To do this, tune into open G by dropping the sixth ... Though not as commonplace as its major counterpart, G minor tuning is used in many songs including John Renbourn’s The Mist Covered ...

Open G tuning is an alternate tuning favored by Keith Richards and requires the guitar to be tuned to D-G-D-G-B-D. To retune into open G from standard tuning, drop the sixth, fifth and first ...