https://modestwalrus.com/tags/louder-now/Recent content in Louder Now on Modest WalrusHugoen-usTue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://modestwalrus.com/music/new-american-classic-by-taking-back-sunday/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://modestwalrus.com/music/new-american-classic-by-taking-back-sunday/<h2 id="why-i-reacted-to-this-song">Why I Reacted To This Song</h2> <p>It&rsquo;s a softer side of Taking Back Sunday and the open G tuning gives it a sound all its own.</p> <h2 id="original-by-artist">Original by Artist</h2> <div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share; fullscreen" loading="eager" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qcL0RQiLVUs?autoplay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;end=0&amp;loop=0&amp;mute=0&amp;start=0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border:0;" title="YouTube video"></iframe> </div> <h2 id="fred-mascherino-guitar-lesson">Fred Mascherino: Guitar Lesson</h2> <div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share; fullscreen" loading="eager" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mAopkVTJY0M?autoplay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;end=0&amp;loop=0&amp;mute=0&amp;start=0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border:0;" title="YouTube video"></iframe> </div> <h2 id="about-this-song">About This Song</h2> <p>&ldquo;New American Classic&rdquo; appears on Louder Now, Taking Back Sunday&rsquo;s 2006 album. The guitar uses open G tuning (D G D G B D from low to high), which lets open strings ring out under the chords and gives the song its full, warm sound.</p>