Tuning

I started blogging cause I liked the idea and it seemed cool and stuff, but now I don't know what to write about. Since I know having a blog is useless unless you blog, I had to come up with something to write about.  Other than the fact that my day seemed to last an eternity, the only thing interesting I can think about is this new tuning I used on my guitar.  For anyone who doesn't know me, I am really terrible at guitar, but I like the way it sounds and I like pretending I know how to play it (not a poser, but close).

Anyways, I really like this new tuning because it sounds good pretty much regardless of anything I do, I can strum open strings, sounds great, use one fret on one string, still sounds great, randomly press down frets and strings? STILL sounds great.  Basically this tuning makes it super easy to sound great, the downfall however is that the variety of playable chords is severely limited (doesn't really affect me because I only play like 2 chords anyways).  Another thing I like about it is that it is relatively easy to tune to it and then back to regular tuning, which makes me feel like a pro. Like many simple things, this tuning concept got me thinking about it's applications in life.  Using a tuning like DADGAD may make a beginner sound like a professional, but only in a very limited sense, it's basically a short cut.  In life, often times taking short cuts and looking for the easiest way to be great with little to no effort leaves us in a very limited place.  There are some options that seem right when they are presented simply because they will simplify life or get us where we think we want to be faster.  Often times these end up limiting what we can do in life, especially for God.  I find myself going back and forth on whether or not a choice I am about to make is right because I don't think I can always trust myself.  I think a lot of times my reasoning is overpowered by the obvious easy (while generally flawed) option and jump onto that for a while only to realize it doesn't go anywhere; there's no room for growth.  Playing guitar with DADGAD tuning can make me sound great with very little effort, but it severely cripples the variety of music I can make and limits me to the same 4 or 5 chords, whereas regular tuning takes more work but has a lot more possibilities.  I tend to lean towards the easy and quick options in life instead of working and being patient to reach the more rewarding result.

In other news, it's LITERALLY raining cats and dogs outside (not literally) and I am going to bed.