear bits of "Little Martha" in open D. Crazy how this tuning brings that all together.
Always learning somthing new from Rhett ...Thank you so much!
Absolutely gorgeous tuning! Great Lesson, Thank You!
I LOVE OPEN D!! It’s so easy to come up with riffs and play slide with! 🤘
I've had my 12 string in open D for over 20 years. Sounds amazing that way. Great video!
open D 12 !!!!! how full is that!
Your videos on open and alternate tunings are some of my favorites. I always get inspired and would love to see you do more. I fell in love with alt tunings about 15 years ago for finger-style as a way to integrate bass and expand the range. I've included a large number of interesting tunings I've used over the years below.
I've tried many but I eventually settled into playing mostly in C tunings with the following favorites:
C Wahine (C-G-D-G-B-e) - ideal for songs like Vincent Black Lightning, Never Going Back Again, and Hawaiian Slack Key guitar
Orkney (C-G-D-G-C-d) - hard to explain why I like this one but it's probably because I never know where it will lead me
Open C (C-G-C-G-C-e) or Open C# - ideal for songs like Killing the Blues, Hidden Love (Peter Case song), and Going to California
Open C# (C#-G#-C#-F-G#-c#) - ideal for playing in the style of Francis Dunnery (Soldier, Give Up and Let Go)
Slide Guitar - preferred tunings for slide are dictated by the key of the song (so Open C, C#, G, D, and E are all perfectly good)
* What all of these C tunings have in common is a huge bass tone, which is handy for solo performers.
** Want to play in a deeply dropped tuning but still use standard chords? Try Standard-ish C (C-G-C-G-A-D)
Since your video is about Open D, I thought I'd throw in a few alternative D options for the truly adventurous:
Bagpipe Tuning (D-A-A-E-A-e) - suited for Celtic music, extremely wide and lots of octave pairings (almost the A version of DADGAD)
Open Dadd2 (D-A-D-F#-A-e) - I like to use this one for Christmas Carols
D Modal or Double Dad (D-A-D-D-A-d) - Middle Eastern style music and oddly enough Suite Judy Blue Eyes
Open Dm (D-A-D-F-A-d) - dark sounding Delta Blues (this was a favored tuning by Skip James)
D without a cool name (D-G-C-F-C-c) - great for droning (think Colin Hay uses this in Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You)
For the slightly less adventurous in D... but still adventurous!
Double Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-d) - Naked As We Came (Iron and Wine), Overkill (Colin Hay), and Ghost in You (Psychedelic Furs)
DADGAD (D-A-D-G-A-d) - Norwegian Wood, Blood of Eden (Peter Gabriel), Wisteria (Richard Shindell), Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper)
Open D (D-A-D-F#-A-d) - Call It a Lone and I'm Alive (Jackson Browne), Summer Wind, Cotton Dress (Richard Shindell), Holly and the Ivy
And finally, two rather extreme Open Tunings I picked up from a Don Ross online lesson:
Open Cm11 (C-G-Eb-F-Bb-D) - 6 different pitch classes on 6 different strings and really, really, really lush and moody
Open F (F-A-C-F-C-F) - ***be careful - very high tension tuning*** - the tuning isn't exotic but the tonal quality is absolutely different
*** choose your string gauge and the guitar you use carefully for up-tunings like Open F
Shoegazer just did an Open D video as well. I love open D. This was a great video Rhett! Thank you for your perspective and insights on this amazingly cool tuning!
This made my week. Thank you. Gonna raise the action and increase string gauge for my tele to do exactly as recommended.
Totally agree with Open D. I discovered open D and Dadgad around the same time and I love moving back and forth. An Irish jig to deep Robert Johnson blues. Awesome video. Your playing is amazing too. 🎶👍
In 1968 I was sitting on the curb in Berkeley with the other hippies, with my little guitar I couldn’t play yet. Some black guys came along watching the zoo, and the youngest stopped and showed me how to tune to open d. I’ve been playing it ever since, and now I’ve finally gone electric. You’ve broadened what I can try with it. Thanks 🙏
"for busting out of ruts" Absolutely spot on! I get bored and into ruts and a change of tuning later and all of a sudden, I'm in a new world!
Oh absolutely! I keep my SG & resonator both in open D and they are great for writing as well as teaching an old dog (song) new tricks (cooler chord shapes) 👍
One of the best descriptions of how to use open tunings…big AHA moment…thank you…
your best video my friend, great vibes great advice, i tuned my guitar open D in 2011 and stayed there till 2016, anything else seemed wrong, strangely never played any slide through that period, you make it sound real beautiful, big thanks for the reminder
Very inspirational video. Well done, Rhett.
Have to try it for sure! Thanks Rhett...🎸🎸🎸
I’ve been playing in D standard for years. I can’t go back. The guitar just sounds better.
My guitar feels better with less tension… like it’s loosening the tie after a long day… Mine prefers D# standard and I just slap a Shubb capo on the 1st fret to be in E standard but with less tension. The only thing that gets me is years of fretboard muscle memory and having to adjust on the fly
Open-D on my Strat is my favourite slide tuning too. You get some gorgeous, swampy Ry Cooder tones just leap out of nowhere.
Yep, awesome, thank you!
Thanks Rhett! Awesome video
Absolutely right about lush. This has the power of an organ sound to it.
The intro playing and camera work was awesome - definitely going to try out this tuning now!
I’m really happy for the open D content, one of my favorite alternate tunings, especially after learning about Joey landreth who plays in open C and wanting something a little more accessible since I’m not planning on changing everything about a guitar I own to make up for the lack of string tension
Pete Thorn too.
I love Open C, but instead of keeping the high E string, tuning that down to C so you have two identical strings playing C, and you get this really cool pseudo 12-string chorusing effect
@@tompoynton also gay
Joey Is a MONSTER. Ariel Possen as well.
Best video on youtube on this open D tuning, I already used open tunings sometimes in this past years and I was looking for some interesting chords and licks, some for blues/country playing, some for major chords progression I don't play so much....
Great lesson!!
That sounded so insanely good the entire time. Totally intrigued!
Thanks Rhett, great lesson
Loving the firebird mucho!
"it sounds so lush and beautiful" that could just be the Firebird, Rhett lol.
I enjoy playing slide in open D because it has such a great tone.
Going with the edge's tone for the intro then.... I love it
Perhaps your best video yet...this one is a must-watch...for all guitarists...
I only play slide...open E, C6th, and open G. I love your videos, after only 3 years playing, I am comfortable playing almost anything. I don't read music or understand what notes are what, I have learned to LISTEN which I feel is most important. I also had to learn when NOT to play. Thank you for all the information you give away like motel matches.
Beautiful! Makes me want to go back to learning slide
This just inspired me! another great video!!
Paul Davids just post a Open D video!!!
Found Open D tuning while trying to learn Bob Dylan's "Simple Twist of Fate". Simply Beautiful.
thanks, opening tuning is like entering cheat code for my blues playing and its just crazy how better blues sounds in this (and also in G and drop D or even standard D) than in standard .
I tried this over this past weekend. I'm not much of a guitarist. But, man! it sounds great. Thanks!
Great stuff, Man. I started messing with slide and open C during the lock down. I have a long way to go but I love it. Thanks for the killer video, Rhett.
Great advice! Clearly presented. Thanks!
Open D is sponsoring videos now?
Bro I'm dead 😂
Love your show.
Your tutorials are inspiring, thank you very much.
Thanks Rhett, I'm going to try D tuning. You opened up a door to walk thru.
Locks like yahoo and Paul Davids are on the same page - I just watched his video on this same subject
I always enjoy these alternate tuning videos you make, Rhett! I came across a tuning that is super inspiring to mess and around with and fun to play where you tune everything standard except the B string is down to an A. It's very nice sounding in A major and A minor especially. I haven't found any really good videos or much information on this tuning, but I think you and your audience would enjoy trying it out!
The radiohead singer/guitarist Thom Yorke uses EADGAE in Nice Dream + Airbag, the other two guitarists using EADGBE. Could never really get my fingers happy with it myself but I get it
@@Psyfonify I'll have to check that out! When I tried looking it up I did come across a few songs that use that tuning, but it's not common. I made some chord charts I use for it. I wish I could post them here 😔
Good call on the heavier stings for D tuning.
It gives the sound more gravitas and heft.
Great video! Learned a lot form this one.
What a beautiful versatile guitar player! Great work!
Nice. Thank you for the great video.
Very informative will give it a go
Rhett, sometimes I dont even care what the video is about. I just like to listen to your soothing voice and hear a guitar being played. Thx, man.
listened to alejandro aranda play in open d a few years ago and never looked back. its my new standard tuning
Excellent. Thank you
dig it! thanks for posting dude!
For me open A and G are my go to’s for slide and open tuning playing, also I never heard of open D like this, I always did open D by tuning the low E down and the top 3 strings up
Open D slide with Harmonic Tremolo...literally my favorite thing to do!!!
Thank you ,loving open D !!! Can't seem to get away from it now,slide never made so much sense.
Great intro to open D! I personally like open D minor a bit more. Easy as changing the F# to an F natural.
OK, now you and Paul have do a live Open D Guitar Battle
Been wanting to get into using this tuning to help my music stand out
I tried this tuning a couple weeks ago and found it very difficult. I finally made a song from it that makes sense. Definitely fun!
who says you can't teach an old dog(68) new tricks? Watched the vid, tuned down, and instantly my fingers felt the the difference in the string tension. I was always satisfied with the sound of my Amer Strat Ultra, but now, it does sound better. Thank-you Rhett!
I can finally play lead with Open D, since Im self taught and don't know scales very well, having fun with it, thx for the tips
Been keeping my main guitar in open D for a few years now and it's my go-to on acoustic.
I just discovered this tuning after buying a resonator guitar ... but I've discovered so many non-slide uses for this tuning that I love, especially the open-string chord voicings all over the neck
Haha just finished watching a video from Paul davids about open D this is going to be fun!
You are so good, Rhett. Thanks for this :)
Great video….well done!
Excellent!
Superb Tuition indeed ☆
Seems pretty D-lightful!
I've got an acoustic in open G, maybe its time to tune it up
Thanks, Rhett!
Excellent I’m just off to retune my Strat and give it a go
As someone who is blessed with more than short fingers, and not a lot of finger dexterity, open D is my top choice. :D
Thanks for suggestion Rhett! Love the channel. Might need a second electric for tunings 👍
That is a really cool tuning.
Such a great tuning. Great example: (ex) Catheads, "Fog Rolls Out", Spotify.
I had my guitar like that for a few years but didn't really know much about control and slide playing. I just liked the versatility of having four quick easy choices with my one guitar. However, I finally started playing more and more up and down the neck, and found I wanted to go further than I could with the capo on, and finally put it back in standard to take the capo off for awhile getting used to the standard muscle memory. That said, this might be my favorite clip of yours yet, talking more about the drop D and the slide as well. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟😃