TOP 10 GUITAR TUNINGS to Make Slide Playing EASY

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[@justinjohnsonlive]

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[@danielmijares2558]

THANK YOU, Justin! This is great! I'm most grateful that you took the time to make this didactic video and share it with us. Keep on rockin'! 🤘🏻💀

[@zamthoth4700]

Thank you Excellent vid you cook!! New tunings A432hz styley.give fresh song riff ideas. 👍

[@sajp8859]

Great and enjoyable vid, Justin. Thanks!

[@chucksmith7487]

So many doors just opened. Thank you sir.

[@johnmonroney8614]

Great lesson Justin thank you for your time, tuteledge and not beating us with kendo swords when we make a sour note.

[@johnrobertson8156]

How are you doing today my friend? I want to thank you for your videos. I have stage 4 lung cancer and I have refused all treatment ( which I am glad I did because chemo destroys your immune system ). Anyway I was told I was going to be dead the first week of last January. So much for my problems, I am only 59 years old and I really enjoy your playing and watching your videos. Thank you for taking me away for a little while with each video. Stay safe and be truly thankful for your friends and family.

[@justinjohnsonlive]

Thank for your message, and wishing you the best, brother!

[@justinjohnsonlive]

Thank for your message, and wishing you the best, brother!

[@Modsaced]

John Robertson hope you feel better tough survivor😉

[@cesarmancini8339]

You must try marijuana oil and bicarbonat whit limon Good luck👍

[@angusseletto1511]

John Robertson I hope you are doing ok and Cesar is right this oil can do wonders for your comfort and possible longevity,all the best

[@krismael]

Excellent class Justin! Tuning / Playing / Example: Standard @31:58 / @34:07 Open G @2:00 / @3:40 Open A @5:34 / @7:36 Open D @8:22 / @10:11 Open E @11:52 / @13:12 Open Em @14:40 / @15:32 G Hybrid @19:14 / @20:07 ....w/capo @21:32 ; w/capo2 @22:07 Drop D @22:42 / @24:14 Drop G @25:28 / @27:38 ...pre-slide cool playin’ @27:07 Drop High D @29:00 / @30:30

[@croftperkins]

You are the best person ever.

[@krismael]

@@croftperkins :) Thank you. This really helps me also to find it quickly

[@ErwindSteve]

big Thanks, God bless u

[@maragale1944]

I've just discovered the magic of different tunings and then here you come giving me a guide to TEN of them!!! Thank you, Justin!

[@croftperkins]

Well? How has that been going?

[@BinaryLynx]

Just throwing it out there, it's amazing how he talks about this stuff for more than half an hour

[@roughcutguitars]

Binary Lynx ...and every second is gold.

[@croftperkins]

And with clarity and a friendly atmosphere. Amazing musician, but I like his brand of charisma much more.

[@scottonandrew]

This cat is a modern master!

[@Oooo-bi7bi]

Get where your coming from but I like to have a video on in the background.

[@brianmincher716]

and I can’t stop listening

[@danielveiga7750]

Open Em is a whole different beast. Very dark and mysterious

[@kunstmol]

I found that one by accident once. I thought I had invented something new. guess not!

[@KeithBrowning-zu4nk]

I like how comfortable he is in all of these alternate tunings. Awesome slide guitarist, best I've heard.

[@someone-dj1vy]

Just wanted to say that i absolutely love the sound of your music, and you have been a great inspiration to me!

[@miketaylor8510]

some one ☝️ me too JJ Kenny Wayne Shepherd Jimmy Page Hendrix joe Perry and Walsh my influence

[@MrEric622]

Thank you JJ- I have always struggled with alternate tunings, being self-taught. This vid is pure gold. Stay safe brother. Cheers.

[@danbgt]

I am an old drummer. Set out to learn guitar when I retired. Something to keep my mind and hands active. So at 67 I picked it up and almost immediately discovered John Fahey, Jack Rose and American Primitive. Now, almost two years later, I play everything that I can play (which isn’t really much😂) in open C, open D and open G. Sometimes change D to D minor. At times mess with DADGAD. Can add a capo here and there. I can’t really play “standard” tuning at all. And that’s ok. The real secret is spending a year working on the thumb. It’s all in the thumb. 😬. Thanks for this video. I’m a huge fan. I watch all your stuff and have benefited greatly from it!!

[@z33r2]

holy cow, most fun I've had with a youtube recording ever. This is a game changer for me. Thank you very much Justin.

[@cynthiapatton472]

You are the GREATEST TEACHER IN THE WORLD!!! I love this information and examples of how to play it.

[@hansenmarc]

1. Open G 2:00 2. Open A 5:34 3. Open D 8:21 4. Open E 11:51 5. Open Em 14:40 6. G hybrid 19:12 7. Drop D 22:40 8. Drop G 25:11 9. Drop high D 28:50 10. Standard 31:58

[@Po1itica11yNcorrect]

I'm a simple man. I see a Justin Johnson video. I thumbs up before it even begins.

[@frakognome4434]

One of the best slide-content videos ever. Now it's too late to play now, here in Italy (2:00AM), but tomorrw morning... Thanks Justin

[@martingrey4904]

Justin, learned more about open tunings through this video than I have in many years of playing. Thanks a lot, keep up the good work

[@Magnum_Opus_Music]

Justin Johnson has it all.. Learned alot from him Have a nice day people and play some..🎸

[@johnschutt9187]

I'm an older guy. And, I've gone through several times in my life where I've tried to learn guitar. I just never get very far. My brain isn't equipped for it. I'm amazed at guys who are proficient at one tuning. But to be able to master all these -- man, you must be a genius!

[@Debtwarrior]

Fiddlesticks. What you need are lots of finger drills and three chords for strumming. I was like that when the pando started. Now.. Im better than i think :)

[@GizzyDillespee]

Fiddlesticks. You got the same I-IV-V frets on the fretboard in each open tuning. Then you check whether the 6 or 5 string is the bass root. But even that's the same patterns, just offset by one string up or down. Then as far as the upper strings... well that's as far as I've gotten, but I just wanted to say I'm not daring someone else to mention the name for the 3rd time in this comment thread, but I'm not NOT daring them, if you know what I mean.

[@GizzyDillespee]

Fiddlesticks. Oh I couldn't help myself. There he is. Gotta run....

[@scke3717]

By far the best video online for open tuning and slide, love the hybrid tunings and the concise reasons behind why one or the other. Cool!

[@jockojohn3294]

I got his shovel slide guitar. If you want something fun to play with, that's it. I'm never gonna perform, so I don't care about sounding like a Nashville studio pro. I just get a kick out of messing around with it and slowly learning a few new things along the way. Just muting behind the slide, takes care of so much buzzing and harsh metallic noise......Nice vid. more to learn :)

[@jlutie2943]

Don't forget you can always use It to dig a hole and plant a tree

[@wesleyalan9179]

Hey! Long time player here and I just recently got into open tunings and using a slide, I love it, and this video is amazing! Thank you for the much needed motivation! Thanks!

[@simonroberts1187]

Justin the most important thing about your videos , is how your love of music and the guitar shines through.You really are having the time of your life . I'm telling all my friends about you here in the UK. You are, in my opinion , a guitar legend ! you are my new Nils lofgren !

[@mikecurtin9831]

I learned a lot. I like that 70% of them don't increase the tension, and I can definitely see how these would open new avenues and make slide playing easier. Thanks much, and thumbs up to crush a troll.

[@michaelglendinning1738]

I like to learn, but I also greatly appreciate that most your videos are pure music. Thanks for the balance.

[@gdellatorre1]

I’ve heard you play many times, and very much enjoyed hearing you talk about it! Another dimension to hear the voice behind the music! Awesome teaching. Thanks Bro!

[@jackfox9101]

Man this is an incredible lesson, sitting in my garden in australia feeling like im in the middle of the swamp 😂

[@ibberman]

Sounds like you are in heaven, from a Dane in Ca.

[@mikeschwendeman4403]

I have been playing 2 nylon string guitars almost everyday for about 7 years. 2 weeks ago i picked up a Guild A-20 dedicated to open slide tunings. After hearing how amazing the A-20 sounds in regular tuning and feeling like I need 1 steal string guitar for standard I again found myself at the guitar stores. I used to play open tuning slide about 10 years ago and watching you play the slide has made me feel home sick. I just picked up a new Martin X1AE dedicated for slide open tunings (I've always wanted a Martin). This Martin dreadnought (it's sitting in my lap while I type this) with heavy strings is an absolute beast (explosive sound!). I have watch you play for a couple years now and you are an amazing slide player and a huge inspiration for me. This video came to me at a perfect time. Thank you for creating this content Justin🤙😎

[@studioloraine]

hot damn that open Em 🔥🔥🔥

[@Oooo-bi7bi]

Open D is the only one I’ve worked in. But I’m going to have a go at G this afternoon after watching this. Thanks.

[@tjlightningbolt]

Nice Justin. I've been playing slide myself for over 30 years. My favorie tuning for slide is Open E. Robert Johnson is truly a great but many people dont realize before Robert Johnson there was Charlie Paton. He was Native American!

[@thehouseofronin9209]

Hey Justin! This has been so helpful and enlightening for me. Thank you so much for sharing your secrets with us. I learn more from you in 1/2 hour than I have in years of muddling around by myself! You are an amazing teacher. And you stand alone amongst the greats as a player

[@stephenbrayfield4135]

Justin is an excellent instructor. I picked up more blues slide from watching him in just 20 minutes than I have anywhere else

[@billybobsmusic]

Thank you. You are a great teacher! Learning slide has opened up a whole new world on guitar for me. Just watching and listening to you play has been a big help. Again. Thank you.

[@OldMike1958]

Man! When in Argentine we say "master" we ar meaning you are the top of the top. I just can say: "MASTER!!!" Regards from Argentina.

[@garyburright8574]

Excellent Lesson, Justin Thank You!

[@josejcastaneda5826]

Wow! How happy could you get being able to play like that, and to play as many good guitars as available out there? Guitar heaven!

[@skiendhiu]

Thanks Justin, allways loved slide but couldn't quite get it, but you have inspired me to keep at it ,and now I entertain myself with getting some cool sounds, gotta long way to go , but I'm enjoying the journey.. all the best in 24.

[@Rob-fd6si]

He is such a decent person and a good teacher. Brings you right in there.

[@tomlowe7315]

I've been following Justin's playing for 3or4 years now. he inspired me to build my first three string cbg in which Bud Eldridge bought from me.justin thanks for the ways you explain notes and cord's.you are an inspiration to all

[@homebrewer7]

Wowser Wowser. I love it and I'm a beginner my whole life playing.

[@jthilliermusic]

This was very helpful and insightful. Everything was well explained and ironed out conceptually...can't wait to mess with all of these ideas as a noob to slide playing

[@jacksontranz9161]

Your slick dude, and inspiring for sure, now I gotta go pound out some blues...and head for the crossroads!!

[@PalangandaPoonacha]

Wonderful feeling to hear your music and teaching! Both have same quality! Thanks...❤

[@tedmac8049]

Thank you so much, inspiring stuff~ love the dark swampy riffs

[@ben_vs_benjamin]

Thanks for the breakdown. I’ve been wanting to learn a new tuning but I’ve been putting it off because I didn’t want to waste time in a tuning only to change my mind. Getting to hear a good demo in every tuning saved me tons of time. Thank you

[@ralphmacdonald2581]

Thanks Justin. I've been playing for about 50 years but never got into slide and after seeing your video I'm having a lot of fun with it.

[@michaelslawrie]

Playing slide since 1989, Bob Brozman (homespun videos) is my guru, this is a terrific and creative lesson!!! Well done Justin!

[@andybassman67]

Love the drop high D . It always pays to listen to the whole lesson Great video. Great player. Many thanks

[@JPhil1961]

Just bought a 1960 Stella harmony in excellent condition. Which is what got me to start practicing open tunings. Sounds great. Great video . Thanks

[@jimcrowell5093]

I've hit on all these tunings over lets say the last 50yrs 😆 you bring all of them to light for the novice beginners and old dudes like me who in hiatus of 20 plus years pickingit back up slower mind you but really gives a tutorial to reference to kudos Justin thanks so much bro😁👍🇺🇸🎸

[@croftperkins]

I'm in the same boat, brother. Never took formal lessons, interrupted by a decade in the infantry, alcohol and life. I picked it back up over 2 years ago and stumbled across Mr Johnson. Definitely in a language I can speak. Lol

[@bradmajors9779]

Fantastic lesson. Thank you!

[@mickmel1000]

Always love your playing but more importantly you're a great teacher. Seen many great guitar players who can't pass on what they know or explain it in a way the average Joe can grasp. Huge cigar box fan. Thanks Man!

[@ratfink13fan51]

Thank you 😊

[@prophetofthesingularity]

I recently started trying to learn slide guitar and I was the same way, I mostly like to play just E standard but sometimes E flat. At first I just tried to play slide guitar without learning anything at all about it, I just thought I could figure it out, it cannot be that much different than playing with a pick. After a while I came to the conclusion that my progress was non existent and my guitar was begging me to stop playing because it was ashamed of the sound that it was making. Tuning it to Open G put my progress back on the road again and now that I have played a little bit I think I could adjust to other tunings as well. Great video, the part in the beginning really struck home with me because that was exactly my mind set, I did not want to retune any of my guitars but after hearing the part in the beginning about how Justin was resistant to change but made the move that was more than enough for me to try open G, great lessons and advice on this channel and incredible guitar playing, I have seen lots of great slide players but was never motivated to learn it myself until I saw the Crankin up the 3 string shovel guitar video, such a great song with so few elements!

[@seanlarabee7852]

Just going to add, that this explanation of slide tunings was clear enough I found it very helpful. So I went and looked at the lessons in the Justin Johnson store and ended up buying a package. Right out of the gate in the Slide Fundamentals video the information helped me immensely. I had no idea how many things I have been doing wrong, and how much positioning etc... were causing so many problems in my sound. I've been playing guitar for a very long time, but I never focused on slide until now. Thanks Justin, those "small" basic tips really helped me out. I have some work to do now to overcome bad technique and instill proper technique, but already I'm improved and I have no problem putting in the work, I just needed a starting point. Thanks much.

[@rongirt]

Thanks mate...really appreciate you putting it out there to help us all play a little better

[@smokeynewton]

Drop D has that southern outlaw sound.

[@thomasardito5489]

Thanks Justin! You’re the best slide player & teacher on KZbin & I intend to buy both your slide courses soon!

[@Farsiratorius]

Because of this man i started playing guitar 2 years ago.

[@jamesmcallister5494]

Never stop

[@DeezNuts......NC.]

Hells yeah brutha

[@TaartjeMetSlagroom]

How’s it going?

[@Farsiratorius]

@@TaartjeMetSlagroom Pretty good, do not have a lot of time to play, but atleast i am still doing it :D

[@TaartjeMetSlagroom]

@@Farsiratorius nice!

[@bryanknuckles3322]

Awesome lesson, Thanks Justin

[@tmbrwn]

at the end of your open D jam, I was like, "damn, dude goes hard!" We are all incredibly fortunate to have someone so sickeningly good at guitar making instructional vids for us. Thanks for doing it!

[@dre4011]

Studying!! This'n... (Same here bro...been playing since '90..I too have been used to standard tuning while playing slide..(Gilmour is my old school favorite)...I've only touched on open tuning shortly...but...knew that was one of the keys to better slide "sound & technique"... I got that "Voodoo" now....

[@reghudson5444]

Another great video Justin. I would call this one “reference material”. I’ll go back to it often as I experiment with these open tunings. Right now I’m really getting into open Em. I love that mixing Em pentatonic riffs with the drone on the lower strings. I liked and subscribed on this one. A good vid for sure!

[@chouipin]

You are a great musican,with open mind.i am beginner with slide.use to play standard,the best for me 3 guitars on differents tuning

[@SergioBasilio_juizdefora]

It's amazing!! You're the best!!

[@mikeopdenaker5573]

Wow! Clarified so much...opened my ear/eyes. Thanks Justin °

[@holisticaustralia]

Thankyou so much for sharing your experience with us.. Cheers..

[@gorillaking210]

This sound gives me goosebumps.

[@kumad21]

Thank you very much Justin. You're a cool musician 🤘

[@jimduffy9773]

It is always great when you list you tuning for you videos. Thanks for doing it.

[@EarlWilcox-rj7kx]

this guy is incredable hope hes rich and famous great teacher

[@offworldatom8850]

Let's get Justin to 1 Million subs

[@austenmann6218]

Yes! I bought a slide a week ago and everyone said open e was best to learn and while I tried that led zeppelin tunes taught me about open g and when I tried that I was able to come up with 5 minutes of material right off the bat it was crazy. I love your playing style and it makes me feel a bit more at home knowing a pro chose the same tuning that I just as a rookie flat out guessed it was gonna work

[@ronniewilliford3449]

I get smug about my open tuning use, but this pointed out some stuff I'd not seen before. Very lovely, Justin. Thanks for the vid.

[@Berndaddie]

Justin thanks. This was very helpful 🙂.

[@StevenParente]

I love this. Great lesson!

[@danielyanez7146]

Justin! Thank you very much This open my sight and it challenges me to daré todo learn and go for more, thanks again😊!

[@seanlarabee7852]

Thanks Justin. This video was an eye opener for me. I have avoided open tunings for the most part, and this video helped me to understand how that has humstrung my playing. Much Appreciated.

[@ygprmn_id]

great, like the hybrid tuning method..gonna try deep through it

[@itsallaroundyou7085]

I really dig going open G only with A on 2. I can't find a name for it and idk if it's a chord but I love the sound for picking, and it gives you some of those vestapol riffs on the high strings

[@emilianozm]

Great video, thanks for sharing...a lot a homework to do! 📝🎸

[@SerialDelta]

I so much want to be able to play swampy blues on the river bank until the whiskey takes me out. You have inspired me so much Justin, I have a resonator laying on the bed and I have another one inbound too my son's Uni. I can't wait til he and I can jam blues.

[@adamdawsonguitar]

This is the best video ever, I've watched it heaps of times, so inspirational

[@alkettle9780]

Man bro are really good I always wanted to play slide guitar I just learn alot thank you...

[@jane55ism]

Thank you, once again. I almost saved this for later because I didn’t want to confuse myself. I had gotten at least comfortable with open G but needed Open D which is similar to G to learn a song. But here I find out I might not need to transpose things to A and Open E! I love the minor slide too.

[@chill2363]

Thanks man from nz love it

[@jameslong4929]

Thanks. I know exactly what you mean about being hesitant about open and hybrid tunings. Thanks for the lesson and your perspective.

[@futzpah]

Thank you! I've dabbled a little bit with a couple of open tunings in the past, but this just opened up my acoustic world quite a bit more! Thanks for the explanation behind each one and a quick run on each tuning!

[@BibleCounselor]

Advise from my home boy and guitar God!

[@billkoetting5197]

Justin, I apologize if I missed Drop D tuning. To explain, I have an Ibanez AX125. It has a lever on the low E string bridge. With the lever back it is tuned to 440 standard tuning. Release the lever forward and it tunes the low E string to D. So instead of the 3 low strings at EAD it is now DAD. You can also do this by tuning the low E down a full step to D. It's for doing rapid power chords with one finger [or slide] across the low 3 strings. The D5 chord is in the open string position. The 6 string is the only one changed the other 5 are natural. How would Drop D effect playing a slide song. Love your vides!

[@noircityman8727]

Thanks, Justin, you are the contemporary High Priest of Dark Blues :-) That video is a very, very good instruction to understand guitar slide and to try it by myself. I hope I will succeed a little.

[@maurovitale1137]

JJ, You are a Genius, a great musician, thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@bruceolson4413]

Thanks Justin. i use the drop G for Jesus Just Left Chicago and Aerosmith's Chip Away At the Stone.

[@jimmypage6142]

Justin your the BOMB! I’m new to playing open tuning and love your playing! U inspire me everyday. Thank you! God bless.

[@billbowdoin7541]

Where in the world have I been? Your music is absolutely fantastic!!!! I recently discovered your channel and was blown away at how versatile your songs were. Now after watching this video, I can see how. This was very helpful bc I fall into the standard tuning only category and this has given me hope to explore the open tunings. Thank you!

[@brandontinker9052]

By far the best info I’ve found on KZbin

[@gsbguitarsgsb679]

So good dude, you are mesmerizing.

[@popmccoy3454]

Excellent, thank you kindly 👍

[@halbrunson1786]

Man, thank you so much! Such clear instruction!

[@bbx1259]

Thanks for sharing. You are the best