5 OPEN E Tuning Songs You Should Know - BEGINNER TO ADVANCED!

The video script introduces five songs that can be played on acoustic guitar in open E tuning. It provides instructions on how to tune the guitar and play each song, along with strumming patterns and chord shapes. The songs include "Something in the Air" by Thunderclap Newman, "Big Yellow Taxi" by Joni Mitchell, "Don't it Always Seem to Go" by Joni Mitchell, "Can't Always Get What You Want" by The Rolling Stones, and "Jumpin' Jack Flash" by The Rolling Stones.

00:00 - Video overview
00:54 - Tune to Open E tuning from standard
02:12 - Something in the Air
05:06 - Big Yellow Taxi
09:50 - Can’t Always Get What You Want
13:29 - Jumpin Jack Flash
18:47 - Gimme Shelter
21:49 - Where to go from here

Looking into how to tune the guitar to Open E and how the tuning offers advantages for playing the guitar, such as making bar chords easier & providing unique chord shapes.

"Something in the Air" by Thunderclap Newman is a great song for beginners in open E tuning, with simple chords and a catchy strumming pattern.

"Big Yellow Taxi" by Joni Mitchell introduces barre chords in open E tuning, allowing beginners to practice this technique as it just uses 1 finger!

"Can't Always Get What You Want" by The Rolling Stones uses capo, giving players the opportunity to experiment with different sounds but the shapes are all the same

"Jumpin' Jack Flash" by The Rolling Stones is a great intermediate challenge as the barring still uses just 1 finger for the chords but the other fingers are needed for quite big stretches

"Gimme Shelter" by The Rolling Stones is an awesome way to end this video as it really showcases open E tuning & it's distinct sound!

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[dukeofearl]

I used to think open tuning was unnecessary. Then I tried it. Now I’m hooked and have 7 different guitars all in a different tuning plus a baritone acoustic. And if that’s not enough, I started playing keyboard too. All this at 75. Who says an old dog can’t learn.

[jasonmcloughlin]

I think i read somewhere, Joni had suffered Polio as a child and had dexterity problems. So this was the easiest way to play her chords. Pretty genius.

[HeyYaHo-codn]

Ive played off and on for 20+ years. I just recently found out about open e. My guitar now stays in that tuning, and this video helped me tremendously with more material to work on.
Thanks!

[henningbauer]

I tuned one of my guitars to Open E to play "Memo from Turner" and just when I'm looking for more songs in that tuning, I come across your video! Awesome! Many thanks!

[harrylazard]

Great stuff. As a teen, I tuned to open E to mess around with a slide but I never learned any actual chords. I'm gonna love trying these songs out...

[brianzelinsky-rind]

Cool stuff Andy, I’ll have to give open E a go…I’m only a year and a half into my guitar journey at age 67 and you have been instrumental (pun intended) to that journey. Thanks so much!

[richardskuta]

Very cool lesson, on the jumping Jack flash The first two cords should have the B string always being open use the index and middle finger for 345 and 6 keep the B 0:01 open and ring finger on the E string keep the ring finger on the Estring for the first strum of the second cord, then bring everything down one step (no disrespect I seen this on another video from another gentleman a long time ago) rock on

[slapdog]

Keith the master of open Tunings. Open tunings are used more than realized.

[jimkelehan]

It’s fun to enjoy open tuning. So many more songs to play and sing!

[IsleBoyDLB]

In Hawaii, we call this "Ki Ho'alu" or "slack-key" in English. We've been using this technique of tuning for generations. It is believed that it came from the fact that Spanish cowboys left their guitars here but we didn't know how to tune them. Needless to say, there are many different styles of slack-key. Personally, I use this E tuning, 2 types of G tunings (1 major, 1 minor) as well as standard tuning. Hawaiian style playing is usually a finger picking technique, where 1 guitar can play a bass line along with the melody line at the same time. Check out Ledward Kaapana, Cyril Pahinui and Peter Moon for best examples of Ki Ho'alu. Great video, by the way!

[Starchaser]

Excellent work 👏 I like to use a variety of different tunings

[amydbwinters]

You've just turned me on to open tunings! Super awesome.

[diggintheblueswithaparrot]

Tune to open D and capo...save breaking strings and neck tension

[AquaGirl]

Love this, thanks Andy❤Gold by Interference/Glen Hansard uses this tuning, played with 3 acoustics…so beautiful and fun to play

[diegoaguilera]

McFly - Falling in love (Open E)

🤩

[Substance-gx]

Check out Stretch Out and wait from The Smiths. Its also in open E.

[cmcapps]

Going to add yet another "can't believe you didn't mention She Talks to Angels" comment. It has an amazing lead intro in addition to all the barre chord stuff you talk about with other songs. Plus it's very recognizable and the strum pattern makes it easy to sing along with!

[unklewink]

First song that came to my mind was "She Talks To Angels" by The Black Crowes.

[mikenighbor]

I've been learning precession stuff, and I've seen a lot with open D. I'm working on technique and totally appreciative of your videos. I'm definitely going to get into this soon

[robpaige]

Lost in the Supermarket by The Clash is played (by Mick Jones, at least) in open E, the only time the band ever used an alternate tuning.