Open D tuning 'Brady Clark Tuning'is an open tuning for the acoustic or electric guitar. The open string notes in this tuning are: DADF#AD. It uses the three notes that form the triad of a D major chord: D, the root note; A, the perfect fifth; and F#, the major third.

When the guitar is strummed without fretting any of the strings a D major chord is sounded. This means that any major chord can be easily created using one finger, fretting all the strings at once (also known as barring); for example, fretting all the strings at the second fret will produce an E major, at the third fret an F major, and so on up the neck.

Open D tuning is very popular with slide guitar (or 'bottleneck') players, as it allows them to play complete chords using the slide. This tuning is also used for regular (non-slide) guitar playing. The full and vibrant sound it produces - particularly on an acoustic guitar - also makes it ideal for fingerstyle playing.

Many new chord shapes and sounds are available with open D tuning. It can offer a strong compositional element that produce markedly different tonal qualities than standard tuning. The full range of major and minor chords, with all their extensions, are available to the player. Many well-known guitarists have used this tuning at some point in their career. For example, Bob Dylan's album Blood on the Tracks was first recorded entirely in Open D tuning. Richie Havens, Joni Mitchell, and Jason Swain have all released recordings featuring this tuning as well.

Don't confuse open D tuning with drop D tuning.

Recordings with the D-A-D-F#-A-D tuning

Will Ackerman Ely -
Alice In Chains Over Now -
Kokomo Arnold Milk Cow Blues -
Duck Baker Leavin' Home -
Duck Baker Mother's Advice -
Duck Baker Pretty Fair Miss -
Duck Baker Sittin' On Top Of The World -
Barbecue Bob Diddle Da Diddle -
Robbie Basho Variations On Easter -
Blind Blake Police Dog Blues -
Rory Block Mama's Stray Baby -
Luka Bloom Girl -
Luka Bloom If I Were a Carpenter -
Luka Bloom Little Martha and me (instrumental) -
Luka Bloom No Surprises -
Luka Bloom This is for life -
Gregg Cagno 39 In Requiem -
Gregg Cagno Mandolin Moon -
Gregg Cagno Mandolin Moon -> Look at the Wind Blow -
Gregg Cagno Ode To Mrs. Claus' Joy -
Gregg Cagno Ode to Mrs. Claus' Joy -
Gregg Cagno We are Each Other's Angels -
Sam Collins Slow Mama Slow -
Ry Cooder Paris, Texas -
Ry Cooder Thirteen Question Method -
Peppino D'Agostino Bella Donna -
Ani DiFranco Anticipate -
Nick Drake One Of These Things First -
John Fahey Poor Boy A Long Ways From Home -
Blind Boy Fuller Little Woman, You're So Sweet -
Ed Gerhard Howl -
Ed Gerhard Isa Lei 01 First guitar
Ed Gerhard Isa Lei 04 Ed Gerhard's Hawaii
Ed Gerhard Slide Improv -
Ed Gerhard Willy O'Winsbury: 01 First guitar
The Goo Goo Dolls Let Love In -
Stefan Grossman Brownsville Blues -
Stefan Grossman God Moves on The Water -
Stefan Grossman John Henry -
Stefan Grossman Sitting On Top of the World -
Stefan Grossman Vestapool -
Richie Havens Freedom -
Mississippi John Hurt If You Don?t Want Me -
Elmore James It Hurts Me Too -
Blind Willie Johnson Dark Was The Night, Cold Was On The Ground -
Blind Willie Johnson God Moves On The Water -
Blind Willie Johnson Keep Your Lamp Trimmes And Burning -
Blind Willie Johnson Nobody's Fault But Mine -
Nick Katzman Tin Silver -
Leo Kottke Corinna, Corinna -
Leo Kottke Itchy -
Adrian Legg Irish Girl -
Furry Lewis Kassie Jones -
Eric Lugosch Marching Through Georgia -
Mississippi Fred McDowell Lord, I'm Going Down South -
Mississippi Fred McDowell You Got To Move -
Blind Willie McTell Wake Up Mama -
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi -
Joni Mitchell Blue On Blue -
Joni Mitchell Both Sides Now -
Joni Mitchell Cactus Tree -
Joni Mitchell Chelsea Morning -
Joni Mitchell Come In From The Cold -
Joni Mitchell Come To The Sunshine -
Joni Mitchell Conversation -
Joni Mitchell Court And Spark -
Joni Mitchell Dreamland -
Joni Mitchell Free Man In Paris -
Joni Mitchell Get Together -
Joni Mitchell Gift Of The Magi -
Joni Mitchell I Think I Understand -
Joni Mitchell Judgement Of The Moon And Stars (Ludwig's Tune) -
Joni Mitchell Just Like Me -
Joni Mitchell Man From Mars -
Joni Mitchell Night In The City -
Joni Mitchell People's Parties -
Joni Mitchell Pirate Of Penance -
Joni Mitchell Shiny Toys -
Joni Mitchell Slouching Towards Bethlehem -
Joni Mitchell Solid Love -
Joni Mitchell Strange Boy -
Joni Mitchell You Turn Me On I'm A Radio -
Sam Mitchell Motherless Children -
Sam Mitchell Nobody's Fault But Mine -
Sam Mitchell Rainy Day Blues -
Pierce Pettis Swimming -
Kelly Joe Phelps Footprints -
Chris Proctor Bach to Ireland -
Chris Proctor Bach to Scotland -
Chris Proctor October's Window -
Chris Proctor Solstice -
Tampa Red Boogie Woogie Dance -
Preston Reed Basta Pasta -
Preston Reed Bye Bye Boo Boo -
Preston Reed Fun with Wally -
Preston Reed Last Scene in September -
Preston Reed Southern Exposure -
Preston Reed Tiny Time Pills -
Preston Reed Wirewhip -
REO Speedwagon Time For Me To Fly -
The Rolling Stones Street Fighting Man -
Fred Sokolow Furry's Train -
Third Eye Blind Graduate -
Third Eye Blind So High and Solo -
Third Eye Blind Surfacing Submarine -
Buzz Turner Afternoon In Chiapas -
Josh White Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dying Bed -
David Wilcox Kindness -
David Wilcox Mighty Ocean -
David Wilcox Miracle -
David Wilcox Never Enough -
David Wilcox Wildberry Pie -
Rev Robert Wilkins That's No Way To Get Along -