Open G (‘Taro Patch’) | D-G-D-G-B-D | HQ Tuning Notes & Info | World of Tuning | Rāga Junglism

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Full page: https://ragajunglism.org/tunings/menu... | “Resembles a Standard-tuned ‘0-0-2-2-2-0’ Amaj shape in terms of interval structure. Gives a more ambiguous resonance than the other ‘main’ maj-chord tuning – Open D – as its major triad is arranged in ‘inverted’ fashion, with the 5th (D) in the bass rather than the G root (which is on 5str). This strengthens its potential for playing alternating-thumb basslines and upward-resolving low melodies. Open G fully deserves its status as an A-list altered tuning – used to varied effect in blues, folk, rock, country, and countless other styles, as well as in global guitar cultures from Hawaii to Madagascar. This versatility arises from its mix of spacey low drones and clustered high tones: the former (6-5-4-3str) bring reassuring depth and power, while the latter (3-2-1str) allow for close-voiced chords and dense double-stop melodies. Sometimes known as ‘Spanish’ tuning in North America (but not in Spain) – while many Hawaiian kī hō’alu (slack-key) artists call it ‘Taro Patch’ (or ‘Mokihana‘). Also try adding some microtonal spice to the sound by slightly flattening the 2str B: drop it 14 cents to match the pure-turned major 3rd of the harmonic series (something many guitarists seem to do subconsciously – similar to how choirs that sing with no concert-pitch reference tone tend to drift towards ‘Pythagorean’ intonation)...”

• Open G (‘Taro Patch’) | D-G-D-G-B-D | Semitone pattern (i.e. 'what to press'): 5/7/5/4/3

“The traceable history of Open G stretches back a curiously long way. While the precise peg-winding habits of the pre-recording era are largely lost to the modern world (partly a product of the guitar’s non-notated tendencies), DGDGBD’s long-term lineage have been preserved with odd clarity. As described by WBUR, several companies in early 1800s America produced “catalog-bought [parlor] guitars…[sold] with a tutorial pamphlet…[Two] of these instructive instrumentals, Spanish Fandango and The Siege of Sebastopol, predated the Civil War…Spanish Fandango required that the guitar’s strings be tuned to an open G chord“. This tune “served as a starting point for countless rural players: its harmonic content, voice-leading chords, and fingerpicking pattern echoed in…old-time blues, folk, and country musicians – such as Bo Carter, Son House, Furry Lewis, Frank Hutchison, Sam McGee, John Dilleshaw, Mance Lipscomb, and Elizabeth Cotten”. Watch Cotten – a key influence on a young Joni Mitchell – perform what must be one of the most influential tunes in all of guitar history (she retitles it ‘Spanish Flang-Dang’)...” More info: https://ragajunglism.org/tunings/menu...

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