John Fahey tuning...

Chris Drew · From: Bristol, UK

Hi, can anyone tell me what his kona's tuned to for this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3V6XoadThk

Thanks,
Chris.

Oh, scratch that, I think it's C#,F#,C#,F#,A#,C#.
What wold you call that?

basilh · From: United Kingdom

I must have been asleep !!
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Gary Anwyl · From: Palo Alto, CA

C#,F#,C#,F#,A#,C# is just the standard Low G tuning (DGDGBD) tuned down half a step. Chances are it was tuned to Low G but was a little flat.

Gary Anwyl · From: Palo Alto, CA

Here's a clip from 1969 of him playing a Kona. It's probably the same one he played in the 1978 clip. It's also tuned to Open F#. He probably always tuned it half a step low on purpose.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcR_npDy6CQ

Gary Lynch · From: Creston, California, USA

Here's a photo of a very young Fahey.

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