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James Inkster

 

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Ukee, BC
Post  Posted 18 Mar 2010 3:39 pm    
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Hi guys,

For some unknown reason I've always enjoyed playing my lap steel in open D... but i also love playing slant chords.

I rely quite heavily on a one fret forward slant on strings 1 and 3...
ie:
0-2-4-5-7-9-11-12
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0-1-3-5-7-8-10-12
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-----------------
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I also occasionally play a reverse slant on strings 3 and 5...
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--1--3-----------
------- etc -----
--2--3-----------
-----------------

I've dabbled on an alternating one and two fret forward slant on strings 2 and 3, but find it a bit tough to keep in tune.

Can anyone recommend any other bread-and-butter slants for this tuning, or a resource i could peruse?

thanks!
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Steinar Gregertsen


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Post  Posted 18 Mar 2010 4:07 pm    
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3-note I-IV-V progression on strings 2, 3 and 4 (starting at the 5th fret just as an example):

I IV V
5 7 9
5 6 8
5 5 7

3-note dominant 7th on the top three strings, string one being two frets below the major chord position, fret 9 in this case:

7
6
5

Split slant on the top 3 strings will give you a minor triad:

7
7
6

Move the same split slant down to strings 2, 3 and 4, and you have a maj7 triad over the same root.

Play around with the chord calculator on this site:
http://www.looknohands.com/chordhouse/guitar/index_rb.html
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Steve Cunningham


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Atlanta, GA
Post  Posted 18 Mar 2010 5:12 pm    
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Here's one I like...

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-----------11-------
---------10---------
-------9------------
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In open D, this could be D7#9, Ab13, or Ebm13, and is movable, of course. The only catch is that none of the notes are roots, so you need to "visualize" the root on another string.
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Tom Gray


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Decatur, GA
Post  Posted 18 Mar 2010 7:41 pm    
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You can make tritones with a reverse slant on strings 2 and 4. For instance, here's a D7-G7 change (with an open first string):

----0---0----
----3---2----
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----4---3----
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Also, you can walk tenths with reverse slants on strings 3 and 6:

------------------------------------------
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----0---1---3---5---7---8---10---12---
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----0---2---4---5---7---9---11---12---
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James Inkster

 

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Ukee, BC
Post  Posted 18 Mar 2010 9:38 pm    
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Awesome!
These are great guys! I've been in a bit of a rut lately and this is sure to help me along a bit further...

thanks!
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John Billings


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Ohio, USA
Post  Posted 19 Mar 2010 9:10 am    
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In D tuning, or E for that matter, (it's just gonna have a different name), using the "nose" of your bar, fret the 3rd and 4th strings at the 10th fret, and fret the 5th string at the 9th fret.
--D (or E)
3rd-12th fret-F#
4th-12------D
5th-12------A

--D9th, (or E 9)
3rd-10th fret-E
4th-10------C
5th--9------F#
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Mike Neer


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NJ
Post  Posted 19 Mar 2010 10:30 am    
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Steve Cunningham wrote:
Here's one I like...

--------------------
--------------------
-----------11-------
---------10---------
-------9------------
--------------------

In open D, this could be D7#9, Ab13, or Ebm13, and is movable, of course. The only catch is that none of the notes are roots, so you need to "visualize" the root on another string.


Ah, the genderless chord! As Steve knows, learn this chord and you will unlock the myseries of Jazz and become a superstar.
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James Inkster

 

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Ukee, BC
Post  Posted 19 Mar 2010 11:51 am    
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More good ones! Thanks guys...

Do you guys play regularly and/or primarily in D (or E) tuning?
I always debate about whether I'm better off sticking with it (i like it) and learning it inside/out, or if in doing so i'd be shooting myself in the foot long-term because I'm thus unfamiliar with seemingly more popular C6...

thanks
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Bill McCloskey

 

Post  Posted 19 Mar 2010 12:53 pm    
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James, I play exclusively open d/e. I, like you, feel there is enough meat on the bones with this tuning that I won't exhaust it in my lifetime.
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Steinar Gregertsen


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Post  Posted 19 Mar 2010 2:03 pm    
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Open D, E and G for me, G6 if I want a "6th" tuning.
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John Billings


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Post  Posted 19 Mar 2010 2:13 pm    
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My posting from a different thread about Blues. I do play Hawaiian songs in this tuning also. Not that great for Western Swing though.
"Eight stringers are great for Blues! I use an "extended" bottleneck G tuning
1.-?--?
2.-G--1
3.-D--5
4.-B--3
5.-G--1
6.-D--5
7.-G--1
8.-D--5
You can put whatever you like on the first string, an F, an E, etc. What this tuning gives you is sorta two tunings in one. Strings 8 through 3, are standard bottleneck G tuning, with the added high root, G, on string #2. But you also have the "equivalent of E or D tuning on strings 7 through 2. The between string intervals are the same as E or D tuning.
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Tom Gray


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Decatur, GA
Post  Posted 19 Mar 2010 2:49 pm    
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D and low-bass G for me, at least on stage, with a few variations for special songs. I can get back and forth between those tunings quickly on a single six-string guitar. (I'm trying to keep things simple.) I play both C6 and E13 at home, but tighter-voiced tunings don't fit the sound of our band or my role in it.
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Aaron Brown

 

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Massachusetts, USA
Post  Posted 24 Jun 2022 10:47 am     Open D slant chords song examples
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Hi Folks, I realize this thread is kind of old. Anyone have good examples (audio or tab) of the slants in context of a song? I’d find it really helpful.
Thanks!
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Bill McCloskey

 

Post  Posted 24 Jun 2022 11:02 am    
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Anything by Billy Robinson https://youtu.be/vbyMAnhFyl8
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Mike Neer


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Post  Posted 24 Jun 2022 6:38 pm    
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Both Steinar and Tom Gray are no longer with us and they are missed.
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