Thursday, January 20, 2011

Fun With Open Tunings

I have previously posted about open tunings.
Just currently working on 2 great songs that
utilize them. First one, "Honky Tonk Woman"
by The Rolling Stones. Tuning is G,D,G,B,D.
Notice, there are only 5 notes listed.
Thats because, Keith Richards, removed his
Low E string to use this tuning. He Wanted a
pure G Chord, with a G in the bass. If you use
the low E in this tuning, it would be a D, to
fit in the G Chord tuning. The other song I'm
working on is "White Summer" by Jimmy Page.
This song was often attached to "Black Mountainside"
when Zeppelin did it live. The guitar is tuned to a D
Sus 4 chord. It goes, D, A, D, G, A, D.
Anyone else know how to play these songs?
Share your thoughts, if you'd Like!