Alternate tunings are great. It's like falling in love all over again. Taking what was once familiar and making it foreign. Forcing you to explore new voicings and fingerings. Don't be afraid. Experiment, make mistakes, have fun, learn and be creative.

Worship lead player here. Thanks for your time and contribution to the guitar / music community... You have opened the door for SO much. Bless you and yours sir!

I've been playing alt tunings for 40 years and I still learned new & helpful shit today. Thanks Justin!

Jack is the most underrated guitar player ever. A true monster

@randallashe7353

6 ай бұрын

I totally agree.amazing.inspiring,great job.mastèr of a teacher.. best teaching video I have ever witnessed for guitar instruction. Standing Ovation in my book. I will definitely view more from him

@randallashe7353

6 ай бұрын

Outstanding Style it makes you want to learn best instruction video I've ever seen honestly

@randallashe7353

6 ай бұрын

He deserves more recognition I Will pass this along to everyone who are willing to learn more about guitar

Thanks Justin… This and all that you share are appreciated, used and appreciated! I play southern gospel music, have my own studio and I’m still in kindergarten… a lifelong student thanking a Great Teacher! Thanks Bro… Johnny

Always avoided messing around with alternate tunings but realized that I really like drop c and I never thought of those other easy ones. Thanks for giving some examples on how to use them.

Creative news ways to get out of the usual ruts we find ourselves in. Thanks!

Another understated video full of wisdom and honesty. Copping to your "misses" as part of getting to your "hits" is so enlightening and downright refreshing. Can't wait to play my F major song with open G chord shapes. Rock!

@philf4086

Жыл бұрын

That's how The Beatles "Yesterday" was recorded BTW. It's a good one.

Fantastic! Alternate tunings have done more for my playing and more importantly, my songwriting, than any other single thing. You are knocking it out of the park with your content!!!

@e.papascottcolvin7921

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Justin. I’m on the road traveling for work and your videos are very helpful. What is the process to get your awesome guitar sound on KZread?

Just love your playing. You can play anything, obviously, but you do the simplest stuff… and it sounds like epiphany.

@JustinOstrander

11 ай бұрын

Thanks a ton!

Love simply tuning the high E down half a step to Eb and playing in the key of B.

Cool look, the amber light goes with the ES- which is a babe. I use 10-52s for D, 11-56 C, and 12-60 B, for stability. Try raising the the fifth string from A to B = open Em7 chord. Fifth fret barre is the 4th, 7th fret= fifth and so on. Raise 3rd string for maior- it's a hoot. Great playing- touch and feel. I subbed. ♫

I subscribed to your channel because of the song the Dad band sent you. Everything you said was spot on. Ive been playing and helped produce songs for over 40 years. Was nice to hear somebody that knows their shit. Congrats on your channel!!!!

Some people tell me I'm a good guitar player. I'm like no.... You should see good. Just like this. So, so smooth. Love these videos!

Why is it only possible to like this video once? I had so many moments in this video I wanted to give another like :) thanks Justin!

Never thought about only changing one strings tuning besides the low E. Going to have a play around with this

Man, I could listen to you play all day every day. And that’s saying nothing about your teaching, which is top shelf. Thankyouthankyouthankyou!!!

Been using alternate tunings for 30 plus years, if not more. I always struggle with one guitar when playing live as I hating having to retune and I feel like I am wasting my punters time while I do it. I don't have the gift that some do that can chat while they tune. Having two guitars to take to gigs makes that easier, but also more of a hassle carrying the gear. In my studio I always have at least one acoustic and one electric tuned to open f, c#, OR D. It's so inspirational when you get stuck with song ideas in standard tuning. This is a great channel, glad I found it. Your tone is exquisite.

@JonNewquist

Жыл бұрын

I feel your pain. I need a roadie, maybe I shoulda had some kids, they'd be in their 30s now. ;-)

I haven't really messed with tuning except maybe droppedd D sometimes. That "other" dropped D is something I will IMMEDIATELY use. I can hear that in some of my songs for sure. (OKay, now I'm watching the rest of the video!! Haha)

Great lesson. Thank you Justin! Would love to see a pt. 2 on alternate tunings. Looking fwd. to your future lessons and courses.

thanks Justin! ...yep, staying relaxed is HUGE! -it radically effects our timing, our groove, and overall finger technique on both hands :)

Your channel has become one of my absolute favorites, Justin. Keep up the great content and thanks for the effort and insight.

Guess this was officially my intervention for overusing 10ths lol. Love this!! Was just looking for a little inspiration this week and this definitely added a new tool to the toolkit - even if it’s just bringing an extra guit tuned a half step down for some songs

Happy Friday. I stumled onto your channel yesterday . I am just hobby guitar loving guy with a lot of curiosity. Music for me is always an outlet for my fun time. You’re a cool teacher. Thanks for sharing so much experience. I’m looking forward to a couple of beers and some guitar playing. Have fun 🍻

5:27 complete with the windmill arm... sounds damn nice to me (my generation). Cool and inspiring video btw as always

Fantastic stuff Justin! Definitely essential for anyone playing in a modern country/Americana setting. Another interesting and reasonably simple one is tuning the low E and A down to C and G respectively. That’s a John Leventhal trick to get some different ideas flowing.

@JustinOstrander

Жыл бұрын

Man I love that one. I do all sorts of weird stuff. Open G but with a low C is another example. The ones in this video are what I thought would be the most accessible. Cheers!

@Vern859

Жыл бұрын

@JustinOstrander Just to let you know, the scammers are attacking this post pretty heavy. You might want to check that out. Have a blessed day. 👍

Great content. I love alternate tunings & nice to know what the pro’s get up to! More on alternate tunings at some point would be great.m cheers.

its great to hear a working pro talk about stuff, truthfully a lot of things go over my head but some things stick so thanks

Hey buddy, thanks so much for this. Sitting here on my day off just thumbing through all of your videos. It’s like having you in my studio just showing off all your chops. Awesome! Thanks again.

Also: G up whole tone to A; B up half step to C. Try all of the above on acoustic. New songs will flow forth.

I’ve tuned down a full step for several years now and it’s awesome. Playing along with folks in standard is fun cause they look at me funny, lol then the question comes, how are you doing that? I just laugh, but some guys it really messes with em. Still fun though… 🎸🤓🌎☮️👍

Love that point about removing tension from your body, very true. DADGAD is my favourite alternative tuning.

Hi Justin, 1st time watching your channel and I immediately hit the Subscribe and like after a few minutes in, great (and calm) delivery of the material and it showed me a few new tricks and reinforced some things as well. For me, DADGAD and double drop D are my favorite alternate tunings, and as you pointed out, once you are in double drop D, it’s an easy thing to go into open G by tuning the A string down to G. Also the chord shapes are very similar for DADGAD, Double Drop D and open G, so you can get familiar with all 3 of those tunings and have fun exploring and coming up with ideas that I would never have in standard E tuning. Thanks for the well thought out dive on this, I look forward to seeing more of your videos… 🤘🏼

Helluva guy sharing his knowledge and expertise. 👍👏95% keep a tight lid on it.

Thanks for adding the chords in captions!

I have used a Nashville strung acoustic in dadgad tuning on records with a capo for super jangly droney parts, also the capo allows hammer on/pull offs to open strings regardless of the key. Also crazy tunings on an electric sitar speaking of drones.... Fun!

Hey Justin, wanted to say your vid with Brett Papa was a work of art! Been contemplating pulling a Joey Landreth and finding a tuning for slide I like and sticking with it, and I think double drop D is it (Open G has been my go to, but I think I’ll have more versatility with the drop D). I have one guitar in double drop C for that lower Landreth tone, and one in double drop D now, and trying a stereo setup between my Katana 50 MKII and my Fender Acoustic Jr. Go (full range acoustic amp for that beautiful low end). Running Ernie Ball Power Slinky’s (11-48) on the drop D guitar, and Cobalts (11-54) for the drop C. Love your channel, gonna be doing a deep dive into older videos now. Cheers!

Bonus effect you mentioned just quickly is vocals if you write songs you sing yourself - not sure why, but other tunings always = other vocal melodies for me. And you forgot the best benefit of all: Telling the wife you need more guitars for all those tunings! Ha ha... thanks for the vid... no response needed here.

@JonNewquist

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree.

Freaking brilliant. I have not been that interested in alternate tunings or in tuning down until now. Now, I can't wait to try them out and see what comes. Really helpful advice all the way through. I know your main gig is not teaching, but you're really good at it.

Man really great video Justin! So useful! I would love to see a whole video dedicated to talking about baritone guitar and iconic songs/parts that use a baritone.

I'll watch the vid later. My favs are standard tuning, open G or capo-ed A, Open D capo-ed E, Drop D, and C6, from lap still you almost can't mess up or find something you find tasty. DGCGCD is a tuning largely popularized by Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, and it has an unconventional open-string sound. The most famous use of this tuning is “The Rain Song” by Led Zeppelin.

Its easy to see why you're a top session player. Your playing is tasteful, pretty, and melodic.

Great input, thank you !!

Great stuff sir. Thank you.

Awesome man and love the stories in between, def do the other alt tuning video. Thanks!

Great stuff sir.

Another great lesson!!! Thank you Sir!!!!

Nice stuff, Justin. Thanks!

Great tutorial. Thank you so much.

Great lesson.

Super cool… so many new things to try. Thanks!

great lesson

Thank you very much for the lesson.

Thanks Justin! This was great!

You are awesome Justin! Thanks

Excellent! Thank you Justin! I really enjoy your videos, this one especially!

Thanks this lesson was awesome

amazing stuff. just subscribed. love these kinds of lessons.

Love your video's, great information.

Fantastic lesson Justin - thank you VERY much

Very inspiring! Thank you Justin!

this is such an inspiring lesson!

Thanks Justin!

Appreciate info, Justin. Love your videos. You’re awesome.

This is amazing, thanks very much Sir!

Loving your videos, Justin. Very cool and inspirational, thank you for taking the time

This was so helpful and inspirational, many thanks!

Great little tutorial really appreciate it thank you!

Thanks man , great stuff

Awesome! You definitely made me want to try alternate tunings again. Greetings from France.

Another awesome video. The Drop D stuff at the beginning is absolutely beautiful. Time to go practice more!

Great Hey thank you for sharing those really cool ideas and SOUNDS.. You can almost hear the right female singers belting lyrics over some of those tunings the next greatest hit is right there we just need the next Linda Rondstat to step up and sing it. Learn alot from this channel thanks for the peek at how its done.

Thank you Justin. This was very helpful, and I will enjoy trying these for something new!

Thanks Justin, great teaching style.

Thank you so much! This and your Deluxe Reverb video have made my day. I feel like I've finally unlocked my amp and got a whole bunch of new ideas out of this video. Kudos, mi amigo!

I learned a lot today, thanks...

Great stuff. Tremolo adds so much...Thanks for this.

Hey thanks Justin! Some great tuning ideas.... and never tried the double drop D before. These alternate tunings provide some inspiration for songwriting ideas. Appreciate it!

Best video i ve seen about this topic

Makes full sound those tuning great for filling out the mix like gimmy page

Thanks Justin. Another masterclass in guitar coolness.🎸

1st time finding this channel and I'm super impressed! Very inspiring stuff. And - obviously - a very talented guitarist with great feel. 🙂

Great stuff man.

Another Great video / demonstration! As usual, you keep opening 'new doors' for me and my guitar playing. Thanks Justin!

Great video!

Thanks Justin.

Love your stuff

Great content !!!

I think you've got me. I might actually try these.

Man, this is really inspiring. I’ve had a slide sitting around for ages and that G# tuning may just be the ticket!

Great lesson! Thanks

Cool stuff man!

Hi Justin, I just stumbled upon your channel a few weeks ago and I am extremely impressed with your talent and down to earth approach. Excellent topics from guitar techniques, equipment and even health tips. I really enjoy your playing style and endless tips on recording and the methods you use. Love this video on tunings and can't wait to give some of these a go to add some different textures to my own songs. I would love to see you do a video on slide guitar. You have mentioned you use 10's and I'd love to learn more on your approach to playing slide with light gauge strings. Keep up the great work on your channel, I truly appreciate your time and talent.

Man, this stuff is so useful Justin! thank you. I have unpacked tunings 1 and 2 so far and I am already writing a new song with it. These types of videos are helpful to me if you are inspired to do more. -Wes King

Awesome show . Im always exploring alternate tunings and you gave me more to jam on for those hot summer nights on the porch. Oh and i know about the tongue thing to 😂 Great channel keep up the good work!

Justin Perfect timing. I sat in with a buddy the other day and he plays in standard B. That got me curious about alternate tunings. Thanks for the lesson.

Love your videos, Justin!

Way cool Justin! Couple I'd never considered!

Thank you!

Fantastic video