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Topic: Our Town - Iris Dement key of A |
Jon Bathmaker
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted 28 May 2016 10:43 am |
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Hi All,
Some of you may (or may not) recall me, I am a lap steel newbie (to say the least) who restored a single neck 54 Stringmaster (the guitar that Leo never made) a few years ago.
Anyway, our band is working up Iris Dement's Our Town in A (A, D, A, E) and I've decided to try the rhythm *chords* on the Stringmaster as I currently don't have any guitars that are set up for slide work. I'm writing to ask if you have any idea for a suitable tuning for the key of A or any other helpful hints. Thanks, your help will be much appreciated.
Best regards,
Jon Bathmaker |
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Peter Lindelauf
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Penticton, BC
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Posted 28 May 2016 2:35 pm
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A6 tuning. C# E F# A C# E. Open, you have three A chord inversions. At the fifth fret, D, with same inversions of course. And at 7th fret, E chord. That tuning is low to high. Same strings as a C6 set (when ordering strings) tuned C E G A C E. That's what I'd do, in any case.
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Jon Bathmaker
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 28 May 2016 4:04 pm
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Hi Peter,
That sounds pretty easy (which is important!) I'll give it a go. Thanks much.
The Stringmaster is an 8 string guit, do you have any suggestions for the other two strings?
Best,
Jon |
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Peter Lindelauf
From:
Penticton, BC
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Posted 28 May 2016 5:58 pm
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Looks like you would add a low F# and A. Here is a link to an 8-string set you can buy via the Forum. My lapsteels are all six string.
http://www.steelguitarshopper.com/products/SIT%C2%AE-A6th-or-C6th%2C-pure-nickel-wound.html
Love that Iris DeMent tune. Good luck with it. Nice thing about the 6th tuning(s) is that you have both major and minor chords in the straight bar position.
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Jon Bathmaker
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 28 May 2016 6:14 pm
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Thanks. My guitar is now tuned to A6 and it seems OK. I had to tune down from C13 so I'm unlikely to break any strings.
Best,
Jon |
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