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Comment by Uncle John on March 3, 2015 at 1:54am

Thanks for the kind words and porta-potty.

Comment by Clock The Wolf on March 2, 2015 at 10:13pm

Great tone!

Comment by onesixtwocbgs on March 2, 2015 at 8:05pm

Very nice Unc, great looking and sounding guit, great playing and singing, and great info. Your a true gem of the nation!

Comment by ProfWaldo on March 2, 2015 at 7:06pm

Thanks Uncle John ! :-))

Comment by Uncle John on March 2, 2015 at 10:37am

Well, Wes,  GDG is better with jumbalya.  

Comment by Uncle John on March 2, 2015 at 10:24am

Thanks, guys.  You that know it and like it, spread the word.  Those that don't know it, consider trying it.

Scruggy, read the text below the video.   This tuning is an open G as is GDg.   Both can be played with slide.  DGB is better for finger chords and you can play in any key.    GDg  or DAd (open D) are better for slide and considerably harder to finger chord.

DGB is easier and generally better for playing folk, Gospel, old timey, blue grass.   GDg and DAd are better for a lot of blues and rock.  

Chord chart?   Look at a standard six string guitar or 5 string banjo chord chart.  Just use the DGB portion.   If someone can do even a few finger chords on standard six or banjo, it is an easier skill transfer.   For someone who has never finger chorded, playing in the key of G is easy to learn.  Open G chord.  Easy 2 finger C and D7 chords.  No long finger stretches!   Good for old or small hands.  

Also with DGB, you can play a lot of minor chords with one to 3 fingers and no long finger stretches.  

Plus DGB tastes better with chicken.

Comment by Scruggy on March 2, 2015 at 10:03am

are most two finger chords apart from a few bar chords?

Comment by Scruggy on March 2, 2015 at 10:01am

so why everyone harping on about dgd tuning? or is that tuning good for slide and DGB better for easy fingering?

is there a chart for these chords somewhere?

Comment by AGP # on March 2, 2015 at 9:27am

Nice 'Uncle John', you are the Encyclopedia of CBG information.

Comment by Bad Finger (Eric) on March 2, 2015 at 9:20am

Hey look!  It's why I like 5 string tuned GDgbd.  :)

GDg

Dgb

Dgbd

. . .

I'm just starting to figure out the Dgb 3-finger shapes and they are surprisingly easy to strum even with the G and d strings bracketing them.

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