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Jim Fogarty


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Phila, Pa, USA
Post  Posted 24 Sep 2023 6:53 pm    
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Hey,

I started out playing straight guitar slide for years, before exploring steel. I play a lot of C6 non-pedal, and was wondering if anyone's experimented with using 6th-based tunings for slide? Obviously, most slants are out, but it seems like there would be a ton of other possibilities.

Thoughts? Experiences?
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K Maul


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Hadley, NY/Hobe Sound, FL
Post  Posted 25 Sep 2023 4:08 am    
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I think Ry Cooder used D6(Bm7) on a few tunes, as have I. DADF#BD. Possibly it was E6 like Sol Hoopii. I have that option with a guitar I have outfitted with a Stringtone device. It gives me G,D&D6.




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D Schubert

 

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Columbia, MO, USA
Post  Posted 25 Sep 2023 3:30 pm    
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I will occasionally retune from open D to D6 by raising the second string from A up to B.
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Matt Sutton

 

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New York, USA
Post  Posted 23 Oct 2023 9:20 am    
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Hi Jim,
yeah, all the time. My acoustic is generally tuned D-A-D-F#-b-e, though there are a couple tunes running C-A-C-G-b-e. Also came from a bottle-neck background- with high action there's plenty opportunity to fret behind the slide.

Matt
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