Open G tuning brought my playing back to life and more.Arthritis was taking away from my playing. Open TunIng has blown open doors.My fiance can't believe the songs I can play now. Many thank's to you for sharing, your great tutorials
First open G song I learned was " Wild Horses" which naturally led me to other open G stuff by the Stones. Since then its been fun to transpose other artists work into open G and the resonance and drone you get rally transforms the feel of these songs. Even simple stuff like Walker Brothers "No Regrets" or The Kinks "Waterloo Sunset" completely transform. Moving on , some minor chords are a nightmare but they are on the neck somewhere!!
Honkey Tonk Women was the song that first got me interested in Open G and i still love playing it. Some others i think worth mentioning are: Jealous Again - Black Crowes Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones Death Letter Blues - White Stripes Bohemian Like You - Dandy Warhols
Yes absolutely -- I was totally expecting Honky Tonk Women to be #1 on the list. It's really the iconic open-G tuning song. Also I think the best Zeppelin example is probably In My Time of Dying.
Let's give credit where credit is due: Death Letter Blues is originally by Son House. Open G was used so much in the old country blues that some people just called it Delta tuning.
I think 9 and 10 were my favorite. You get it! appreciate it, learn from it, create with it your way, and remember to have fun. Like you are my man. Bravo 👏.
I have to reinvent myself as a guitarist because I smashed my ring finger at work so I'm looking to develop my pinky slide playing. Good on ya mate, thanks.
@@doubledsrockschoolhe's now part of the long and esteemed tradition of guitarists who play with mangled hands. Man is following the footsteps of Django Reinhardt and Tommy Iommi. Best of luck! If Django can still rip it up with 2 fingers on his fretting hand, you can rip it up with a slide on your crushed pinky. Just takes practices and time
A right handed friend of mine (guitar player) lost half of his left index finger. Never wanting to give up guitar, taught himself to play left handed. Rhythm only but not too shabby.
Great choices including your own two. Started playing slide when I tore my bicep tendon and couldn’t fret. Placed guitar in open G on a table and never looked back. Tuning 6th string to a G (replaced with an A gauge string) to avoid that D, and the double G has some nifty uses. Keep em coming Double D.
Thank Maxy! I got used to the top D string, and I use it to accentuate the V chord in a blues with that nice low D on the top string. It takes more control not to flub the notes on the low string. It would be fun to try the double G trick. I bet it sounds really rich and full. Cheers!
Thank you Dave! 😊 As a writer, I am more focused on making music instead of copying to perfection. We learn a lot about music by learning what the masters have done before us but, we are not slaves to that one performance that was recorded for the album. Cheers!!
Hearing “Dice” isolated here got me in the solar plexus-it finally explained why that song was all I talked about after catchin em live at the Coliseum when GNR opened for em. It was unforgettable!! 🤘🤘
Open G is my favourite tuning ever. There are two great open g songs that I've never seen mentioned in any list. These are Bad Obsession by Guns n Roses (open g, down a half step), and Steve McQueen by Sherryl Crow (which pretty fun acoustic bluesy riff). And great list btw
The Black Keys Yearnin' is a great one and Greg Allman Come and Go Blues is another great one. The Stones have too many to name but Can't you Hear me Knockin and Moonlight Mile are my favorites.
You know what I like about you kid you put in your own songs flood work water rising! Right on. OK I’m gonna go back and listen to number one or number 10 however you have it. 👏
I absolutely love to play Zebra’s “WHO’s behind the door” it has a lot of chord changes …. #9 and 10 on the list is awesome! Really enjoyed the attitude it gave…. Would love to learn them!
Wow haven't heard Zebra mentioned in ages. I still have that album from...' 80? They used to come through Jackson MS and play at the Old Lamar Theater.
The guitar is a beautiful V8 Custom Guitars "HotRod Collection" "Bonneville" model. Check Out V8 Custome Guitars here: www.v8customguitars.com/ Thank you so much for your comment! The DD Team
This is sick! I didn't realize so much was created in open G that I love! I only recently started looking into it after talking to Gran Hechicero about what tuning he uses, he swears by open G, great video! made a lot of sense to me haha
awesome list.. thank-you James Hetfield's cousin. I needed this cuz I have a Keith Richards style tele with a humbucker in the neck that I keep in open G with 5 strings
@@doubledsrockschool Anytime man.. I am just an old amateur rocker myself (mostly drums n bass). But I know a good riff when I hear it. Also, I think 99.9% of the time a musician plays their own riffs the best, because it is an expression of themselves. This comes through in the music IMHO. Like When shrEddie Van Halen played Eruption or John Bonham played Moby Dick. Sublime :)
Very nice -lesson -thankyou --ON Jumping Jack flash ---how does one play the first open G chord in the intro ?beginning ? Do you simply strum the open strings like I think you are doing ?----followed by the other 2 chords ?
Thank you! I am glad you liked the video. You are exactly right about the intro. Strum the open chord followed by the other 2. It's a fun tune, especially when you play it in open G. Way back in the when I first started, we all played it in standard tuning and I wondered why it never sounded quite right. Now we know... lol.
You are a well accomplished player --thankyou for the prompt reply -and valuable info --now I know why this song never sounded quite right in STD tuning----I was 19 in 1969-- when I bought this vinyl record by the Stones ---I live in Central Africa---used to build my own guitars --Now at 74 its difficult to keep up with shredding -----thankyou again -- @@doubledsrockschool
Twice as hard is an overlooked gem of blues rock songs. Killer rif and killer vocals! Thanks Dwayne! See you around and would love to play with you at a jam night sometime J
Bron-yr-aur Stomp should be done in an open E tuning, with a capo to shift it to F if that's what you want. I usually do it tuning down to open D instead of E.
When I read the description I thought all the tunes would b Stones riffs. I learned a couple of my favorites are in this tuning. I had no idea Black Crowes tunes used Open G. Makes sense when I think about. Hey ur original tune #10 is very dope!!
All I have ever played in is open G. I need to explain a bit. I build cigar box guitars. they are usually tuned in open G. I can't seem to get the hang of any instrument built by anybody else. So three string guitars for me. Also I came here to find some songs I might be able to play Instead I found that my own riffs and musics (NW whitewater river blues )are just as good as any other as long as I am having fun and people and tappen their toes. Thank yous so much
Wow! Thank you so much! I am using a Universal Audio Dream 65 pedal. It is a really nice simulation of a 1965 Deluxe Reverb amp. I believe in this particular video I have it set to the original 1965 specs. Volume and gain set to taste with a pinch of reverb from pedal (that sounds great), and the EQ setiings at noon. The pedal is plugged into an Avalon 737 channel strip. I highly recommend it. What an awesome direct recording device. What do you use when you perform?
@doubledsrockschool I run my Axe Fx III in stereo with two powered speakers behind me. I also run a Marshall or Friedman head head pushing a 2x12 cab up the middle of the aforementioned. I call it the poor man's wet/dry/wet rig. It sounds killer and is inspiring to play. It's a three piece, so it helps sustain the dream, if you catch my drift!
@doubledsrockschool I have a Carpe Diem dirt box, Wampler mini Rat pedal and a wampler mini TS pedal. I'm currently hitting the front end of my tube amps with the wampler stuff. But that Carpe Diem pedal rocks!..Marshall is a box.
@@doubledsrockschool ok so open d is next on my list. I was going to try c but d seems to be a favorite for UA-cam. Thanks for all the information and insight! Always appreciate your videos.
Thank you, Kenneth. I usually create sustain using gain-staging. I don't get to turn my amp up in my little studio loud enough to get power amp tube compression. I have a Dr.Z Airbreak attenuator that is set at about 40%, then I use a compressor pedal, usually a Keeley or an SP compresor set to a mild compression, which I plug into 2, mid-gain overdrives set to taste. The light gain stages add up to make an almost infinite sustain. Using gain-staging, you get great guitar-feedback notes at a very reasonable volume. Of course, good pick-ups helps and so does having a good set-up on your guitar. It all counts. But I always use gain staging to go a good sound without going deaf.
You will like the one coming out this morning at 11am eastern time then ❤️ Thank you so much for your kind comment, highly appreciated. Which one did you like the most? Frank from The DDRS team
Spent a year tuning to nothing but G it was worth it , nothing but riffs in that ,leads fly off the neck because the the 3 middle strings don't change, dig.
Jail house rock is fresh in open g. Hot blooded is an easy tune in open g too.. feels like the first time sounds good but a little harder . Thanks for the video.
Lowell George used open G alot...Willin' and Fat Man in the Bathtub come to mind. David Gilmour used it for Fearless. Keith Richards was shown this tuning by Ry Cooder and man did he run with it, thanks Ry. Keith says in his book that Mick Jagger wrote most of Brown Sugar after he showed the tuning to him, and Mick comes up with a classic! Hey man, It's Only Rock 'n' Roll.
Great picks and awesome playing! I was having a go at Thats the Way by Led Zeppelin recently, a bit tricky but such a nice sound on an acoustic! Thanks for the great video 👍
Faithful by Pearl Jam Daughter is actually in "double open G", in that the 6th is tuned up to another G, not down to D. That gives it a fuller sounder, with a distinct tone because of the high tension on the 6th string, also invites a more aggressive strumming approach.
@@doubledsrockschool I'm used to playing it in a very different position too, fingering the 4th and fifth strings rather than the third and fourth. Your version is very "polite". Using the heavier wound strings gives a massive fat sound, with the open 6th tuned to G providing a strong pedal tone you seem to be missing.
Fender’s QC was all over for these - coincidence that a load of staff got laid off? I persisted and ended up with a 2nd one that plays and sounds beautifully, but still wasn’t perfect (truss rod loosened off only gave .010”, also slight scar on the fretboard) I complained and got some money knocked off. The fretwork was good on mine and I’ve done numerous 3 hour live jams playing with it - the narrow tall frets were an adjustment from jumbos but I simply had to become more accurate in the lower frets, I’ve no issue with the pickups to be honest.
I love hearing this tuning with a heavier guitar tone. I'm exploring the possibility of playing Doom Metal with Open G, just because of the inverted 5th power chords. They make the guitar sound like it is tuned much lower than it actually is.
That's a great idea! I am sure it would sound wicked! You can even tune the high E to E instead of D. You have a heavy de-tuned bottom end but standard tuning from the 4th to 1st string. Ripping leads without the fingering change.
Thanks! I am glad you like it. I am going directly into a Universal Audio Dream 65 pedal. I have it set to the Oxford speaker, the amp is set to D-tex with the volume around 2 o'clock and the boost in a similar setting. EQ is at noon and a just a touch of reverb. What's your favorite Open G song?
If you like this video, check out my "TOP 3 FAVORITE OPEN TUNINGS" here ua-cam.com/video/ccT1nSrGWkY/v-deo.html
Open G tuning brought my playing back to life and more.Arthritis was taking away from my playing. Open TunIng has blown open doors.My fiance can't believe the songs I can play now. Many thank's to you for sharing, your great tutorials
The pleasure is all mine, my friend!!
Great choices!! You gotta love the Stones and the Black Crowes!! It’s great to hear where you get your sound and influences!
Thanks for the encouragement my friend!
First open G song I learned was " Wild Horses" which naturally led me to other open G stuff by the Stones.
Since then its been fun to transpose other artists work into open G and the resonance and drone you get
rally transforms the feel of these songs. Even simple stuff like Walker Brothers "No Regrets" or The Kinks
"Waterloo Sunset" completely transform. Moving on , some minor chords are a nightmare but they are on
the neck somewhere!!
Open G kept me playing guitar. After 25 years I was bored with it.
One UA-cam video on open G and Keef riffs brought me back.
That's great! Welcome back!
Honkey Tonk Women was the song that first got me interested in Open G and i still love playing it. Some others i think worth mentioning are:
Jealous Again - Black Crowes
Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones
Death Letter Blues - White Stripes
Bohemian Like You - Dandy Warhols
I love all those tunes!!
Yes absolutely -- I was totally expecting Honky Tonk Women to be #1 on the list. It's really the iconic open-G tuning song. Also I think the best Zeppelin example is probably In My Time of Dying.
I just did a video on Led Zep Open G songs. Check it out! ua-cam.com/video/q5bGFYMC8SM/v-deo.html
Let's give credit where credit is due: Death Letter Blues is originally by Son House. Open G was used so much in the old country blues that some people just called it Delta tuning.
I think 9 and 10 were my favorite. You get it! appreciate it, learn from it, create with it your way, and remember to have fun. Like you are my man. Bravo 👏.
Thank you so much for that!!
Awesome thanks
Hey brother beautiful just beautiful! My favorite stones open G tuning song of all time is the intro to “can’t you hear me knocking“
Rock on!
The Stones have so many, I could have done a Top 10, just on them!! Thanks Brother!
@@doubledsrockschool You should have!
Like I said in the video...I could have done a top 10 Stones songs in Open G!
@@doubledsrockschool Like I said in my comment.....you should have!
Just started learning open (g) tuning - appreciate the instruction... dig your originals too...
Thank you!
I have to reinvent myself as a guitarist because I smashed my ring finger at work so I'm looking to develop my pinky slide playing. Good on ya mate, thanks.
I have always played slide on the pinky finger. I am glad you are not letting your mishap get in the way of your progress! Cheers!
@@doubledsrockschoolhe's now part of the long and esteemed tradition of guitarists who play with mangled hands. Man is following the footsteps of Django Reinhardt and Tommy Iommi. Best of luck! If Django can still rip it up with 2 fingers on his fretting hand, you can rip it up with a slide on your crushed pinky. Just takes practices and time
A right handed friend of mine (guitar player) lost half of his left index finger. Never wanting to give up guitar, taught himself to play left handed. Rhythm only but not too shabby.
Wow! That is dedication!!!
"Can't You Hear Me Knocking"
How about Honky tonk woman
The first song that came to my mind!
Best of the best
Hi. Thanks a lot for that.
love yours last two riff songs
Nice. A few more that I enjoy: Dancing Days by Led Zeppelin, Running on Empty by Jackson Browne, Honky Tonk Woman & Brown Sugar by the Stones.
All great tunes!!
I’d like to see something on that CBG behind you! Great video!
I'm a drummer, but also play a 3 string Cigar Box guitar using open G tuning. One of my favorites is "Slow and Easy" by Whitesnake.
Wow! That's cool! I have a 4 string cigar box, but I took one string of it, and I love it as a 3 string. Keep on rockin'!!
Great choices including your own two. Started playing slide when I tore my bicep tendon and couldn’t fret. Placed guitar in open G on a table and never looked back. Tuning 6th string to a G (replaced with an A gauge string) to avoid that D, and the double G has some nifty uses. Keep em coming Double D.
Thank Maxy! I got used to the top D string, and I use it to accentuate the V chord in a blues with that nice low D on the top string. It takes more control not to flub the notes on the low string. It would be fun to try the double G trick. I bet it sounds really rich and full. Cheers!
Good stuff. Like how you included your song. Also like how you mention that it’s not necessary to play a cover perfectly. Creativity is a gift.
Thank you Dave! 😊 As a writer, I am more focused on making music instead of copying to perfection. We learn a lot about music by learning what the masters have done before us but, we are not slaves to that one performance that was recorded for the album. Cheers!!
Cool video. Beautiful crisp lead guitar work.
Thank you so much!
Hearing “Dice” isolated here got me in the solar plexus-it finally explained why that song was all I talked about after catchin em live at the Coliseum when GNR opened for em. It was unforgettable!! 🤘🤘
Wow! That must have been one hell of a show!
Just started really doing the open g thing, due to arthritis in part lol. I dig it brother
I feel you Brother
The DD Team
Open G is an awesome tool! Do you play slide in G? It's easy on the fingers!
Traveling Riverside Blues. My first open G song. Good jams, thanks!
Thanks for listening!! Cheers!
You got me into Open G and a good starting point! Loving it! Thank you! NEW SUB!
Woohoo!!!
Subscribed! Good stuff. Unique point of view.
Thank you so much!
Open G is my favourite tuning ever. There are two great open g songs that I've never seen mentioned in any list. These are Bad Obsession by Guns n Roses (open g, down a half step), and Steve McQueen by Sherryl Crow (which pretty fun acoustic bluesy riff).
And great list btw
Great, gotta try this. Thank you. 🙂🇨🇦
My pleasure!
The Black Keys Yearnin' is a great one and Greg Allman Come and Go Blues is another great one. The Stones have too many to name but Can't you Hear me Knockin and Moonlight Mile are my favorites.
There are so many choices! I might have to revisit this subject!
Outstanding job. Thank you
Thank you!!
You know what I like about you kid you put in your own songs flood work water rising! Right on. OK I’m gonna go back and listen to number one or number 10 however you have it. 👏
Thanks man! Really appreciate it!
I absolutely love to play Zebra’s “WHO’s behind the door” it has a lot of chord changes …. #9 and 10 on the list is awesome! Really enjoyed the attitude it gave…. Would love to learn them!
Wow haven't heard Zebra mentioned in ages. I still have that album from...' 80? They used to come through Jackson MS and play at the Old Lamar Theater.
Hey, Thanks so much for the encouragement!
Thank you Maestro 👌 !!! Great original songs number 9 and 10
Thank you my friend!!
Love your attitude and style. What is that cool black guitar hanging behind your left shoulder ? Big fan of open G tuning. Thanks
The guitar is a beautiful V8 Custom Guitars "HotRod Collection" "Bonneville" model.
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Thank you so much for your comment!
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Thanks 4 sharing your originals
Thanks for listening
The DD Team
This is sick! I didn't realize so much was created in open G that I love! I only recently started looking into it after talking to Gran Hechicero about what tuning he uses, he swears by open G, great video! made a lot of sense to me haha
Thank you! I am so happy you enjoyed it!
Sick, but hopefully it will get better. 🙄
awesome list.. thank-you James Hetfield's cousin. I needed this cuz I have a Keith Richards style tele with a humbucker in the neck that I keep in open G with 5 strings
Nice!! Thanks for the encouragement!
Thank you for sharing man appreciate it
nice riffs.. I liked 9 and 10 the best honestly... Nothing feels as good as creating your own awesome music. Cheers
Wow! Thanks for the kinds words!
@@doubledsrockschool Anytime man.. I am just an old amateur rocker myself (mostly drums n bass). But I know a good riff when I hear it. Also, I think 99.9% of the time a musician plays their own riffs the best, because it is an expression of themselves. This comes through in the music IMHO. Like When shrEddie Van Halen played Eruption or John Bonham played Moby Dick. Sublime :)
First time here. Subscribed!
My time us running low is sick. I wanna write something like that for a metal/punky jam... FUZZED OUT!!!
Go for it!! That's the beauty of music. We all share and learn from each other!
@@doubledsrockschool truth
Some of the best advice to guitarists stated during introductions 👍
Thank you! I appreciate the encouragement 🙏
Nice vid. Sweet guitar. Looks identical to my Fender American Deluxe. Tuned to open G of course. 😎
My favorite open tuning!
Nice job thank you
Thanks for the really great content!
Thank you so much!
Love it bro! Really gonna nick your riffs dude too. Subscribed.
Thank you, Chris!! Welcome abord! Cheers!
like it, thanks for the good songs.
Thank you!
That was effin' amazing! Thank you.
Good video. Enjoyed it!
Much thanks Chris!
Glad I came across your videos. Keep up the awesome videos! Def subscribed now
Thank you very much! Welcome aboard!
Nice job. Great tone. Subscribed.
Thank you!
Very nice -lesson -thankyou --ON Jumping Jack flash ---how does one play the first open G chord in the intro ?beginning ? Do you simply strum the open strings like I think you are doing ?----followed by the other 2 chords ?
Thank you! I am glad you liked the video. You are exactly right about the intro. Strum the open chord followed by the other 2. It's a fun tune, especially when you play it in open G. Way back in the when I first started, we all played it in standard tuning and I wondered why it never sounded quite right. Now we know... lol.
You are a well accomplished player --thankyou for the prompt reply -and valuable info --now I know why this song never sounded quite right in STD tuning----I was 19 in 1969-- when I bought this vinyl record by the Stones ---I live in Central Africa---used to build my own guitars --Now at 74 its difficult to keep up with shredding -----thankyou again --
@@doubledsrockschool
Oh wow! Cool story!!
And thank you very much!
Awesome guitar skills!! loved this. How about Brown Sugar? I enjoyed your original tunes also!!
Thank you so much! I could do a top ten songs just on Rolling Stones songs!
I dig your original licks, man!
Thanks man!!
Twice as hard is an overlooked gem of blues rock songs. Killer rif and killer vocals! Thanks Dwayne! See you around and would love to play with you at a jam night sometime
J
The pleasure would be all mine. What part of the world do you in?
Bron-yr-aur Stomp should be done in an open E tuning, with a capo to shift it to F if that's what you want. I usually do it tuning down to open D instead of E.
Nice list. I would add "Watch Over You" by Alter Bridge.
3:50 kind of sounds more like Pearl Jam "Alive" than Black Crowes "Remedy". But I can understand how the guitar playing bleeds over between songs.
I never put those two together, but I see what you mean. Thanks for pointing that out!
Nice‼️ All inspirational. As a mediocre beginner this has opened up a whole new deal.
Thank you Ronnie!! I appreciate the good words! Keep hammering away man!
🙂 I will be now that you have opened the door, so to speak. No one ever told me about open chords. This changes a lotta things 😀
I am so happy to hear that!!
Your two were spot on, nice,
Thank you!!
Thanks mate , this is a brilliant video.
Thank you Sean!
Many Bee Gees songs are open tuning too. Open D is what Barry seemed to like using... Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the info!
the 'like' is for your 'look ma, no hands'. made my day!
Hahaha! Thank you!
Great video mate. I like open G tuning.
I love it too! I wrote a bunch of tunes in Open G!
Another great video- love what I learn here- thank you!
Thank you!!
Great picks. Move It On Over by George Thorogood is a personal fave of mine.
Thanks!! Me too I love GT and the Destroyers! He was who got me into Open G tuning. Move it on Over is a classic!
Great video! Also, how can a channel this good have only 486 subscribers!
We're brand new! Not even a month old. Thanks gor the encouragement!!
@@doubledsrockschool Cool! Keep it going! Greetings from the UK!
I liked this lesson, but what I would like to know is what’s the fingering for chords for open G tuning.
Thanks
Don
I will cover that in upcoming videos.
When I read the description I thought all the tunes would b Stones riffs. I learned a couple of my favorites are in this tuning. I had no idea Black Crowes tunes used Open G. Makes sense when I think about. Hey ur original tune #10 is very dope!!
Thanks for the good words! I have another one on Stones open G riffs. Check this out.ua-cam.com/video/Svgx1oS3Qf4/v-deo.html
All I have ever played in is open G.
I need to explain a bit. I build cigar box guitars.
they are usually tuned in open G.
I can't seem to get the hang of any instrument built by anybody else.
So three string guitars for me.
Also I came here to find some songs I might be able to play
Instead I found that my own riffs and musics (NW whitewater river blues )are just as good as any other as long as I am having fun and people and tappen their toes.
Thank yous so much
I love cigarbox guitars. My friend made me a 4 string that I tune in an Open G hybrid tuning. Endless fun!
awesome playing man.
Thank you Roy!!
I use 9's on my strat. If I want to play in open g tuning or open d should I have higher gage strings on my strat? Thank you
You can play Open G with 9's but you might have trouble keeping it in tune. It depends on your touch and how hard you play.
Cool vidéo
This sounds amazing! Please, What amp, dirt pedal are you using. The playing and sound is legit! Thank you brother and Rock On!
Wow! Thank you so much! I am using a Universal Audio Dream 65 pedal. It is a really nice simulation of a 1965 Deluxe Reverb amp. I believe in this particular video I have it set to the original 1965 specs. Volume and gain set to taste with a pinch of reverb from pedal (that sounds great), and the EQ setiings at noon. The pedal is plugged into an Avalon 737 channel strip. I highly recommend it. What an awesome direct recording device. What do you use when you perform?
@doubledsrockschool I run my Axe Fx III in stereo with two powered speakers behind me. I also run a Marshall or Friedman head head pushing a 2x12 cab up the middle of the aforementioned. I call it the poor man's wet/dry/wet rig. It sounds killer and is inspiring to play. It's a three piece, so it helps sustain the dream, if you catch my drift!
That must sound killer and really flexible. What kind of pedals, if any do you have in the rig? I'am curious.
@doubledsrockschool I have a Carpe Diem dirt box, Wampler mini Rat pedal and a wampler mini TS pedal. I'm currently hitting the front end of my tube amps with the wampler stuff. But that Carpe Diem pedal rocks!..Marshall is a box.
Yesss! Thank you! I thought I was alone in my love of open g
I love Open D as well, but Open G is my go to!!
@@doubledsrockschool ok so open d is next on my list. I was going to try c but d seems to be a favorite for UA-cam. Thanks for all the information and insight! Always appreciate your videos.
@johnwood7964 cheers, Brother!
THE Greatest Open G is without a doubt 'Honky Tonk Women '!
In loving memory, watch over you and wonderful life by Alter Bridge
Your stuff sounds good DD and so does your guitar. Do u get your sustain from the pickups or amp?
Thank you, Kenneth. I usually create sustain using gain-staging. I don't get to turn my amp up in my little studio loud enough to get power amp tube compression. I have a Dr.Z Airbreak attenuator that is set at about 40%, then I use a compressor pedal, usually a Keeley or an SP compresor set to a mild compression, which I plug into 2, mid-gain overdrives set to taste. The light gain stages add up to make an almost infinite sustain. Using gain-staging, you get great guitar-feedback notes at a very reasonable volume. Of course, good pick-ups helps and so does having a good set-up on your guitar. It all counts. But I always use gain staging to go a good sound without going deaf.
Absolutely loved this video. Jack Flash approved!😛
You will like the one coming out this morning at 11am eastern time then ❤️
Thank you so much for your kind comment, highly appreciated.
Which one did you like the most?
Frank from
The DDRS team
Thanks! More please
The Number 9 riff is Awesome!
Thank you so much!!
awsome thank you great fun
Thank you so much! Let me know if there is anything you'd like me to cover.
Spent a year tuning to nothing but G it was worth it , nothing but riffs in that ,leads fly off the neck because the the 3 middle strings don't change, dig.
Jail house rock is fresh in open g. Hot blooded is an easy tune in open g too.. feels like the first time sounds good but a little harder . Thanks for the video.
Number 10 gave me a AC/DC - ZZtop vibe. I like it!
Thank you! Much appreciated!
Lowell George used open G alot...Willin' and Fat Man in the Bathtub come to mind. David Gilmour used it for Fearless. Keith Richards was shown this tuning by Ry Cooder and man did he run with it, thanks Ry. Keith says in his book that Mick Jagger wrote most of Brown Sugar after he showed the tuning to him, and Mick comes up with a classic! Hey man, It's Only Rock 'n' Roll.
Awesome story!! Thanks Brother!
Great picks and awesome playing! I was having a go at Thats the Way by Led Zeppelin recently, a bit tricky but such a nice sound on an acoustic! Thanks for the great video 👍
Well thank you! Let me know if there is anything else I can cover for you! Cheers!
Love them riffs!!!!!
Thank you Fab!!
Great tunes of yours
Thank you!
Faithful by Pearl Jam
Daughter is actually in "double open G", in that the 6th is tuned up to another G, not down to D. That gives it a fuller sounder, with a distinct tone because of the high tension on the 6th string, also invites a more aggressive strumming approach.
Thanks for the heads up!! I'll have to try that.
@@doubledsrockschool I'm used to playing it in a very different position too, fingering the 4th and fifth strings rather than the third and fourth. Your version is very "polite". Using the heavier wound strings gives a massive fat sound, with the open 6th tuned to G providing a strong pedal tone you seem to be missing.
Cool songs you came up with man.
Thank you very much!
like #9 good job sir
Thank you Jay!
I love John Fahey's On the sunny side of the ocean.
I don't know that one. I'll have to check it out.
Some *_killer_* riffs guitar
Thank you!!
Wooooow!! Excelente!
Fender’s QC was all over for these - coincidence that a load of staff got laid off?
I persisted and ended up with a 2nd one that plays and sounds beautifully, but still wasn’t perfect (truss rod loosened off only gave .010”, also slight scar on the fretboard) I complained and got some money knocked off.
The fretwork was good on mine and I’ve done numerous 3 hour live jams playing with it - the narrow tall frets were an adjustment from jumbos but I simply had to become more accurate in the lower frets,
I’ve no issue with the pickups to be honest.
I play open G, but I remove the "Low E" - Low G in this case. Keith Richards style. Great tuning.
I love Open G! Endless fun!
Way to put your own stuff in there Dwayne, it's great, too!!!
Thanks Eric!!
I love hearing this tuning with a heavier guitar tone. I'm exploring the possibility of playing Doom Metal with Open G, just because of the inverted 5th power chords. They make the guitar sound like it is tuned much lower than it actually is.
That's a great idea! I am sure it would sound wicked! You can even tune the high E to E instead of D. You have a heavy de-tuned bottom end but standard tuning from the 4th to 1st string. Ripping leads without the fingering change.
@@doubledsrockschool Didn't even think of that! Yup. Trying that instead!
Actually, DGDGBE tuning is called Open G6. Cool.
DOWN DOWN STATUS QUO
I would like to know the amp and pedal set up to get that “crunch”.
Thanks! I am glad you like it. I am going directly into a Universal Audio Dream 65 pedal. I have it set to the Oxford speaker, the amp is set to D-tex with the volume around 2 o'clock and the boost in a similar setting. EQ is at noon and a just a touch of reverb. What's your favorite Open G song?
I would definitely put I Wanna Be in LA by eagles of death metal. Such a fun song
I love That's The Way by Led Zeppelin. That was the first song I learned in open G.
Great tune!
Same here!
Hmmmm. I have always played this song in DADGAD