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b0b


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Post  Posted 28 Oct 2004 2:16 pm    
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Has anyone every tried anything like this?
1  E

2 C
3 A
4 G
5 E
6 Eb
7 C#
8 C
9 A
10 F
Just an idea...

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Jennings Ward

 

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Post  Posted 28 Oct 2004 6:10 pm    
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Hellon b0b, I recieved the Bradshaw Chord Book today. Thank you so much, I didn,t expect it.....A donation check is in the mail to you..... Thanks again...Jennings

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Travis Bernhardt

 

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Post  Posted 28 Oct 2004 6:31 pm    
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That's interesting. Lots and lots of chords really close together, and a "chromatic" section for really tight voicings or fast melody playing. The logic behind the C# is well known, but what are your reasons for choosing to add an Eb, as opposed to say a high G or D? (I can think of lots of good reasons for it--it gives you another dom7 chord, for one--but I'm curious as to your reasoning.)

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b0b


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Cloverdale, CA, USA
Post  Posted 28 Oct 2004 7:25 pm    
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The C6th pedal tuning has a pedal that lowers E to Eb. I use it a lot to work from an F9 tuning. It just occurred to me that I use the Eb with the low F a lot more than I use the E with the low F, and that's why I don't usually include a low F in my non-pedal tuning.

Also, the Eb note would give you things like a Cm6 and an Am7b5 to work from - very hip chords! This is a real "skip grip" tuning, but I've never had a problem with that...

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HowardR


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Post  Posted 28 Oct 2004 7:58 pm    
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Interesting tuning b0b. Thanks.

I see that you've also gone to a "charcoal relief" for your moniker.

Very artsy indeed! May be tough to mimic...
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Travis Bernhardt

 

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Post  Posted 29 Oct 2004 12:13 am    
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Yeah, I don't really understand the worries about having to skip strings. In my opinion, anything beyond a straight open G (or D, or whatever) is a "skip-grip" tuning. If you've got a sixth or a seventh in there--or even a third sometimes, although not in the same way--you already have to select your grips carefully. You can't really play a C6 tuning the way you might play a straight open C (in terms of rhythm playing), so why not add a few more strings to skip?

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Don Joslin


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St. Paul, MN
Post  Posted 30 Oct 2004 3:32 pm    
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Hi b0b -

Seems to be an extremely versatile tuning. I mapped it out on Guitar Map and there are an extraordinary number of shapes available without slants. This is actually very cool stuff. I'm certainly going to keep this handy for when I am able to have/build a 10 string.

Don

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Dan Tyack

 

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Olympia, WA USA
Post  Posted 1 Nov 2004 6:06 am    
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I like it!
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Karl Oberlander

 

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Austin, Texas, USA
Post  Posted 4 Nov 2004 1:21 pm    
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I was wondering what to do with my second neck on the Alkire D-10. Now I know. I'll try this one Bob. From what everyone is saying it should prove useful. Probably more useful than the Alkire tuning I have been looking at on the front neck.

Thanks,

Kobe


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Jeff Au Hoy


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Honolulu, Hawai'i
Post  Posted 4 Nov 2004 1:30 pm    
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The rootless 9th on strings 2, 3, 4 and 6 seems cool.

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Karl Oberlander

 

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Austin, Texas, USA
Post  Posted 5 Nov 2004 11:37 am    
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Jeff,

How can you have a "rootless" 9th if you don't have a root to count to 9 from??? Inquiring minds want to know!

Kobe

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