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05-28-2007, 02:40 PM
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Songs in Open C
Just curious if anyone has any song recommendations for Open C. I love playing the two Elliott Smith songs that use it, but I'm trying to justify keeping a guitar tuned in it (I only have two six strings at the moment).
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05-28-2007, 03:02 PM
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05-28-2007, 03:48 PM
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David Wilcox does a number of songs in open C (CGCGCE). "Eye of the Hurricane," "Rusty Old American Dream," and "Show the Way" come immediately to mind, but I'm sure there are others.
If you're into fingerstyle guitar, a number of artists use open C or variations. "Ripples" from my Solo Guitar CD is in open C, and I do a lot of songs in Csus2 (CGCGCD), which along with DADGAD is one of my "standard" tunings. Al Petteway and Mike Golay also use open C and Csus2 frequently for fingerstyle guitar. There are plenty of others, too. Last edited by Jim Tozier; 11-06-2011 at 10:20 PM. Reason: Fixing a typo from 4 years ago. :)
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05-28-2007, 03:51 PM
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I'm really into partial capo, open a, you can do some real original stuff
Al 
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05-28-2007, 04:23 PM
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Cgcgcd
If you're happy with this tuning, loads of Martin Simpson's stuff, but once you've got into the swing, moving between tunings is easy - from Martin Simpson in this tuning you get:
One More Day Boots of Spanish Leather Icarus Air to Maurice Og and many more and then a tweak to CGCDCD (just one string) gives you loads more as does tuning down to CGCFCD. I don't now play any pieces in standard tuning. Good luck Adam
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05-28-2007, 04:41 PM
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Here's a fun read about John Fahey and Open-C.
http://www.johnfahey.com/CTuning.htm To make a list of songs that I play in Open-C, I'd have to list almost every song I play. I do everything in CGCGCE, though I sometimes horse around in Open-G. I only tune to Standard for houseguests that want to play. opencee
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05-28-2007, 04:42 PM
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I play 50% of the time in CGDGAD, 49% in DADF#AD and just returned to playing in Standard tuning. I love the deep thrum of CGDGAD on my Thompson T1.
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05-28-2007, 05:10 PM
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I think Led Zeppelin's "Friends" is in Open C, if memory serves.
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05-28-2007, 05:26 PM
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Thanks for all of the suggestions, a lot of them were just what I was looking for. I've just been experimenting over the last 6 months or so in alternate tunings with a lot of Nick Drake stuff, which turned me onto open tunings. I love them, I guess I just need to add a couple more guitars to the collection so I don't have to stress out my equipment too much
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05-29-2007, 12:35 PM
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I think this will pass muster with your request: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53PZkJsZ2t0 C-G-C-G-C-E from low to high. I wrote this one a few years back and it's on my second CD, 'A Tale to Tell'. Hope you enjoy it! HE http://www.howardemerson.com/
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05-29-2007, 04:34 PM
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Ah, beautiful, tasteful, patient, melodic, playful, respectful.
Loved it, Howard. Play on....
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05-29-2007, 08:10 PM
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This to Howard: Your performances are superb! What tuning do you use for your version of Mystery Train? I like the fact that you use Robbie Robertson's 'bridge' section!
BTW, Bruce Cockburn's lovely tune Foxglove is in open C...
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05-29-2007, 08:20 PM
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Glad you're enjoying my stuff! You're about the second person who noticed that I got my basic arrangement layout from Moondog Matinee by The Band! Paul Asbell was the first to notice it when I had him sit in with me at a house concert I did. I use open G on Mystery Train, but I'm playing it 'cross-tuned', meaning that I'm not in the key of the tuning. The song is in the key of F#, which is the v7chord of B.....(open G capoed 4th fret is B). My friend, John Monteleone, used to play Foxglove when I first met up with him back in the early 70's! Regards, Howard http://www.howardemerson.com/
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05-30-2007, 03:53 AM
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here's one of my faves....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pxEK...elated&search= and very simple too...
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