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3Practice Aid: Lesson 2 – How to tune a Guitar (Open D Tuning)
Open G Tuning
(From standard tuning, lower the 6
th
string to D. Lower the 5
th
string to G. Lower
the 1
st
string to D.)
This is the sweet spot for playing “Honky Tonk Woman.”
D
G
D
G
B
D
th
th
th
rd
nd
st
(6
)
(5
)
(4
)
(3
)
(2
)
(1
)
5
th
fret
Open
7
th
fret
Open
5
th
fret
Open
4
th
fret
Open
3
rd
fret
Open
Drop D Tuning
(Start with Standard tuning and drop the 6
th
string down to a D)
It’s not really an open tuning, but this one’s big in a lot of John Denver songs and
at least a couple rock ballads!
D
A
D
G
B
E
(6
th
)
(5
th
)
(4
th
)
(3
rd
)
(2
nd
)
(1
st
)
7
th
fret
Open
5
th
fret
Open
5
th
fret
Open
4
th
fret
Open
5
th
fret
Open
Lesson Link / Other Online Resources:
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