Play Most Any Song in Open D Tuning | Tom Strahle | Pro Guitar Secrets

[@drSUPERGREG]

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]

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]

Hope things go well for you man

[@Gang-zy7lq]

Brilliant

[@JetWintzer]

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

[@lewiepostalone8776]

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.

[@normandtherien9835]

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...

[@tomkeefe2051]

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]

Thanks a lot++++

[@johndurning6609]

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]

John Durning was

[@joepancari3842]

Go you man, you’re awesome keep it up

[@walterkersting1362]

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

[@gabrieljuarez1000]

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

[@TomStrahle]

Thanks Gabriel!

[@martyrsofsound]

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

[@peterhinman]

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.😅

[@scottburns2345]

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

[@christopheranderson1968]

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.

[@secretlifeist]

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

[@philliparmstrong776]

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...

[@bryanmannoia8410]

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!

[@banacek60chord43]

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.

[@GaryBook]

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]

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

[@sam-jams6689]

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

[@alvinleedham2873]

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.

[@colindeer9657]

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.

[@richardpowell3259]

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..

[@kschwendt]

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

[@Nomadahtous]

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

[@TheMisterMonkeyman]

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]

TheMisterMonkeyman Try Open G as Keith Richard uses.

[@ericbarrett3874]

​@@GaryBook yep

[@davidbrock4104]

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

[@QuikdethDeviantart]

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

[@peterrabbit469]

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

[@mwj5368]

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!

[@gregorylumpkin2128]

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!!!

[@roberthutfliess2015]

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

[@gzackerman]

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

[@irenecohen332]

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.

[@Naafun]

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

[@Oooo-bi7bi]

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

[@danphipps615]

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

[@kaonohijeremiah8549]

thanks alot Tom. Enjoying my new way of musical expression

[@Anybloke]

Thanks Tom. I've been playing since 1981 and thanks to you, I've finally figured out how to play Heartsong by Gordon Giltrap.

[@TomStrahle]

Awesome. I don't know that song, but I'll have to check it out.

[@paradisestrings1654]

I loved the love yourself part it was awesome!!

[@samakin4896]

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

[@kkorter83]

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)

[@guibox3]

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!

[@Archtops]

Wow! Excellent! Liked and subbed.

[@gerhardfoiner1839]

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

[@TomStrahle]

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

[@scarecrow3432000]

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

[@nickwilkins9729]

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!

[@mire1390]

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

[@dillipphunbar7924]

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

[@TomStrahle]

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

[@vinceh5163]

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

[@ResoluteGryphon]

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

[@ericksondeleon9259]

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

[@TomStrahle]

You are very welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@tangobayus]

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]

Very cool. It's fun and different sounding.

[@shravankulkarniarchive]

Precisely explained and easy to follow - great video!

[@timjamesash]

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.

[@tilitila88]

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

[@TomStrahle]

That's awesome!

[@roninson7375]

Terrific information! Well done. Thank You.

[@skyejohnson4285]

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!

[@russstillwell3379]

Tom....loved your video on open D. I would like you to try what I have been doing for years: remove the 4th string, D, and move the 5th string, A, to the 4th string’s position. This leaves you with a tuning of : DAF#AD , a 5 string guitar now, with a nice separation between the bottom two strings that really helps me play alternate thumb picking. Plus, as you’ll discover, it greatly simplifies those chords you just showed us on this video. I believe this would be a great way to start an older student such as myself (74) who is just starting to play. I have been playing since a teenager, but now I just want to sit around and sing the old songs....mostly finger style and easy rhythm. This makes guitar playing easy on the fingers and wrist......and lets those open D sounds ring on forever. Thanks again.....and who knows, could be another follow up video on open D. Russ Stillwell

[@TomStrahle]

Hmmmmm, interesting. Many of the Rolling Stone songs has Keith Richards playing guitars strung up with just 5 string in open G. GDGBD. Many of the classics can only be played that way.

[@russstillwell3379]

Thanks again.......I had never seen anyone else with a 5 string set up this way, and was beginning to think I had invented something......oh well I like it.

[@asselpunk1]

Wow cool thanks for that inspiration. *D_AF#AD*. So next time I got some guitar with a broken D-String, will give it a try. So basic scale chords triads will be like this: D 0_0000 em 2_2100, f#m 4_4300 G 5_5500 A ...and so on. (with A and D more or less ringing on top) Is that good like that? Or do ya have some other recommendation for the fingering.

[@bogabild]

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

[@johnrobinson756]

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

[@olderwizard]

Brilliant lesson. Thanks for your time and skill.

[@colindeer9657]

That was very inspirational for a 68 year old that needed YOU for a shout. ( to get the lead out ) 😁😎

[@patrickdarby-sheehan5368]

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

[@MisterstereoOso]

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

[@deetee5156]

Just discovered open d. lots of playing to do

[@muzic4lyfe2005]

i love this tuning....very beautiful

[@Sol0iste]

This is super, I had to go away for a few days so I could hit the chord shapes with reasonable confidence and accuracy, then come back and follow what Tom is teaching, and it is brill. Thank you very much indeed

[@fretkillrfan]

Beautifully done, Tom. 🙏

[@brackenquinton2955]

Glad you're back!! Love the vids!

[@TomStrahle]

Thanks, I had to grow a beard first.

[@StevieRich]

Excellent teacher Tom

[@jasonbossardt9453]

Great inspiring video!

[@visual33]

Thank you very much, Tom a great lesson.

[@TomStrahle]

Thanks for watching!

[@JoeyDaytonaaa]

Good lesson. About half of Mumford & Sons songs off their first two albums are in either open D or E for anyone who wants some songs to learn that are native to those tunings.

[@TomStrahle]

I didn't know that. I generally like Mumford and some of the sons.

[@maelyschloe9057]

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

[@dt1mdlara]

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

[@MattHerring]

You can move it..."a-chordingly" 😂

[@TomStrahle]

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

[@dhiam1017]

"Bass"ically

[@raybbaby]

Oh god, groans....

[@VictorGonzalez-lp5vn]

Pushing P😭😭

[@leftystagg]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Tom_Hanson_Live]

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

[@TomStrahle]

Awesome. Have fun and thanks for watching!

[@andreberquo]

Excellent. Thx and best regards from Brazil

[@TomStrahle]

Thank you and my best to you there!

[@EM-df6mo]

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

[@russstanziale3375]

Loved this video. Thanks for producing such great content.

[@awjfagan]

Great video Tom, thanks a lot, thought provoking

[@clutchfloyd1716]

Wow - great tutorial on open D. Thanks!

[@TomStrahle]

Thank you so much. Thanks for watching.

[@daravensfan5808]

Thank you .... while watching this video it was like a light bulb came on in my head and it all made sense!

[@TomStrahle]

Awesome!

[@patriciamartindale-loranger]

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

[@TomStrahle]

Thanks Corley!

[@jethreymonroe4119]

Great video! Very useful and interesting!

[@frankiecheung3506]

this lesson is so useful, awesome!

[@TomStrahle]

I’m so glad. Thanks for watching.

[@johnpavan4881]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge 🙂

[@rzambory2938]

Well Done. Thank You Tom.

[@ournewlifeonmadeira]

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

[@DrSpeener]

Dang where had this guy been my whole life!

[@TomStrahle]

I live next door.

[@MatsLindgrenMusic]

I've found that the open D tuning really helps me in my songwriting, since I'm really limited to just the basic chords (unless I want to get creative in my fingering).xD Since I don't really get the F#m feel from the F#m chord (because of the open bottom string), what I like to do is to play it like a D/F# chord (4-5-0-3-0-0) and use it pretty exclusively as a transition to the G chord. Likewise with the 11th chord (11-12-x-10-0-0) to turn it into like an A/C# chord. Only requires a tiny adjustment of the ring finger to do, and I like the effect of it. ^_^

[@TomStrahle]

Great help!

[@jamesmonahanmusic]

Wonderful video. I am your newest subscriber.

[@Mio-fu1sr]

inspirational videos you make,that's nice

[@knuckle47]

Tom, very enjoyable and melodic

[@haroldvondenstein]

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

[@TomStrahle]

Thanks so much for watching.

[@vinceh5163]

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

[@mzmudy]

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

[@TomStrahle]

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.

[@rikiodevon]

Fantastic little lesson for this here Brit Music Teacher Thanks Tom

[@TomStrahle]

You are welcome sir!

[@rhllnm]

Thanks, just what I needed. Just subscribed.

[@sharpy53]

Excellent video - again !

[@haguitar]

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

[@TomStrahle]

You are very welcome!

[@danieldufeu7375]

Hello Tom. Thank you so much for this. Great way of adding real interest and depth to tunes either solo or playing with mates, particularly finger-style although your strumming ideas are fun too. Your teaching style, enthusiasm and knowledge are amongst the very best on the tube. I highly recommend your open G tuning ideas and open d shapes videos too. How about a video on open fingerstyle ideas and melody possibilites?

[@TomStrahle]

Thanks so much Daniel. This means a lot to me. Let me think about that fingerstyle lesson idea.

[@tangobayus]

And if you have a tune in minor key F is right there at the 3rd fret of the 4th string. I only play this tuning these days and you can play pop, classical, jazz, blues, anything. You can transcribe onto tab.

[@masterspin7796]

Too cool Tom...great lesson thanks!

[@juliosantamaria1925]

Wooow so Nice To learn this way is amazing