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Nathan Guilford


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Oklahoma City
Post  Posted 1 Dec 2015 1:49 pm    
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What in the world do I do with the top 2 strings? I can add a D and a G to the top, but then I've got another string too. My guitar has no changes on those two top ones, so....what would you do? (other than sell it and get a 10 string...you jokers Rolling Eyes )

Thanks for any suggestions

Nathan
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Richard Sinkler


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Post  Posted 1 Dec 2015 2:07 pm    
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I would have the G on string 3. The D string on string 1. B on string 2.
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Ken Pippus


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Langford, BC, Canada
Post  Posted 1 Dec 2015 3:01 pm    
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I like Richard's thinking. G plus two diatonic reentrants.
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Tom Gorr

 

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Three Hills, Alberta
Post  Posted 1 Dec 2015 6:16 pm    
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Excellent question. ..

Anyone have an opinion on adding a D near the middle like this. .bottom to top:

CFAC D EGACEGD

I really want that D but am concerned it will ruin my muscle memory.
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Jim Smith


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Midlothian, TX, USA
Post  Posted 1 Dec 2015 9:40 pm    
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I have an F and a D on top, so my strings from top to bottom are FDGECAGECAFC.
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Jim Smith


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Midlothian, TX, USA
Post  Posted 1 Dec 2015 9:44 pm    
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Tom Gorr wrote:
Excellent question. ..

Anyone have an opinion on adding a D near the middle like this. .bottom to top:

CFAC D EGACEGD

I really want that D but am concerned it will ruin my muscle memory.

I do that with a pedal, like Buddy did for a while. F-A, A-C, and C-D.
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Earnest Bovine


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Los Angeles CA USA
Post  Posted 1 Dec 2015 10:51 pm    
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Tom Gorr wrote:
Anyone have an opinion on adding a D near the middle like this. .

I have 2 D strings on mine, not re-entrant
here:
http://b0b.com/tunings/ebovine.html#C6
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Earnest Bovine


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Los Angeles CA USA
Post  Posted 1 Dec 2015 10:55 pm    
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Actually I made a couple of changes since then
(LKV and P10)
Tab:

  LKL  LKV  LKR  4   5   6   7    8    9   10    RKL   RKR

G                           -F#
E  -Eb     +F                         ++F#
D                    +Eb          -C#
C      -B           ++D
A               +Bb                             -Ab   +Bb,++B
G                       --F -F#
E  +F      -Eb                        ++F#
D                                 -C#
C      -B                             
A               +Bb                       
F                           +F#   -E      ++G
C                          ++D  ---A


but I still don't play it. I took it out once this year and played for about 20 minutes and gave up. So maybe it's a bad tuning.
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Jim Palenscar

 

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Oceanside, Calif, USA
Post  Posted 1 Dec 2015 11:18 pm    
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Here is the 12 string C6th tuning that Buddy was fooling with:
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Ian Rae


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Redditch, England
Post  Posted 2 Dec 2015 2:14 am    
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There is one other option for a left-over 12th string, and I can't remember who did it, which is to have a sub-bass F at the bottom.
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Robbie Daniels

 

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Casper, Wyoming, USA
Post  Posted 2 Dec 2015 6:31 pm    
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I play a Carter D12 and a non-pedal 12
My pedal C6 from top to bottom is DGECAGECAFCF
My non-peda; from top to bottom is DBGECAGECAFC
I find this array works for the style I play.
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Tom Gorr

 

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Three Hills, Alberta
Post  Posted 2 Dec 2015 11:41 pm    
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Doug: can you put a finger on what you don't like about your coped?

Jim: thx for Buddy's copedent. Did he give any opinions on what he thought of that double C?
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Jeff Harbour


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Western Ohio, USA
Post  Posted 4 Dec 2015 8:24 am    
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Ken Pippus wrote:
I like Richard's thinking. G plus two diatonic reentrants.


That is what Reece did for his non-pedal tuning...
D B G E C A G E C A F D (top to bottom).
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chas smith R.I.P.


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Encino, CA, USA
Post  Posted 4 Dec 2015 1:34 pm    
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I have a few 11-string guitars with C6:

G
E
C
A
G
E
C
A
G
E
C

My 12-string tuning is for E9 non-pedal:

F#
D#
G#
E
C#
B
A
G#
F#
E
C#
B
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Christopher Woitach


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Portland, Oregon, USA
Post  Posted 4 Dec 2015 5:12 pm    
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My Bb6 S12 is:

1 C
2 G
3 F
4 D
5 Bb
6 G
7 F
8 D
9 Bb
10 G
11 Eb
12 C

Not sure why you'd need a reentrant maj7 when there's several ways to get it with the pedals, but I do have one on my 12 string non pedal
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