OPEN D TUNING (Joni Mitchell) - Alternate Guitar Tunings - You Turn Me On (I'm a Radio)
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Robert Cassard has been experimenting with open and alternate guitar tunings since the age of 10. This is the first in a series of video lessons about these special tunings: Open D tuning, a mainstay of blues artists and folky artists like Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan.
Open D has a deep, rich and harmonious sound that can be used for everything from acoustic folk to electric blues.
In this video, Robert demonstrates the unique sound and easy-to-play chord patterns of Open D by singing and playing "YouTurn Me On I'm a Radio" from Joni Mitchell's 1972 album, For the Roses. Includes chord charts so you can play along.
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It may take a few months or years, but I plan to explore lots of interesting tunings over time. I invented a D suspended tuning (DAD F# G D). You can hear it on the song "Four Letters" from my album Get This. czcams.com/video/ZgweRc_tOUs/video.html I also love D Modal (DADGAD), Open G, David Crosby's Croz” tuning, Slack Key, Saw Mill, Cross-Note (Open Dm), Open C, New Standard Tuning (Robert Fripp). And if those aren't enough, Joni Mitchell has even more exotic alternate tunings that defy description, but are a blast to explore.
Open tunings are a lifetime pursuit. They crack open your brain and pull you out of musical ruts!
You invented it?
@@Beatles123ful "Invented" - Meaning only that I've never heard another guitarist use that particular tuning.
Thank you, Robert! Getting back into open tunings has been a magnificent lift in my life, particularly a lesson on such a great song!
Love to hear that, Sean. Sometimes I get kind of “stuck” in standard tuning because I only have one guitar with me when I play live and I don’t want to spend time re-tuning. But when I’m at home, playing for fun, or layering guitars on a recording, I almost always put one (or more) of the guitars in an open tuning or with a capo on to modify the chord shapes and find a magical blend.
Have you seen my Cat Stevens video and how he and Alun Davies blend their guitar parts? czcams.com/video/bXcfuFrgqj0/video.htmlsi=cB0ixzoXCAFgCcpK
What a fabulous video and thank you. I use open tunings and I do some Joni Mitchell Tunes...but I didn't have "you turn me on on radio" figured out. You got me inspired... fabulous video 💯❤️🧠😎👍🙏🇺🇸 !!!
thank you from france!
Je t'en prie!
Thank you for posting this, great explanation on the open D turning and you've used a great song (one of my favorites) Looking forward to more videos on open tuning.
Awesome, thank you, Robert! If you search my channel, you'll find Open E, Open G, Drop D. My lap steel video from way back is tuned to Emaj7. I've also done quite a few videos where I explore Nashville Tuning (which is really high-stringing, 4 bottom string an octave up). I intend to do more at some point, when I can find the time. One of my favorites is David Crosby's "Croz" tuning: E B D G A D. It's what he used for Guinnevere.
Hi Robert, I agree with you...Guinevere is sublime. Looking forward to exploring more of your videos. Cheers,
@@robertstewart8431 I hope you have fun and find lots of inspiration!
Thanks Robert! I had to get my Martin 000-18 out and tune to open D for this classic.....you are very correct , Joni was an open tuning pioneer for the singer songwriters of the 70s....always very cool...
Thanks, Gibby. Glad you're messing around with alternate tunings!
Nice playing and good explanation. You have an added gift for teaching. Thx.
Thanks, Stringman. Great handle, BTW. This was the first video where I actually showed some chords on screen. Ironically, I was going to do the same with the Open E video I released today, but Chordpix.com (which I used to create the chord charts), was offline...concerned that they're gone permanently! :-(
Great choice of song to demonstrate Open D. Joni can play one chord alone in any tuning and create a song that no one else would ever have written. Add in a few more in an open tuning and you have a whole new universe of sound. Well done!
Thank you, Rabukan 58! I’m happy you’re giving open tunings a try. On Joni’s own site there’s a page devoted to her open tunings that tells you which songs are in which of her unique tunings. Have fun flaying around you new universe...and if you love open tunings check out som of my videos featuring Nashville tuning, too. It’s standard tuning, but with the bottom four strings up one octave (a obviously requires different strings). Cheers!
@@RobertCassard Thank you. I’ve been playing guitar since the 1960s. :) I appreciate what you are doing very much as music today is lacking the innovative blending of sounds I grew up with - from Joni to Jimi to Beatles, Miles, Ravel... Keep sharing your gifts.
Music is gone ..Every melody has been written..Joni and Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young..What an era..
Kinda seems that way, Michael. There are still many great artists and songwriters today, but we no longer have the central cultural focus on music that’s sophisticated and making a statement. Back then we had AOR radio stations that everyone listened to. We all knew and loved most of the same artists and songs. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.
Keep the mind open Michael :) for all we know there are many more tunes to be discovered
Very nice! Thank you for this Robert!
My pleasure, cronintierneyband!
Thank you! One of my favorite songs.
Glad you liked this, Les!
That was awesome.. exactly what I have been searching for.
Glad I could help!
Thank you,very good lesson
You’re so welcome, Stephen!
Wow Robert. Thank you so much for this help experimenting with one of my favorite songs. I have subscribed! I like getting out of the rut of standard tuning. I'm just going to leave one of the guitars in open D now.
Right on, ALS! Open D is a great tuning to have at the ready...
Very nice
Thanks, Greg. And easy, too!
thanks!
You're welcome! I'm happy you found my channel. Lots of Open Tuning videos here. Like Open D: czcams.com/video/hLdVruJGBj4/video.htmlsi=GVtvwycFLQ4rjfv6
Okay, got me with this one. Liked and subscribed. Greetings from Germany
Thank you pfote65!
Very cool, thanks for sharing this.
My pleasure, Joe. Thanks for watching! I do quite a few alternate tuning videos, by the way. I hope you’ll check ‘em out!
Thanks, I've subscribed. Beautiful new sounds to spice up my playing!
@@MrJoeMoreton For sure! Open tunings are magic. I hope you'll check out some of my other videos on these topics. DADGAD is a gorgeous one. It even brought Blowing in the Wind into the 21st Century for me! Check it out: czcams.com/video/k6cgzYGL4ag/video.html
Open D can do anything. I've been doing it exclusively for years. You need more light in front of you.
I love Open D, too. Deep and rich…and it makes any song sound that way, too.
Nice video and a good explanation. Hmm, open D....It brings me a fond memory of a very nice song I heard in 1979 called "Michigan". 🙂
How did I forget about Michigan?!
@@RobertCassard Why don't you make a recording of Michigan and post it on this video? (or on a future open tuning video that you hinted you'll be making) It is, after all, a beautiful song and an excellent example of open D tuning.
Oh, n btw, if you intend to take a look at open G, may i request "South City Midnight Lady" as an example? Or "Penny For Your Thoughts"? Hey!, 2 birds with one stone...open G and finger picking.
love it bro thanks a lot!
Hey Mo. Thanks for watching. I hope you give Open D a try!
@@RobertCassard hey Robert ,yes it is a lovely tuning and i ve always loved Joni Mitchell ,thanks for sharing insight about playing her songs ,so far i can do the urge for going with a little mod(i had me a girl in the summer time..... not another dude in town that darling's heart could win)but actually one of the few songs that is in the regular tunning..i ll keep going into the open d ,it sounds almost like Joni's dulcimer(instrument of the angels)thanx again !all the best to you!
You’re welcome. I love the dulcimer sound, too!
I love Joni Mitchell's unique sound of how she plays guitar, but this has gone right over my head 😔 I must be thick
Hey RosieHarp. Don't despair...it takes awhile to get the concept of open tunings. Joni has a whole page devoted to her unique tunings on her website. Maybe her explanation will make more sense...? jonimitchell.com/music/tuningpatterns.cfm
@@RobertCassard thank you.
I don't think there's anything wrong with your explanation, but I'm a vocalist who only plays keyboard. Maybe if I played guitar I'd get it 😃
Oh yeah. This is really guitar-only stuff@@RosieHarp No easy way to translate guitar open tunings to piano other than for someone to painstakingly transcribe the guitar parts into standard musical notation...
@@RobertCassard I really just wanted to try and understand why Joni's music sounds so wonderfully unique.
I'd never be able to begin to think about transcribes ..... I'm not that good 😆
@@RosieHarp I've seen music books out there that are pretty accurate - maybe worth looking for, especially for songs where she plays piano, e.g., Court and Spark. Anyway, we can all admit that NONE of us is a Joni!
Is this the only lesson you have in open D? I clicked the link and it seems this is the only one so far. Thanks for sharing your phenomenal talent Robert!
Yes, I only have one video about Open D. However, you can check out my Open E video and simply use the same hand positions but with a capo at the second fret (which turns Open D into Open E).
Great Video. I use an different tuning with a capo that gives an open E sound that you may enjoy. Put your capo on the 2nd fret but only touch the top 4 strings leaving your bottom e and b string open. Play like your in D or G but never touch the e and b string with your left hand. Its great on a 12 string as well. Enjoy, thanks for the good content
Thanks, Scott.
So you're talking about a partial capo on the top 4 strings, right? I've heard other guitarists get some cool effects that way, but I haven't played around with partial capos much. Great suggestion!!
Robert Cassard It's basically Open E down a step so you can again play Bob Dylan, Stones, Joe Walsh, & Black Crowes. Come on in my Kitchen by Robert Johnson works too but he'd drop that tuning down a half step to Open Db.
Yep. Some guitarists tune to Open D and put a Capo at the second fret to get the Open E sound. Still not exactly the same, but a good workaround
@@RobertCassard Of course you can Drop Open D down a half step to Open Db if you find the original key a little too high to sing. This is why extended range Guitars & extended range Basses are common & church gigs because "gotta find the right key".
@@RobertCassard You can even use it on a Nashville Tuned Guitar & I heard that on the Martin Backpacker before, perfect for playing Slide Blues.
What year is the FG-151 Yama?
Pretty sure it’s 1976. I featured it in GD #3: czcams.com/video/Zptr9Vi2q0M/video.html
I'm only amateur, it's probably me... but to anyone else, does his guitar sound out of tune when it's first tuned to open D and he strums across the open strings?
Good ears, mwj. I realize, I’m not super careful about tuning when I’m focused on making a point…. Thanks for watching and best wishes as you develop your guitar skills.
@@RobertCassard Hi Robert! You have a beautiful voice and a world class musician! I need to realize it's a lot at once and a lot more work than I realize when one creates a top notch video. A magnanimous deed to give musical knowledge to the world!
Joni is different gravy
Delicious gravy...rich...with secret spices