Open G tuning

Open G tuning

Keef Richards and Richie Havens come to mind.
Any other notables worth learning?

Re: Open G tuning

As far as players go, Ry Cooder

Re: Open G tuning

On Apr 2, 8:50 am, domma...@gmail,com wrote:
> On Mar 31, 10:31 pm, Father Haskell <fatherhask...@yahoo,com > wrote:
>
> > Keef Richards and Richie Havens come to mind.
> > Any other notables worth learning?
>
> 3 great tunes in open G:
>
> Mississipi john hurt - frankie (1928 version)
> Martin simpson - duncan and brady (actually in open gsus4 - from open
> G change b string to c )

G minor is a fun tuning -- drop the B to B flat. Play
as if you're still in G major. Very spooky.

> Nitty gritty dirt band - both sides now (beautiful arrangement of the
> joni mitchell tune)
>
> slide sounds great in open G
>
> Cheers

Re: Open G tuning


<dommarsh@gmail,com > wrote in message
news:0c74b62e-c925-4000-b9a2-b6d07272871d@s19g2000prg.googlegroups,com ...
| On Mar 31, 10:31 pm, Father Haskell <fatherhask...@yahoo,com > wrote:
| > Keef Richards and Richie Havens come to mind.
| > Any other notables worth learning?
|
| 3 great tunes in open G:
|
| Mississipi john hurt - frankie (1928 version)
| Martin simpson - duncan and brady (actually in open gsus4 - from open
| G change b string to c )
| Nitty gritty dirt band - both sides now (beautiful arrangement of the
| joni mitchell tune)

Yep...and of course, as you've alluded, Joni Mitchell is another fan of open
G....Pave Paradise and put up a parking lot...oh heck...park it wherever you
like, can't afford the gas anyways.


|
| slide sounds great in open G


Yessssss...even better than E (IMHO).

|
| Cheers

Right back at ya!, JWP

Re: Open G tuning


"Father Haskell" <fatherhaskell@yahoo,com > wrote in message
news:d279b1e6-64e8-4f5d-bad2-1a9eb616fb39@a23g2000hsc.googlegroups,com ...
> Keef Richards and Richie Havens come to mind.
> Any other notables worth learning?

"Show Me The Way"

Some Muddy Waters?