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Topic: The James Tuning for Lap Steel 6 String |
Roy Thomson
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Posted 7 Sep 2013 11:43 am |
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A few weeks ago Michael James came forth with a new tuning which is in a previous thread if you do a search.
The six strings go high to low: F--D--B--G--E--C
I call it the James Tuning as the man deserves the recognition. The link below directs to a short song of the Beatles "Here, There and Everywhere"
http://picosong.com/yXzr
If looking for some thing different and pretty then this is worthy exploring.
I am going to post tab for this solo arrangement for those interested.
Kudos to James. 
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Roy Thomson
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Posted 7 Sep 2013 11:52 am
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Don McGregor
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Posted 7 Sep 2013 4:54 pm
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G13th tuning?
Nice arrangement.
Interesting tuning.
Hmmm... |
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Dom Franco
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Roy Thomson
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Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 9 Sep 2013 12:16 pm
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I agree with Mike Ihde ..this tuning is CMaj7add9/11. (see previous thread)
I am not completely involved with it but it sure is on my list of tunings to pursue further. The two arrangements that I put forward on the Forum came quickly and I believe show promise. I hope more take an interest in Michael's set up.
RT
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Don McGregor
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Memphis, Tennessee
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Posted 10 Sep 2013 6:58 am
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hey Roy,
What previous thread?
I am often amazed by the way people choose to name tunings. I tend to think of a tuning as the simplest chord nomenclature that all the open notes apply to, and, since these notes do, in fact, make up G13 chord, missing only the 9th note to make it complete, that is what I would name it. However, more than once I have seen musicians with much more experience than I rationalize giving a tuning a totally different name than that which I would apply.
I realize I, too, would focus on different relative aspects of the tuning, depending on what key and chord we're in at any given time.
I'm not arguing. I just want to understand the process that one chooses one tuning name over another by. Thanks. |
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Roy Thomson
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Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Roy Thomson
From:
Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Don McGregor
From:
Memphis, Tennessee
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Posted 10 Sep 2013 9:52 am
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Thank you.
Following the threads help me understand better how these names were arrived at. What ever you call it, it is a very cool tuning.
I hope to spend some time exploring it soon. |
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