What Tunings Does Iron & Wine Use?

[@ldcmain]

I've been searching for a good tutorial on "Caught in the Briars", but it's impossible to find a good one. Please, make one! I love the way you play it.

[@codynunez5246]

You are a Godsend. I knew Claim Your Ghost wasn't complex but could never figure out the tuning and fingering.

[@MatthewGonzaba]

I’m fairly new to iron & wine only been listening to him for a month or two & had no idea about the open f tuning! Immediately funded my guitar to it after this video great job & thanks for sharing!!

[@AdamWinter1996]

Glad to help! The open f tuning and just Iron and Wine's acoustic style in general has really helped me improve my own acoustic playing, so I felt I had to share it with everyone else.

[@MatthewGonzaba]

@@AdamWinter1996 agreed he’s a visionary songwriter and an incredibly unique guitar player. Wish he was recognized more on a wider spectrum but, sometimes the best things are the least recognizable!

[@dvs0n3]

he also uses D A D F# A D for things like Call it dreaming

[@johnsawyer53]

Hi, thanks. I'm struggling trying to figure out how to play, Hunting my dress, Sam's guitar part. Can you help?

[@jackfate9149]

Ciao Adam What tuning do you think he's using for "SUMMER CLOUDS" nel video KEXP Live su youtube? Grazie

[@keithjones9686]

What tuning do you think he's using for " Upward over the Mountain" from the La Blogotheque, Play for Park video?

[@AdamWinter1996]

Ah, I saw that video too. It's the DADGAD tuning I show at 4:03 but a full step lower, so CGCFGC. Seems like he's been using this tuning and drop C in recent years for songs that were originally in E standard, such as Resurrection Fern.

[@keithjones9686]

@@AdamWinter1996 really appreciate it! Chord shapes looked like DADGAD, but I was like it's definitely an open C on the low string. Should have put that together myself!

[@mikem.1203]

@@AdamWinter1996 Thanks for taking the time to do this. I had the exact same question as Keith Jones, searched on Google and found your video. Saved me the trouble of working it out myself on guitar. Much appreciated!

[@AdamWinter1996]

No problem, I enjoyed working out these tunings as well as making the video.

[@corrinemeggan]

Hi. Any chance you know the tuning of his cover of Fade Into You? Thanks in Advance!

[@AdamWinter1996]

Nah, haven't actually head that one.

[@RoyPortel]

Do you tune your E string up to an F or even G when playing the Open F tuning? 😮

[@AdamWinter1996]

Yes, I tune the low E string up to F (a half step). For open G I just keep it at E though.

[@RoyPortel]

@@AdamWinter1996 Tuned my nylon string up to F now, but the tension on the strings is quite low indeed. Oh, I now see you had included the Open G tuning in the description as well. Thanks!

[@1bobo1]

Dude please make some tutorials