

Strike your strings in an open position and you have a G chord! In open G tuning, you can play a G chord without having to use your fretting hand.

Open G tuning gets its name from the open G chord because it requires guitarists to tune their strings to the notes that make up a G chord: G, B, and D. Open G tuning is an alternate tuning that allows guitarists to play a G major chord without having to touch any frets or use a capo. We’ll also talk about a few different songs you may already know that use open G tuning.Įmbedded content: What is Open G Tuning? In this lesson we’ll show you how to tune your guitar to open G, an alternate tuning that’s popular in blues and folk genres.

Alternate tunings may seem intimidating, but simply tuning a few pegs on your guitar to different notes can create a whole new world of sound for guitarists.
