Vaseline Machine Gun LESSON Pt. 1

Hey everybody. VMG is in open G...I don't believe I mentioned that. If I did, I forgot.

I'm down two and a half whole steps, however, so I'm at A D A D F# A, or something like that.

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[InThisCenturyBand]

Hello, just wondering if your playing 2 steps down like Mr Kottke? Also do you know The Fisherman. Can't find one good lesson on that song. Great lesson by the way and thank you.

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@InThisCenturyBand

I'm playing pretty low. Can't remember how low, but definitely at least 2 steps down. I know The Fisherman a little bit, but not completely -- I kind of do my own adaptation of it, but there are some parts I didn't figure out yet. I'll have to keep that in mind if I can get around to making lesson videos again!

[InThisCenturyBand]

Hello, just wondering if your playing 2 steps down like Mr Kottke? Also do you know The Fisherman. Can't find one good lesson on that song. Great lesson by the way and thank you.

[guitarslim56]

@rtreker, You twist those knobs on the end of the guitar.

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Play G at the 4th fret and tune your B string to the same pitch, then play your B string at the 3rd fret and tune your high E string to the same pitch.

E at the 5th = open A

A at the 7th = open D

D at the 5th = open G

G at the 4th = open B

B at the 3rd = open E

Follow this, and you'll be in open G tuning. To get in ADADF#A, just start out by tuning the low E string to A, and then follow the tuning instructions above.

That is really low, though -- so remember, tuning higher is fine!

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If you want to get to D G D G B D, you can also approach it like this:

First, get your guitar into standard tuning. Then drop your low E string to the desired note (D, for example, or A, if you want to go into a lowered open G tuning for a deeper sound).

Play your low E string at the 5th fret, then tune your open A string to the same pitch.

Play the A string at the 7th fret, and tune your open D string to the same pitch.

Play D at the 5th and tune the open G to the same pitch,

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First, go to standard tuning.

Then get your guitar in open G. This tuning goes: D G D G B D

In simpler terms, tune your low E string down a whole step, tune your A string down a whole step, and tune your high E string down a whole step.

ADADF#A is simply open G tuning (DGDGBD) tuned down two and a half whole steps. The fretting and everything is exactly the same for both tunings -- it's just a matter of pitch.

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You're most welcome!

[odor9]

thanks, man!!!

[rtreker]

How do I get to ADADF#A ?