Gsus2 x x 0 1 0 0 – x x D G A D (root on 3rd string)Īn open tuning means that when the guitar is strummed and none of the strings are fretted, the strings will play a major chord.Alternate D7 chord shape 0 0 0 3 3 4 – D A D A C F#.I don’t recommend trying to use this one as a barre chord since it would be quite a stretch but it sounds cool.Since you may not want to re-learn all of your open chords, we will check out some chord shapes that you can use all the way up the fretboard with ease.Īnd once you feel comfortable with the basics you can start experimenting or playing some songs that were written for this tuning. Trying a new tuning can understandably seem daunting at first, especially after all the hard work you’ve put into learning to play in traditional tuning. Don’t let the open tuning dictate how you compose. Since some songs in Open D can tend to sound the same since the D Major chord is used so often, I encourage you to add some color to your compositions with some uncommon chord voicings. Open D tuning is pretty versatile with just a few chord shapes.
So let’s explore some of the things you can do with it. It is obviously popular for playing slide guitar but many musicians use it without a slide as well.Īnd it’s a great way to try to spark some creativity if you feel like you’re stuck in a creative rut. If you know where the root is and the note your root is on then you can play any chord anywhere on the neck.With an Open D tuning, you have a lot of options. This is what each chord shape looks like when you add the surrounding chord tones. Since the D shape has one more root left over and the C shape had an un-paired root on the B string let’s connect them to complete the circle!įill in the chord tones and you can play the arpeggio up the entire neck. Since the E shape has a root on the D string, D fits nicely next. D has a root on two strings, the D and B strings.
Since both the G shape and the E shape have the root on the E strings E is our connecting shape. The E shape has the root on the E strings and the D string. That means we can drag the G chord shape up to fit with the A chord shape. The G string root lines up with the G string root in the A shape. This chord shape has the root on the G and E strings. That means that if you drag A up to C you have a new shape for C. Its root is on both the A and G strings, so C and A have a root on the A string. One on the B string and one on the A string. Let’s learn C on the entire neck as our example. If you look at the root of each of these chords they all match up like puzzle pieces. The idea is that you can cover the entire neck of the guitar with these five chord shapes: C, A, G, E and D. The CAGED shapes are there on your guitar neck and you may have noticed some of these similarities before. This is a system that I learned at Musicians Institute and has also been published in many forms. I explain this in the video link at the end of this lesson. Memorizing where the root, 3 rd and 5 th are in your chord shapes is a great start, especially for the C, A, G, E and D chords.
Connect your ear to your hand – practice recognizing the sound with the shape of intervals and chords.Learning the notes on the neck will pay you back double in ease of playing and knowledge.There are only 3 Rules you have to know with the CAGED system: Once you know the chords C, A, G, E, and D you actually know enough about the fretboard to play in any key and with any scale. Are you more comfortable with some areas of the neck than others? Can you easily change keys? Do you connect chords with their scales? The CAGED system of thinking will make all of your playing easier.
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