I will be 73 next month and started playing guitar when I was about 16. I would like to think that I am fairly competent but this lesson has just shown me how artists play chords that I couldn't even think about. I have lost many decades without knowing open D tuning and although I have no idea how many, if any decades I have left, they will include this tuning and these chords into much of my playing. I will also share this lesson with my 16 year old granddaughter who has been playing guitar for 2 years now-( I haven't seen MY Ibanez electric for some months now) Her playing blows me away and she is not daunted by anything. if she wants to play Nirvana or Stone Roses, she looks up the tabs or a video and the next thing I know, she can play it! Many thanks for your excellent tutorial and I will look up many others as I have subscribed. Regards from Cheshire, England.

@seenonyt2210

Жыл бұрын

So nice that your granddaughter is also playing and that you share this hobby. How's it been going with Open D for you? I have just started out on it but haven't gotten the hang of it yet

@Jadeddoxy

Жыл бұрын

Hope things go well for you man

@Gang-zy7lq

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant

@JetWintzer

Жыл бұрын

Stone Roses! She has excellent taste Grandpa. You've taught her well👍

@lewiepostalone8776

Жыл бұрын

From nottingham england. Keep it up. Im 28 and 12 years into my guitar adventures. Ill try make up for your lost time and practice an extra 10 minutes a day in open D. May peace be upon you my english friend.

I’ve been playing for 11 years. And this just brought a new light to my life with guitar. Thank you!

@TomStrahle

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gabriel!

Awesome video, thank you. Nice to see a player strumming hard like I do.

I wrote a song for my wife in this tuning but didn't know what the tuning was until i found your channel. Thanks! I called it These things I'll remember i posted it to you tube...

Thank you. I’ve been struggling with open D and feeling limited in what I could do with it but I love the sound so much I kept looking for help. Thank you. Your way of teaching made it all finally make sense finally. In minutes I figured out how to play one of my favorite cover songs in D tuning and the new voicing is so beautiful it’s mind blowing. Thanks again. I’m going to check out your other videos

The beauty of Open D is it tuned down and doesn’t stress the neck. Put a capo on second fret to replicate Open E. Dylan did many of the songs on Blood on the Tracks in Open D.

@richardpowell3259

4 жыл бұрын

I'm putting the capo on right now. thank you !

This is either my first or second anniversary, maybe it's my first, to celebrate my desire learn how to play the instrument(guitar) as a music student and all enlightening stuff. You Tube and you teachers have made it funnnn and exciting and rewarding, and from browsing others' remarks, I think this is definitely the collective seekers sentiment of enjoyment, learning,inspiration, challenge from your learned contributions. Just wanted to applaud and thank you for your good teachings. Like a few of the others I am a little older than most.I'll be 77 in November, have had a stringed instrument since a teenager, but it never occurred to me to take it up seriously, on account of a lack of self confidence. Anyway, much thanks and appreciation for your genuine efforts to bring musical knowledge , skill, and confidence to a lot of happy folks.... Peace.😅

The best ever for me .I am 73yrs++++and fluttering (Scottish word) since aged 11yrs and yes I play lots of instruments and love them all but open D and G via your vidios just make the best of my 7 decades.You encapsulate all my forlorn hopes and give me a goal I can yet achieve! Ta again.p.j.

@rvermilye

5 жыл бұрын

John Durning was

@joepancari3842

5 жыл бұрын

Go you man, you’re awesome keep it up

@walterkersting1362

5 жыл бұрын

In my country, to flutter is to pass gas...

Your lesson in open tunings is so awesome..im 64 and been playin a while,,but fooled around with open tunings ,,but now youve shown me in such an easy way the chords which i couldn't find..god bless you Tom...

Your video made my day.I've been playing guitar for over 50yrs and I'm always trying to push myself to learn something different, I've been playing around with open tunings and I've found it can really unlock your creativity. Your video helped me to understand the fundamentals of putting together open tuning chords to play any song. Thank you very much, you're a really good teacher.

@kheetaimvithaya8330

10 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot++++

Thank you Tom....I love this style because it opens up your ability to play many songs so freely and with a big sound!

I've been looking for a video on chords in open D for a couple of days. There are a few, but there's a problem with all of them. This is the first one that is really good and shows the strings and frets you should be playing.

very well taught, thank you. I have been playing in open tunings for 30 years and never even thought to transcribe a song into an open tuning that wasn't already written that way. what a great idea!

The more time I spend with Tom's lessons, well. . . it just seems like home! thanks for leaving the light on Tom!

Thank you for your tutorials, it helps me immensely to watch how you are tuning and chords… been somewhat a struggle for me learning the open and drop down tunings but I’m getting it

Hi tom, this is a fantastic video, thank you much for the time and effort. I've been playing guitar for just under 30 years - always loved messing around with open tunings but beyond following tabs for specific songs from the web, I lacked certain knowledge. You just gave me that knowledge!! Great work, thanks again. Tim.

Wow I have been searching all day for a decent guitar tutorial and you are an incredible teacher! Will definitely be checking out the rest of your videos! Thank you so much please keep making videos!

I played right with you following the chords you had on the screen. Great job. I'm really going to mess with this open D tuning. Thanks so much. You explained it so good even I could understand it . Thanks again..

Thanks for the help. I love Open D. This is just what I was looking for.

I can see you feel it, the live you have for the guitar so you know it very well. 👏👏 loves this lesson !

Never knew anything about open d tuning till now, great tutorial, thanks Tom

Thanks so much for this. I want to learn to play in open D tuning to sing some old Joni Mitchell songs (and to accommodate my now older hands and shoulders) so this is great. I have a 1967 Gibson acoustic.

Hi Tom! So nice of you to enlighten so many! I was fortunate to discover you several years ago. I first discovered open D DADF#AD but being 69 my vocal range is getting less but with more practice I think I can keep it up. I changed to open C with CGCEGC or the same as open D but a whole step down so the same chord shapes and have written about 7 original songs and three covers for my channel with more to come and have used an F, E, and C harmonicas with my songs so far, so this tuning has been a miracle and easier on my arthritic hands. Also working in open tunings for me it's like having a different instrument, quite an experience! I read Joni Mitchell worked in 44 different open tunings! I love your videos, thanks for your magnanimous deed! I've bookmarked your videos too and go back to them you're so talented and informative!

Excellent lesson. I just started on slide using open d. This lesson is just what I need. Thank you!

Secrets of open tuning. Thank you. Much appreciated your teaching style and your help. Like another subscriber, this has been something I’ve always wanted to try and get my head around. Cheers.

Great lesson, thanks. Open tuning has always baffled me until now, [only been playing 50+years] So many wonderful sharers on the web! One comment/observation, beautiful Taylor guitar but I have noticed when I've had access to these high end [higher end than mine anyway] guitars, if you get too 'fierce' with them, when unplugged, they tend to shut down. I have cheaper. low end guitars that will stand a bit of 'bashing', try a Yamaha F or FG for a better reproduction when not amplified. For so long, I had no access to amplification but performed truly unplugged and noticed this phenomenon, when sitting between several thousand £'s worth of Taylors and both players were really impressed with the sound of my old Yamaha F310 ! It's true: money can't buy you love. Thanks again for the tutorial.

Terrific information! Well done. Thank You.

Brilliant lesson. Thanks for your time and skill.

Cool man! Great timing, I just found this after tuning to open D for the first time and scratching me old head a lot...although I did figure out some of what you just did. But this is a great help. Thanks so much!!!

thanks alot Tom. Enjoying my new way of musical expression

Another great video. I've been playing guitar for way more years than I'd like to admit, and just recently got into using open tunings for playing and writing songs. One of your DADGAD videos helped to spark this new slant in my musical life. And now that I've been messing with open D, of course I find another of your informative and easy to follow videos. Thank you again. It's fun to have a newfound musical avenue to pursue. Keep up the great work. Peace.

@GaryBook

4 жыл бұрын

TheMisterMonkeyman Try Open G as Keith Richard uses.

@ericbarrett3874

6 ай бұрын

​@@GaryBook yep

Thanks a lot, you've given me hours of fun to look forward to! I've never really wished my acoustic was a cut away until now haha

This was truly helpful and very easy to follow. Thanks!

Thank you for a greT lesson. I listened and watched you video on 7 bits of advice for older beginners. I'm not exactly a true beginner. I started plying for real when I was a boy of 14. But I had to give it up until much later ln life. Thanks again for th wonderful lesson.Alvin.

Precisely explained and easy to follow - great video!

Been jamming out for the last half hour, playing The World I Know by Collective Soul using this technique. Thanks!

You are an outstanding teacher man ,well thought out lesson and descriptive notes.

🇬🇧77 year old beginner says thank you verily my friend, you are an awesome teacher !!!

Loved this video. Thanks for producing such great content.

this is smiple and flexible!! totally usuable.thank you!

Yeah..... This open chord playing is really cool. Thanks Tom.

This is a fantastic video - thank you so much, Tom! I've had so much fun with this tuning since you explained everything so clearly. You are a great teacher with a really easy style. I'm in my 60s and using open D [and open E with a capo] has made playing easy again!

Thank you so much for this video! It's perfectly explained

Wow! Excellent! Liked and subbed.

Beautifully done, Tom. 🙏

I loved the love yourself part it was awesome!!

Glad you're back!! Love the vids!

@TomStrahle

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I had to grow a beard first.

Trying to work on my own finge rstyle arrangement of 'The Water is Wide'. DADGAD wasn't working for me so I thought that open D would be a good key. Never really played in it too much so this video gives me some good chord structures as my foundation! Thanks!

This is very interesting. Thanks can't wait to try it.

Thanks Tom, this is very useful. You are a great teacher

Too cool Tom...great lesson thanks!

Only one word to describe this EXCELLENT !!!!!

Thanks, just what I needed. Just subscribed.

i love this tuning....very beautiful

I've watched this video several times & as a beginning player it's a lot of fun.

@QuikdethDeviantart

3 жыл бұрын

How do you feel now that you’re two years in...?

Great inspiring video!

Thanks for sharing your knowledge 🙂

Great video Tom, thanks a lot, thought provoking

So awesome I learn so much in so little time wow!

Great video! Very useful and interesting!

Thanks for this video. I look forward to trying this out.

@TomStrahle

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Corley!

What the...amazing. I'm trying this. Thank you.

inspirational videos you make,that's nice

Just found your channel. Many years later. Looks interesting and helpful. Thanks.

Excellent video - again !

Excellent teacher Tom

Dude, you opened up my world.Thanks so much!!!

@TomStrahle

4 жыл бұрын

That's awesome!

totally loving this

Well Done. Thank You Tom.

Amazing my friend! Thank you for the tipes!

@alexfostes4021

6 жыл бұрын

tips :)

Awesome. thank you!

Unbelievable! There's more to it than it seems!

This vid was well worth the watch. I feel like open D makes more sense to me and I can improve more fluidly. Thanks for the key to unlocking open D... (pun intended)

This is really so well done and awesome...thank you.

@TomStrahle

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching.

Great lesson :D thank you

thank you very much! its very useful!!!!

Really cool lesson for open d tuning... we left a sub for you 😀

I have a hand injury, open D lets me play using one finger, full Barre chords. Wish I could make chord shapes, but I can still play with this tuning. If I can play with one finger, anyone with full hand dexterity could learn to play very quickly.

@TomStrahle

3 жыл бұрын

God bless you man.

Спасибо, начал осваивать открытые строи, ваше видео очень помогло 😀😊

Thank you so much!

Love...love...love this. I'm going to work on this right now 👍

@TomStrahle

6 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Have fun and thanks for watching!

Wow - great tutorial on open D. Thanks!

@TomStrahle

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Thanks for watching.

Glad you demonstrated All My Loving! That’s the song that made me a music fan because of The Ed Sullivan Show!

thank you...very helpful as I was getting stuck in a rut with standard tuning

@TomStrahle

6 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

Thank you very much, Tom a great lesson.

@TomStrahle

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thank you so much.. Learning new chords in open d chord❤️

@TomStrahle

4 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome. Thanks for watching!

You can move it..."a-chordingly" 😂

@TomStrahle

6 жыл бұрын

I guess I can't help myself. I am a dad you know. Haha, great catch.

@dhiam1017

6 жыл бұрын

"Bass"ically

@raybbaby

6 жыл бұрын

Oh god, groans....

@VictorGonzalez-lp5vn

2 жыл бұрын

Pushing P😭😭

@leftystagg

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

superbe video bien expliquer bravo et merci pour le partage.

Hi Tom, many thanks to your help ! Greetings from Linz/austria

@TomStrahle

6 жыл бұрын

We loved Vienna Austria when we visited in 2007. Beautiful country full of wonderful people.

this lesson is so useful, awesome!

@TomStrahle

6 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad. Thanks for watching.

Great video!!

Thank you very much！i like the special tunning voice sounds！God bless u 😛😋

@TomStrahle

4 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome!

Wonderful video. I am your newest subscriber.

Tom, very enjoyable and melodic

Thank you!! I love this tuning haha

@TomStrahle

4 жыл бұрын

You are welcome.

Excellent. Thx and best regards from Brazil

@TomStrahle

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you and my best to you there!

Absolutely. Once you find the starting note a lot of things fall into place very easily. I have a list of hundreds of songs I can play this way.

@TomStrahle

6 жыл бұрын

Very cool. It's fun and different sounding.

Great demo and lesson! Fun variety of songs, thanks for sharing! You may as well sing more...

@TomStrahle

6 жыл бұрын

haha, thanks Mark. I use to sing a lot. Led worship at several churches every weekend in the 90's and early 2000's. But I am way out of shape right now.

Helped me a lot 😃

Thanks mate! Awesome job! :)

@TomStrahle

6 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome.