Open D vs standard tuning: Open D gives you the drone and vibe, standard can fake the chords but loses the sound

Open D lets you play major chords with one finger and keeps low D and A ringing into every chord, creating a slightly unstable, ringing sound. Standard tuning can replicate the chord progression, but the voicings and vibe are completely different because the open strings are doing most of the work.

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