Keith Richards Guitar Tuning Isn’t His Only Secret!
Keith Richards’ guitar secret weapon is equal parts gear and music theory. It’s not just Micawber that Eric Clapton gave him. He uses open tunings on his Fender Telecaster, but KEEF and The Rolling Stones don’t stop there. We dive into some details here on how open tunings can create stones magic.
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It would not work without Ron Wood and I disagree, a Telecaster is the weapon of choice for Stones music.
I also some times tune the low e string to a g as well. Gives a lot more resonance.
5 strings, 3 chords and a prayer, oh and Micawber.
As a kid, I heard that Keith removed the "E" string. So, I tried it and it sounded awful. Why, because I took off the high E string. ha ha ha
There are no secrets. Guitarists don't have secrets. He just did what he had to do. Everybody should just find out what is yours to do…
I played a lot of Stones music and I always kept the E on, just didn’t hit it. And if I quickly played a Stones song I even kept the high-E and just dropped the A down to G and also not play the high E some times playing the 8th by just stretching my pinky. But the high E (high D) only rings out in certain songs. For actual stones sets I had an open G but with the E on there, it sometimes even a thinner E like a .32 tuned to D so it wouldn’t be so floppy. But it didn’t really do anything so I just kept the .42 E and not hit it.
And then you grow up and start playing real music, like heavy metal and you drop everything a semi tone until you hear Iron Maiden and you need a regular tuned guitar again. And before you know it you have 10 guitars with 5 different tunings ????Because you also need that drop-D but try that with a floating trem… nope and I need to be able to pull up on my trem as well. ????That’s how guitar becomes expensive quickly ????
Regarding 5 string open G tuning, Tom Petty once said the Keith got there first and got all the best stuff…..
Keith's use of 5 string open G tuning is integral to the Stone's sound. But the real secret weapon is his understanding of the principle of "less is more". Basic creative foundation to build a song on. No one does it better.
If you tune it to G , then how do you play chords as you used to on normal tuning ???
Very Interesting take on a portion of KR's approach
Brian Jones did it before Keef did it
Just don't play that string
He's aware. He talks at length about it in interviews from the 70's. His old tech called it a bluegrass tuning. That tech actually made a few 5 stringers to spec for Keith. Ronny has one, actually intercepted on its way to Keith and Mick even likes them.
The low E can be a liability in a thick mix with two guitars, piano, bass.
Been playin' for 40 years and I wish I had learned this earlier….. The MOST important thing on Keith's sound and music is what is behind the guitar…….. His heart and soul!!!
A true commitment to Rock and Roll!
well its a well known fact that these tumings were from black old blues guitarists…it was a secret before the 50s
Open G is a banjo tuning. Some old time players adopted it to guitar, as well as other open tunings. Keith was dabbling with open E and capos before Ry Cooder showed up. Did Ry influence Keith to go open G? Absolutely. Did Keith refine open G by removing the 6th string to avoid damping? Absolutely. It it led to that big sound he has gotten. Do whatever you want on guitar as long as it sounds good
Well , It was not Bryan Jones, Not Ryan Cooder's Keith Richards influence for open G . It was me that left Brazil with a yellow Telecaster missing E string tuned open G and I Said Keith please dont tell to anyone that I did teacher you how to play this way .???? END OF ALL THIS.????
I've been playing Open G primarily since Summer of 1990, and never have had any inclination to take off the lowest string, as there are chords available with that string (the lowest E chord being an example) that are quite useful. You just deaden it with your thumb the rest of the time. Obviously, though, Keith has made the most of the 5 strings, and it's his own style. I can see where he'd think it gets in the way. It's just another indication of Keith Richards being an innovator and the great guitarist he really is.