Chord Req: Open G Guitar chord runs

Subject: Chord Req: Open G Guitar chord runs
From: GUEST,Hess
Date: 19 Mar 05 - 12:18 AM

Hello - just playing around with the open G tuning, which always seems to sound great when others use it for celtic guitar!
Can someone please give me some ideas for runs, or point me in the direction of a site?
Thanks alot
Hess

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Open G Guitar chord runs
From: Peter T.
Date: 19 Mar 05 - 05:00 AM

The big run is from the fifth fret 4th string down (5, 4, 2 open), which you use all the time as an opener to songs. You can go up the same way, or work on the fifth string.   One nice thing about open G and open D is you can move up and down the strings and use the bar on the fifth string as a punctuation mark (plink, plink, plink, strum). (Also don't forget that when you bar on the fifth or seventh frets you can use your other fingers to essentially play most of a scale on the first, second, and third strings. That can be an alternative "run" or two in the middle of a song.   

yours,

Peter T.

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Open G Guitar chord runs
From: GUEST,hess
Date: 19 Mar 05 - 06:23 PM

Thanks for the reply and thoughts Peter - gives me some more ideas to play around with! (was getting rather stale with what I'd sussed).

Any other thoughts ...anyone?....very gratefully accepted.
Cheers
Hess

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Open G Guitar chord runs
From: Peace
Date: 19 Mar 05 - 06:42 PM

http://www.strummeronline.com/openg.html
http://guitar.about.com/library/bltuningdgdgbd.htm
http://www.accessrock.com/AdvancedLessons/open_g_tuning.asp

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Open G Guitar chord runs
From: GUEST,Hess
Date: 20 Mar 05 - 12:48 AM

Cheers Bwuse!!

They look really interesting sites - hadn't come across any of them
Hess

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Open G Guitar chord runs
From: Peace
Date: 20 Mar 05 - 12:50 AM

Hess,

If you tell me the tuning--that is the notes when you strum an open chord, I might be able to offer some suggestions. I used some open tunings years back and had lots of fun with them.

BM

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Open G Guitar chord runs
From: Peter T.
Date: 20 Mar 05 - 06:40 AM

Well, after you have worked out the I IV V chords straight, try making the IV chord the
I chord of a new key, and go from there, that is all really interesting.

The best thing about open tunings is you can play blues slide guitar -- if you haven't got a slide, I would rush out and get one!!!

yours,

Peter T.

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Open G Guitar chord runs
From: GUEST,Hess
Date: 21 Mar 05 - 02:27 AM

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Open G Guitar chord runs
From: GUEST,Hess
Date: 21 Mar 05 - 02:30 AM

Oops!

Hi Guys
The tuning I'm mainly using is GGDGBD, though I'm also trying DGDGBD

thanks for all your thoughts - really appreciate the help - and yip - I've got a slide!
Hess

Subject: RE: Chord Req: Open G Guitar chord runs
From: Lowden Jameswright
Date: 21 Mar 05 - 11:20 AM

Try this for some good stuff in open G:

http://www.funkyseagull.com/folk/folk-guitar.html

Credit goes to Patrick Costello (clever fellow)