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Topic: 8 string C6 copedent |
Scott Duckworth
From:
Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 1 Jan 2014 8:14 am |
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Thinking about building a 8 string lap / console. As for a C6 copedent, what would you recommend.
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Garry Vanderlinde
From:
CA
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Posted 1 Jan 2014 10:19 am
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Some of us prefer:
E
C
A
G
E
C
A
F
It makes it easier to go to all the different tuning like A6th, C13th, B11th, C6/A7th. that have an E note on top.
Bobbe Seymore has a great instruction video in this tuning.
And if you're used to C6th pedal guitar it makes an easy transition. |
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Jack Aldrich
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 1 Jan 2014 10:34 pm
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I mainly use a C13 with a high G (from bottom) G Bb E G A C E G. I've been fooling around with "Adventures in Paradise" with this tuning: G C# E G A C E G. It give really rich chords which are cool for this song. Thanks to Alan Akaka for help. I move the 7th string around a lot, though - mostly Bb but sometimes A or C or C#. - Jack
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Carter & ShoBud D10's
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Chris Scruggs
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 6 Jan 2014 12:16 am
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C6/A7
E
C
A
G
E
C#
C
A (bass note) |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 6 Jan 2014 4:31 am
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| Chris Scruggs wrote: |
C6/A7
E
C
A
G
E
C#
C
A (bass note) |
This really is a great tuning if you are into playing boogie woogie and New Orleans style music, too. I use it to sometimes get that Professor Longhair kind of thing.
I like what you do with it, too.
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 6 Jan 2014 8:31 am
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I like the C6th tuning with the E on top.
You can retune to an A6th or a C#m7 and use the same strings. Or you can do something like this:
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Burney Warren
From:
Arkansas, USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2014 11:24 pm tuning
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hey fellas,
i'm new here and learning from this. I just wanted to say thanks.
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Emmons 8-String Lap Steel
Vox Volume Pedal
Vox Valvetronics Amp
Fender Stage Lead Amp (used with Albert King by Keith Green)
Digitech Istomp
medicine bottle/1" copper pipe/Stevens Bar... |
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Jean-Sebastien Gauthier
From:
Quebec, Canada
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Posted 10 Jan 2014 8:18 am
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| Chris Scruggs wrote: |
C6/A7
E
C
A
G
E
C#
C
A (bass note) |
Thanks Chris for this great tuning! Im a big fan of you and Kayton Roberts and you make me think about selling my pedal steel and focus on lap steel! |
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Jean-Sebastien Gauthier
From:
Quebec, Canada
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Posted 12 Jan 2014 1:43 pm
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| Chris can you tell what gauge you use for the low A please? |
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Burney Warren
From:
Arkansas, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2014 3:04 pm
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Hey yall,
I'm a beginner lap steel guy and I accidentally found that:
F
C
A
G
F
C
A
F (bass note)
fits the band that I'm playing with. I do not know my guages or what this tuning is called, but it works for me right now. Any help identifying what this tuning is called would be great. Also, if yall could recommend a guage for this, I'd be grateful. Take care!
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Emmons 8-String Lap Steel
Vox Volume Pedal
Vox Valvetronics Amp
Fender Stage Lead Amp (used with Albert King by Keith Green)
Digitech Istomp
medicine bottle/1" copper pipe/Stevens Bar... |
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Scott Duckworth
From:
Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 12 Jan 2014 5:26 pm
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Looks like a variant of a C6 tuning... this one is close...
D
G
E
C
A
G
E
C
A
F (bass string)
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Don McGregor
From:
Memphis, Tennessee
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Posted 17 Jan 2014 1:22 pm
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I would call this an F9 tuning, myself, as it has nothing in it except the notes in an F Major triad plus G, the ninth note of an F Major scale.
Here's a link to John Ely's string gauge chart, which should point you in the direction of what strings to use.
http://tinyurl.com/k23dusc |
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Steve Ahola
From:
Concord, California
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Posted 18 Jan 2014 11:35 am
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| Don McGregor wrote: |
| I would call this an F9 tuning, myself, as it has nothing in it except the notes in an F Major triad plus G, the ninth note of an F Major scale. |
I am no expert on this but I would call it an F/9 or Fadd9 as there is no b7th (Eb).
Steve Ahola
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Steve Ahola
From:
Concord, California
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Posted 18 Jan 2014 11:46 am
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| Chris Scruggs wrote: |
C6/A7
E
C
A
G
E
C#
C
A (bass note) |
Is this what you use for one neck on your Dual Professional? If so how do you tune the other neck?
Steve Ahola
P.S. Thanks again for the heads up on the $100 Dual Pro at that music store in Santa Cruz a few years ago. I had the pickups rewound and it sounds great!
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Edward Meisse
From:
Santa Rosa, California, USA
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Posted 2 Mar 2014 5:11 pm
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D (chromatic) E-C-A-G-E-C-A from high to low.
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