Idiots guide to open D tuning

[Stelios]

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I've done a few internet searches and whatever I try never seems to sound right.

Thanks

[toejam]

Re: Idiots guide to open D tuning

Open D is... D, A, D, F#, A, D.

[Stelios]

Re: Idiots guide to open D tuning

Thanks but... I'm hoping someone could actualy talk me through how to do it. The two E strings are no problem but how do I get from the G to F# and the B to A?

Thanks

[Fragle]

Re: Idiots guide to open D tuning

ok.....detune the 1st and 6th strings a full step (2 semitones).
5th and 4th strings stay as they are
tune the 3rd string one semitone down
tune the 2nd string a full step down

voila. open D

[Stelios]

Re: Idiots guide to open D tuning

Thank you.

I found a little mp3 of the tuning too: Open D

For anyone interested the best site I found was this one: Guitar.About

[Brick]

Re: Idiots guide to open D tuning

thats a really werid tuning. Whats the advantage to tuning like that?

[SRD86]

Re: Idiots guide to open D tuning

i auditioned for a band and the lead guy played the whole night in open D, i was watching him while I was playing and it completely screwed me up trying to figure out how and even more why?

[Fragle]

Re: Idiots guide to open D tuning

IIRC the latest opeth (ghost reveries) is open D all the way.

[jeff300]

Re: Idiots guide to open D tuning

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Open D is... D, A, D, F#, A, D.

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Isn't it D A D G A D?

That's what I call open D. It used to be a somewhat popular tuning. I use that tuning to play Kashmir.

[kmanick]

Re: Idiots guide to open D tuning

That's what I call D tuning as well.
here's a cool page for alternate tunings
tunings

[toejam]

Re: Idiots guide to open D tuning

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Open D is... D, A, D, F#, A, D.

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Isn't it D A D G A D?

That's what I call open D. It used to be a somewhat popular tuning. I use that tuning to play Kashmir.

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No, what I posted is Open D. I guess you can change the F# to G for a little variation, though.

[VitaminG]

Re: Idiots guide to open D tuning

DADGAD is different to Open D. Both are fun tunings to mess with. I've been messing around with different tunings since I found an old Stefan Grossman book on the subject years ago.

IIRC Sevendust's Angels Son is in Open D. Fun song to play.

[rps14a]

Re: Idiots guide to open D tuning

it should be fairly easy to figure out the tuning kinda like a math problem. figure out the difference between the desired note and what it is in the natural tuning then find that notes octave to use to tune it up. i only use alternate tunings when weakly attempting to impersonate what i try and call slide guitar playing, but this is how i tune when i do it.


chris

[Oogadee Boogadee]

Re: Idiots guide to open D tuning

i think eric sardinas (badass) plays open d as well, or he did on the ultra zone tour with vai, at least.

you can always set it up and powertab, and tune to the ptab guitar.

[Mr White]

Re: Idiots guide to open D tuning

I used to keep my acoustic in D A D G A D it made a nice change, and made it good to break out of playing/writing the same old licks, cos they werent in the positions you thought they were in!

James