OPEN E TUNING (Bob Dylan/Stones/Joe Walsh) - Alternate Guitar Tunings - Guitar Discoveries #53

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Robert Cassard demonstrates how to get inspired by tuning your guitar to Open E. This tuning has inspired countless artists and bands to some of their best songwriting and greatest performances.

Discover what Cassard's Get This album, Rocky Mountain Way by Joe Walsh, and Gimme Shelter by Keith Richards and the Rolling Stones all have in common.

Bob Dylan also wrote many songs in Open E, including the entire Blood on the Tracks LP. Robert plays and sings a hybrid version of Tangled Up in Blue, using elements of the publicly released version (in A) and the original songwriting version (in Open E).

Robert Cassard shares guitars, gear and tips to make you a better musician.

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[johnkelly]

Hi Robert, listened to this again tonight. I'm still blown away with your voice and phrasing. Really great. I'm looking up all of your recordings first chance I get!

[sirbanjorochambeaux]

been studying open / altered tuning and chords... this is the bestest most helpful and enjoyable vidya ive come across... get this... i will. thamk.

[leoahearn]

I just found you - a hidden gem. Made my evening.

[mortwally]

Thank you that just opened up a whole new world for me 67 years old started playing guitar two years ago taking lessons getting pretty good the wife told me I was tolerable I played the songs in Open E and she was downright impressed thanks again👍😎🎼🎸🍺🇺🇸🇱🇹

[Hillstruck]

Fantastic choices as examples. Tangled was beautiful. And until now, I didn't know my favorite Stones song was in E tuning. Those open hammer-ons are the ticket.

[robertjohnson]

Thanks Robert. Great post. You know I feel like a fool. When I bought an acoustic it was due to the influence of Dan Fogelberg's music. I adored it, but I learned by ear and I had no idea about tuning guitar to anything but standard tuning. I loved many songs that I had no idea they were in other tunings and it's pretty tough if not impossible to learn by ear. I'm 66 now and it was only about 2 years ago that I began to hear of different tunings and not surprisingly it opened up an entirely new world to me. Open tunings makes so many songs easier to play. The first song I learned was Joe Walsh's "help me through the night" in 'G' tuning. Such a beautiful song. I see I'm going to have to learn a ton of new songs in open 'E' tuning after seeing your post. Thanks again for the lesson. I remember seeing Stephen Stills several times. He must have had 15 guitars on stage. Now I know why these guys pack around so many. Take care and God Bless.😇🥸

[DeltaJazzUK]

Well I've got to say that rendition of Tangled Up in Blue was just beautiful.

[GaryBook]

Excellent job! She talks to Angels, Salt of the Earth, Jumpin Jack Flash, so many Joni Mitchell songs, Duane Allman, Stay With Me from Faces in Open E. I tune to Open D and capo on second fret.

[dilligaf]

Bought a resinator guitar and trying out open turnings and slide for a first time and stumbled across this video. Brilliant work my friend.
And look forward to learning some more stones, and joe Walsh oh and Dylan. Just watched a movie starring bob called anonymous and something or other here on YouTube a few nights back.
Thanks again for the upload.

[Stringman]

I’m a BIG Dylan nut. You did him proud. Nice acoustic finger style.

[ericsteindel]

Robert. I sincerely enjoyed this video. Very enlightening. I’ve always known that Rocky Mountain Way and Gimme Shelter were Open E but you blew my mind with Tangled Up In Blue and Shelter From The Storm. More Blood More Tracks The Bootleg Series Vol. 14 is my all time favorite record. This lesson was so inspiring. Thank you sir!

[electron]

I knew Keith used open E, but had no idea Bob used it too. Really sweet cover of Bob's great song. Thanks Robert!

[BlackFoxProduc]

Totally enjoyed! Thanks. Always liked open E myself. Havent used it in years, plan to revisit it.

[Shellback]

Really enjoyed watching this video. Thank you for posting it 👏👏 . Blood on the Tracks is an album I've listened to for years and is a big favourite. Takes me to different places each time I listen.
I love open E tuning. If I'm playing in a pub or bar, I sometimes do an old blues, something like Little Red Rooster etc at the end of a set. I always find open E the quickest to tune to, then tune back in the interval. 👍👍

[mikeprokop]

been playing that song for years this is fantastic

[StephenChadwick-rrpm]

What a fascinating insight, like a music lesson brilliant Steve Manchester UK 👍

[RockStarOscarStern]

Robert Cassard
If you put a capo on the 3rd Fret, now you have Open G tuning w/ a High G string. It adds a bit more sparkle plus the capo opens up the possibility of transposing the song to a Key that's comfortable to sing in

[chrisjaybecker]

Consider doing a video about Open G Tuning. It's not only THE Delta Blues tuning, used by Robert Johnson, Son House, and Muddy Waters, all on slide, but it solidified Keith Richards sound (he learned it from Ry Cooder) and Keef used it on Brown Sugar, Can't You Hear Me Knocking, Honky Tonk Women, Start Me Up, Sympathy For The Devil, Tumbling Dice, and dozens more. Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes used it on all their early stuff like Twice As Hard, no doubt trying to get that Stones sound.

[bsharporbflat]

Thanks...another open E gem is She talks to Angels.Just a thought, I have many guitars all in different tunings and for my open "E" i use an old 70's dreadnaught Fender (killer sound)tuned to open "D" with a capo on the second fret. So I always have an open "E" and an open "D" handy.

[jckelley]

Love that J50. Got mine new in 71 and took it back to Hawaii and replaced the spark plugs to play with Hawaiian open tunings. Try open E in a Nashville Tuning combo. Great background high tuning. Great vid and info, thx