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Topic: Fudged baritone Weiss tuning: CGCEAC. What is it? |
Mark Evans
From: Colorado, USA
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Posted 9 Mar 2022 2:11 pm
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With my new RMSC stone tone bullets in hand, I’m finding single note explorations (and playing in general) to be a gas again
After dabbling out of open D into a D6 variant on my standard scale, I began. Messing with the Baritone - formerly tuned open C. I ended up twisting the strings to
CGCEAC
Has a flexible sound… but I have no idea what this tuning is (nothing on the net and I’m not as musically adept as most of you folks)
Anyone got any idea?
CGCEAC
Mark _________________ Larry Pogreba Baritone 'Weissenheimer
Late 30’s Oahu Tonemaster
Hermann Guitars style 1 Weissenborn
2017 Richard Wilson Style 1 Weissenborn |
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Allan Revich
From: Victoria, BC
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Posted 9 Mar 2022 4:13 pm
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Hey Mark,
The notes in your tuning C G C E A C, are C G E A
That makes it a C6 tuning
CEGA = root 3rd 5th 6th
Your tuning is 1 5 1 3 6 1
Same in D would be D6
D A D F# B D _________________ Current Tunings:
6 String | G – G B D G B D
7 String | G6 – e G B D G B D (re-entrant)
https://papadafoe.com/lap-steel-tuning-database
Last edited by Allan Revich on 9 Mar 2022 7:01 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Mark Evans
From: Colorado, USA
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Posted 9 Mar 2022 4:37 pm
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Allan Revich wrote: |
Hey Mark,
The notes in your tuning C G C E A C, are C G E A
That makes it a C6 tuning
CGEA = root 3rd 5th 6th
Your tuning is 1 5 1 3 6 1
Same in D would be D6
D A D F# B D |
Ha!
I’ve ‘backed’ into C6. Cool
Silly me… i need to book learn this stuff someday.
But some things are falling into place _________________ Larry Pogreba Baritone 'Weissenheimer
Late 30’s Oahu Tonemaster
Hermann Guitars style 1 Weissenborn
2017 Richard Wilson Style 1 Weissenborn |
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Mark Eaton
From: Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 9 Mar 2022 5:10 pm
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Not that it makes any real difference, but it’s actually this:
CGEA = root 5th 3rd 6th _________________ Mark |
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Allan Revich
From: Victoria, BC
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Posted 9 Mar 2022 7:00 pm
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Mark Eaton wrote: |
Not that it makes any real difference, but it’s actually this:
CGEA = root 5th 3rd 6th |
LOL! Whoops
Corrected. _________________ Current Tunings:
6 String | G – G B D G B D
7 String | G6 – e G B D G B D (re-entrant)
https://papadafoe.com/lap-steel-tuning-database |
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D Schubert
From: Columbia, MO, USA
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Posted 10 Mar 2022 9:10 am
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I occasionally use open E tuning with the 2nd string raised, a old-time Hawaiian 6th variant for lap steel and bottleneck guitar. I think they call it C#m7 in the old instruction books.
E B E G# C# E
D A D F# B D
C G C E A C
If so, your tuning is 4 frets lower, call it C6 or Am7 in the same scheme of things. |
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Mark Evans
From: Colorado, USA
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Posted 11 Mar 2022 4:24 pm
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I appreciate the info/education.
I’m more of a visual artist, but I keep my weisses nearby and mix it up.
Locating minor and 7th chords _________________ Larry Pogreba Baritone 'Weissenheimer
Late 30’s Oahu Tonemaster
Hermann Guitars style 1 Weissenborn
2017 Richard Wilson Style 1 Weissenborn |
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