Should new guitarists start out with an open tuning?
[Editor’s note: The first six Sounding Board entries below are in response to a question I posed in my April 2024 Woodshed column: Is it OK for new guitarists to start with an open tuning, just so they can hit the ground running and play something “musical” right out of the gate — or should everyone start with one of the more traditional routes? And yes, I’m paraphrasing a bit... —DF]
I just read your Woodshed piece in GW Vol. 45, No. 4. I started playing many years ago on a baritone ukulele, learning basic chords from a Mel Bay book.
When my hands were big enough to play a.