Hey Guys and Gals...
I just found out how to tune my guitar to an open G tuning and can now succesfully barre the C,D chords with the G being open chord.(no Laughing here...I just turned 46 and I've been busy!)
I also have a songbook that is geared towards just those three chords, my question is how do I figure out the strum patterns for the songs?
I could really use some help here...I have always wanted to play the guitar..have had some lessons and can read music and play simple melody lines,but I want to hear those resounding chordal tunes.
Welcome to the asylum!
Open G is a lot of fun, and if you like Keith Richards' playing, you'll find a number of Stones tunes that use this tuning.
You'll find the strum patterns by listening to the rhythm of the song. If you're just starting out, they can be a bit difficult to catch. Try tapping out the rhythm to get a sense. After a while, when you've become comfortable with changing chords, you'll find it gets much easier to come up with a workable strum pattern.
This site: Dansm's sample strum patterns can be helpful when you're trying out different strums. Eventually this will come much more easily to you.
Have fun with the open G tuning!
Well we all shine on--like the moon and the stars and the sun.
-- John Lennon
While you're in Open G, you may want to experiment with sliding some, too. It's great fun! Here's something to get you started: http://bigroadblues.com/slide/index.html
"A cheerful heart is good medicine."
To Musenfreund, Thanks for the reply and I think the key word is "workable" strum pattern...... It is a little difficult for me at this stage to "hear" patterns,but I have caught myself "listening" rather intently to the music instead of the words all the time now.
To Ricochet, Great site...Thanks. I need to work on a few things before I can fully appreciate the slide aspect.
What I could use though, is a few suggestions on G,C,D chord songs and strumming patterns to try out in this "open G Tuning"
I need to be able to play at least 2 songs that my wife will recognize before she wonders why I have a new Ibanez Artcore Guitar And A new Vox Valvtronic Amp. As Long As I'm "progressing" She's Happy.
All I can Ask is "PLEASE" Help...........Any More Suggestions Would Be Very Appreciative....Thanks To All.
Here are some that I like to do in Open G (usually w/ a slide)
Good Riddance- Green Day
Last Kiss- Pearl Jam
This Hard Land- Bruce Springsteen
Stolen Car- Springteen
The first two use the Em chord too, the last two are just G, C, D.
Well, if you can't make it, stay hard, stay hungry, stay alive, if you can, and meet me in a dream of this hard land.
there's "Country Honk" by the Stones G C D
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You should check out a lot of Stones tabs. As Musen said, many of their songs are in open G.
I totally hear you about the "listening to music more than the words" thing. I'm a huge Billy Joel fan (I'm from New York, haha) and after I started playing guitar, I noticed so much more in his music, lots of guitar stuff that I'd never heard before. It really opened up a lot for me.
Since we're talking Open G and the Stones, here's Honky Tonk Women tabbed for open G
Honky Tonk Women
|------|---------|...|---------|-----0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------|
|------|---------|...|---------|---------------|-----------------|---------|
|----0-|-0---0-0-|...|-0---0-0-|-0---4-2-0-2-0-|-4-2-0---0-2-0-0-|-0---0-0-|
|----0-|-0---0-0-|...|-0---0-0-|-0-------------|-------2---------|-0---0-0-|
|------|---------|...|---------|---------------|-----------------|---------|
|------|---------|...|---------|---------------|-----------------|---------|
C G A D
|------------|---------|-----5-3-0-0--|---------|---------|---------|
|------------|-5---6-6-|-5------------|---------|-----3-2-|-7---8-8-|
|-0--------0-|-5---5-5-|-5---0-0-0-3b-|-0-------|-2---2-2-|-7---7-7-|
|-0--------0-|-5---7-7-|-5------------|-0-------|-2---4-2-|-7---9-9-|
|-----0-3b---|-5---5-5-|-5------------|-0---0-1-|-2---2-2-|-7---7-7-|
|------------|---------|--------------|---------|---------|---------|
G C G
|------------|---------|--------|---------|-----5-3-0-0--|----------|
|-7----------|---------|--------|-5---6-6-|-5------------|----------|
|-7--------0-|-----0-0-|------0-|-5---5-5-|-5---0-0-0-3b-|-0------0-|
|-7--------0-|-----0-0-|------0-|-5---7-7-|-5------------|-0------0-|
|-7---0-3b---|-0-------|-0-3b---|-5---5-5-|-5------------|-0-0-3b---|
|------------|---------|--------|---------|--------------|----------|
G
|-------------|----...
|-7-----------|----...
|-7-------(7)-|-0--...
|-7---(7)-----|-0--...
|-7-----------|-0--...
|-------------|----...
Immature? Of course I'm immature Einstein, I'm 50 and in a Rock and ROll band.
New Band site http://www.myspace.com/guidedbymonkeys
Richards used to call it, "That banjo tuning."
Hi Shooter. Check out this great (and free!) book. It teaches you how to play guitar starting with Open G tuning. You'll learn some basic 1-finger songs from very early on in the course.
http://www.ezfolk.com/guitar/howtao/folk-guitar.html
Hope this helps,
Bob
That almost sounded musical. Thanks Guitar Noise!
Since there seems to be alot of interest in Open G and slide lately I just did a quick recording and threw it up here:
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/2/teleplayer_music.htm
Slidin Country Blues. Feel free to play with it any way you like
Immature? Of course I'm immature Einstein, I'm 50 and in a Rock and ROll band.
New Band site http://www.myspace.com/guidedbymonkeys
Fun stuff, TP!
"A cheerful heart is good medicine."
glad you liked it. didn't come out to bad for one off, no fixes
Immature? Of course I'm immature Einstein, I'm 50 and in a Rock and ROll band.
New Band site http://www.myspace.com/guidedbymonkeys
