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Guitar Capo

Partial Capo Guitar: Get Alternate Tuning Sounds in Standard Tuning

In the video above, we show you how a partial capo guitar setup can give you the sound of alternate tunings — without actually retuning a single string. If you’re new to capo techniques, start with our complete our guide on how to use a guitar capo to get the fundamentals down first. A partial […]

Blues

Slide Guitar in Open D Tuning — Tricks and Techniques

Open D tuning is one of those things that sounds complicated until you actually sit down with it. Then everything clicks. Tune your guitar to D A D F# A D, strum it open, and you’re already holding a full D major chord without touching a single fret. That’s what makes slide guitar in open […]

Tunings

Standard D Tuning on Guitar

Standard D tuning gives your guitar a deeper, growlier voice — and the best part is you don’t have to learn anything new. Every chord shape and scale pattern you already know still works. Everything just sounds a whole step lower. In this lesson we’ll walk through exactly how D standard works, how your chords […]

Guitar Capo

The Spider Capo Reviewed

A little while ago the folks over at ToneGear sent me one of their gadgets – a Spider Capo – to checkout. I’ve played around with it a bit, so I figured it was time to share my thoughts on it. Firstly – what in the world is a SPIDER capo? We all know what […]

Tunings

Open G Major Tuning: Great for Slide Guitar!

Today I’m posting one of my friend Colin’s videos, one that he did on the Open G Major tuning for guitar. This is just an introduction to the tuning, giving you an idea what you can do with an open tuning. Alternate guitar tunings are a ton of fun, and this is one example. When […]

Tunings

Drop D Tuning: Chord Shapes & How to Tune Your Guitar

Drop D tuning explained: tune your 6th string down to D, then use these chord shapes. Simple power chords, rich bass notes, perfect for D/G/A keys.