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Ascoltare per credere: la potenza e le possibilità delle accordature aperte e alternative


I grandi chitarristi spesso si sono fatti notare per la loro capacità di andare oltre la normalità, e un modo ben collaudato di riuscirci comporta il superamento dell'"accordatura tradizionale" (Mi, La, Re, Sol, Si, Mi) in favore di sperimentazioni per accordature alternative e aperte. Sono accordature, dalle configurazioni più collaudate ad alcune più radicali e originali, che hanno aiutato molti grandi artisti a emergere nel corso degli anni e possono rappresentare un mezzo rapido con cui il chitarrista agli inizi della carriera può catturare l'attenzione dei suoi spettatori. La possibilità di variare spesso le accordature consente di accedere facilmente a strutture melodiche insolite o a parti in autoaccompagnamento che possono risultare estremamente difficili da ottenere con accordature tradizionali. Sono veramente in grado di suscitare l'attenzione dell'ascoltatore e hanno contribuito al successo di molti brani rock, blues, jazz e country nel corso degli anni, ed era difficile rendersi conto che questi brani non erano eseguiti soltanto affidandosi alle accordature tradizionali, almeno finché non si provava a suonarli.

Ecco alcuni esempi della potenza e delle possibilità delle accordature aperte e alternative.
Robert Johnson Robert Johnson
"Come On In My Kitchen" - Open A, with capo on first
"Cross Road Blues" - Open A, with capo on second fret
"Walkin' Blues" - Open A, with capo on second fret
"Love In Vain" - Open G
"Hellhound On My Trail" - E B G E B E

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Muddy Waters Muddy Waters
"Can't Be Satisfied" - Open G
"Rollin' and Tumblin'" - Open G

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Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin
"Kashmir" - DADGAD
"Bron-Y-Aur" - CACGCE
"The Rain Song" - DGCGCD
"When the Levee Breaks" - CFCFAC
"Friends" and "That s the Way" -- CGCGCE
"Black Mountain Side" - BADGAD
"In My Time of Dying" - DGDGBD
"Going to California" - Drop D

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Albert King Albert King
"Born Under A Bad Sign" - CFCFAD or CBEGBE
"Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong" - CFCFAD or CBEGBE

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The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones
"Honky Tonk Woman" - Open G
"Brown Sugar" - Open G
"Tumbling Dice" - Open G, with capo on fourth
"Street Fighting Man" - Open D
"Start Me Up" - DGDGBD
"You Can't Always Get What You Want" - Open E, with capo on eighth

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Eric Clapton Eric Clapton
"Rollin' and Tumblin'" - DGDGBD
"Running On Faith" - DGDGBD
"Motherless Child" - DGDGBD

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George Thorogood George Thorogood
"Move It On Over" - Open G
"Bad to the Bone" - Open G

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The Black Crowes The Black Crowes
"Twice as Hard - Open G
"She Talks to Angels " - Open D

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Jimi Hendrix Jimi Hendrix
"Hey Joe" - Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
"Little Wing" - Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
"Voodoo Child" - Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

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The Replacements The Replacements
"Sixteen Blue" - Open E, with capo on third
"Answering Machine" - Open A, with capo on second
"Valentine" - Open G
"Merry Go Round" - Open E

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Joni Mitchell Joni Mitchell
"The Circle Game" - DGDGBD
"Little Green" - DGDGBD

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Son Volt Son Volt
"Driving The View" - CGCGCD
"Carry You Down" - DGDGBC

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Soundgarden Soundgarden
"Burden In My Hand" - CGCGGE
"Pretty Noose" - CGCGGE

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Metallica Metallica
"Invisible Kid" - G# C# F# B D# G#
"St. Anger" - CGCFAG

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Neil Young Neil Young
"Cinnamon Girl" - Double Drop-D
"Ride My Llama" - Double Drop-D
"War Of Man" - Double Drop-D

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Bob Dylan Bob Dylan
"Meet Me in the Morning" - Open E
"It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" - Drop C, with capo on fourth

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Other Songs:
Drop-D - DADGBE
"Can't Find My Way Home" - Blind Faith
"Mobile" - the Who
"Dear Prudence" - The Beatles

Double Drop-D - DADGBD
"Black Water" - Doobie Brothers
"Ohio" - Crosby, Stills & Nash
"You Don't Have to Cry" - Stephen Stills

Open G - DGDGBD
"Easy to Slip" - Little Feat
"Squeezebox" - the Who
"Fearless" - Pink Floyd
"Twice As Hard"

GGDGBD
"Daughter" - Pearl Jam