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Topic: Chord accompaniment |
Ashoke kumar Das
From:
West Bengal, India
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Posted 17 Oct 2013 4:30 am |
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| I want to use my 12 string steel for chord accompaniment such as spanish ggtuitar or piano. |
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Dom Franco
From:
Beaverton, OR, 97007
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Posted 17 Oct 2013 5:11 am
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You will need a tuning that at least offers Major and minor chords to accompany most songs.
A good start is a 6th tuning (A6, C6 etc.)
since this gives you majors and minors and is sometimes strum-able.
I took the basic A6 tuning and added strings at the top and bottom to give me 7th chords, Diminished, and augmented as well as the major and minors.
I am now able to play nearly every song using full sounding correct chords as the songwriter intended.
On a lap steel without pedals.
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=220966&highlight=
Is this what you are talking about?
Dom
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Ashoke kumar Das
From:
West Bengal, India
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Posted 18 Oct 2013 2:14 am Tunning arrengment
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Well Dom
I have got some idea.u have given me the 2group of 6tunnings. now tell me setting of tunning. From 1st to 12 string i want to know note name along with string gauge. |
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Dom Franco
From:
Beaverton, OR, 97007
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Posted 18 Oct 2013 4:16 am
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Tuning Hi to Low:
F# .014
D .020p
A# .024
G .028
E .016
C# .020p
A .026
F# .030
E .034
C# .040
B .046
G# .052
(The D, A# and G are lower in pitch than the E)
These "re-entrant" strings are very easy to get used to, and familiar to anyone who plays E9 pedal steel.
The string gauges are just a guide... I often use a string one size bigger or smaller depending on what I have on hand. Especially on the fatter wound strings, you can go much larger than suggested for a guitar. I like the strings tight so the bar won't bend them out of tune.
I know it seems weird to have fatter strings above the high "E" and you will have to file the grooves in the nut deeper to keep the string tops level.
But having a nice full augmented triad, or a full diminished chord, is really worth it to me!
Dom 
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Ashoke kumar Das
From:
West Bengal, India
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Posted 19 Oct 2013 11:29 pm Setting for accoustic
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| Thanks for ur help.Now i want to know these strings gauge r for accoustic lap steelguitar? |
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Ashoke kumar Das
From:
West Bengal, India
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Posted 19 Oct 2013 11:39 pm String gauge
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| Dom,already i have given u a massage for asking the string gauge weather it is suitable for accousic lapsteel. |
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Dom Franco
From:
Beaverton, OR, 97007
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 28 Oct 2013 8:36 am
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| we would love to see a picture of your instrument. please send to us one. |
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