![]() The great thing about this sequence of staggered and inline chord shapes is that you can play around with the order.įor example, you can play just back and forth on the 5th and 7th frets. Finally, make the inline shape on the 12th fret.Move the staggered shape up another two frets so your middle finger is on the 11th fret.Place your middle finger on the 9th fret of the A string to create the staggered shape.Move the inline shape up two frets to the 7th fret.Make the inline shape on the 5th fret (like the example earlier).Move the staggered shape up the neck by two frets so your middle finger is on the 4th fret of the A string.Make the staggered shape with your middle finger on the second fret of the A string.Start by playing all of the open strings.I’m going to show you a super cool chord progression you can use for these different shapes. Combining the Staggered and Inline ShapeĪfter you’ve explored both the staggered and inline chord shapes for open D tuning, you might have noticed that one chord shape sounds better than the other on a specific fret. Just like the staggered shape, the inline shape can be moved up and down the fretboard. From there, place your ring finger on the 5th fret of the F# string. Start by placing your middle finger on the 5th fret of the A string. However, the inline shape will have both fingers on the same frets. The inline shape will use the same strings as the staggered shape. The great thing about these chord shapes is that they can be applied up and down the fretboard, without having to change the shape - similar to power chords! The Staggered Shape That’s why I’m going to show you two chord shapes, rather than a handful of specific chords. Look, I hear you, but I want you to just let the creativity flow at this point. ![]() “ But Tony…I want to start playing some chords right away!” Just by playing all six strings as you play the scale, you can create a more musical exercise.Īdditionally, you can play around with different strumming patterns, different orders in which you play the scale, and even write your own song! The opportunities are seemingly endless in open D tuning! Open D Chord Shapesīefore I dive into specific chords for open D tuning, I want you to play around with open D tuning. Place your index on the 2nd fret and pick only the high D string.Ĭongratulations! You just played a major scale in open D tuning! I know you were just going up and down the neck, rather than across the neck, but what if I told you there’s a way to make this scale a more musical exercise?.Start by playing the open high D string.In this example, we’re going to just play the D major scale on the high D string. One of the quickest ways to start moving around on the fretboard in open D tuning is by playing the major scale on just one string. What if you can shorten the time it takes to relearn the fretboard? In alternate tunings, it often feels like you have to relearn the fretboard all over again. Open D tuning can be incredibly disorienting the first time you play a major scale. ![]() If anything is off, individually check each string again. You’ll know that your guitar is in open D tuning when you can strum all six strings and it creates a full, humongous D chord. ![]() Just like above, the easiest way to tune down the high E string is to check it against the low D string or the open D string. The quickest way to get the B string to an A is by checking it against the open A string (the second thickest string). You can use a tuner or match the pitch of my guitar in the video lesson to get an F#. In open D tuning, your G string is tuned one half-step down to an F#. The A and D strings remain the same for both regular and open D tunings, so don’t worry about changing them. But for now, use the open D to tune the low E string down to a low D (if none of this makes sense, check out this drop D tuning lesson!). I covered a bunch of different ways of tuning to a low D in my drop D tunning lesson.
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