Chords for Acoustic Blues fingerstyle guitar lesson in open D alternate tuning rhythm licks on Taylor GS5
Tempo:
128.6 bpm
Chords used:
D
E
B
Dm
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Dm]
[D]
Hi, this is Jeffrey Paul Ross for NextLevelGuitar.com.
Today we're going to work on some acoustic fingerstyle blues [A] and open D tuning, kind
of in the style of Robert Pete Williams or Bucca White.
And so we'll start by talking about the tuning.
We've gone over this on previous lessons, but we'll just recap it very quickly.
This guitar is tuned to an open D chord.
That means if you just strummed it like that without putting your fingers on the neck,
it should produce a D chord.
[N] Alright, and before I forget, if you would like a free video lesson that's not on YouTube,
click on the YouTube text box below and we will send you a free video lesson with the
corresponding e-book.
And it's all for free, so you don't have anything to lose.
Alright, [D] thank you.
So you would [Dm] want to tune your high E string down a whole step to D.
[A] The B string you would
want to tune it down a whole step to A.
[Gbm] The G string you're going to tune it down a half
step to F sharp.
[D] The D you're going to leave alone.
[A] The A string you'll leave alone.
[D]
The low E string you'll tune that down a whole step to D.
So I've got this kind of [E] eighth note, [D] kind of chugga-chugga kind of thing happening here
on the low sixth string, which is now a D.
Now we [Dm] have this little double stop here on the B and the high E string.
I'll [D] refer to it by numbers.
So this is the first string, [A] second.
So you're going to put your first finger on the first string on the seventh fret.
[Dm]
Your second [E] finger on the second string on the eighth fret.
Try to get kind of a rhythm like that.
[E] Now what you're going to do, [B]
you're going to put your third finger [E]
and kind of let it
ring like a little chord.
[F] You're going to hammer on with your third finger on the ninth [Gb] fret on the high string,
the number one string.
[E]
[B] And then you're going to bring it [E] back off.
[B] And [D] then you're going to come down here in kind of the same rhythm pattern.
[Dm] [Bm] Okay, [E] so
[Dm] you're [Em] [Bm]
going to put your first finger on the second fret on the second string.
Now, [D] and this string, the first string is going to be open.
[Bm]
And you're going [Dm] to pick that first.
Same thing [E] up here.
You're going to pick the high string first and then do the second.
Like that.
[B]
[B]
[Bm] Okay, so you got that.
[F] Now with our second finger, we're going to put that on the third fret on the [B] first string,
the high string.
[Bm] [E]
[B] [Bm] [D]
[B] Now, you're going to, I'm using my second finger, [Gb] but I'm on the [A] third string now on
the third [D] fret.
And I'm sliding into it.
[E] [B]
[D] [G]
[D]
I'm going to slide up and then [Em] down a [D] whole step and then open.
Now, also I'm picking the first and second string along with it.
They're kind of droning.
Sliding up a whole step, [D] down a whole step, open.
[G]
Now we're going to make this chord.
[B] And you're going to put your second finger on the fifth string on the second fret.
[Bm] You're going to skip a [G] string.
You're going to put your first finger on the third string on the first fret.
[D] [D]
[A] [D]
And you can do something like that.
[A]
[G] So, you make the chord, [D] then hit it open.
[F] [Gbm] Now come up here with [F] your second finger on the third fret on the low E string.
[D] Or D string now.
[G]
Or actually I'm using my [E] third finger, I'm sorry.
[D] Because [G] you see, when I'm making that chord, you know, my third finger is just [Bb] hanging
there in midair [B] right over that note.
So it [F] doesn't make [Gb] sense to jump up with my second finger.
[D] So,
[Dm] [D]
then you can resolve it by strumming an open D chord.
[Dm]
I'm going to play [Em] the same thing, but we're just going to [D] get a different camera [E] angle
so you can see my right hand.
Okay, here we go.
[B] [E]
[A]
[Dm] So all these little [A] fills and [D] embellishments, [E] you know, practice them.
Try to get them smooth so you're staying within that kind of rolling rhythm feel.
[D]
[F] [D] [Am]
[N] So, once again, this has been Jeffrey Paul Ross for NextLevelGuitar.com, where we do
have over 950 examples of various types of lessons, starting with beginners, intermediate,
and on up through advanced.
So, we'll see you [Eb] next time.
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[D]
Hi, this is Jeffrey Paul Ross for NextLevelGuitar.com.
Today we're going to work on some acoustic fingerstyle blues [A] and open D tuning, kind
of in the style of Robert Pete Williams or Bucca White.
And so we'll start by talking about the tuning.
We've gone over this on previous lessons, but we'll just recap it very quickly.
This guitar is tuned to an open D chord.
That means if you just strummed it like that without putting your fingers on the neck,
it should produce a D chord.
[N] Alright, and before I forget, if you would like a free video lesson that's not on YouTube,
click on the YouTube text box below and we will send you a free video lesson with the
corresponding e-book.
And it's all for free, so you don't have anything to lose.
Alright, [D] thank you.
So you would [Dm] want to tune your high E string down a whole step to D.
[A] The B string you would
want to tune it down a whole step to A.
[Gbm] The G string you're going to tune it down a half
step to F sharp.
[D] The D you're going to leave alone.
[A] The A string you'll leave alone.
[D]
The low E string you'll tune that down a whole step to D.
So I've got this kind of [E] eighth note, [D] kind of chugga-chugga kind of thing happening here
on the low sixth string, which is now a D.
Now we [Dm] have this little double stop here on the B and the high E string.
I'll [D] refer to it by numbers.
So this is the first string, [A] second.
So you're going to put your first finger on the first string on the seventh fret.
[Dm]
Your second [E] finger on the second string on the eighth fret.
Try to get kind of a rhythm like that.
[E] Now what you're going to do, [B]
you're going to put your third finger [E]
and kind of let it
ring like a little chord.
[F] You're going to hammer on with your third finger on the ninth [Gb] fret on the high string,
the number one string.
[E]
[B] And then you're going to bring it [E] back off.
[B] And [D] then you're going to come down here in kind of the same rhythm pattern.
[Dm] [Bm] Okay, [E] so
[Dm] you're [Em] [Bm]
going to put your first finger on the second fret on the second string.
Now, [D] and this string, the first string is going to be open.
[Bm]
And you're going [Dm] to pick that first.
Same thing [E] up here.
You're going to pick the high string first and then do the second.
Like that.
[B]
[B]
[Bm] Okay, so you got that.
[F] Now with our second finger, we're going to put that on the third fret on the [B] first string,
the high string.
[Bm] [E]
[B] [Bm] [D]
[B] Now, you're going to, I'm using my second finger, [Gb] but I'm on the [A] third string now on
the third [D] fret.
And I'm sliding into it.
[E] [B]
[D] [G]
[D]
I'm going to slide up and then [Em] down a [D] whole step and then open.
Now, also I'm picking the first and second string along with it.
They're kind of droning.
Sliding up a whole step, [D] down a whole step, open.
[G]
Now we're going to make this chord.
[B] And you're going to put your second finger on the fifth string on the second fret.
[Bm] You're going to skip a [G] string.
You're going to put your first finger on the third string on the first fret.
[D] [D]
[A] [D]
And you can do something like that.
[A]
[G] So, you make the chord, [D] then hit it open.
[F] [Gbm] Now come up here with [F] your second finger on the third fret on the low E string.
[D] Or D string now.
[G]
Or actually I'm using my [E] third finger, I'm sorry.
[D] Because [G] you see, when I'm making that chord, you know, my third finger is just [Bb] hanging
there in midair [B] right over that note.
So it [F] doesn't make [Gb] sense to jump up with my second finger.
[D] So,
[Dm] [D]
then you can resolve it by strumming an open D chord.
[Dm]
I'm going to play [Em] the same thing, but we're just going to [D] get a different camera [E] angle
so you can see my right hand.
Okay, here we go.
[B] [E]
[A]
[Dm] So all these little [A] fills and [D] embellishments, [E] you know, practice them.
Try to get them smooth so you're staying within that kind of rolling rhythm feel.
[D]
[F] [D] [Am]
[N] So, once again, this has been Jeffrey Paul Ross for NextLevelGuitar.com, where we do
have over 950 examples of various types of lessons, starting with beginners, intermediate,
and on up through advanced.
So, we'll see you [Eb] next time.
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Key:
D
E
B
Dm
A
D
E
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Hi, this is Jeffrey Paul Ross for NextLevelGuitar.com.
_ Today we're going to work on some acoustic _ fingerstyle blues [A] and open D tuning, kind
of in the style of Robert Pete Williams or Bucca White.
_ _ And so we'll start by talking about the tuning.
We've gone over this on previous lessons, but we'll just recap it very quickly.
This guitar is tuned to an open D chord.
That means if you just strummed it like that without putting your fingers on the neck,
it should produce a D chord.
_ [N] Alright, and before I forget, if you would like a free video lesson that's not on YouTube, _
_ _ click on the YouTube text box below and we will send you a free video lesson _ with the
corresponding e-book.
And it's all for free, so you don't have anything to lose.
Alright, [D] thank you.
So _ you would [Dm] want to tune your high E string down a whole step to D.
_ [A] The B string you would
want to tune it down a whole step to A. _ _
[Gbm] The G string you're going to tune it down a half
step to F sharp.
[D] _ The D you're going to leave alone.
[A] The A string you'll leave alone.
_ [D] _
The low E string you'll tune that down a whole step to D.
So I've got this kind of [E] eighth _ _ note, [D] kind of chugga-chugga kind of thing happening here
on the low sixth string, which is now a D. _ _
Now we [Dm] have this little double stop here on the _ _ B and the high E string.
I'll [D] refer to it by numbers.
So this is the first string, [A] second.
So _ you're going to put your first finger on the first string on the seventh fret.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _
Your second [E] finger on the second string on the eighth fret. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Try to get kind of a rhythm like that. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Now what you're going to do, _ [B] _ _ _
_ you're going to put your third finger [E] _
and kind of let it
ring like a little chord. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] You're going to hammer on with your third finger on the ninth [Gb] fret on the high _ string,
the number one string.
[E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] And then you're going to bring it [E] back off. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ And [D] then you're going to come down here in kind of the same rhythm _ pattern. _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Bm] _ Okay, [E] so _
[Dm] _ _ you're [Em] _ _ [Bm] _
going to put your first finger on the second fret on the second string. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Now, [D] and _ this string, the first string is going to be open.
[Bm] _ _ _
And you're going [Dm] to pick that first.
Same thing [E] up here.
_ _ You're going to pick the high string first _ and then do the second.
Like that. _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ Okay, so you got that.
[F] Now with our second finger, we're going to put that on the third fret _ on _ _ the [B] first string,
the high string.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ Now, _ _ you're going to, I'm using my second finger, [Gb] but I'm on the _ [A] _ third string now on
the third [D] fret.
And I'm sliding into it.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm going to slide up and then [Em] down a [D] whole step _ and _ _ _ _ _ then open.
Now, also I'm picking _ _ the first and second string along with it.
They're kind of droning. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Sliding up a whole step, [D] down a whole step, open.
[G] _ _
Now we're going to make this chord. _ _ _
_ _ [B] And you're going to put your second finger on the fifth string on the second fret. _ _ _ _
[Bm] You're going to skip a [G] string.
_ You're going to put your first finger on the third string on the first fret. _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
And you can do something like that.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] So, you make the chord, _ [D] then hit it open.
[F] _ _ [Gbm] Now come up here with [F] your second finger on the third fret on the low E string.
[D] _ Or D string now.
[G] _ _
_ _ _ _ Or actually I'm using my [E] third finger, I'm sorry.
_ [D] _ _ Because [G] you see, when I'm making that chord, _ you know, my third finger is just [Bb] hanging
there in midair [B] right over that note.
So it [F] doesn't make [Gb] sense to jump up with my second finger.
[D] So, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ then you can resolve it by strumming an open D chord.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm going to play [Em] the same thing, but we're just going to [D] get a different camera [E] angle
so you can see my right hand. _
Okay, here we go.
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ So all these little [A] _ fills and [D] embellishments, [E] you know, practice them.
Try to get them smooth so you're staying within that kind of rolling rhythm feel.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _
[N] So, once again, this has been Jeffrey Paul Ross for NextLevelGuitar.com, _ where we do
have over 950 examples of various types of lessons, starting with beginners, intermediate,
and on up through advanced.
So, we'll see you [Eb] next time. _
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Hi, this is Jeffrey Paul Ross for NextLevelGuitar.com.
_ Today we're going to work on some acoustic _ fingerstyle blues [A] and open D tuning, kind
of in the style of Robert Pete Williams or Bucca White.
_ _ And so we'll start by talking about the tuning.
We've gone over this on previous lessons, but we'll just recap it very quickly.
This guitar is tuned to an open D chord.
That means if you just strummed it like that without putting your fingers on the neck,
it should produce a D chord.
_ [N] Alright, and before I forget, if you would like a free video lesson that's not on YouTube, _
_ _ click on the YouTube text box below and we will send you a free video lesson _ with the
corresponding e-book.
And it's all for free, so you don't have anything to lose.
Alright, [D] thank you.
So _ you would [Dm] want to tune your high E string down a whole step to D.
_ [A] The B string you would
want to tune it down a whole step to A. _ _
[Gbm] The G string you're going to tune it down a half
step to F sharp.
[D] _ The D you're going to leave alone.
[A] The A string you'll leave alone.
_ [D] _
The low E string you'll tune that down a whole step to D.
So I've got this kind of [E] eighth _ _ note, [D] kind of chugga-chugga kind of thing happening here
on the low sixth string, which is now a D. _ _
Now we [Dm] have this little double stop here on the _ _ B and the high E string.
I'll [D] refer to it by numbers.
So this is the first string, [A] second.
So _ you're going to put your first finger on the first string on the seventh fret.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _
Your second [E] finger on the second string on the eighth fret. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Try to get kind of a rhythm like that. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Now what you're going to do, _ [B] _ _ _
_ you're going to put your third finger [E] _
and kind of let it
ring like a little chord. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] You're going to hammer on with your third finger on the ninth [Gb] fret on the high _ string,
the number one string.
[E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] And then you're going to bring it [E] back off. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ And [D] then you're going to come down here in kind of the same rhythm _ pattern. _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Bm] _ Okay, [E] so _
[Dm] _ _ you're [Em] _ _ [Bm] _
going to put your first finger on the second fret on the second string. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Now, [D] and _ this string, the first string is going to be open.
[Bm] _ _ _
And you're going [Dm] to pick that first.
Same thing [E] up here.
_ _ You're going to pick the high string first _ and then do the second.
Like that. _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ Okay, so you got that.
[F] Now with our second finger, we're going to put that on the third fret _ on _ _ the [B] first string,
the high string.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ Now, _ _ you're going to, I'm using my second finger, [Gb] but I'm on the _ [A] _ third string now on
the third [D] fret.
And I'm sliding into it.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm going to slide up and then [Em] down a [D] whole step _ and _ _ _ _ _ then open.
Now, also I'm picking _ _ the first and second string along with it.
They're kind of droning. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Sliding up a whole step, [D] down a whole step, open.
[G] _ _
Now we're going to make this chord. _ _ _
_ _ [B] And you're going to put your second finger on the fifth string on the second fret. _ _ _ _
[Bm] You're going to skip a [G] string.
_ You're going to put your first finger on the third string on the first fret. _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
And you can do something like that.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] So, you make the chord, _ [D] then hit it open.
[F] _ _ [Gbm] Now come up here with [F] your second finger on the third fret on the low E string.
[D] _ Or D string now.
[G] _ _
_ _ _ _ Or actually I'm using my [E] third finger, I'm sorry.
_ [D] _ _ Because [G] you see, when I'm making that chord, _ you know, my third finger is just [Bb] hanging
there in midair [B] right over that note.
So it [F] doesn't make [Gb] sense to jump up with my second finger.
[D] So, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ then you can resolve it by strumming an open D chord.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm going to play [Em] the same thing, but we're just going to [D] get a different camera [E] angle
so you can see my right hand. _
Okay, here we go.
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ So all these little [A] _ fills and [D] embellishments, [E] you know, practice them.
Try to get them smooth so you're staying within that kind of rolling rhythm feel.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _
[N] So, once again, this has been Jeffrey Paul Ross for NextLevelGuitar.com, _ where we do
have over 950 examples of various types of lessons, starting with beginners, intermediate,
and on up through advanced.
So, we'll see you [Eb] next time. _
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