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Post by gaucho on Oct 24, 2015 1:19:43 GMT
Stumbled across these webisodes on You Tube. This one of Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys talking about slide playing in Open tunings is good!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2015 18:36:08 GMT
Some interesting stuff in there, but I really wished they'd have tuned their guitars to standard pitch. The Open G part is way off.
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Post by subtoxin on Nov 1, 2015 11:38:39 GMT
Good post man, some very interesting stuff in there. A treat for me personally being a Black Keys fan, first time hearing Dan unplugged.
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Post by Michael Messer on Nov 1, 2015 13:16:48 GMT
Hi Mickey,
Dan's guitar is tuned in concert pitch, but a semitone down in both tunings.
Shine On
Michael
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Post by bod on Nov 1, 2015 13:23:51 GMT
And here (to my ears, at least) is Auerbach playing some McDowell(-ish), this time in a musical context...
I happen to like it...
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Post by gaucho on Nov 1, 2015 15:00:06 GMT
In the video I posted up top, does anyone know the name of the song Dan's playing at the 1 minute mark? I know the riff but can't place the song...
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Post by Michael Messer on Nov 1, 2015 15:13:34 GMT
Hi Gaucho,
That is one of Fred McDowell's signature licks that turns up, with slight variations, on many of his recordings. Going' Down To The River and Germany Blues are two that spring to mind.
Shine On
Michael.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2015 15:33:59 GMT
Hi Mickey, Dan's guitar is tuned in concert pitch, but a semitone down in both tunings. Shine On Michael Ah okay, so I'm not completely crazy (well, tell that to my wife) ... of course it doesn't help that my guitar is usually tuned down to F... |
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Post by gaucho on Nov 1, 2015 19:19:50 GMT
Hi Gaucho, That is one of Fred McDowell's signature licks that turns up, with slight variations, on many of his recordings. Going' Down To The River and Germany Blues are two that spring to mind. Shine On Michael. Thanks Michael! I checked out Germany Blues and there it is! Let me ask this... I'm pretty sure he plays it in open D. If I can figure out an acceptable sounding version (I have actually) in Open G, am I missing out on anything? At this point in my fairly "young"playing days, I just stick with Open G (mostly in the key of F) so as not to confuse myself too much. I'm not all that bright, musically. I've figured out quite a few versions of Open D songs in open G but always wonder if I'm lacking anything. |
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Post by Michael Messer on Nov 1, 2015 20:47:12 GMT
Hi Gaucho, That lick is part of my DNA  You can kind of play it in G tuning on strings 3, 4, and 5 (GDG). It works-'ish', but in my opinion you are missing a whole chunk of the way the licks rolls together. If I were you, I would start to work it up in D tuning. Are you missing anything by playing open D songs in open G? You can play any melody in any tuning or any key, but there are certain keys, tunings and chord shapes that lend themselves to particular styles. In regular tuning without a capo, for example, a blues in C is very different in character to a blues in E. It is the same with open tunings, some styles just suit a particular tuning. That licks of Fred's just sits perfectly in open D, and so many of his songs bounce off those notes in that tuning, that I have a feeling it might open a new door for you. Shine On Michael |
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Post by gaucho on Nov 2, 2015 2:08:46 GMT
Thanks Michael!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2015 10:03:33 GMT
I'm like Gaucho, I've been sticking to Open G lately because I found switching back and forth between the two tunings was getting too confusing. But there are a lot of open D songs I'd love to play, and I agree, they just don't sound quite right in Spanish (although I have a version of You Gotta Move in Spanish that I prefer to the open D version). Seems like Robert Wilkins plays in Vestapol a lot too, and he's one of my favorites.
Maybe we ought to start a new thread to get advice on how to make this multiple tunings thing work?
I know a lot of people keep different guitars for different tunings...but I've decided to just keep one resonator (for the time being, anyway).
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2015 12:23:21 GMT
Room for any negative comments?
I don't like them...
TT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2015 13:49:26 GMT
Room for any negative comments? I don't like them... TT Depends on who "them" is. If you're talking about the Black Keys, check out Chulahoma, it's the best thing they've done in my opinion: |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2015 14:48:12 GMT
Ths is my first hearing of Black Keys... I like what im hearing and appreciate them carrying on with the type and sound of the music I love...
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