This can be heard on several of his early recordings.

Most notably Duane Allman used open E for the majority of his slide work, such as in ' Statesboro Blues'.ġ980s session guitarist David Persons experimented by using multiple tunings in the same recordings, and he pioneered several revolutionary tuning techniques, including using standard six string and open tuning together (for instance, standard tuning playing in E major and open E tuning), which produced, due to the natural intervals involved, complementary counterpoints, which produced unique harmonies and dissonance.

Honkytonk Women - More open G tuning from the. Note that Keith Richards removed the lowest string from his telecaster for this song (and many others), so the notation only includes notes on the top five strings. Start Me Up - Classic Rolling Stones riff played in open G tuning. Open E tuning is often used for slide guitar, as it constitutes an open chord, which can be raised by moving the slide further up the neck. The following is a list of tabs you'll find in open G tuning.

Chris Martin of Coldplay also uses this tuning live in the song ' Hurts Like Heaven', but puts a capo on at the sixth fret. Open E tuning also lends itself to easy barre-chording as heard in some of these songs. It is also Derek Trucks' usual open tuning for 'Midnight in Harlem' and is used for the guitar on Blink-182's 'Feeling This'. Gibbons in 'Just Got Paid', The Smiths' ' The Headmaster Ritual', and Hoobastank's 'Crawling In The Dark'. The tuning is also used in The Black Crowes' 'She Talks to Angels', Glen Hansard's 'Say It To Me Now', Joe Walsh's 'Rocky Mountain Way', Rush's 'Headlong Flight', Dave Mason's 'We Just Disagree', The Faces' ' Stay With Me', Billy F. The whole of Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks album was recorded in open E tuning, although some of the songs were re-recorded in standard tuning prior to the album's release. įamiliar examples of open E tuning include the distinctive song 'Bo Diddley' by Bo Diddley, the beginning guitar part on the song ' Jumpin' Jack Flash' and the rhythm guitar on ' Gimme Shelter' by The Rolling Stones, as well as their distinctly earthy blues song 'Prodigal Son' from the Beggars Banquet album, originally by Robert Wilkins. This use of a capo allows for quickly changing between open d and open e without having to manipulate the guitar's tuning pegs. In fact, it is common for players to keep their guitar tuned to open d and place a capo over the second fret. Familiar examples of open E tuning include the distinctive song 'Bo Diddley' by Bo Diddley, the beginning guitar part on the song 'Jumpin' Jack Flash' and the rhythm guitar on 'Gimme Shelter' by The Rolling Stones, as well as their distinctly earthy blues song 'Prodigal Son' from the Beggars Banquet album, originally. The intervals are identical to those found in open D tuning. Open E tuning is a tuning for guitar: low to high, E-B-E-G ♯-B-E.Ĭompared to standard tuning, two strings are two semitones higher and one string is one semitone higher.

Song in open e