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Topic: E Diminished Tuning? |
Roger Shackelton
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MINNESOTA (deceased)
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Posted 19 Oct 2010 10:52 am |
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(correction)-> Are These The Correct Notes For The E Diminished Tuning?
1. E
2. C
3. A
4. E
5. C
6. A
7. E
8. C
Last edited by Roger Shackelton on 19 Oct 2010 7:51 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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chas smith R.I.P.
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Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 19 Oct 2010 3:24 pm
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Yes, although I would put an A on the bottom to be the root, except that you've only got 8 strings and you want an E on the top, so ignore everything I just said after, yes.
Everything changed, when I wasn't paying attention and right below me, the distinguished Mike Ihde has the correct answer.
Last edited by chas smith R.I.P. on 21 Oct 2010 1:30 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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Mike Ihde
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Boston, MA
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Posted 19 Oct 2010 8:25 pm
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| No, all you have is a standard C6 tuning. E diminished would have to contain the notes E, G, Bb and possibly Db. |
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John Ed Kelly
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Victoria, Australia
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Posted 19 Oct 2010 9:44 pm
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''No, all you have is a standard C6 tuning.''
?? .........In my book C6 = CEGA. By my understanding of simple theory the G needs to be included for the full sound of the chord.
Tuning your guitar to ECAECAEC is just Am........probably OK if all you want to do is simple stuff in a minor key. |
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Mike Harris
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Texas, USA
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Posted 20 Oct 2010 6:43 am
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| E diminished is spelled E G Bb |
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Guy Cundell
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More idle ramblings from South Australia
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Posted 20 Oct 2010 11:22 am
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chas smith R.I.P.
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Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 21 Oct 2010 1:33 pm
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| Out of curiosity, why would you want an (Eº) E diminished tuning? Then again, I play in a 6 piece noise band and the last time I was tuning up, I was reminded that tuning is for wimps.... |
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Mike Ihde
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Boston, MA
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Posted 21 Oct 2010 3:43 pm
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| Well, the Leavitt Tuning is a C# diminished tuning (low to high C#, E, G, Bb, C and D) and it allows you to play ANY jazz chord without slants so I think there's a lot of reasons for a diminished tuning. |
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chas smith R.I.P.
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Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 21 Oct 2010 3:56 pm
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| I need to put that on one of my guitars, Thank you! |
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John Allison
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Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 22 Oct 2010 5:23 am
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I've played around with raising the low C on my C13(Junior) for Bb, C#, E, G, A, C, E, G. Very handy for swing stuff with diminished passing chords and all sorts of very fat jazz and blues chords.
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John Allison
Allison Stringed Instruments
Austin, Texas
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