Tune Up Guys!

hey people,
today i want to talk about Alternate Tunings.
Alternate Tuning is when the six strings of the guitar,
usually tuned E, A, D, G, B, E , are tuned to notes of a major or minor chord.
For instance, a popular one is called open G. In it, we are utilizing the notes of an
open g chord, tuned G, B, D, G, B, E. Two really cool songs that use this tuning are,
"That's The Way", and "Traveling Riverside Blues", by Led Zeppelin.
Alternate tunings offer different sonic and chord possiblities, since the normal
intervallic relationships that usually exist when the guitar is tuned standard
no longer apply. Just tune your guitar to an open tuning and let your hands wander,
you will find something unique and cool sounding.
Another tuning that Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin uses is a C6 tuning.
What is C6 you may be asking? C6 is a cmajor chord with an interval of a 6th in it.
In this case that note would be an A. So the tuning goes: C, A, C, G, C, E
Some Zep songs that use this tuning are: "Friends". from led zep 3,
and "Bron-Y-Aur", from Physical Grafitti. Open tunings can be found
often in blues music played with a slide. Many blues players prefer
these open tunings because it allows them the ability to play full chords with
just one finger because of the way the notes line up when the guitar is
in these alternate tunings.
Good Luck Rockers!