How to Tune a Guitar to Alternate Tunings - Guitar Lessons with Stuart!

How to Tune a Guitar to Alternate Tunings - Guitar Lessons with Stuart!

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[auron]

3:00 "if you are in GUITAR mode, it's not gonna work. You need to be in chromatic mode" literally the most important unintuitive pieces of information that is skipped over in so many other tuning videos. Saved me a minor headache just now, xD

[amousewithasword]

"does it say "D"? No, it doesn't. We're screwed." Had me dying 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[zorbey]

Your joy passes to me in every video. I'm having fun learning, thanks

[charleyhanson]

This was really helpful! That you Stuart!!

[jspdutout]

Thanks because yesterday it was the second time in one months that i break my e string so thanks you !!!!(i'm not english sorry btw:))

[radioactiverainbowman]

Oh my days thank you for this I’ve had no idea how to do this

[lyn.]

oh i love this- you should do a tutorial for Trophy Girlfriend by Heavenly, or honestly any of Heavenly’s songs

[hughjanus]

Gah dang.. I want some of what this guys been having... whoa, brings a whole new level to noodle grooving..😂

[nvdawahyaify]

There are only a few tunings that I know of that require tuning up any of the strings. There is open E: E, B, E, G#, B E. sawmill: D, G, D, G, C, D.
open A: E, A, C#, A, C#(or A), E.
But one of my favorite open tunings only raises one string while lowering others. That's open D5 tuning. D, A, D, A, A, D.

I actually took the idea to tune like that from the Appalachian dulcimer. I don't know how many other people use this tuning, but I have written multiple songs in it and find it really fun to play. Most of the melody is played on the first 2 strings.

[kitsnae]

great video as always! you should go over in the aeroplane under the sea by neutral milk hotel sometime! 💕

[prod.sabimaru]

You dont look like CG5.
You look like Owen Wilson.

[renchboxgaming]

Do a tutorial on Falling Behind by Laufey next ^•^

[Eyesaremosaics]

I actually liked the standard tuning version it sounded good!

[vojinljubisavljevic-origin]

I have a question. You've mentioned that when I go to an alternate tuning, I should tune the strings more than once so the guitar is tuned well. Should I stretch the strings each time I tune them as well?

[barrett]

Could you do Ballard of Big Nothing - Elliott Smith??

[RandomKidOrDude]

Please make a video of the most Interesting chords for us to learn 🦆

[oeunl.zr_]

can you do let you break my heart again by laufeyy? I need your helppp😂

[jm]

Can you plss do a tutorial on need 2 by pine grove PLEASE

[You-ocxd]

pls teach the dog how to play guitar next

[iazah]

unrelated to this video but prior to snapping my string i bought 11, 52 and 12, 53 gauge strings (my guitar didn't tell me the gauge of strings so went off guesses) and for some reason after restringing to the right tune (g) the string is still really loose and buzzes when playing? do you have any idea why? even when reducing slack or tightening it doesn't do anything because i cant tune to g without snapping. any help is appreciated thank you!