Stephen Abruzzo
From:
Philly, PA
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Posted 25 May 2010 3:14 pm |
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In another thread (TUNING/CHORD CONSTRUCTION), I wondered about a dom G7 chord and whether the flat 7 should be on the top or bottom. Several people replied and in that time, I wondered about the 2 remaining strings.
I came up with (lo-to-hi) this tuning, C/G7...........C-E-G-B-D-F......and, much to my surprise, look at all the chords in G I can hit with NO slants at all, and no gaps between strings:
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CHORD STRINGS FRET
G 6-5-4 7
G 4-3-2 0, 12
G7 4-3-2-1 0, 12
Gmaj7 6-5-4-3 7
Gm 5-4-3 3
Gm7 5-4-3-2 3
G6 5-4-3-2 0, 12
Gdim 3-2-1 8
G13 6-5-4-3-2-1 0, 12
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You can forward slant to grab the root and 2 inversions of the Gaug chord on strings 3-2-1 beginning on the 3 string at frets 0 (12), 4 and 8.
Seems pretty versatile to me. That being said I would probably take it down 3 semi-tones to..........A-C#-E-G#-B-D....to make it less high strung on the top strings and to give a bit more bottom end.
So, I guess this would be A/E7 tuning?
Comments appreciated.
My apologies as in the typing area, the chord/strings/fret were clearly separated and after I submitted it, the thing bunched up and I don't know how to fix it. |
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Mark MacKenzie
From:
Franklin, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 26 May 2010 5:35 am
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I think thats a cool idea, Stephen. What comes to my mind is that the tuning is very close to B11 except with the 3rd string raised a half step.
C-E-G-B-D-F would be the same intervals as B11 if it were: C-E-G-Bb-D-F .
Good idea I will try on my B11 to get some major 7-9 sounds. That tritone B-F looks extremely useful. |
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