Trying to break my Low E?

[Loraine]

Excellent @Moonhare

[Moonhare]

Thanks @Loraine – definitely good fun. Might leave my old guitar in alt tuning rather than keep having to retune.

[albert_d]

Thanks @Moonhare . I’ve had good intentions but little follow through on adding more alternate tuning knowledge and playtime to my guitar routine. I am slowly going through Tony’s course. I can see why you are playing with them too. You sounded good. And I hear the Zepplin in what you were riffing. Thanks.

[Moonhare]

Thanks @albert_d I think what I’m going to do is tune my old guitar to alternative and my new one to normal then I don’t have to retune every time I want to practice.

[Bill_Brown]

That sounded really nice @Moonhare 👏👏👍 Have you tried using a slide 🤔(bottleneck) with that tuning? Bet it would sound great also🤩

[Moonhare]

Hi. No I haven’t but I do have a bottleneck I’ve never actually learnt how to use. Time to catch up on the slide guitar 101 in TAC!

[Michelle-PSL]

Sounds fantastic @Moonhare. 😎

[Moonhare]

Thanks @Michelle-PSL – looking forward to doing some more.

[LoriB]

Very nice. Looks like it was a lot of fun to play.

[Moonhare]

Thanks @LoriB – I had a blast with the open tuning. Will definitely try some more.

[Layton_Lange]

Great job @Moonhare 👏👏👏👏 You had that open G rocking! Already throwing in harmonics?! Very impressive!! I’m jealous. KEEP ROCKING! 🎸

[Moonhare]

Thanks @Lange22 – harmonics were one of the few things I do remember from playing in the past and the open tuning gives you the opportunity to hit them all and get a real chord.

[Marty73]

Oh yes… one can get lost in “alternative tuning” Can be a deep rabbit hole. Have fun with it. 😊🧙‍♂️😎

[Moonhare]

@stevieblues you are so right. Wherever you play on the fretboard something really musical or unusual comes out. I guess we probably overuse the ‘fun’ word in TAC but this was just the definition of that. I played for about 2.5 hours that night.

[stevieblues]

That was really great Moonhare! When you do alternate tuning, do the chords stay the same?

[Moonhare]

Hi @stevieblues . No the chords are different. when you hit thecdtringsxwith no fretting you get a G chord. By barring straight across and sliding up you get all the other chords. I’m no expert but I’d say it is less versatile but great within the key you tune it to.

[Philb]

Very nice! I definitely could hear a bit of Zep in that. Well done!

[Moonhare]

Thanks @Philb – Definitely has that ring to it doesn’t it? I always like those ringing open notes you get from those alt tunings.

[Marisa]

This is what happens when a musician noodles around! Sounding awesome Darren!

[Moonhare]

Thankyou so much @Marisa – I really fell down the rabbit hole – it was so much fun. I would like to retune my Fender so I can play at any time.

[Cadgirl]

WOW! Came out great!

[Moonhare]

Worth a go of you haven’t tried. Can come up with some lovely chords even if I haven’t a clue what they are!

[Chris_H]

Awesome @Moonhare! Nice variation on Open G, very Zeppelin-esque indeed! Well played!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[Moonhare]

Thanks – I love these open tunings. Must try some more.

[Wm.Jacobson]

Way cool! Thanks for posting.

Cool shirt, too. Bones heal, pain is temporary, chicks dig scars, glory is forever.

[Moonhare]

Haha – thanks. I was bought that shirt by my riding buddies after going down on a diesel spill in the highlands of Scotland. Came away with bruises (wearing the right gear) and a smashed up bike although not so bad I couldn’t ride the rest of the 1000 miles.

[AttyTJ]

Many of us love messing in these box canyons of sound, and as played by you, I love the sound. (When I try it, not so much). Well done.

[Moonhare]

I think the ring you get from open strings is just a wonderful sound so that gives a whole new texture.