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Open D tuning and minor chords

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Uploaded by on Apr 8, 2007

Too many people label "Open Tuning" for blues and slide guitar. You can do much more with it when you learn how to play minor, as well as major chords.

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  • He played in a band called Magnum that produced one album which I think is still available. The advantage to playing minor chords in open major is the ability to fret a minor third behind a slide.

  • @abuchalmers It all depends on what you're playing. I play mostly in major keys, so I tune to D major.

  • Couldn't you just tune to open D-minor and put your finger on the first fret of the 5th string to make it major? Then do the same thing with any of the barre chords (relative to your barring finger, I mean)?

  • @Theonewhoclimbs28 /watch?v=UUOuAebVqOg

  • when did edgar white learn to play guitar?

  • @dentpopcan Name's Craig Farraway, son. Who is Edgar White?

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  • I know. I tuned to a song and forgot to right it. I should annotate this video to explain that.

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  • "Well what is this, you see this? It's your thumb." 4:34 Haha Great video, very helpful. Thanks!

  • The open minor comments are tue. I went to high school with a guy that used open E minor tuning exclusively. He

  • @CraigTube Ah, well put.

  • Great beer videos, and great taste in music! Country Roads, a favorite!

  • you can also leave that low D string open as D is the in the chord of Gminor. it might sound a little odd as the lowest note is not the root of the chord but if you have a bass guitar or something to play that low G it will sound fine.

  • i just got into this open D tuning and was asking my self the same question about minor chords, that's how i came upon this video. The chord you show is a full Gminor like you say but it has some odd fingering. I had a think about how els to finger this chord and i came up with a barre on the fifth fret with the ring and little finger on the 3rd and 4th string at the eights fret. its like a D power chord in regular tuning but play all 6 strings and spread the fingers over 4 frets instead of 3

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