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Open G tuning is a blast

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By: clayville
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After faking Stones tunes in standard tuning for most of my life I've finally spent a few weeks woodshedding in Open G tuning. Taking off the 6th string so the root is on the bottom for these simple fingerings is a key component of the Keith Richards sound. A capo on the 4th fret is pretty typical too. Tumbling Dice has to be one of the most fun guitar tunes to play off all time (at least for me) once you get the hang of it. But once you take Keith's advice that "all you need is five strings, three fingers and one arsehole" dozens of Stones riffs practically fall out of the guitar. A song I've posted, "Black-n-Blue" uses a very basic Open g riff.

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