Part 1
The Why of Open Tunings
First things first. Why should you even bother with open tunings?
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Get Started with
Open Tunings
A 100% free online lesson that will help you start exploring the beauty of open tunings.
What’s Inside?
Part 2
Your First Open Tuning
There are many different open tunings. But which one should you start with?
Part 3
The High Drone Method
Once your guitar has been retuned, how do you find beautiful chords?
Other Free Tools & Resources
Online Tuner
Use the mic tuner, step-by-step instructions, or reference tones to tune your guitar to an open tuning.
Get in Tune →Chord Library
Look up basic chord shapes in open tunings and start building simple progressions.
Explore Chords →Scale Library
Find out how to play common scales in open tunings.
Explore Scales →Song Directory
Discover songs that use open tunings, organized so you can find examples worth studying.
Find Songs →Frequently Asked Questions
Get short answers to common questions about open tunings.
Read FAQ →Community
A free Reddit community for guitar players interested in open tunings.
Read & Contribute →Beautiful Chords in Open D,
the Easy Way
The High Drone Method™ makes it easy to create beautiful chords and progressions in any open tuning, in any key. In the online course Beautiful Chords in Open D, you’ll learn how to use this method in Open D tuning.