“Double Drop D Tuning” - Drop strings 1 and 6 from E to D - (From 6 to 1 - DADGBD) D5 000230 G X20030 A7sus4 X02030 [D5] I am a man of constant [G] sorrow I've seen [A7sus4] trouble all my [D5] day. [D5] I bid farewell to old Ken- [G] tucky The place where [A7sus4] I was born and [D5] raised. The place where [A7sus4] he was born and [D5] raised D5 G [D5] For six long years I've been in [G] trouble No pleasures [A7sus4] here on earth I [D5] found [D5] For in this world I'm bound to [G] ramble I have no [A7sus4] friends to help me [D5] now. He has no [A7sus4] friends to help him [D5} now It's fare thee well my old lover I never expect to see you again For I'm bound to ride that northern railroad Perhaps I'll die upon this train. Perhaps he'll die upon this train. You can bury me in some deep valley For many years where I may lay Then you may learn to love another While I am sleeping in my grave. While he is sleeping in his grave. Maybe your friends think I'm just a stranger My face you'll never see no more. But there is one promise that is given I'll meet you on God's golden shore. He'll meet you on God's golden shore
This does sound really nice but I always thought you should credit the musician for the tone and not the instrument 🤷♂️ I mean, if you gave that guitar to a rank beginner it would no doubt sound atrocious until they developed this high of a skill level 🍻
@@JAKENMK The tone can be heard by simply strumming the guitar openly. That would be the guitars tone, not the musician. I know what you are saying as tone can be effected as for how the musician uses his or her touch on the instrument, A softer touch will bring out a softer tone etc. These are two different things when one talks about the tone of the instrument vs the tone a musician can bring out of an instrument.
What a great lesson. Been playing for years and this has to be one of the most relaxing and satisfying lessons in a while. Having tons of fun riffing on those few chords throwing in the odd hammer on, pull off and run. Hopefully there's another lesson to expand on this one at some point.
Thank you for the kind words, John. My next lesson, later today, will be an intro to Open D tuning, and will include a 2-chord or 3-chord song. I will follow up with another double drop D video in the coming weeks.
@@campfire_guitar_lessons I'm greatly looking forward to that as well. This has been by far one of the most enjoyable lessons I've watched in a while. Thanks!
I had to try it out and play along right away. Such a nice tuning. And "I am am man of constant sorrow" is my favorite at the moment. Thank you for this amazing inspiration
The Breedlove sounds absolutely amazing and really responds to the open tunings you demonstrate on it. Probably the best channel for anyone wanting to find and explore open tunings.
Mike seems like a fine teacher for a beginning guitarist who wants to learn lush, haunting song arrangements before he or she has developed more skill. I think that being able to play things that sound really good is strong motivation to keep practicing and learn more difficult techniques.
Thank you Frank! Virtually all of my face-to-face (now Zoom) students are beginners. There is no stronger motivation than students hearing themselves produce great sounds...
I am nearly computer incompetent, I wish you were within driving distance. I am self taught and enjoy it extremely much. Your right, the tuning is amazing!
@@campfire_guitar_lessonseven Keith Richards was quoted as saying that to him a good song sounds good with just an acoustic guitar. Nothing flashy, no fancy chords or solos, just a good solid tune. Thanks again, Mike, this was a great lesson! I love that tuning on acoustic, it just sounds great!
I'm really enjoying your RIGHT hand work there. Particularly on Shady Grove your right hand with the muting and fingernail chunk has got a whole rythm section going on. Liked and subbed. 👍🛎
Similar to other comments, I’ve been playing guitar for some years now just as a hobby. I found this to be such a simple but effective tuning/technique, beautifully explained. It creates the sweetest sounds on my acoustic. And one of my fave songs of this genre. Thank you so much for posting this. Soggy bottom boys rule!
We need more simple lessons like this. People don't understand that you don't have to play 1,000 miles per hour and know music theory to sound awesome on the guitar. It seems we spend way too much time trying to play fancy things when in reality a guitar can make simple things sound fancy. Thanks for the tuning. I have played drop D for years and even have one guitar tuned to an open D tuning. First time I ever heard of tuning the little E string down to D too, thanks, sound great!
Damn, and all this time I’ve been playing Black Water in standard tuning. Once I learn Man of Constant Sorrow, I can relearn Black Water in this tuning and I’ll have two songs in the repertoire before I have to retune in a live setting. Thanks for the lesson 👍😎
You know you want another guitar now just so you can have it for Drop D. If your wife asks how many guitars does one man need, all you have to tell her is there was a scientific study done and the answer was...One More
Damn!! I wished my instructor would have told me about this tuning 58 years ago. It certainly is more interesting than basic cords and music note reading. Thank you.
Thank you so much for that. Double drop d has just opened new doors for me to explore with my playing. I was just at that “stuck in a rut - playing the same things over and over” and then this simple but amazing thing fell into my RUclips . Man of constant sorrow is great but I’ve also tried other songs I know using this and it makes them sound new exciting and authentic. Brilliant stuff
Awesome! Thanks for the inspiring feedback. There are multiple alternate tunings that can open up new worlds of music for guitarists... open D, open G, open C, droppped D, double-dropped D, DADGAD... and more.
Wow, my stepdad use to play Shady Grove the Doc Watson version. When you first strummed the guitar I knew it reminded me of something, but it’s such am obscure song...then you named it and started playing it too. Took me back. Thank you for that. 🙏🏽
I've been playing for 27 years and honestly have been fixated on metal and blues. I learned something new today. just kind of stumbled across your channel. 03 to 09 Navy vet, 3 deployments, my last as a .50 gunner and grenadier for a PRT in Paktika Province Afghanistan. Totally subscribed, brother!
@@campfire_guitar_lessons thank you for taking the time doing what you are doing. I'm just another guy. I know lots of vets including my own units who need things like this to help their mental health. I appreciate you taking the time to do this.
@@Andy152R it’s my honor, Samuel. I teach lessons to vets at the VA locally. Please spread the word about Guitars For Veterans to your peers… there are chapters all over the country that offer free lessons. Thanks. Www.guitarsforvets.org
Loved the video! Been playing many years but never heard of double drop D and I loved how you explained it with the drone of the D... very beautiful. Thanks for the great video 👍
Thanks Mike, I stumbled on to this lesson. I am a retired Air Force MSgt . I am older as I retired in 1985 so that makes me an old geezer. I picked up guitar a few years ago when I read an article that said you can prolong the onset of alzheimer's disease by learning to play a musical instrument. I have never had any formal guitar lesson, just what I've picked up on the internet so I still consider myself a very beginner and the way you are teaching this song makes it fairly easy. I love the sound in drop d and double even makes it more of a super sound to me. Thanks for contributing to Vets.
Thanks for your service Roger, and thanks for your comment. I have about a hundred or so lessons on my channel, so feel free to dig and ask me a question any time via a comment.
Mike one of my students in the cyber chapter of G4V was excited by your lesson and sent me a link to this video. It is extremely well done. The pace, relaxed nature, and clarity all say “You can do this.” I then watched some of your other videos and was equally impressed. Well done!
Thank you, Gary! I post these every week on the G4V Guitar Lessons page on FaceBook, along with the lyrics and chords. I have been invited to do a live lesson on 3/3 with the Cyber chapter grads. Should be fun!
How do you guys get that pic to just lightly hit the strings. Seems like the only way I can do that is if I hold the pick lightly then I lose it. What's the secret? Thanks for any help.
Good on you for doing what you do. I learned too late that working hard on one's art does not mean that the hard way is best. We are tool-using animals after all. I was in my twenties before it dawned on me that the bands I was opening for were not switching out guitars just to make a costume change!
Thanks for posting this Mike, my dad fought in the USMC in '67 and kept an old guitar with him and played when he could, and taught me to play when he got home. Now my oldest son is in the Corps and is doing the same. We appreciate you.
I played by ear for years without instruction but gave up out of frustration. I didn’t even know alternative tunings were used. What a game changer! I love playing guitar again. Love your videos too….very clear instructions.
Great stuff! I’m happy to be on board with your channel. I can really see the passion you have with the guitar and the music that’s created with the strumming of the strings. Thank you!
Any advice tips? I’m just retired and serious about getting my YT channel going. It’s moving along, but getting to that monetized level is a challenge.😅
@@BrettPenza I can’t offer any expertise on the monetization aspect, Brett. I don’t monetize. My channel arose organically as a medium through which to deliver guitar lessons to my military veteran students during COVID. Man of Constant Sorrow was just a goofy little lesson I put together for 6 veterans. But it eventually blew up on RUclips and I started getting subscribers. Go figure!
@@campfire_guitar_lessons Thanks for responding Mike. I like that “organic method” and I salute your efforts. What a great way to pay back the Veterans who deserve our greatest thanks. Best.
I havent been feeling it with the guitar for awhile now and had not picked it up mainly to the passing of picking buddies over the last 3 years and the recent loss of my older brother who was the guy that got me picking to start with he went hardbody electric I went steel string acoustic , tonight I stumbled across your vid and it made me for the first time in a long time want to pick up my guitar and mess with alternate tuning .....on that I subscribed and hit the like button thanks for the perk up and excellent well presented info from another vet
If anyone is visiting this now, this tuning is used on Hard times-Tyler Childers, and amazing song to learn in this tuning, probably one of the best tunings on acoustic guitar in my own uselsee opinion, falling shortly behind is open E
Hi Mike I've been playing since I was 18 now 60, what I like about your teaching style is your humility your here for the student without unnecessary over complicating the lesson which all to often leads to the student giving up, and without the phoney lounge room rock god wanna be attitude. Thank you your a breath of fresh air.
Damn, man that Shady Grove rendition is onion cutting time. Could you do the whole thing? Your guitar sounds beautiful and your voice is so suited that tune...
Some more great DDD songs: Black Water by Doobie Brothers Going to California by Led Zeppelin (pretty sure.. I've never played it) ...but my favorite is Song For George by Eric Johnson Dang thing took me 20 years to play it 95% correct.
Well poop. If I had only waited for the end of the video to comment, I'd have heard Mike mention two of my three. ...but thanks Mike, for confirming my hunch that LedZep:GtCA was DDD. :,)
But still... Eric Johnson, OMG ruclips.net/video/NC0Qckkgtdg/видео.html (orig) ruclips.net/video/UsppIeFKIHM/видео.html (live...tweaked a bit) ...and after re-listening I'll adjust my prior 95% claim to 89% He's a legit alien... those robotic, precision-actuated cybernetic fingers :,/
We did that for a bunch of stuff in the Sixties. We called it "D Modal," but it's the same thing. Two 12 strings are a nightmare to tune, but the E strings aren't much of a problem.
Mike, a man of constant sorrow is one of my all time favorites. The Ex did not care for it so I would play it as much as I could just trying to learn how to play it on my guitar. Thank you for the video and I have learned a good amount from you. I just found your youtube chanel. You take care Mike.🎸
Thank you for this video. Decided to subscribe. Always wanted to learn guitar but have never found a way to start. Don't currently own one, but have really been thinking of it a lot lately. Really like that you work with veterans, former US Marine here. I'll look around your channel more. Take care.
Thanks Chris, and thank you for your service. Welcome aboard. You may have a Guitars For Veterans chapter near you where you can get a loaner guitar, take 10 lessons, and get a brand new guitar upon completion. You can find the chapter locator on their website here: www.guitarsforvets.org.
Been playing since 1963, and drop D since 1965 (which I discovered by accident) but still found some useful things in this video. That's a fine sounding Breedlove by the way. That Double Drop D technique would be perfect for a crew chief I knew who was left with three fingers after a round cooked off while changing the barrel of an overheated M60.
Thanks addy. I publish about 45 lessons per year, so I’m fully engaged every week. I get notifications, so it’s not too hard to respond if someone takes the time to comment. 👍
great lesson...I like your approach to showing/teaching..and one of the few out there who can actually sing as well...sometimes I wince when the other guys try to sing...
"Here's a song that's guaranteed to bring you right down. It's called 'Dont Let it Bring You Down'. It sort of starts out slow and fizzles out altogether." 😉
@@campfire_guitar_lessons Hey Mike. I need to learn more. I"ve been paying for years but i taught myself. I never had anyone to show me anything and even now i still play alone. Can't wait for your next video.
Lots of DDD vids & tutorials...none as clear, calm & sweet as this one-the one that'll have me dragging out the dreadnaught-it's been years, thanks, Mike...
Oh wow! I looked up tutorials on shady grove and they didn't tell me it was supposed to be this tuning! I killed myself trying to learn that and gave up. So much easier now! Thanks!
Very nice lesson.. Been doing Drop D for awhile but had not dived into other tunings til now. Thanks. Usually do a G4V show once a year, last year opened for Whey Jennings at Groove Dominion Raceway. Friend and G4V promoter Stephen Wade Crounse helped organize getting some vets to that show Jan 22. Will likely be doing a show for Stephen G4V this summer in Berryville VA. Stephen hoping to get a summer concert series started in Berryville this summer for G4V.
ive been wanting to learn this song for so long but always thought I had to wait until I was more skilled because it sounds so complicated in the movie.... this is such a help you have no idea
Mike - this is the first time I've come across your videos. Thank you for dedicating your time and service to our veterans. I was not able to serve myself, but many in my family have (including my father and my son, who were/are both USAF/ANG). Music has been a life-line for many in my family, so I have a great appreciation what you're doing here. I gotta tell ya - you've got an infections "can do" attitude about you. I've been happily banging out open chords in a standard tuning for well over a decade now, and I've always thought that I didn't want to bother with finger picking riffs or messing around with non-standard tunings, but within 4-5 minutes after starting the video, I had paused it and went to grab my guitar. I've dropped the two strings and started (albeit very awkwardly) fumbling through these couple riffs and chord variations. I love it - now hopefully I can stick with it!! I play a lot of kids songs in Dmaj (standard tuning) so I'm curious about the possibility of making those songs work in this alternate "double-drop" tuning. Thank you, for the encouragement and inspiration!
Wow! Thanks for the incredibly kind feedback, Steve. It warms my heart. There are many videos on my channel you might find helpful. You are the type of guitarist I am trying to appeal to. I try to use alternate tunings and simplified chord structures to make songs more playable for vets and anyone else that loves playing music. Thanks for taking the time to provide such gracious feedback!
Check out Steve Earl’s video on him using this tuning with a capo barring most of the second frets but not the bottom “D” string leaving him able to play G chords easily.
Thanks Jeremiah! I posted another example yesterday, focusing on Shady Grove. I plan to do more, as this tuning appears to a gold vein that has not been tapped to it’s potential.
Thank for your great teaching, I play a Chinese Guild 12 string, I wrote a interesting song in drop d. Now it’s in double drop d & it really pops I will record it & send it to you. Thank you thank you!
“Double Drop D Tuning” - Drop strings 1 and 6 from E to D - (From 6 to 1 - DADGBD)
D5 000230 G X20030 A7sus4 X02030
[D5] I am a man of constant [G] sorrow
I've seen [A7sus4] trouble all my [D5] day.
[D5] I bid farewell to old Ken- [G] tucky
The place where [A7sus4] I was born and [D5] raised.
The place where [A7sus4] he was born and [D5] raised
D5 G
[D5] For six long years I've been in [G] trouble
No pleasures [A7sus4] here on earth I [D5] found
[D5] For in this world I'm bound to [G] ramble
I have no [A7sus4] friends to help me [D5] now.
He has no [A7sus4] friends to help him [D5} now
It's fare thee well my old lover
I never expect to see you again
For I'm bound to ride that northern railroad
Perhaps I'll die upon this train.
Perhaps he'll die upon this train.
You can bury me in some deep valley
For many years where I may lay
Then you may learn to love another
While I am sleeping in my grave.
While he is sleeping in his grave.
Maybe your friends think I'm just a stranger
My face you'll never see no more.
But there is one promise that is given
I'll meet you on God's golden shore.
He'll meet you on God's golden shore
Thank you so very much!
instablaster...
Well done. Good guitar player and good voice.
I always wanted to learn this song. Thank you.
@@danielcoleman4807 Thanks Daniel!
It's great to hear this song, either on guitar or banjo. One day I hope to pull my guitar from its case and learn to play this style if music..
I was searching for "double d's" and now I'm a folk musician😂😂
I am going to steal this joke, just thought I'd give you a heads up 👍
@@MrMophead41001 I line 'em up. You knock them down, champ. Bless
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Bravo, Sir. Bravo 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Genuine lol's man 😉👍 I'm a Metal guitarist and the same thing happened too me! Like how TF did I end up here? 😆😆😆 (It's pretty awesome though)
Great lesson, i'm 63 and this old dog is still learning new tricks, thanks mike.
Thanks Ed! You’re young in my book!
Love how this dude takes the time and has the patience to actually teach us how to play this song and his laid back demeanor. Great teacher.
Man that guitar really has a nice tone!
It’s a Breedlove. I have one. Love it
Warm strings.
Not too trebled.
@@Simple_Jake model?
This does sound really nice but I always thought you should credit the musician for the tone and not the instrument 🤷♂️ I mean, if you gave that guitar to a rank beginner it would no doubt sound atrocious until they developed this high of a skill level 🍻
@@JAKENMK The tone can be heard by simply strumming the guitar openly. That would be the guitars tone, not the musician. I know what you are saying as tone can be effected as for how the musician uses his or her touch on the instrument, A softer touch will bring out a softer tone etc. These are two different things when one talks about the tone of the instrument vs the tone a musician can bring out of an instrument.
Your gentle kindness is a balm to countless people, veterans and civilians alike. Many blessings to you.
Thank you for the incredibly kind words, Greenman!
You sir are the Bob Ross of teaching guitar 👍
No afro
What a great lesson. Been playing for years and this has to be one of the most relaxing and satisfying lessons in a while. Having tons of fun riffing on those few chords throwing in the odd hammer on, pull off and run. Hopefully there's another lesson to expand on this one at some point.
Thank you for the kind words, John. My next lesson, later today, will be an intro to Open D tuning, and will include a 2-chord or 3-chord song. I will follow up with another double drop D video in the coming weeks.
@@campfire_guitar_lessons I'm greatly looking forward to that as well. This has been by far one of the most enjoyable lessons I've watched in a while. Thanks!
Absolutely a great lesson in double dropped D. So darn easy to play many songs in this tuning. And you show it so well. Thank you!
Thanks Dan!
I had to try it out and play along right away. Such a nice tuning. And "I am am man of constant sorrow" is my favorite at the moment. Thank you for this amazing inspiration
Thanks Andreas!
The Breedlove sounds absolutely amazing and really responds to the open tunings you demonstrate on it.
Probably the best channel for anyone wanting to find and explore open tunings.
Thanks very much Alan!
Mike seems like a fine teacher for a beginning guitarist who wants to learn lush, haunting song arrangements before he or she has developed more skill. I think that being able to play things that sound really good is strong motivation to keep practicing and learn more difficult techniques.
Thank you Frank! Virtually all of my face-to-face (now Zoom) students are beginners. There is no stronger motivation than students hearing themselves produce great sounds...
That is a truth seldom said. Well put!
I am nearly computer incompetent, I wish you were within driving distance. I am self taught and enjoy it extremely much. Your right, the tuning is amazing!
I agree with the motivational factor you mentioned. It has certainly worked for me
@@campfire_guitar_lessonseven Keith Richards was quoted as saying that to him a good song sounds good with just an acoustic guitar. Nothing flashy, no fancy chords or solos, just a good solid tune.
Thanks again, Mike, this was a great lesson! I love that tuning on acoustic, it just sounds great!
I'm really enjoying your RIGHT hand work there. Particularly on Shady Grove your right hand with the muting and fingernail chunk has got a whole rythm section going on. Liked and subbed. 👍🛎
Thank you Wiz! Welcome aboard!
Similar to other comments, I’ve been playing guitar for some years now just as a hobby. I found this to be such a simple but effective tuning/technique, beautifully explained. It creates the sweetest sounds on my acoustic. And one of my fave songs of this genre. Thank you so much for posting this.
Soggy bottom boys rule!
Thanks Pete! Big Soggy Bottom Boys fan here, too!
We need more simple lessons like this. People don't understand that you don't have to play 1,000 miles per hour and know music theory to sound awesome on the guitar. It seems we spend way too much time trying to play fancy things when in reality a guitar can make simple things sound fancy. Thanks for the tuning. I have played drop D for years and even have one guitar tuned to an open D tuning. First time I ever heard of tuning the little E string down to D too, thanks, sound great!
Thanks FG! Glad you are enjoying!
Sweeping generalizations are a slippery downhill slope my friend.
Try DADGAD tuning bro. It will release the inner muse.
Damn, and all this time I’ve been playing Black Water in standard tuning. Once I learn Man of Constant Sorrow, I can relearn Black Water in this tuning and I’ll have two songs in the repertoire before I have to retune in a live setting. Thanks for the lesson 👍😎
Thanks Erich. Black Water is a great tune, if you can hit the high vocal notes… I need to tune down a full step to double dropped C!
Isn't that in DADGAD? I thought you said this tuning was DADGED. Did I hear you incorrectly?
Black Water in double drop C
Perhaps a lesson for the future?
You know you want another guitar now just so you can have it for Drop D. If your wife asks how many guitars does one man need, all you have to tell her is there was a scientific study done and the answer was...One More
What a simple change to achieve such a great difference. Hats Off to a fellow vet for this trick!
Thanks Ron!
Damn!! I wished my instructor would have told me about this tuning 58 years ago. It certainly is more interesting than basic cords and music note reading. Thank you.
Thank you! No time like the present to start working it into your practice.
Ok
What a great teaching demeanor. I love the relaxed approach you have.
Thanks Robert!
I don't play guitar, but I appreciate what you're doing for Veterans. Very nice lesson and great picking.
Aww! Thanks so much! You truly have a heart!
Thank you so much for that. Double drop d has just opened new doors for me to explore with my playing. I was just at that “stuck in a rut - playing the same things over and over” and then this simple but amazing thing fell into my RUclips . Man of constant sorrow is great but I’ve also tried other songs I know using this and it makes them sound new exciting and authentic. Brilliant stuff
Awesome! Thanks for the inspiring feedback. There are multiple alternate tunings that can open up new worlds of music for guitarists... open D, open G, open C, droppped D, double-dropped D, DADGAD... and more.
Same here, I want to try it with Bad Moon on the Rise too.
Maybe the greatest song ever written, in the greatest tuning there is. Awesome tone!
Thanks Jason!
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Excellent! This video really helps me hear the Appalachian sound I so dearly love.
Trying to figure out how to follow you for more tips!
Thanks Smithy! Just click the Subscribe button to follow me. I have over 100 videos on my channel.
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Well, this wasn't the Double DD content I was searching for, but alrighty then!
Mike I can listen to you sing all day sir
You are too kind, Trimec!
Wow, my stepdad use to play Shady Grove the Doc Watson version.
When you first strummed the guitar I knew it reminded me of something, but it’s such am obscure song...then you named it and started playing it too. Took me back. Thank you for that. 🙏🏽
Thanks! Very touching!
The Darlings play it on The Andy Griffith Show. Charlene sings it.
I've been playing for 27 years and honestly have been fixated on metal and blues. I learned something new today. just kind of stumbled across your channel. 03 to 09 Navy vet, 3 deployments, my last as a .50 gunner and grenadier for a PRT in Paktika Province Afghanistan. Totally subscribed, brother!
Thanks for your service, Samuel. Very happy you have subscribed!
@@campfire_guitar_lessons thank you for taking the time doing what you are doing. I'm just another guy. I know lots of vets including my own units who need things like this to help their mental health. I appreciate you taking the time to do this.
@@Andy152R it’s my honor, Samuel. I teach lessons to vets at the VA locally. Please spread the word about Guitars For Veterans to your peers… there are chapters all over the country that offer free lessons. Thanks. Www.guitarsforvets.org
Loved the video! Been playing many years but never heard of double drop D and I loved how you explained it with the drone of the D... very beautiful. Thanks for the great video 👍
Thank you!
Thanks Mike, I stumbled on to this lesson. I am a retired Air Force MSgt . I am older as I retired in 1985 so that makes me an old geezer. I picked up guitar a few years ago when I read an article that said you can prolong the onset of alzheimer's disease by learning to play a musical instrument. I have never had any formal guitar lesson, just what I've picked up on the internet so I still consider myself a very beginner and the way you are teaching this song makes it fairly easy. I love the sound in drop d and double even makes it more of a super sound to me. Thanks for contributing to Vets.
Thanks for your service Roger, and thanks for your comment. I have about a hundred or so lessons on my channel, so feel free to dig and ask me a question any time via a comment.
@@campfire_guitar_lessons Will do Mike. Thanks again.
Mike one of my students in the cyber chapter of G4V was excited by your lesson and sent me a link to this video. It is extremely well done. The pace, relaxed nature, and clarity all say “You can do this.” I then watched some of your other videos and was equally impressed. Well done!
Thank you, Gary! I post these every week on the G4V Guitar Lessons page on FaceBook, along with the lyrics and chords. I have been invited to do a live lesson on 3/3 with the Cyber chapter grads. Should be fun!
@@campfire_guitar_lessons I’ll try to check it out, if that is possible. Who built the slot head guitar you are playing on some of the UT lessons?
@@garyhalliday1781 Taylor Custom Shop GA. Redwood top and Walnut back/sides.
Thanks so much for this, I have had loads of fun learning and playing this and I love the way you teach, so relaxed and fun. Keep them coming Mike!
Thanks David! I’ve got over 100 other lessons posted on my channel.
From an old Sea Bee, THANKS for your time and approach to the songs. Really nice
Thanks, Galen, for your service and for your kind words!
Thank you Mike!!! I really enjoyed that sweet little lesson.
You are a masterful teacher & make learning new techniques fun.
Thank you for your kind words Kevin!
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Been playing off and on for years, and somehow just discovered this tuning from you! Thanks so much, loved this video!!
Great to hear that! Thanks!
How do you guys get that pic to just lightly hit the strings. Seems like the only way I can do that is if I hold the pick lightly then I lose it. What's the secret? Thanks for any help.
Such sweet and smooth tone on your singing...down to earth mellow.
Thanks for your kind comment Patrick!
Good on you for doing what you do. I learned too late that working hard on one's art does not mean that the hard way is best. We are tool-using animals after all. I was in my twenties before it dawned on me that the bands I was opening for were not switching out guitars just to make a costume change!
Thanks for posting this Mike, my dad fought in the USMC in '67 and kept an old guitar with him and played when he could, and taught me to play when he got home. Now my oldest son is in the Corps and is doing the same. We appreciate you.
Awesome tradition! Thanks for sharing that Andy!
The top 4 strings can be used as open G and the bottom 3 can be used in a open D chunky slide stuff, also Am chord sounds awesome in this tuning!!
Thank you so much for this. Watched it at work and can't wait to get home and try it. One thing about the guitar is I'm always learning something new.
Awesome, Raider! Happy to have you on board!
Neil young’s “old laughing lady “ in double drop D is haunting, I love it. ✌🏻🇺🇸
Cortez The Killer as well, although it can pretty easily be played in standard.
Also War Of Man
As is Cinnamon Girl.
As is Ohio. I think old Neil Young liked this tuning.
@@psbii I think one of my favorite, and perhaps best examples of how to "exploit" DDD is Going to California.
I played by ear for years without instruction but gave up out of frustration. I didn’t even know alternative tunings were used. What a game changer! I love playing guitar again. Love your videos too….very clear instructions.
That warms my heart, Gins! Thanks for letting me know!
Great stuff! I’m happy to be on board with your channel. I can really see the passion you have with the guitar and the music that’s created with the strumming of the strings. Thank you!
Thank you Ian! I went to grade school with an Ian MacDonald in upstate NY in the 1970s.
You are a great teacher...
Thanks Mark!
Mike:: "A7th sus 4 chord but don't worry about that"
Me: SUBSCRIBE
🤣
Lol exactly what I thought. Music theory meant nothing to the mountain folk who wrote these type of songs, many of whom could neither read nor write.
Nice job. Amazing how 2 notes opens a whole new world. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Brett!
Any advice tips? I’m just retired and serious about getting my YT channel going. It’s moving along, but getting to that monetized level is a challenge.😅
@@BrettPenza I can’t offer any expertise on the monetization aspect, Brett. I don’t monetize. My channel arose organically as a medium through which to deliver guitar lessons to my military veteran students during COVID. Man of Constant Sorrow was just a goofy little lesson I put together for 6 veterans. But it eventually blew up on RUclips and I started getting subscribers. Go figure!
@@campfire_guitar_lessons Thanks for responding Mike. I like that “organic method” and I salute your efforts. What a great way to pay back the Veterans who deserve our greatest thanks. Best.
Well done, thank you! The Marshall Tucker Band used this tuning on some great songs.
Creedence used it on a couple as well.
I havent been feeling it with the guitar for awhile now and had not picked it up mainly to the passing of picking buddies over the last 3 years and the recent loss of my older brother who was the guy that got me picking to start with he went hardbody electric I went steel string acoustic , tonight I stumbled across your vid and it made me for the first time in a long time want to pick up my guitar and mess with alternate tuning .....on that I subscribed and hit the like button thanks for the perk up and excellent well presented info from another vet
That is a heartwarming comment Steve! Thanks so much… and thank you for your service.
Man of Constant Sorrow- "Governor, it's one of our favorites!" Ulysses Everett McGill
One of my favourite scenes in one of my favourite movies.
Love the sound of the Double D tuning! Great rendition of Man of Constant Sorrow too. :)
Thanks Peter!
If anyone is visiting this now, this tuning is used on Hard times-Tyler Childers, and amazing song to learn in this tuning, probably one of the best tunings on acoustic guitar in my own uselsee opinion, falling shortly behind is open E
thank you
@@johnf.kennedy3849 absolutely
That tuning sounds so deep, dark and blue! Zeppelin used it in the Going to California.
Thanks Teemu!
This is super helpful. I also like the way you play Shady Grove! I think I'll add both songs to my live set. Thank you! 🙏
Hi Mike I've been playing since I was 18 now 60, what I like about your teaching style is your humility your here for the student without unnecessary over complicating the lesson which all to often leads to the student giving up, and without the phoney lounge room rock god wanna be attitude. Thank you your a breath of fresh air.
Thanks Covfefe! I try to simplify songs so that my students can play them. No fireworks. Love your handle!
Damn, man that Shady Grove rendition is onion cutting time.
Could you do the whole thing? Your guitar sounds beautiful and your voice is so suited that tune...
Thanks Nunov! I uploaded a Shady Grove lesson a couple of days ago... ruclips.net/video/-frGkp5hJO4/видео.html
Some of the same lyrics of a recent favorite bluegrass: tear my still house down - Gillian Welch
I know absolutely zero about music theory or playing guitar but this was throughly enjoyable. The sound of that guitar is incredible
@@Indyjeeplover Thanks IJL… I appreciate your kind words!
I've played in Drop D tuning for years. I am excited to try the Double Drop D.
I think you’ll enjoy it Edward. It really opens up possibilities to new sounds.
Some more great DDD songs:
Black Water by Doobie Brothers
Going to California by Led Zeppelin (pretty sure.. I've never played it)
...but my favorite is
Song For George by Eric Johnson
Dang thing took me 20 years to play it 95% correct.
Well poop.
If I had only waited for the end of the video to comment, I'd have heard Mike mention two of my three.
...but thanks Mike, for confirming my hunch that LedZep:GtCA was DDD.
:,)
But still... Eric Johnson, OMG
ruclips.net/video/NC0Qckkgtdg/видео.html (orig)
ruclips.net/video/UsppIeFKIHM/видео.html (live...tweaked a bit)
...and after re-listening I'll adjust my prior 95% claim to 89%
He's a legit alien... those robotic, precision-actuated cybernetic fingers
:,/
Great rendition, you made it really comfortable and easy to play. Your guitar and vocals both sound great. 😊
Thank you very much, Hugh!
As a metalhead, I thought he was tuning down another octave...
Just a Tone.
I saw one guy, that was his secret, tuning the low E down an octave,[ in standard tuning]
@@zesvo LMAOO WHAT
no it just Southern Gothic.
I thought it was going to be drop C
As a veteran I’m glad you have this channel. Thanks
Thanks for your service Wesley!
So smooth. Makes it look so easy.
Great pickin, singing, and multi-layered intermediate lesson, man. And your delivery is easy going and patient. [CTI2, USN 1982-90]
Thanks very much Bret! And thank you for your service.
Imagine that played on a 12-string, with EIGHT Ds ringing out (e.g. on a D-chord). Wow ...
I play 12 in open and alt tunings all the time. Open C. CGCGCE. Swimming in the C!
It's a must, honestly. 12 string life ❤️
Must try that on my Variax
Oh you just had to say that. You know next I have to try it in my nashville tuner!
We did that for a bunch of stuff in the Sixties. We called it "D Modal," but it's the same thing. Two 12 strings are a nightmare to tune, but the E strings aren't much of a problem.
Great teacher! Thank you.
Thank you Kevin!
Mike, a man of constant sorrow is one of my all time favorites. The Ex did not care for it so I would play it as much as I could just trying to learn how to play it on my guitar. Thank you for the video and I have learned a good amount from you. I just found your youtube chanel. You take care Mike.🎸
Thanks Robert! Glad you found my channel.
Thank you for this video. Decided to subscribe. Always wanted to learn guitar but have never found a way to start. Don't currently own one, but have really been thinking of it a lot lately. Really like that you work with veterans, former US Marine here. I'll look around your channel more. Take care.
Thanks Chris, and thank you for your service. Welcome aboard. You may have a Guitars For Veterans chapter near you where you can get a loaner guitar, take 10 lessons, and get a brand new guitar upon completion. You can find the chapter locator on their website here: www.guitarsforvets.org.
Man , you rock ! Fantastic lesson, beautiful, professional and a pleasure to listen to !
Thanks ST!
You have a good singing voice.
Great videos. Thank you for helping veterans!
Thanks. You can find out more about our organization at guitars4vets.org/. I have run the chapter in Martinez, CA since 2015.
Thanks for the easy to follow instructional! I’ll be sure to look for more.
You have a pretty good voice too by the way.
Thank you John!
Been playing since 1963, and drop D since 1965 (which I discovered by accident) but still found some useful things in this video. That's a fine sounding Breedlove by the way. That Double Drop D technique would be perfect for a crew chief I knew who was left with three fingers after a round cooked off while changing the barrel of an overheated M60.
That was great, Mike! I never thought to play it in drop D before. I just subscribed.
Thanks!
Me too. Thank you sir
@@SuperOtter13 Thank you!
Love your voice. It's got authentic Colorado Mountains feel to it!
Thanks Peter! I was trying to emulate Dan Tyminski, who sang the original. Tapping my inner hillbilly voice!
I love the version of this song in the movie "Oh brother, where art thou?". It's dang groovy.
Yeah, tyminski does that in f
@Thomas Pelley It is. The whole movie is just fantastic.
I love how even though you posted this 2 years ago you still reply to the comments
Thanks addy. I publish about 45 lessons per year, so I’m fully engaged every week. I get notifications, so it’s not too hard to respond if someone takes the time to comment. 👍
Great lesson, thanks!
great lesson...I like your approach to showing/teaching..and one of the few out there who can actually sing as well...sometimes I wince when the other guys try to sing...
Thanks k m! I make myself cringe with my singing sometimes.
Another great song in double drop D is Neil Young's "Don't let it bring you down".
"Here's a song that's guaranteed to bring you right down.
It's called 'Dont Let it Bring You Down'.
It sort of starts out slow and fizzles out altogether." 😉
WOW. I ABSOLUTLEY LOVE THIS DOUBLE DROP D TUNING. THANK YOU MIKE. I LEARNED THAT MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW IN 2 MINUTES WITH THAT. LOVE IT LOVE IT.
Cool! Glad you like it TU. Now you can explore for other tunes employing DDD.
What is DDD tuning. I need to learn that.
@@campfire_guitar_lessons Hey Mike. I need to learn more. I"ve been paying for years but i taught myself. I never had anyone to show me anything and even now i still play alone. Can't wait for your next video.
@@amateurstrummers Double Drop D
@@amateurstrummers awesome. Thinking about making a lesson about E minor tuning.... same intervals and shapes as D minor tuning.
Good lesson I never heard of this tuning before.
Cinnamon girl by Neil Young, Going to California by Led Zeppelin, The Chain by Fleetwood Mac all use it. It sounds amazing and is fun and easy to play
Seems pretty similar to folk or Celtic guitar tuning in DADGAB
@@garethbrannigan6739 well then I guess have heard it before
Lots of DDD vids & tutorials...none as clear, calm & sweet as this one-the one that'll have me dragging out the dreadnaught-it's been years, thanks, Mike...
Thanks Ralph! Means a lot to me!
This was great, thank you.
Ok what me...
Great lesson. Very easy to follow and packed a lot into 10 minutes. Subscriber 421.
Thanks Joe!
Your guitar has a wonderful tone. I will look out for one to try.
Nice sounding guitar
FANTASTIC, the play and thanks for this lyrics. greetings from Chile
Thanks Pat! Hello Chile!
I'm trying to teach my son some stuff, never thought of using DADGAD tuning to simply things a bit in the beginning. Thanks!
This is is dadgbd
@@swamp-yankee oh, my bad. Thanks for correcting me
Oh wow! I looked up tutorials on shady grove and they didn't tell me it was supposed to be this tuning! I killed myself trying to learn that and gave up. So much easier now! Thanks!
Thanks Johnny! Here is a link to my Shady Grove tutorial. ruclips.net/video/-frGkp5hJO4/видео.htmlsi=KMKuxpU7bOc4MDrZ
Going to California made me learn this tuning.
Very nice lesson.. Been doing Drop D for awhile but had not dived into other tunings til now. Thanks. Usually do a G4V show once a year, last year opened for Whey Jennings at Groove Dominion Raceway. Friend and G4V promoter Stephen Wade Crounse helped organize getting some vets to that show Jan 22. Will likely be doing a show for Stephen G4V this summer in Berryville VA. Stephen hoping to get a summer concert series started in Berryville this summer for G4V.
That’s awesome, Gary! Thanks for volunteering your talents!
Going to California used double drop D. My frist experience using it.
One of the best songs ever written. ❤
Reminds me of Phil keaggy acoustic
Same. Always called them 'outside' D's though...
ive been wanting to learn this song for so long but always thought I had to wait until I was more skilled because it sounds so complicated in the movie.... this is such a help you have no idea
Thanks D B. This is a simpler version that still gets the job done. Glad it’s working for you!
Breedlove doesn’t get the attention it deserves. I love mine!
One of the best acoustic guitars I've ever played and they sound so great. Sounds so open
Me too!
Great guitars
Love my stage dreadnought!!! No pickguard, sounds amazing!
Agree. Always enjoyed them when I play them.
Thank you Mr Kelly. I'm devoting an acoustic to double drop D. I can't believe I've never stumbled across it before. Simple yet majestic.
That’s awesome Willow! Thanks!
I can see what I’m doing for the next couple of weeks...
Mike - this is the first time I've come across your videos. Thank you for dedicating your time and service to our veterans. I was not able to serve myself, but many in my family have (including my father and my son, who were/are both USAF/ANG). Music has been a life-line for many in my family, so I have a great appreciation what you're doing here.
I gotta tell ya - you've got an infections "can do" attitude about you. I've been happily banging out open chords in a standard tuning for well over a decade now, and I've always thought that I didn't want to bother with finger picking riffs or messing around with non-standard tunings, but within 4-5 minutes after starting the video, I had paused it and went to grab my guitar. I've dropped the two strings and started (albeit very awkwardly) fumbling through these couple riffs and chord variations. I love it - now hopefully I can stick with it!!
I play a lot of kids songs in Dmaj (standard tuning) so I'm curious about the possibility of making those songs work in this alternate "double-drop" tuning.
Thank you, for the encouragement and inspiration!
Wow! Thanks for the incredibly kind feedback, Steve. It warms my heart. There are many videos on my channel you might find helpful. You are the type of guitarist I am trying to appeal to. I try to use alternate tunings and simplified chord structures to make songs more playable for vets and anyone else that loves playing music. Thanks for taking the time to provide such gracious feedback!
Check out Steve Earl’s video on him using this tuning with a capo barring most of the second frets but not the bottom “D” string leaving him able to play G chords easily.
How can you have a capo not barring all the strings?
@@Berniewahlbrinck some capos are open at one end. Watch the video.
@@Berniewahlbrinck even if you don’t have a special capo you can just clip a normal capo from underneath onto the top five strings only.
So glad to have stumbled on to your channel. Best explanation and use of double drop d I’ve ever had . Thx😄
Thanks Jeremiah! I posted another example yesterday, focusing on Shady Grove. I plan to do more, as this tuning appears to a gold vein that has not been tapped to it’s potential.
nice laid back version, playable by mere mortals...thanks
Thanks! That’s the idea... making songs easier to play.
Thank for your great teaching, I play a Chinese Guild 12 string, I wrote a interesting song in drop d. Now it’s in double drop d & it really pops I will record it & send it to you. Thank you thank you!
That sounds great Andrew! Thanks for watching and taking action!
I started playing with a double drop down D, to me it sounds a little bit swampy and a little Nasty, or trashy, in a good way.AND IT'S FUN TOO.