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Topic: The Tuning That’s Lower Than D, and Higher Than D? |
Allan Revich
From:
Victoria, BC
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Posted 16 Dec 2020 4:09 pm |
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C Major! CGCGCE
It’s kinda the opposite of its cousin, C6. Whereas C6 is a close tuning with loads of versatility, C major is huge range tuning, with much less versatility otherwise.
It is however, a heck of a lot of fun for playing blues and rock. I suppose if one were so inclined it would make a fine lap steel tuning for metal too!
Anyone else like to use this tuning?
I have my 7 string tuned eCGCGCE
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Current Tunings:
6 String | G6 – e G D G B D
7 String | G6 – e G B D G B D
https://papadafoe.com/lap-steel-tuning-database |
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Bill McCloskey
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Posted 16 Dec 2020 4:27 pm
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| Any example of you playing it Allan? |
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Allan Revich
From:
Victoria, BC
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Posted 16 Dec 2020 5:39 pm
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| Bill McCloskey wrote: |
| Any example of you playing it Allan? |
Sure Bill!
In a few days, I’ve just started using it.
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Current Tunings:
6 String | G6 – e G D G B D
7 String | G6 – e G B D G B D
https://papadafoe.com/lap-steel-tuning-database |
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D Schubert
From:
Columbia, MO, USA
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Posted 17 Dec 2020 8:58 am
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| That's a good tuning for bottleneck and fingerpicking too. Used by Richard Thompson for "52 Vincent Black Lightning" and other tunes. Retune the first string to Eb or D for certain occasions. |
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Allan Revich
From:
Victoria, BC
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Posted 18 Dec 2020 10:46 am
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An interesting effect of this tuning, is that it really only works well in the key of C. Going lower is going to result in either a floppy 6th string, or a really fat one. Going higher will result in a high string that is either really skinny, or prone to snapping.
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Current Tunings:
6 String | G6 – e G D G B D
7 String | G6 – e G B D G B D
https://papadafoe.com/lap-steel-tuning-database |
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David Knutson
From:
Cowichan Valley, Canada
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Posted 18 Dec 2020 1:47 pm
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That C tuning usually lives on my square neck Dobro. I use heavy gauge phosphor-bronze strings (14 - 59) and get a very nice, beefy tone. I really only use it for solo gigs, when I'm singing and wanting a good, rhythmic bottom end to go with whatever I might be doing up top. I sometimes drop 1st string to Eb, or 2nd down to Bb.
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Allan Revich
From:
Victoria, BC
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Posted 21 Dec 2020 9:14 pm
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I’ve been enjoying spending time with this tuning. It’s more versatile than I thought it would be. The C5 on 5 strings gives a lot of variety for minor key “faking”, and minor 3rds sixes and sevens are easy to locate for single string work. The seven string version lends itself to some wicked big strums for louder, harder, blues playing.
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Current Tunings:
6 String | G6 – e G D G B D
7 String | G6 – e G B D G B D
https://papadafoe.com/lap-steel-tuning-database |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 22 Dec 2020 10:48 am
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Leo Kottke used those intervals alot -- detuned below C to Bb or A -- on his early records, especially on the 12-string
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6aUWCSh4Cw
Last edited by Jack Hanson on 22 Dec 2020 3:44 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Bengt Erlandsen
From:
Brekstad, NORWAY
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Posted 22 Dec 2020 3:44 pm
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Interesting tuning but it wont fit my style of playing as I neeeeeeed minor 3rd interval somewhere in the high range of whatever the tuning might be. IF you play blues stuffs you will find that for any of the dominant 7th chords there, 9 of the chromatic notes will harmonize nicely with a minor 3rd above while the last 3 chromatic notes will be kinda happy with a major 3rd above. For ease of remembering... the b7 , 7 and Root like a major 3rd above, the rest of the notes...minor 3rd is the thing.
B.Erlandsen
Framus D8 and a handful of 6 string acoustic/dobro for non pedal slide. |
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