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Topic: Tuning 12 string. C6 Mainly. |
Mike Davidson
From:
New Mexico, USA
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Posted 2 Oct 2010 4:24 am |
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| I've got my C6 neck way out of whack on tuning. Is there a place to go to 'listen' to the tuning of an E9 12 string and C6 12 string? Can someone tell me a basic tuning for these including the octave #. Such as (ex) D2 or E3. My tuner shows octave and I need to get this in range. Newbie here. |
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Paul Crawford
From:
Orlando, Fl
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Dickie Whitley
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Posted 2 Oct 2010 12:55 pm
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Mike,
This may help in what you're looking for as far as E9th and anyone else feel free to correct if I screw up.
The first 4 strings on the E9th are above middle C, thereby making them Octave 4 (F#,D#,G#,E).
The next 5 strings are below middle C but not below the next C, so these would be Octave 3 (B,G#,F#,E,D)
The B at the bottom is Octave 2.
I stand to be corrected. Your mileage may vary. |
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Mike Davidson
From:
New Mexico, USA
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Posted 2 Oct 2010 2:59 pm
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OK much obliged. Of course this E9 is a 12 string so I'm show a G# and E below that B. Would they also be octave 2.
My E9 seems correct but my C6 is what is off. The C6 neck was missing a 1,2 and 10 string so I got off on the tuning and it went downhill from there. Thanks for that chart also. I started looking at it and I'm just too green to understand which one of those tunings would be either best or right for this steel guitar. |
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Paul Crawford
From:
Orlando, Fl
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Posted 2 Oct 2010 6:10 pm
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All of the 12 string C6th tunings seem to add one or more D strings to the standard Nashville 10 string tuning. Usually you have to choose between having a high G note, (used extensively in western swing), and the more modern D note used mostly for single string work. When you add a couple of strings, then you can have both worlds but you will need to decide where to add the extra strings. From the tunings I saw, some like to put a low D in the tuning in addition to the high D on top. Some like to put the D in the natural position between high C and E, others preserve C / E together and put both G and D above the E. It will certainly allow you to do some interesting things but you'll have to adapt your grips for most teaching material.
I think if it were me, I'd put strings 1-4 as C, E, G, D and throw in a lower D as my 9th string. On the other hand, the Sacred Steel guys have taught me the value of having two low E strings and lowering 1 to D on a lever. Just experiment and see what opens up for you. |
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Mike Davidson
From:
New Mexico, USA
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Posted 2 Oct 2010 7:19 pm
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| I spoke to the gentleman I got it from. He had removed strings 1/2 and used this as a 10 string tuned to A6. Knowing this I do have it sounding much better now. |
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