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Essential 3-note maj, min, and sus4 open tunings: the classic open, slide, folk, & blues configurations [14 tunings]
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—Open D (‘Vestapol’)—
• D-A-D-F#-A-D •
An all-time great slide configuration, matching our familiar Emaj shape…
—Open Dm (‘Bentonia’)—
• D-A-D-F-A-D •
Haunting minor blues, named for Skip James’ Mississippi hometown…
—Open Dsus (‘DADGAD’)—
• D-A-D-G-A-D •
Davy Graham’s Arabic adventures spark an A-list altered tuning…
—Open G (‘Taro Patch’)—
• D-G-D-G-B-D •
Hyper-versatile global imaginings, mirroring a Standard-tuned Amaj shape…
—Open Gm (‘Banjo Minor’)—
• D-G-D-G-Bb-D•
Cross-note resonances, descended from a 5-string tradition…
—Open Gsus (‘Sawmill’)—
• D-G-D-G-C-D •
Martin Simpson’s modal geometries, drawn from old-time banjo…
—Open C (‘Wide Major’)—
• C-G-C-G-C-E •
Grow your guitar’s range with some uber-flexible drone-symmetry…
—Open Cm (‘Wide Minor’)—
• C-G-C-G-C-Eb •
An expansive canvas for low-wound improv, used by few…
—Open Csus (‘Wide Modal’)—
• C-G-C-G-C-F •
A broad stack of 5ths and 4ths, suitable for many styles…
—Open E (‘Vestapol’)—
• E-B-E-G#-B-E •
Electric sliding horizons, nicknamed for an old Crimean folk song…
—Open Em (‘Cross-note’)—
• E-B-E-G-B-E •
Matching the contours of an Emin chord, making for Hellhoundish blues…
—Open F (‘Low Taro’)—
• C-F-C-F-A-C •
A super-slack transposition of Open G, put to use in Hawaii and beyond…
—Open Fm (‘Low Banjo’)—
• C-F-C-F-Ab-C •
A rare, deep-wavering minor species, ideal for haunting inversions…
—Open A (‘Spanish’)—
• E-A-E-A-C#-E •
The electric counterpart of Open G, used for countless axe classics…