Open Tunings?

Hi Brian, I was going to write that we never used open tunings in our own music when I suddenly thought back of recording “Waiting For The Waiter”. Of course! I can’t remember what tuning I used exactly but I definitely tuned my Dobro to an open chord when doing all the slide parts. But I’m pretty sure that’s the only time we used it on a record so far.

We’ve played around with open tuning when we learned some fingerstyle pieces over the years, especially back in highschool. It’s fun, it’s satisfying, things sound great 😉 When it comes to songwriting I am normally a big fan of modulating keys which is a bit trickier with open tunings but that doesn’t mean that I won’t give writing with it a go sometime.

I like what you said about it being helpful in a writer’s block. I agree, playing around with things you’re not used to, changing up the tuning, the instrument, etc … great ways to get new ideas and break out of a rut.

Hey… If this is the same David Wilcox, I’m thinking it is, my 2nd older bro got to meet him one time after a gig he played here in Ottawa , Canada and had a pint or two with my bro and autographed a napkin or was it a coaster… Whatever it was, it was signed by David, for I recall seeing it on my brother’s wall down in the basement of our former rec room converted into his bedroom, he was stoked to meet him at the time…. Lol???