Open E Tuning - Mapping the fretboard Paperback – January 4, 2026

Open E Tuning – Mapping the FretboardMore than just a major barre chordOpen E tuning is often treated as a shortcut—great for slide guitar and big open chords—but it offers far more depth than that. Open E Tuning – Mapping the Fretboard is a practical guide designed to help guitarists truly understand and visualize the fretboard in open tunings.Rather than relying on memorized shapes or box patterns, this book builds a clear, flexible framework based on triads, allowing you to see how notes, chords, and melodies connect across the entire neck. The goal is not just to play shapes, but to know where you are.Written for Open E tuning and fully applicable to transposed versions such as Open D, Open Eb, and Open C, this book treats the guitar as a transposed instrument, helping you avoid relearning the fretboard every time you tune down.Inside the book, you’ll explore:How to map the fretboard using triadsClosed and open-voiced triads across all string setsPractical ways to visualize chord tones in real musical contextsMajor and minor pentatonic scales built directly from triadsNavigating the neck vertically, horizontally, and diagonallyPractice ideas that connect theory to actual songs, not just exercisesSong-based studies including House of the Rising Sun, Isn’t She Lovely, and I Don’t Need No DoctorThe book emphasizes learning through music: understanding melodies, exploring multiple voicings, studying harmony, and improvising with intention. Exercises are kept purposeful and adaptable, encouraging you to apply concepts to songs you already love.Whether you’re coming from standard tuning and want to expand your musical vocabulary, or you’re new to open tunings and want a clear, structured approach, this book will help you make the fretboard feel smaller, more logical, and more musical.Imitate. Assimilate. Innovate.This is not a book of licks—it’s a roadmap to understanding. Read more