Kahala Swing - C Diatonic - Video

Doug Beaumier · From: Northampton, MA

You may remember this video from two years ago... I wrote this tune as a demo for C diatonic tuning. Today I watched it again and I decided that it deserves a name, so now it's Kahala Swing! I posted it on YouTube today. Thanks for checking it out! Cool

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Andy Sandoval · From: Bakersfield, California, USA

Very nice Doug, and no bar slants? I really love the tone of that little Gibson too.

Doug Beaumier · From: Northampton, MA

Thanks Andy. No bar slants for this song. This tuning has the open notes of a C major scale (without the D). There is a half step interval (B, C) on adjacent strings so that allows for some nice scale runs that are not usually found on lap steel tunings. It's not the best all-round tuning IMO but it does have a lot of nice sounds and it requires some string skipping to avoid train wrecks!
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Andy Sandoval · From: Bakersfield, California, USA

Well you make it look easy Doug, keep em coming.

Mike A Holland · From: United Kingdom

Very nice Doug..........I cant make my mind up whether to have a go at that tuning. I suspect there may be a lot of work in controlling and damping unwanted string vibrations making the sound quite dissonant. Great sound as always!
Mike

Doug Beaumier · From: Northampton, MA

Thanks Mike! Yes, pick blocking is important with this tuning. If you retune from C6 youâ€™ll need to change strings 5 and 6, and possibly 4. It would easier to leave your C6 strings on and tune to a lower diatonic, like G# diatonic. That way you could experiment with the tuning without having to change strings.
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Joe Scherzi · From: New York, USA

Masterful playing Sir!
Very inspiring.

Doug Beaumier · From: Northampton, MA

Thanks Joe!
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