Guitar Reset: C9 Tuning

Are you feeling stuck in standard tuning? Ready for something new and different to get your creative juices flowing? In this series, Greg walks through his own journey out of standard tuning and into the beautiful world of C9. You'll be amazed at what changing a few pitches will do to your guitar!

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Guitar Reset: C9 Tuning

About this course

Are you feeling stuck in standard tuning? Ready for something new and different to get your creative juices flowing? In this series, Greg walks through his own journey out of standard tuning and into the beautiful world of C9. You'll be amazed at what changing a few pitches will do to your guitar!

What you'll learn

  • Play the chorus section with proper chord voicings
  • Master the squeeze technique for bass runs
  • Transition smoothly between complex chord voicings in C9 tuning
  • Understand and apply Roman numeral chord analysis to the progression
  • Develop power strumming technique with thumb and finger pick coordination
Release date: 06/27/2017 • 4h 29m runtime
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Sample lessons
The Water Is Wide: Building Off of What We Know
The Water Is Wide: Building Off of What We Know
Making Small Things Bigger
Making Small Things Bigger
Jericho Road: IV Chord Variations
Jericho Road: IV Chord Variations
Simulated Twelve String
Simulated Twelve String

What's included

35 lessons • 33 charts

Introducing C9 Tuning
Greg kicks off his series telling a little about himself and introduces the C9 tuning.
Introducing C9 Tuning
Greg kicks off his series telling a little about himself and introduces the C9 tuning.
Getting in Tune
Greg walks through the transition from standard into C9 tuning. The guitar is under a lot of tension, so be sure to follow his instructions!
Icarus - Your First Chord
It's time to start playing! In this lesson, Greg introduces his song, Icarus, and uses it as an opportunity to start using your first chord in the C9 context.
Icarus - The Second and Third Chords
In this lesson, we'll be looking at the 2 minor chord as well as the 5 chord for Greg's song Icarus.
Icarus - Putting it All Together
As Greg wraps up this section of the series, focused on the song, Icarus, we will look at the 4 and 6 chords in our progression. It's time to put the whole song together and review what we've done so far.
The Water Is Wide: Building Off of What We Know
After a quick recap of what we've learned so far, Greg introduces his C9 arrangement of The Water Is Wide. He also takes a closer look at fingerpicking technique.

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