Open D Tuning Starting Mode in D

Open D Tuning
# b n n
# n
& #

*
D 0 3 5 6 7 9 10 12
A
F
D
A
D

*Moving blue note, played sharp

One-Chord Blues
Swing eighths
3 3
.
qr = qce
# # 4 j n j n
.
& 4 n


D
A 0 7 9 0
~
vib.
3 0 7 0 9 3 2 0 0
3 3

F
D 0
A 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0
D 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2 2

# # j j
3
n 3


n

& # n n
#
3

0 0 0 7 9 0 3 2 0 0 7 7 9 0 3 3
2 0
0 0 0 2
0 0
0 7 9 0 3 2 0 7 7 9 0 3 3 2 0
5
0 0

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 # . j

& # n
n # n


3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 3 3
0 3 3 3
0 3 0 0 0 3
0
0 2 2 5
0 0

# # j b b n n j 3
Turnaround

& b n
n n n n

3
0 6 6 5 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 6 5 5 3 3 0
6 6 5 5 3 3 0 0 0 0
0
0 3 2
3 0
3 2
3

# # n J n n
straight eighths

&

10 7 5 5 3 0 0
3 5

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 Taking It Up the Neck
Swing eighths

qr = qce n
# # 4 J n b


& 4
3

D 7 9 7 9 12 12 10 9 7
~~
9 0 3 5 6 6

5 3
A
F
D 0 0 0
A
D
0 0 0 0 0

j 3

## . j % n
&
n #


3 3 ~~
0 0
0
0
0 7 9 7 9
%12 12 10 9 7 9

0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
0
0 2 2 5
0 0 0

n b n j j 3

## %
3
n
3

&
3 3

%12 15 17 18 17 15 12 10 12 12
0 2
0 3 0
2
0
0 0
0
0 0 0 0

0
0 0 0 0

## n

J n % n J n .
& J J n n

12 12 12
10

10 8
0 % 7 7 10 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0
3 2
3 0

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 Adding Chords
Swing eighths
3 3
qr = qce D
# # 4 j n
3

& 4


D 0 7 7 9 0 3 0 7 7 9 0 2 2 2
~ 0
A 0
F 0
D 0 0 0
A
D
0 0 0 0

# j G
j
& # n n % n #
# g



3

3 3
0
0
0 0 0 0 0
0 2 5 5 % 7 3 2 0

0 2
0 3 0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
5
5
5
5
5
5
g 2
2
2
0 0 0 2 5 5 0 2

j j j
# # %
3 D

& n g n


3 3

5
5
% 7 2 0
2
0 0
0
0 0 0 0 0 0

5
5
5
5 g 0 2
0 3 3 0
2
0 0 0
5 0 0 0

j
3 3
A n G D
## % n
&
ggg

gg
J etc.

%10 7 5 7 0 5 7 2 0
3 5
5 7
7 ggg 7 5
5
gg
5
5
5
7
7 7
5
5 0

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 The Mixolydian Mode (Key of D)
#
& # n

D 0
A 0 2 3
F 0 1 3
D 0 2 4
A
D

String Pairs Open D Tuning

n
## n
&

10 9 7 5 4 2
12 10 9 7 5 3

Triplets
n
## n
&

10 0 9 0 7 0 5 0 4 0 2 0
12 10 9 7 5 3

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 Three-Chord Blues
Swing eighths

qr = qce
# # 4 j j j j
D

& 4
n

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
F
D
A
D
0 4
0 2 3 2 0
4 0 4
0 2

G
#
& # n


n

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 2 3 2 0
5 4 3 3
5
2 2

D A
#
& #


0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 4 0
0 4
0 2 5 2 0
4
0 4

#
G D j 3 A

3

& #

n b

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2
7
5
2 5 7
0
3 2 1
0 7
7

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 D
# n
& #


4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2

0 4
0 2
0 0 0 0 0 4
0 2

# n
G j

& #
#


3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
2 5
4 5 5 5
5 0
0 0 0 5 5
2 0
4 5 5 5

j
j # #
D A
# n
& #


0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0
7 7 7 6 7
0 7 7 6 7
0 4
0 2
0 0 0 7 7
7

G j D .
## j n
& n
b
b n r.h. harm.

0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 < 12 >
0
5 5 5 0
5 5 0
3 3 2 1
1 3 0

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 Melodic Style
Swing eighths
D n j j
qr = qce
# 4 j n n j

& # 4


D 10 9 7 9 0 10 9 7 10 9 7 9 0
A
F
D 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
D
0 0 0 0 0

G
# n j n
& #


3 2 0 0 5 5 5 3 3 0 0
2 4 5 5 5 2 2
0 0
0 0
0
5
5
5
5
0 0 0

D
j A j
## ..
&


0 0 0 7
5 2 5 7
5 7
0 0 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7

G % D
j j j

# # gg n .
&
n n


ggg
% 12 7 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

g 0
3 2
0
0

0 0 0 3 0 0

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 # n n. j

& # n n


12 12 10 0 9 7 3 0
10 12 12 0 2 0
10 12
12 0 7 0
10 12 12 10 0 0 0 0

j j j j j
# .. % n

& # n. g

3
0
3 5 % 9 7 5 3 2 0 5
5
5
5 5
5 0

0
3 5 gg 5 5
0 0 0 5 5 5

j

#
& #
j j


9 7 0 0
~
2 0 0 7
0 2 0 7 7
5 7 7 7
0 0 0 7 7
0 0 0 7 7

# # % n
j
b
j

& g n

% 9 3 0
2
0
2 5 5
0 ~ 0
gg 2 0
3 0
0

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 Cycle of Fifths Example
Swing eighths
3
qr = qce 3
# # 4 j # #
D G D
% n
3 3 3

& 4

# g
n n

~ 3
D
A
0 4 3 4 5 6 7 0 5
% 7 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
F
D 0
0 4 5
5 5 g 0
0
A
D
0 4 0
0 5 5 3 0
3
3
b j
G B 3

% n b
3
#
& # nn ## g n
gJ b n

3 J
0 0 0 0
3 4 5
5
5
5
5 % 8 3 2 0

0 5 g 8
8
8
7 5 3
0 0 0
3 4 5 8
8 8 8 0

##
D B 3 3 (E)
n # # n
& # ##
n

5
0 0 0 0 9 0
9
12 11 10 9 9
0 9 9 0 2 2 4 4 5 5 6 6
0 12 11 10
9
9
9
0 2 4 4 5 5 6 6

# # j % n
A D 3

& gg J
n b n
3
ggg
%7 9 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2

7 g 3 2 1 0 2
0
7 0 0

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 G Tuning Delta Blues
Swing eighths

qr = qce G b n b
#4 j
b j
b
& 4 b
b b b

J
D 5 12 11 5 5 15 11
B 12 0 12
G 3 0 12 3 0 0 0 3 0
D 0
G
D
0
0 3 0 12 3 0 0 0
0
0 3 0

C
# n
& b


b
b n
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 0 3 0
5 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 0 3 0
12 3 0 3 0
12 3 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
3

G j b D

3
# j b
3

& b
b n
b n
b
3
5 11
12
5 0
7
7
7
~
3 0 0 12 3 0 0 7 3 4
0
0 12 3 0 0 0 7 7 7 3 4

C G b
# n b b j
& J

5 0 3 5 12 11
5 0 3 6 5 3 12
5 5 6 5 3 3 0 12
5 0 0

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 String Pairs in G Tuning

# n # #
&

D 0 2 3 5 7 9 10 11 12
B 0 1 3 5 6 8 10 11 12
G
D
G
D


#

&

5 7 9 10 12 14 16 17
4 5 7 9 11 12 14 16

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 Melodic Concepts St. Louis Blues
Swing eighths

qr = qce
# 4 J
G
C
b G

# J
& 4 b
3 3
J 3

D 12 5 5 8 7 5 5
B 12 12 12 4 5 5 5 5
G 12 0 0 3 3 2 0
D
G
D
0

j
C
j b j
j #
3
# %
& g
J
~
0 3 4 5
5
5 5 5
5
5 % 8 7 5

0
0
0 0 4 5
5
5
t 5
5
5
0
5
g

j j D
j
G
# b n
&
.
0 0 7
4 5 0 0 0 7 7 7
0 2 4 0 0 0 7 7
0 7
0 0 0

j
# b b .
C C 3
J
# b

&
J
3
3 etc.
8 8 0 8 7 5 0 0 0
8 7 3 2
0 0 0 3 2 0 0 7 7
0 7
0 0 7

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 The Horn Sound Example
Swing eighths

qr = qce
# 4 n # n jb
G
j
& 4 J J J
3 3

D 0 2 0 2 5 5 3 2 0 2
~ 0 0 0 12 14 12 10 0 9 5
B 0 1 2 1 12 13 12 10 0
G 3 0 0
D
G
D
0

3
#
C b j b
% J
&


3 3

0 0 2 0 2 2 5 8 8 8 5 2 5 2 8 7 5 0 2
0
0
0 0 %g 1 0
0
1

0
0 0 5 gg 5

G
# . j j j D
b n

&
J . 3 3

5 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 2 0
0 3 2 0 0 0 2
0 0 0
0 0 0 2

j
# b b 3
C G 3

& n
b
3
8 7 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
3 2 0
3 2 0 0
0 3 2 0

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Lower Octave (G)
# j j
& n n
J J # n b b n
3 J 3 3
3

0 ~ 0 0 0
0 2 0 2 3 2 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 0
0 4 5 6 5 0 3 2 0 3 4

# j j j
(C)
b b

& n

3 3 3
3
0 0
0 1 1 0
0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 2 0
0 2 3 0 2 0 2
0 2 5 2 5

# j j j j
(G) (D)
n
& n # n

3 3 3
0 0 0 0
0 0
0 0 0 2 0
3 2 0 0 0 2 3 4 3 2 0 0 2
0 2 0

(C) (G)
# b n
& b J

b J
3
3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 17
~
0 0 0

3 3 3 3
~
2 0
2
0
0
3
3
0
3 2 0 0 0
0
0

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 Using Triplets
Right Hand
# 4 n # n n n #
& 4 .
3 3 3 3
T M I T M I T M I T M I

D 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 2 0 2 3 3 3 2 0 0 2 3 4
B
G 4 0
D
G
D

# n n
& .
3 3 3
T M I T M I T M I etc.
5 5 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 2 2 0 0
4 0

Left Hand
# n b . n .
& 44 b
3 3
I T I T I T I T

5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0
6 6
0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
0 0 0 0

# n b b . n .
b

&
3 3
I T I T I T I T

5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0
6 2 6
3 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0
0 0 0 0

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 Picking Style in D Payday
Swing eighths
Open D Tuning
qr = qce
# 2 j j
. .
& # 2
.


D 0 0 2 2 4 0 4 2 0 0 0
A 0 2 2 0 0 2
F
D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
D
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

j j
## . j j j .
& . .


4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 7
2 0 2 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

## w j j




&

0 0 7 9 9 7 0 0 2 4 4 4 7 7 0 0
0 0 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

j j
## . . .
&

4 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0
2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Blues in D Minor
Swing eighths Open Dm Tuning
qr = qce Dm 3 Gm j 3

4
3

3

&b 4 %
J
3

D
A
0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 5
5
5
% 7 3 2 0
F
D
A
0 0
0 5
5
5
5
g
D 0 0 5 5

Dm 3 3 3 3
j 3 3 3

&b b

3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0
0 3 3 3 3 2
0 3 0 0 0
0 0

Gm j 3 3
% bb
&
b J b
3

5
5
5
5 % 7 3 2 0 5
5
5 0 6 5 3 0

5
5
5
g 5
5
6 5 3 0

5 5 5

Dm 3

bb
3 3

&b
b

3
0 0 0 0 0 6 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
5
6 5 3 0 5
0 0 0 5
0 0 0 0
5
5

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 3 3
%
Am Gm 3
gg j b
&
b ggg
ggg 3

7 7
%10 7 7 ggg 55 5 6 5 3 0
7
7
g
7
0 ggg 55 5
5
3

7
7
7 7 7
ggg 55 5

Dm

&b ggg
n b gg
g
etc.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
5 12
ggg 12
0
3 2 1
0
0
0
0 12
ggg 12
12
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