My Controversial Keith Richards Video

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Blue, thanks for doing this video and for all your work. I’ve been in a Stones tribute for 25 years and have lost count of the amount of times someone from the audience feels it’s useful to come up at the end and say “good gig but you forgot about Keith’s 5 string thing” or “I noticed you played in standard tuning”. Yawn. Yes that’s because unlike in Keith’s world where he gets a handed a different guitar ready to go for each and every different song he plays…I don’t have a guitar tech doing this for me. It’s essential for the energy and flow of the gig to kick in from one song to another and I’d rather do that and get very close to the sound than faff around with different tunings to achieve essentially the same result. I play one guitar all gig for 2 hours, with a back up if needed. My conclusion, and thanks for raising it too, is that yeah it is lazy playing tuned to a chord and removing a string. But I suppose lazy in a good way in that it makes those songs that work with 5 string open G just easier to play while prancing around on stage. Thanks again Blue, keep up the great work!

Playing in other tunings is a great way to reinforce your knowledge of standard tuning. It forces you to consider the notes you play instead of following patterns and fingerings mindlessly.

I loved your first video and I’ve watched it many times and I love this one too! I’m still struggling to figure out how to play minor chords in this tuning though :/

A great welsh guitarist, Deke Leonard used open G but tuned the low E up to G , so there were 2 low Gs ! His Les Paul sg had a twist in the neck because it was left in that tuning for many many years ! 😊

Hey another great Video! Found it interesting to understand but I still do everything in Standard Tuning. I feel my time practising is better spent on playing things I will use most of the time.. that’s just me but again, thoroughly enjoyed this and you have a great sound/tone! Tks

Best thing about open G (which is covered here) is that three strings stay the same. Where this can really help is if you get mixed up, play on those strings & get your bearings

Great video man. What gauge strings do you use on your strat and tele most of the time? I use 9s on my strat. Would 9 or 10s be better for the strat. Thank you for your time.

great topic, well explained as usual, thanks. What a great sound it is. By the way, I've been searching for some videos of you performing live, but not finding much. Can you point us "fans" in the right direction.

Great video Blue... lots of fun

Was watching your vid (I've got a 5 string in G for Keef's stuff) and @ ~9:12 your little Westie came strolling in - he (she?) looks just like my late Willy the Westie! Was really glad to see that doggy walking in just like Willy would have. MADE MY DAY! Thanks! BTW I have another guit in E for Gimme Shelter. Did they do it in G?

Thankyou for lesson, I actually like to play The Rolling Stones songs just on the D, G and B strings and it still works fine.

I agree with you Blue, I like the standard tuning version more, because it's more practical. But alternate tunings are fun to get you out of a rut. Hey I really like your sense of humour too. You made me laugh. I found this this video just as entertaining as it was educational. 😆🎸 Bottom line is we all love Keef and the world is a better place thanks to him.

Another great lesson Blue. I’m going to tune one of my electric guitars to open G tuning. And about Keith and not soloing, he had Mick Taylor in the band in the early days. And Mick is a monster guitar player. So Mick did the solos until he left then Ronny took over.

Thanks Blue...nice one!

Great stuff, thanks, Can you please indicate the amp and settings you are using.

It is actually very easy to solo in open G. For instance at the 7th fret 4 of the scale shapes are the same. Plus open strings. Picking notes out of the one finger bar shapes. Can hammer on and off of a one finger bar!! Does not get any simpler than that.

I really like the sound of the "third Keith", cool, interesting sound 👍I recently bought myself a Telecaster just because of Keith Richards and Luther Perkins, my all time guitar heroes🙂

I use that open G about 30 years now, but with 6 strings. E- down to D. Full blast telecaster sounds like an Orchester

Your videos are awesome.