Open D tuning

thumb|right|Open D tuning Open D tuning is an open tuning for the acoustic or electric guitar. The open string notes in this tuning are (from lowest to highest): D A D F sharp A D. It uses the three notes that form the triad of a D major chord: D (the root note), F sharp (the major third) and A (the perfect fifth). In this tuning, when the guitar is strummed without fretting any of the strings, a D major chord is sounded. This means that any major chord can be easily created using one finger, fretting all the strings at once (also known as barring); for example, fretting all the strings at the second fret will produce an E major chord, at the third fret an F major chord, and so on up the neck. Quotes about Open D tuning If you're looking to wade into Joni [Mitchell's] musical waters, open D is an essential first step. Often, you see the same Joni songs transcribed in open E, as it's the same tuning one step down, and just requires different capo placement. Dan Orkin of Reverb.com External links Category:Guitar tunings