Unlock the Magic of Open Chord Tunings (part 1)

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Open D and Open G (and their minors) - part 1 in a series on open chord tunings...including the useful little trick that links these two tunings!

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0:00 Intro Music
0:18 Introduction
0:51 Why Open Chord Tuning?
2:08 Open G major
6:06 Open D major
6:26 What links open D and open G?
7:38 ...and back to open D
8:56 Thumb technique
10:26 Open D minor
12:25 Open G minor

Hoping to expand your fingerstyle guitar skills? Or feeling like you're in a rut with standard tuning? Keep watching for some useful insights into two less common - but no less useful alternative tunings.
I use alternative tunings a lot for fingerstyle and slide guitar, so I started writing down some thoughts on the subject...and realised I had a lot of thoughts! Be sure to check out the first video on open D and G tunings, and keep an eye out for another on using these tunings with slide guitar.