Intro to Open-G Tuning, “Spanish Fandango”: Part 3: Variations

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Intro to Open-G Tuning, “Spanish Fandango”

Intro to Open-G Tuning, “Spanish Fandango”: Part 1

Intro to Open-G Tuning, “Spanish Fandango”: Part 2: Basic Arrangement

Intro to Open-G Tuning, “Spanish Fandango”: Part 3: Variations

“Spanish Fandango” Play-Along Track

Intro to Open-G Tuning, “Spanish Fandango”: Part 3: Variations

In this video, Doug shows you some variations on “Spanish Fandango” that demonstrate some of the things you can do in open-G tuning, including how to play triads and the harmonized scale in sixths in open G. He also shows you how to play “Spanish Fandango” in 4/4 and in a Hawaiian slack-key style. (In Hawaii, open-G tuning is called “taro-patch tuning.”)

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