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In reply to the discussion: I bought an electric guitar. I can't play a note. [View all]Tom Ripley
(4,945 posts)24. Tune it like this: DGDGBD...low to high...you can even take off the lowest string...
and be just like Keef.
There are also many other great open tunings.
I have been playing for 25 years and only use open tunings. Standard tuning is for suckers who want to work too hard!
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Tune it like this: DGDGBD...low to high...you can even take off the lowest string...
Tom Ripley
May 2013
#24
wasn't inspired by one of my favourite fictional characters, Sir Harry Flashman
Flashmann
May 2013
#15
Our drummer, Happy Sweaty Jimmy, lived in a large 3-story rowhouse with...
MiddleFingerMom
May 2013
#26
Different people play differently, but it's possible to get a smashing sound without practice
struggle4progress
May 2013
#43
The first thing you need to learn to play a note on a guitar is a guitar - step 1 complete!
Rabrrrrrr
May 2013
#49