Guitar Lesson 7

Open G tuning

Songs for these Chords

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each lesson will have TablEdit files with it.

Starter chords for Open-G

A number tells you which finger to use.
O means play that string 'open' - no finger touching it.
X means try not to play that string at all.

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The Open-G tuning mimics a normal banjo tuning.
From the bass to the thinnest string it is D-G-D-G-B-D.
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Once you feel familiar with these different shapes you can apply everything else you know about strumming and finger picking in a very free snd open-ended fashion before trying more careful things.

More chords for Open-G

A number tells you which finger to use.
O means play that string 'open' - no finger touching it.
X means try not to play that string at all.

Click here for a TablEdit file for these chords.
Even more chords for Open G

A number tells you which finger to use.
O means play that string 'open' - no finger touching it.
X means try not to play that string at all.

Click here for a TablEdit file for these chords.

Many arrangements of my own tunes are in Open G. See my Music - Open G section.

And here is one Carolan tune I arranged in Open G: Squire Woods' Lamentation

Songs for these Chords