We have a series of lessons that will teach theory and technique by looking at some pretty easy and well known songs. What we're going to do one these pages is to take the next logical step in moving from being a strict beginner to being a well-rounded guitarist. This will eventually cover a lot of different topics. The very word theory conjures up images of geometry class, or worse, physics lab. Scarier, when you put the word music in front.
Music is supposed to be fun, carefree, an expression of our feelings.
Music is not science. When playing the guitar there are only three types of tuning that can be used. They are standard tuning, open tuning and alternate tuning. This article is the first of two parts about the use of open tuning. However, they are important and valuable tools.