OPEN D: The most beautiful tuning for guitar!

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  • Опубликовано: 1 ноя 2021
  • (Tabs on Patreon!) We turn 4 simple chords into something amazing, all playing in open D tuning!
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Комментарии • 5 тыс.

  • @jacobfranzgrote
    @jacobfranzgrote 2 года назад +8923

    Dude wrote one of the best acoustic riffs I've heard in a long time...for a demonstration video...

    • @pageluvva
      @pageluvva 2 года назад +142

      Great comment. Totally agree.

    • @ludvig5597
      @ludvig5597 2 года назад +105

      It's so beautiful it's hard to listen.

    • @gouldbergvariations
      @gouldbergvariations 2 года назад +98

      @@breal6718 start playing it extremely slowly. Use your foot to give you the rhythm and play everything in slow motion. Then when you get everything right and feel comfortable increase speed a little. And so on, until you reach a speed you think sounds good! Have fun practicing my dude!!!

    • @breal6718
      @breal6718 2 года назад +30

      @@gouldbergvariations Legend
      Nice response man
      Fully Appreciate Your Advice dude Already doing it and stuck at a rather slow speed cant speed up without slippin. Gonna take me ages to get this one.
      Love man
      💙

    • @gouldbergvariations
      @gouldbergvariations 2 года назад +26

      @@breal6718 You will get it my dude! Just wait and see! One day you will wake up and your fingers will know what to do! Just keep on doing it slo mo with a metronome and your foot and play note by note. In the beginning just concentrate on the thumb! Then add everything else slowly slowly! One by one! Common you got this! ✨🎶🎶

  • @pablillocea
    @pablillocea 2 года назад +6275

    My wife be like: "Is that the Bob Ross of the guitar?"

    • @JetsonDrums
      @JetsonDrums 2 года назад +154

      Couldn’t have summed him up any better.

    • @rockinran
      @rockinran 2 года назад +85

      Your wife has a delicious sense of humor

    • @BookerTDooku
      @BookerTDooku 2 года назад +154

      So true. "Now we'll add some happy little chords, remember, it's your song, your world!"

    • @HiVizCamo
      @HiVizCamo 2 года назад +22

      Getting tired of this Bob Ross thing, massively overused.

    • @CounterRevolutionary
      @CounterRevolutionary 2 года назад +17

      @@HiVizCamo Harrumph!

  • @NoahLoftier
    @NoahLoftier 2 месяца назад +281

    My father passed away recently due to lung cancer stage 3. He listened to me play this when he first became sick, he loved it. He said it sounded beautiful.

    • @m4krozz216
      @m4krozz216 2 месяца назад +11

      oh, i feel so sorry( keep playing it, so your father can enjoy you playing this song from heaven

    • @fender89s
      @fender89s Месяц назад

      Beautiful tranquility light affliction. 😊

  • @LTrain1971
    @LTrain1971 Год назад +803

    I picked up a Taylor 514CE to check it out at a guitar store around 1997 that happened to have been left in open D tuning by someone else. I initially thought it was out of tune because the chord I played sounded terrible. When I realized it was actually an alternate tuning I decided to mess around with it since I had never tried any alternate tunings before. I sat in the store for over an hour just mesmerized at all of the new and wonderful musical flavors that were opened to me, and I wrote the beginnings of three beautiful instrumental pieces right there. 26 years later, my main acoustic is almost always in open D, and I am forever grateful to the mystery person that left me such a wonderful surprise to discover that day.

    • @icehole51
      @icehole51 10 месяцев назад +33

      Great story

    • @khristopherkomodoensis4734
      @khristopherkomodoensis4734 10 месяцев назад +59

      Plot twist: Time travel is discovered in a few years and you go back in time, leaving guitars in Open D, and become said mystery person.

    • @destindaniels
      @destindaniels 9 месяцев назад +4

      @@khristopherkomodoensis4734😂😂😂

    • @djentlover
      @djentlover 9 месяцев назад +8

      I just tried this tuning, and I'm blown away! Suddenly it's so easy to play stuff exactly to my taste

    • @ugolattanzio9152
      @ugolattanzio9152 9 месяцев назад +7

      this is a beautiful story ffs

  • @mikejaros5974
    @mikejaros5974 Год назад +1339

    This guy is like the Bob Ross of acoustic guitar. So calm and relaxed, very chill dude, and an absolute master at his art.

    • @chriskindler7625
      @chriskindler7625 11 месяцев назад +2

      Oh my lanta,,,,THAT'S IT!!!

    • @Gaolii
      @Gaolii 11 месяцев назад +7

      Paul David analogized with Bob Ross is so perfect. Instead of happy little trees we get spicy little chords.

    • @as3fawf
      @as3fawf 10 месяцев назад

      scrolled down to write exactly this.. you were faster :)

    • @i.p.knightly149
      @i.p.knightly149 5 месяцев назад +1

      No bad notes, just happy accidents

    • @bernardmeyer75
      @bernardmeyer75 5 месяцев назад

      Hello perfect hypster

  • @tl7014
    @tl7014 2 года назад +1932

    Paul truly is a master at what he does. We just listened to the same chords/melody on repeat for nearly 9 minutes and loved every second of it.

    • @gman2380
      @gman2380 2 года назад +25

      That's the magic of open D for you bro 👍

    • @bradsuhrbier3647
      @bradsuhrbier3647 2 года назад +51

      His dialogue doesnt even ruin it either. One of the best things about his content is how hes able to blend everything together so well. Normally dialogue like that would ruin it but not for this. I watch this on repeat cause its just that good….

    • @tl7014
      @tl7014 2 года назад +3

      @@bradsuhrbier3647 Totally agree

    • @pabloSO4D
      @pabloSO4D 2 года назад +2

      @@gman2380 I agree with you, it´s so lovely to hear that tuning

    • @notkray8468
      @notkray8468 2 года назад +11

      @@bradsuhrbier3647 Him talking kinda adds some emotional value to it. His voice is relaxing

  • @ifarted2hard
    @ifarted2hard Год назад +54

    bob ross if he had a guitar.

  • @KJA4122
    @KJA4122 Год назад +292

    Absolute beginner here - been playing a whole two months (still learning basic chords and some strumming patterns, scales, etc).
    This was so unbelievably beautiful!!! I can only hope to play like this someday. Old person - so not much time left - but I now have a true goal.
    Thank you for this video!!

    • @mishatsai5200
      @mishatsai5200 Год назад +20

      Hey, just wanted that Jesus loves you, and waits for you!

    • @mishatsai5200
      @mishatsai5200 Год назад +7

      hope you have much progress in playing!

    • @Doofersmirt
      @Doofersmirt Год назад +3

      Hope everything is going well, Guitar is a wonderful hobby to learn!

    • @Dndsteve5e
      @Dndsteve5e 6 месяцев назад +1

      i hope 8 months later your doing well ... A simple 1 finger barre chord over 1 fret does wonders in open D for begginers

    • @kevone-eo6pq
      @kevone-eo6pq 4 месяца назад

      jesus was a guitarist, not a carpenter.@@mishatsai5200

  • @paulmoonmusic
    @paulmoonmusic 2 года назад +2127

    I haven’t had an acoustic guitar in a couple of years, but this melody was so beautiful, it led me to buy a new one a few days ago. I haven’t stopped playing this song since. Thank you for relighting my spark.

    • @henry20o82
      @henry20o82 2 года назад +6

      Where can I find a version of this without him talking??

    • @khimaros
      @khimaros 2 года назад +95

      @@henry20o82 keep practicing and you can make it yourself!

    • @benbrokke1165
      @benbrokke1165 2 года назад +2

      @@henry20o82 ruclips.net/video/n3TgPiVu4C4/видео.html&ab_channel=PaulMooneyMusic
      the guy in the parent comment actually did a cover of sorts

    • @nosimpathy2716
      @nosimpathy2716 2 года назад +17

      @@khimaros lol damn

    • @FuzzyDancingBear
      @FuzzyDancingBear 2 года назад +3

      That's exactly where I was a while ago. Just playing my electrics forever after my acoustic got smashed. Then one day I FINALLY got a new acoustic and man... something about that

  • @TheGroovyGuitarDude
    @TheGroovyGuitarDude 2 года назад +2481

    Alternate tunings like this are SO FUN! Sometimes I keep 2 or 3 guitars tuned to different alternate tunings like Open D so I can just pick them up and jam without having to tune them from Standard 😅

    • @welp.5730
      @welp.5730 2 года назад +290

      **Cries in one guitar**

    • @christoforadams
      @christoforadams 2 года назад +72

      Tell us you have a trust fund without telling us you have a trust fund.

    • @chrismetalwilson2588
      @chrismetalwilson2588 2 года назад +16

      Same I have four different guitars all four different tunings

    • @Jake-mv7yo
      @Jake-mv7yo 2 года назад +24

      I don't even play standard and just stick with the alternates. Right now I use open G minor 7 G-D-G-B-D-F

    • @Jake-mv7yo
      @Jake-mv7yo 2 года назад +14

      B flat in there whoops

  • @theplacebeyondthelies2429
    @theplacebeyondthelies2429 10 месяцев назад +17

    legend has it he's still playing it to this day

    • @awaranoid748
      @awaranoid748 10 месяцев назад +1

      ....and that we're all STILL no closer to learn'n to play it ourselves 😖

  • @FullAB2
    @FullAB2 2 месяца назад +12

    Ever have music with no words bring you to tears?
    I have.
    Thanks for this, Paul.

  • @ethanfink7962
    @ethanfink7962 2 года назад +401

    POV: Me tearing up as Paul casually talks and plays in open D tuning.
    I've never tried Open D or anything other than standard, so I think I need to give this a shot because this is truly gorgeous.

    • @TedSchoenling
      @TedSchoenling 2 года назад +13

      Alternate tunings are... fun.. addictive.. and mess me up for standard tuning. But try DADGAD it is also a fun tuning

    • @LemonMeIon
      @LemonMeIon 2 года назад +3

      @@TedSchoenling CGCGCC and DGDGBD are fun which Alter Bridge uses often (careful with tuning the G string up any more though). Petteri Sariola has some cool applications of DADGAD and other open tunings too.

    • @pabloSO4D
      @pabloSO4D 2 года назад

      Bro, alternate tunings like Open D are easy to play and fun, also sounds beautiful, but like the other comments, there´s a lot of tunings, thanks to some music I discovered a variation of Drop D, DADGCE (instead of the conventional DADGBE) and it sounds pretty cool

    • @leandroisaac2000
      @leandroisaac2000 2 года назад +1

      I've been playing DGEDGD from high to low. Pretty sounding chords

    • @kyzergleason3042
      @kyzergleason3042 2 года назад +1

      If it makes you feel any better; a vast majority of Mumford & Son's old songs are in open D tuning.

  • @MrLucasbear
    @MrLucasbear 2 года назад +1055

    I am absolutely confident that I could search for a thousand years and never again see the level of generosity and kindness you have demonstrated by giving us this video for free. I don't even know what I could possibly say to thank you, learning this song has healed a part of my heart I didn't even know was broken. Music is real to me again.

    • @gustavopaulette3496
      @gustavopaulette3496 2 года назад +8

      Free? He’s making it for the money RUclips pays

    • @crypticcode7289
      @crypticcode7289 2 года назад +21

      @@gustavopaulette3496his whole 84 dollars

    • @yasch3696
      @yasch3696 2 года назад +34

      @@gustavopaulette3496 what has his earning to do with the fact that its free?
      We have free access to it and dont have to pay for it.

    • @logopneumatika
      @logopneumatika 2 года назад +11

      Were you watching at 4:48 when this video turns into a commercial for his course? Paul is a great dude, but he has a living to make and this isn’t about generosity. Even if it were, a free RUclips video is the highest example of generosity you could find in a millennium of searching across planet earth? You should really get out of the house more often.

    • @francescosisto7131
      @francescosisto7131 2 года назад +10

      @@yasch3696 Because some people think that way, doesn't matter that Paul is doing it for free to us, they care how and what money he is making, which should be none of their business, instead of enjoying the beautiful free lessons.

  • @iamdesimone
    @iamdesimone Год назад +238

    I have been in an AC/DC tribute band for 14 years (I’m 29 now) and I just finally left the group. I sold some electrics to buy a D18 and wanted to change up my whole style because I have been stuck being Angus almost half my life. You sir, with this one video, showed me that you don’t have to be an insanely intricate player to start making some beautiful music on an acoustic. I can’t wait to check out the rest of your channel. Thank you for helping me believe in myself to broaden my horizons. You are awesome🙌🏻

    • @NWozz034
      @NWozz034 Год назад +1

      Just bought a D18 myself with graduation money and a chunk of my savings 😅 absolutely beautiful guitar

    • @halcyon289
      @halcyon289 11 месяцев назад

      Go for it

    • @bubbafug00gle51
      @bubbafug00gle51 10 месяцев назад +1

      This sounds like a supervillain origin story, the only question is what you will call yourself. Heatseeker, Riff Raff, High Voltage, Soul Stripper or some other AC/DC themed name? I guess it depends on the nature of the misfortune that bestows powers on you, and what those powers are... in any case, good luck killing Spider Man! Don't let the bastards grind you down (for some reason I decided your new musical direction will be ska)

    • @OneBiteoftheCherry
      @OneBiteoftheCherry 10 месяцев назад

      @@bubbafug00gle51 He'll be called War Machine

    • @drewg3087
      @drewg3087 10 месяцев назад

      Good for you man! Make your own sound! A man and a acoustic can still a room. Nothing to hide and nowhere to hide.

  • @marijneggermont2157
    @marijneggermont2157 Год назад +110

    Just give me a 24 hour loop of this and I will be happy forever. Amazing playing and a huge inspiration.

  • @giuliko
    @giuliko 2 года назад +540

    Without stopping the class, fitting the course advertisement was brilliant.

    • @nabhchandra_
      @nabhchandra_ 2 года назад +6

      yep cuz no one would wanna skip that

    • @chrisr7419
      @chrisr7419 2 года назад +2

      @@johnfran3218 your god does not exist

    • @michaelwhalen7991
      @michaelwhalen7991 2 года назад +5

      This wasn't a class, just advertising. Pure and simple.

    • @peterkossits4794
      @peterkossits4794 2 года назад +4

      I never understood how guitar teachers can talk and play at the same time like that.

    • @Yrksman
      @Yrksman 2 года назад +3

      @@peterkossits4794 practice, practice, practice , practice……..

  • @PANTECHNICONRecordings
    @PANTECHNICONRecordings 2 года назад +769

    Didn’t Rhett Schull say open G was the most beautiful tuning? I think this dispute needs to be resolved. I suggest hand-to-hand combat…

    • @PaulDavids
      @PaulDavids  2 года назад +400

      It's on. Open D is where it's at.

    • @SimonTebbenhamMusic
      @SimonTebbenhamMusic 2 года назад +28

      D is historically the triumphant key. Probably scientifically too.

    • @wombat6
      @wombat6 2 года назад +46

      @@PaulDavids get Rhett on dial for a guitar duet/duel on open D/open G. That could be epic.

    • @armoredsaint6639
      @armoredsaint6639 2 года назад +2

      Lol

    • @novofirst
      @novofirst 2 года назад +19

      Open C is where its at, Just ask Devin Townsend :)

  • @46Ashgrove
    @46Ashgrove 11 месяцев назад +11

    Playing guitar for over 56 years, I’m 66 now.
    Well I thought I was playing guitar 😢
    You sir, make guitar playing look so easy. Absolutely beautiful playing and sound.

  • @harlemtodd1115
    @harlemtodd1115 Год назад +32

    As someone who has performed for quite a while and has a vast taste in many different genres. There is something about this that is just feels different. Its truly beautiful

  •  2 года назад +444

    You posted this on the day my dad passed away, and this amazingly beautiful riffing is the perfect soundtrack to looking through pics of my pops. Thank you so much.

    • @JSaltyfabricator
      @JSaltyfabricator 2 года назад +19

      I just came to this video after getting word my mother had a stroke yesterday. I lost my father a few years ago as well. Love to you Alex 🤙

    • @evey022
      @evey022 2 года назад +10

      I offer my condolences man.

    • @danbradshaw656
      @danbradshaw656 2 года назад +10

      Ik it’s been 3 weeks but I hope you’re doing ok man 🙏🏽

    • @ionthelion5617
      @ionthelion5617 2 года назад +6

      And coincidentally, the Notes read DADFAD

    • @ionthelion5617
      @ionthelion5617 2 года назад +5

      Please kindly accept my most Heartfelt Condolences

  • @ryno4294
    @ryno4294 2 года назад +670

    Alternate tunings I think are so inspiring for guitarists stuck in a rut. Thanks for highlighting the beauty of one of the best open tunings.

    • @avozdageracaode816
      @avozdageracaode816 2 года назад +5

      It changes the game, for sure.

    • @robertahli3738
      @robertahli3738 2 года назад +4

      If you know theory then yes.

    • @yessirmiller5430
      @yessirmiller5430 2 года назад +3

      @@robertahli3738 I'd even argue that knowing the theory or not doesn't matter as whatever sounds good to you can probably be justified somehow though I'll concede that knowing the theory allows you to find your way around more easily.

    • @robertahli3738
      @robertahli3738 2 года назад +2

      @@yessirmiller5430 the thing is if you change tuning ..d chord for example isnt the d chord where it used to be...if you dont know what chords are anymore its kinda limited..dunk...if its sounds good for you what you play and dont matter for you then god speed..if the band mate changes tuning i dont know how to follow its disastrous.

    • @mrcanisters
      @mrcanisters 2 года назад +3

      @@robertahli3738 one point is not knowing what you're doing or any related theory to the tuning. Just making improvising, making shapes and listening.

  • @timmytwowheels9268
    @timmytwowheels9268 10 месяцев назад +66

    I've been watching this from time to time this past year and I'm gonna give this a whirl. What's just occured to me: Paul is not only playing so fluently and effortlessly while talking to us.... its not even his native language either. Thank you for the inspiration Paul, you're truly a guitar legend ❤️

  • @AaronWinterhalter
    @AaronWinterhalter Год назад +66

    With all the rise in technical "shredding" Its so nice to see a guitarists playing melodies with real feeling. To me this is what a guitar was meant for. Well done beautiful piece of music

  • @donkeyjerkyful
    @donkeyjerkyful 2 года назад +43

    This dude is the Bob Ross of Guitar. He needs a TV show and a record deal.

  • @grizzlywarehouse7138
    @grizzlywarehouse7138 2 года назад +244

    I love how he says “thank you, goodbye” and continues to play that gorgeous tune for 45 more seconds after…awesome.

  • @footinstirrup4948
    @footinstirrup4948 6 месяцев назад +2

    "it sounds good" is an unjust description Paul. That little ditty vibrates to the soul. The way you explain music to us is a gift. Please continue...

  • @James_Dakota
    @James_Dakota Год назад +5

    Amazing. Thank you, Paul. Been practicing this for a day and virtually got all of it down. Feels rewarding.

  • @dualtahunter4043
    @dualtahunter4043 2 года назад +677

    This guy's videos put me in a trance. The beautiful playing combined with the calming narration is great

    • @andrewengele4282
      @andrewengele4282 2 года назад +2

      I don't know if you've seen it but his video on Travis Picking is just like this one and puts me in a trance too

    • @beejoutbush3322
      @beejoutbush3322 2 года назад +10

      Jar of Flies

    • @Piermusic
      @Piermusic 2 года назад +1

      kinda like ASMR with the good audio quality :)

    • @berganasty
      @berganasty 2 года назад +5

      Badass profile pic my friend 🤘

    • @ankitjoshi2344
      @ankitjoshi2344 2 года назад

      I entered the green world❣️

  • @tedanderson667
    @tedanderson667 2 года назад +678

    Straight after I watched this video for the first time I tuned a guitar to open D and wrote a song. It was hands down the most fluid songwriting experience I've ever had, it all came out in one go which virtually never happens for me. It's one of my favourite songs I've ever written, so thank you for giving me the inspiration to get out of the writing rut I was in and try something new. Dankuwel Paul :)

    • @tedanderson667
      @tedanderson667 2 года назад +9

      @Igor Szy I’ll let you guys know when I release it

    • @materedai4158
      @materedai4158 2 года назад +11

      @@tedanderson667 tactical comment here

    • @joshuahaley4367
      @joshuahaley4367 2 года назад

      Essentially the same thing happened to me as well

    • @ThePale_Man
      @ThePale_Man 2 года назад

      I wonder if he realised it yet or not

    • @anthonyjones2620
      @anthonyjones2620 2 года назад

      Share it please

  • @andyh4260
    @andyh4260 Год назад +359

    I love this, I know I will never come close to this level of playing but just watching it makes me pick up my guitar and try to get better. Truly amazing thanks for the inspiration

    • @iancarlin5714
      @iancarlin5714 Год назад +86

      You WON’T ever get to this level of playing if you tell yourself you won’t. If you have the passion, the rest will follow. You WILL get to this level if you want. It takes Lots of practice but if you have the passion, the word “practice “ even sounds funny. I thought I’d never get to this level but here I am. I still feel like I suck and doubt myself sometimes. It sounds Cliche but I’m telling you it’s the truth that if you truly believe in yourself you can do it. Don’t forget why you wanted to play in the first place. I started so I could just rock out and have fun because I just love making noise.

    • @rossanthony6403
      @rossanthony6403 Год назад +15

      Amen brother.
      Andy, you can do it, don’t ever give up

    • @ghostqb600
      @ghostqb600 Год назад +11

      You can do it Andy, we are all behind you

    • @rd101
      @rd101 Год назад +8

      Don't say that man. You've gotta believe you can make it to this level of playing! Anything is possible as long as you put your mind to it.

    • @MellowFellow420
      @MellowFellow420 Год назад +5

      You got it Andy. I’m also a beginner but I play everyday! It sure doesn’t come fast but don’t give up!

  • @sam-jams6689
    @sam-jams6689 6 месяцев назад +2

    This video leaves you feeling warm, happy and safe, with a restored faith in the beauty of guitar and music expression in general.
    I'm looking forward to learning to play this - amazing work Paul, in coming up with it! You have my thanks

  • @spencerjames3551
    @spencerjames3551 2 года назад +268

    A great (and heartbreaking) song in open D tuning is “Re: Stacks” by Bon Iver.

    • @6151jeppe
      @6151jeppe 2 года назад +9

      So is 29 #Strafford APTS

    • @mortifer8655
      @mortifer8655 2 года назад +3

      is every song in D tuning depressing ?

    • @6151jeppe
      @6151jeppe 2 года назад +4

      @@mortifer8655 No, The Gardner by The Tallest Man on Earth sound rather blissful in my opinion

    • @hadifelani
      @hadifelani 2 года назад +4

      @@mortifer8655 since you are mentioning "D Tuning". Then it isn't. There's many kind of D tuning.
      Open D is generally soothing. Sometimes can be depressing.
      Standard D (Full step down) is the same with Standard E but lower pitch. And can be used for almost everything.
      Mostly it depends on the scale used in the song (not a strict rule as some Aeolian / Minor songs can sound happy).
      Tuning is just the media or a bridge for the musician themselves to interact with their instruments.
      There's many more tuning variations but my main point is the same.

    • @klaytonvonkluge4905
      @klaytonvonkluge4905 2 года назад

      Link?

  • @joshsvoss
    @joshsvoss Год назад +642

    Timestamps:
    0:20 6th and 4th string
    0:26 1st and 2nd string
    0:56 Bassline
    1:21 Transition bass notes
    1:30 Walking bass
    1:37 More transition bass notes
    2:13 Melody
    2:53 Picking pattern + melody
    3:58 With a pick
    5:55 Holy Trinity of Music: Bass, Melody, and Chords
    6:50 With a pick

  • @kennyscott562
    @kennyscott562 Год назад +4

    After break away from playing for a long time, this has really inspired me to pick up the guitar.
    What a beautiful piece.

  • @chaseadams7962
    @chaseadams7962 Месяц назад +2

    I could listen to this riff on loop for hours and be completely satisfied. Absolutely beautiful

  • @u-cantcheckus-_-29
    @u-cantcheckus-_-29 2 года назад +199

    you absolutely need to drop a lesson of this masterpiece. I would be more than thankful.

    • @drift5971
      @drift5971 2 года назад

      @@mischko1960 ty dude

    • @ajamess
      @ajamess 2 года назад

      @@mischko1960 thanks for this comment, pal!

    • @woomi177
      @woomi177 2 года назад +2

      Start with the picking pattern

    • @pruthvirajtemak3673
      @pruthvirajtemak3673 2 года назад +3

      Anybody here knows the notes and picking pattern?🙇

    • @drift5971
      @drift5971 2 года назад +1

      @@pruthvirajtemak3673 there was a guy who posted the tabs for them here cant find it no more

  • @IanYS
    @IanYS 2 года назад +443

    I once taught a friend to play who, because of chronic pain in his left hand, could not hold most chords in standard tuning. So I taught him to play in open D and it worked really well for him.
    Also that piece was beautiful

    • @TheBanana93
      @TheBanana93 2 года назад +4

      Maybe that will work for me as well. Wrist pain is really fucking with me atm :(

    • @My-Channel_forever
      @My-Channel_forever 2 года назад +1

      This is so pretty. I am a newbie and have 2 acoustic guitars. I would love to tune one to open D after hearing this video. Now…how does one learn to play in open D? RUclips, I guess?

    • @_Nitrous_
      @_Nitrous_ 2 года назад +2

      @@TheBanana93 Be careful, if you have wrist pain you should take a break from playing for a week or so, dont rush it. Its much easier to prevent injuries then to fix it after, could take years .. Im talking from my experience.

    • @TheBanana93
      @TheBanana93 2 года назад +1

      @@_Nitrous_ Yeah man I gotta stop being stubborn I did take a whole month off and it kinda got better and then got bad again.. I gotta go to the doctor I don't want to not be able to play... :( just when I was getting into it

    • @hdog0148
      @hdog0148 2 года назад +1

      @@TheBanana93 keep me updated I hope the best for you.

  • @strepo91
    @strepo91 Год назад +1

    This made me feel so happy. One of the most beautiful things I've ever listened to. Thank you Paul for everything you do!

  • @garrickpridemore1235
    @garrickpridemore1235 5 месяцев назад +1

    I have loved this video since it came out and always come back to listen at least every month or so. This little melody is absolutely gorgeous and almost puts me in a trance.

  • @97GibsonsgOhyeah
    @97GibsonsgOhyeah 2 года назад +132

    Old man tearing up! This made me realize Goin' to California, and much more is in open D. So beautiful! Thank-you Paul!

    • @BlueGrenadeTom
      @BlueGrenadeTom 2 года назад +6

      I think Going To California is in double drop D - standard tuning with both low and high e-strings tuned down to D. Beautiful song. Beautiful to listen to, more beautiful to play - imagine how beautiful it was to write!!

    • @OsbornIOW
      @OsbornIOW 2 года назад +2

      Well spotted sir. I was racking my brains trying to think of the Zeppelin track it reminded me of.

    • @viniciomena1129
      @viniciomena1129 2 года назад

      I thought in Going to California too

  • @Richard0915
    @Richard0915 2 года назад +55

    4:00 when he starts playing with the pick i thought he started humming along with it but it was all from the guitar, absolutely beautiful, the guitar was literally singing

    • @dscarmo
      @dscarmo 2 года назад +11

      This is really hard to reproduce with virtual instruments, and why acoustic will always have its place

    • @jeremysmith9898
      @jeremysmith9898 2 года назад

      Very nice indeed. In the beginning I thought he was going to play "going to Califonia" same picking technique. Love me some Zep, best rock band ever imo!

    • @armandosmith8323
      @armandosmith8323 2 года назад

      I see what your saying, I heard a violin when he started strumming.

  • @Lazy-Boii
    @Lazy-Boii Год назад

    I love how the plug just fit in so well with the guitar.. added a bit of emotion and atmosphere to it

  • @rbmrsh
    @rbmrsh Месяц назад +3

    The tone of that Martin really is something else!

  • @l03j27
    @l03j27 2 года назад +55

    1:09 is that moment everyone that loves to play an instrument, no matter your history or skill level, can relate to. When he’s loving playing his instrument and is still keeping it together for the video, but he’s in the zone, loving the instrument

  • @chrisevans7368
    @chrisevans7368 2 года назад +93

    It seems crazy that this would be easier with a pick, but he's right, and I admire the fact that he was able to put it down after he combined everything. This song is incredibly addictive and somehow it never gets old despite being stuck in my head for months.

  • @stevenswanton4229
    @stevenswanton4229 11 месяцев назад

    I've never felt the urge to share a guitar lesson video until I discovered this man. I watch this just for the way it relaxes me and makes me smile. Open D tuning is magical and this is a perfect demonstration. Bob Ross indeed!

  • @kayahamm9630
    @kayahamm9630 Год назад

    I already love music, but somehow this song made me fall in love with music all over again. This is an absolute masterpiece. You truly are an amazing guitarist, God bless you man.

  • @bubbajoe72
    @bubbajoe72 2 года назад +64

    This is so relaxing. I'll leave this on loop and just listen for hours.

  • @boogerwood
    @boogerwood 2 года назад +227

    My dude my dude my dude. The beauty of this is the absolute simplicity and the fun you can have in creation. Thanks for sharing! I know YOU know this and probably most of your audience, but this was a common technique in the early days of Delta Blue and even just southern music where people taught themselves to play. Tune the guitar to something that sounds fine on its own and add some flavor. My grandmother used to play like this. God bless, my friend!

    • @uncledeadhead3674
      @uncledeadhead3674 2 года назад

      the delta blues was not built around open d tuning. lol yikes, talk about a bad hot take.

    • @adamnixon8966
      @adamnixon8966 2 года назад +2

      @@uncledeadhead3674 He said something that sounds fine on its own. Open E with a slide sounds about right to me

  • @boblelezard
    @boblelezard Год назад +12

    Paul, I just looOOOoove this riff ;) Thanks for all your videos!!

  • @jcroc5899
    @jcroc5899 Год назад +147

    I just picked up my first guitar, with no musical experience whatsoever, so this sounds like pure witchcraft to me! How on earth are you doing that?!? So beautiful!

    • @robertgarland805
      @robertgarland805 Год назад +5

      It probably is witchcraft if you are open to receive that spirit

    • @GUITARTIME2024
      @GUITARTIME2024 Год назад +4

      focus on standard tuning first. get used to chord strumming.

    • @tottyv2
      @tottyv2 Год назад

      @@GUITARTIME2024 *pulls out gun boom! Your dead next time me helpful

    • @jeff8246
      @jeff8246 Год назад +1

      How is that witchcraft? It's a man playing the guitar from his soul..... Qiwiz man what's up??

  • @lifeoftheman
    @lifeoftheman 2 года назад +59

    Haven’t heard Paul play in a while and now I remember why I loved him so much. This melody just melts away all the stress and worries and just binds you to this moment with a weird sensation of happiness and calm. Thank you Paul for being awesome!

  • @pz4768
    @pz4768 Год назад +78

    Saved it months ago. Watched 100times. Still gives me goosebumps...love it

  • @carlospanzenhagen8840
    @carlospanzenhagen8840 8 месяцев назад

    This is the most amazing tunning I have learned! I have been playing for 3 years on this tunning and its really amazimg. Thank you for your explanation and good music!

  • @Thenocturnalflowers
    @Thenocturnalflowers Год назад +2

    Tuned to this and all my worries and troubles just melted away. ❤

  • @Jabberwok
    @Jabberwok 2 года назад +53

    I've watched this 50 times already, and I just found it today. It reminds me so much of my dad and his love for when we would play guitar together. This video has made me cry in that sense. This needs way more liked than it has..

  • @zeeray3173
    @zeeray3173 2 года назад +52

    “And now I’m feeling Home”
    Is what those notes sang to me.
    I wish I could play like you do.

  • @martinbirgersson8094
    @martinbirgersson8094 Год назад +2

    Beautiful, love this melody! One of the best pieces of music I have heard in a very long time, wanna hear the full song!

  • @zanareljic8920
    @zanareljic8920 Год назад +2

    Simply beautiful ❣️ This melody touched my heart, got watery eyes! Thanks for this amazing masterpiece. ❤

  • @BookerTDooku
    @BookerTDooku 2 года назад +52

    I love these kind of 'noodling' lessons, I've picked up so much from them and it's always started with trying to replicate the video and ended up creating something new from the principles outlined. Lovely - you're a really good teacher, Paul.
    Also this tune is so close to being a cover version of the knife's 'heartbeats'. I know the Jose Gonzalez version also uses alternate tuning but I think the melody part here would add something really lovely to that song too.

  • @RobbiIlmansyah
    @RobbiIlmansyah 2 года назад +55

    The Hardest thing is how he keep playing smooth while explaining,
    Cool lesson from Paul, as always.

  • @tokaachipfu3639
    @tokaachipfu3639 10 месяцев назад

    ive watched this video 6 times now, it brings me a smile everytime, and its my new happy place, rough day, i just watch this video, brings my joy all the time, thankyou paul :)

  • @Adyz4u
    @Adyz4u Год назад +32

    Ordered my first guitar these days and should arrive next week, while I was browsing youtube for beginner stuff I found your video. Very beautiful song and emotional, almost struck a tear, hope to learn a bit of it just from the video because I can't read yet the tabs from patreon :) Hope to find other songs on your channel, keep up the good work and thanks for sharing this amazing song.

    • @bobareeniobobareenio2935
      @bobareeniobobareenio2935 Год назад

      What did you order and why that model ? (I also want to get a guitar)

    • @Adyz4u
      @Adyz4u Год назад

      @@bobareeniobobareenio2935 I got a classical valencia vc204 4/4, heard it's great for beginner's and had lots of 5 stars reviews in the shop

    • @TTnnii
      @TTnnii Год назад +1

      Hey, I wish you all the best! Even when ur thinking you don’t success.. please don’t give up! Everyday a little bit it will be fine and some day you can play like him.. that’s sure!

    • @dharmaofdog7676
      @dharmaofdog7676 Год назад +1

      Congratulations on "adopting" your First Guitar! IMHO, nothing is more exciting than that. If you're a Beginner, Pauls "Learn Practice Play" Course is EXCELLENT. It's on an entirely different Level than ALL of the Teachers out there. You really LEARN the Guitar, not just a bunch of Cowboy Chords. I'm now ready for his Acoustic Adventure & if it's anything like his other Courses, it will be worth EVERY single Penny! Wishing you lots of Luck & years of Joy! Kindly, JBC in NYC

  • @guitarafter40
    @guitarafter40 2 года назад +22

    Great lesson and really cool how you tied all of the various elements together. Just beautiful! I also very much appreciate that you didn’t edit out any slight imperfections. It really helps perfectionists (like me) to see very talented and skilled musicians such as yourself posting content that isn’t over produced. Kudos and keep up the great work! 👏

  • @carlmarc3877
    @carlmarc3877 2 года назад +43

    I think we can all agree this is pure beauty. This tuning is straight from the gates of heaven man. Literally just starting practicing it and even wrote my own song in less than an hr. So inspirational man. Thank you good sir

  • @RaulHLapitzondo
    @RaulHLapitzondo Год назад

    It's a beautiful song, beautiful harmonies that transport you to other places. Such sensitivity!

  • @Cali-vt1jj
    @Cali-vt1jj Год назад

    This was absolutely stunning. I have been watching your video for years, your music has heart. I love that, it's such a rare beauty these days ❤

  • @lenneke_
    @lenneke_ 2 года назад +14

    Hey Paul. Sometimes I hop on some of your video's, and everytime it surprises me what you have in the pack for us. As being a dutch person 2, makes me even more happy tho. I have been at your channel when you were really small and I am very happy to see you with 2.7 million (totally deserved) subs. Your talent has been growing and so does the channel. I really loved the sound I heard this video (as always) and you never disappoint me. Lots of love, Lenneke

  • @ashamael
    @ashamael 2 года назад +16

    man, listening to this takes me back to high school, sitting on the couch & listening to Jewel's first album. So much of that is just stuff like this with her singing folksy stuff. Nostalgic and gorgeous!

  • @Ben-id3op
    @Ben-id3op Месяц назад +1

    Wow just discovered open d after 15 years of playing pop rock. Just playing the bass line to this song has started me on a whole new journey.

  • @rs-ou2po
    @rs-ou2po Год назад +1

    You are so talented, sounds amazing, I've been playing 6years now and this just intimidates me lol i think your lesson would be way above my ability

  • @ScottCaldwell
    @ScottCaldwell 2 года назад +9

    That guitar just sounds absolutely beautiful. Thank you for the Acoustic Adventure course too. I've loved learning some new techniques and really brought my playing to life.

  • @philclou
    @philclou Год назад +18

    Holy…it‘s been a while since I found an acoustic riff as addictive as this! I could listen to this all day and night!
    And the way you just took us on the journey to develop this pattern. Awesome, just awesome. Somewhere I read that this guy is like the Bob Ross of guitar teachers and it‘s just the perfect description. Fits like a glove! Awesome!

  • @ronlindsay6147
    @ronlindsay6147 Год назад +2

    A melodic master of acoustic guitar - just amazing and inspiring.

  • @user-dr3mf7gn3n
    @user-dr3mf7gn3n Месяц назад +1

    I've had a long and confusing day today and just listening to this made me hopeful that tomorrow can be better. Thank you

  • @xyvx2228
    @xyvx2228 2 года назад +8

    The simplicty of this man is like my grandpa teaching me, this rift just hit me at the heart, and flushed me with memories of all the I have and so many more to come. Sir I respect you, I would love to see this little rift as a Single instrumental its so peaceful and calming.

  • @matthewliu2887
    @matthewliu2887 2 года назад +9

    I can't stop watching this. This is one of the most beautiful melodies I heard from a guitar! Love your videos Paul!

  • @ahdeka
    @ahdeka Год назад

    Wonderful, absolutely wonderful. I am addcited to this. Practising this since a few days and it is pure joy!
    Thank you for this!

  • @makotounagi434
    @makotounagi434 Год назад

    This is why I love playing acoustic guitar, because we can make Beautiful music like this. Paul you are amazing ❤

  • @davkrat5
    @davkrat5 2 года назад +18

    Beautiful piece that builds from simple to complex. The amount of teaching content you put out is amazing. Seeing all these young kids today that play astonishingly well is no doubt thanks to people like you. I remember chomping at the bit waiting a week for my next 30 minute lesson with my teacher. I can observe more in a day now than I would in a year of lessons 30 years ago. Thank you for this and all your other amazing content!

  • @mattdaniels9510
    @mattdaniels9510 2 года назад +27

    Absolutely sublime, could listen to this for hours and indeed like others here I have immediately tuned my acoustic to D. I wish we had teachers like you Paul 30yrs ago.

  • @Markplaysmusic
    @Markplaysmusic 7 месяцев назад

    That's got to be the best ad in a tutorial I've ever heard. I will truly be checking that channel out.

  • @seannedelko3497
    @seannedelko3497 Месяц назад

    This is so good. I love it. I have always loved sound of drop D and then you took it to a whole nother level

  • @jerrywilson4371
    @jerrywilson4371 2 года назад +14

    You sir just made my day. Isn't it the coolest thing in the world when you find something that you can and will play/and listen to all day. Totally why I play guitar in the first place. Thanks Paul!

  • @meteormuffinmedia4519
    @meteormuffinmedia4519 2 года назад +11

    I love this. And love that it makes you feel like, “everything’s going to be okay.” And the way it conveys emotion and feeling without having to sing or saying a word, I’m really glad I found your video. I’ll never get tired of hearing this or even playing guitar, if I ever need inspiration I’m definitely going to always refer to this video. Such a great sound and makes me feel at peace. Thank you for this video!

  • @KiKiChamp123
    @KiKiChamp123 Год назад +1

    Well this is truly the best acoustic rhythm I’ve ever heard. I really want to make my own acoustic song and this gives me inspiration.

  • @jbpeltier
    @jbpeltier 10 месяцев назад

    It's actually brilliant that the playing highlights how good instruction more generally is structured kind of like a good song.

  • @han-duo7539
    @han-duo7539 2 года назад +4

    I love that you show the whole fretboard so that I can actually learn this. I'm just starting to Branch out in my finger picking, and I'm climbing up the fretboard and this is extremely helpful

  • @axiomist4488
    @axiomist4488 2 года назад +329

    What a lovely little tune. It's impossible to have any negative thoughts while listening to it. Images of all the nice things that have happened to you or better, the nice things you have done for others, just keep coming up. I liked the finger version better; the pick overwhelms the soft sweetness of the tune. Beautiful !

    • @PBnJs365
      @PBnJs365 2 года назад

      Couldn't agree with you more.

    • @godhandvoid9795
      @godhandvoid9795 2 года назад +7

      @@severinghams You have to give a shit about yourself first

    • @-XTD-
      @-XTD- 2 года назад +3

      @@severinghams Then you'll turn out fine mate

    • @oberonmcclinchie8534
      @oberonmcclinchie8534 2 года назад +2

      Makes me sad I can't write something like it yet, boom get done

  • @emredemir.132
    @emredemir.132 10 месяцев назад

    oh wow this improvised piece really got me. i was already miles away like in first 3 mins. i dont know how but it made me felt relax after a long time. this was what i need when i got through tough times

  • @henry199xx
    @henry199xx Год назад

    Thank you. This was so inspiring. I’ve been playing for over fifteen years and always wanted to get into open tunings and just wasn’t sure what to do but this simplified it and opened the door. Especially since I play in drop C# and am finials with dropped tunings

  • @erichemard7066
    @erichemard7066 2 года назад +109

    Paul is hands down the best instructor on the net. I’ve been playing over 20 years and he’s still teaching me things.

  • @i.alinawaz
    @i.alinawaz 2 года назад +38

    Tears rolled down my cheeks, listening to this. This is so soul-touching. My heart is so full at the moment. I can't hold back anymore.
    Thank you so much for this piece, Paul.
    Much Love.

  • @billymcguiremusic
    @billymcguiremusic Год назад

    Still one of my favorite tunings for guitar! Wrote one of my personal favorite (and possibly favorite) pieces in this tuning years ago. Always love hearing other people play in this beautiful tuning.

  • @XxBlueDream04200
    @XxBlueDream04200 Месяц назад +1

    absolutely love this. ill sadly never be able to play my guitar again. alot of people take simple music for granted. keep up the good work brother. this was beautiful

  • @mikeyaxman5345
    @mikeyaxman5345 Год назад +19

    This channel never ever disappoints 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 The song had me in tears 😢😢

  • @adamconkey2771
    @adamconkey2771 2 года назад +8

    Really sounds amazing Paul, I fell in love with open D a while back, something just clicked with me and I've written several songs in this tuning. Thanks for this video, truly brilliant

  • @jerrypresswood6991
    @jerrypresswood6991 7 месяцев назад

    That was great Paul so nice of you to show us how easy it can be thanks.

  • @caperpc
    @caperpc 2 месяца назад

    This may be my favorite Paul Davids video of all time. You inspire me to be a better guitar player!