Alternate tunings
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Alternate tunings
Looks like we lost the old thread in the crash... Been going through a song learning phase and concentrating on Neil Young, so got the telemaster in double drop D, it's a great sound, really digging it!
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Re: Alternate tunings
No surprise that double Ds please the JBs.
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I'm all about the big tittehs!hamo wrote:No surprise that double Ds please the JBs.
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Cool story, bro.jeremyb wrote:Looks like we lost the old thread in the crash... Been going through a song learning phase and concentrating on Neil Young, so got the telemaster in double drop D, it's a great sound, really digging it!
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You're off my Xmas card list Cabrera!
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jeremyb wrote:You're off my Xmas card list Cabrera!
Thank fuck I'm an atheist then. But no, seriously, you didn't ask anything or... I just didn't know what to reply!
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Re: Alternate tunings
Have you seen this guys lesson of cinnamon girl? It's in that tuning, and sounds great!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERDnkmG9wzg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWwcexgIEbM
I need to warn you though - if you learn this song your 5e3 gas will become uncontrollable!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERDnkmG9wzg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWwcexgIEbM
I need to warn you though - if you learn this song your 5e3 gas will become uncontrollable!!!
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Thats one I'm learning at the mo!! And yes, the 5e3 gas is already well past uncontrollable, its been brewing for years and this year I shall have one!AiRdAd wrote:Have you seen this guys lesson of cinnamon girl? It's in that tuning, and sounds great!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERDnkmG9wzg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWwcexgIEbM
I need to warn you though - if you learn this song your 5e3 gas will become uncontrollable!!!
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Re: Alternate tunings
I just discovered double drop-D recently too when I learned Midnight Rider by the Allman Brothers.
It also works well for an acoustic version of Collective Soul's Shine.
My favorite alt tuning is open E. I love playing Black Crows' She Talks to Angels.
Open G is cool too, especially for the Stones.
It also works well for an acoustic version of Collective Soul's Shine.
My favorite alt tuning is open E. I love playing Black Crows' She Talks to Angels.
Open G is cool too, especially for the Stones.
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Ok, since we're sharing, my standard tuning for the bass these days is DGDG (I imagine on guitar it would be DGDGBD)
I love the drone capabilities, almost as good as the White House's.
I love the drone capabilities, almost as good as the White House's.
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Re: Alternate tunings
Another cool tuning is open Am: EAEACE. It's not real common, but there are lots of interesting possibilities. You can also leave the third string on G for an open Am7. It can be limiting (works best obviously for Am and Cmaj), but you can work with triads on the top three strings while droning with any of the bottom three for some really cool voicings.
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Re: Alternate tunings
I can't even play in standard tuning....
But I like mucking around in plain old drop D or drop C for chunky fun.
But I like mucking around in plain old drop D or drop C for chunky fun.
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Re: Alternate tunings
love me some open / alternate tunings!
ive had the most luck from a song writing perspective in the following:
DADGAD
CGCFCD
CGCGCE
C#G#C#G#C#C#
ive had the most luck from a song writing perspective in the following:
DADGAD
CGCFCD
CGCGCE
C#G#C#G#C#C#
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