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Topic: 7 String Tunings Master List |
Allan Revich
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Posted 12 Nov 2020 12:14 am |
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I thought it would be nice to have reference here on SGF with a list of all the seven string lap steel tunings that players are using. I'll do my best in this first post, but please add any that I miss. Let's try for consistency to post one tuning per line, and all tunings from low to high, using lower case for reentrant strings.
Open A. E A C♯ E A C♯ E
A6/B♭. B♭ C♯ E F♯ A C♯ E (Bobby Koefer9)
A6. A C♯ E F♯ A C♯ E
B♭6/G7. G B D F G B♭ D (Jerry Byrd tuned down)
B11. B C♯ D♯ F♯ A C♯ E
Cm6. A Eb G A C E♭ G (Bobby Koefer)
C6/A7. A C♯ E G A C E (Jerry Byrd)
C6/A7. C C♯ E G A C E (Jerry Byrd)
C6. C E G A C E G
C6. G C E G A C E
C6. C G C G A C E
C6. a C G C G C E
C diatonic. E F G A B C E (Jerry Byrd)
C13. B♭ E G A C E G
C13. B♭ C E G A C E
Open D. D F♯ A D F♯ A D
D6. b D A D F♯ A D (reentrant)
D6. D A B D F♯ A D
D6. D A D F♯ A B D
D/Dm. f D A D F♯ B D (D over Dm, reentrant)
D13. c D A D F♯ B D (reentrant)
Open E. E G♯ B E G♯ B E
E6. c♯ E B E G♯ B E (reentrant)
E6. E B C♯ E G♯ B E
G. D G B D G B D (Russian standard tuning)
G6. G B D E G B D
G6. D G D E G B D (low bass)
G6. E G B D G B D
G9. D G B D F A D
GM9. D G B D F♯ A D
GM9. G B D F♯ A B D
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Current Tunings:
6 String | G – G B D G B D
7 String | G6 – e G B D G B D (re-entrant)
https://papadafoe.com/lap-steel-tuning-database
Last edited by Allan Revich on 12 Mar 2023 12:38 am; edited 21 times in total |
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Allan Revich
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Victoria, BC
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Posted 12 Nov 2020 9:21 am Tunings from Facebook Group
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B D E G B D F#
C D E G B D F#
From Fred Bova
https://www.facebook.com/groups/steelbenders.
He calls them "G Hexatonic"
Last edited by Allan Revich on 20 Aug 2022 12:44 pm; edited 3 times in total |
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Tom Dillon
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La Mesa, California, USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2020 9:28 am
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Eric Dahlhoff
From:
Point Arena, California
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Posted 12 Nov 2020 9:58 am
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C6: A C E G A C E
I really like the A on the bottom
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Fred
From:
Amesbury, MA
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Posted 12 Nov 2020 10:19 am
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| A6. Bb C# E F# A C# E (Bobby Koefer - A6 add 9?) |
This one is A6/F#7 just like C6/A7. It's easier to see if it's written
A# C# E F# A C# E |
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Allan Revich
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Victoria, BC
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Chris Templeton
From:
The Green Mountain State
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Posted 28 Mar 2022 6:39 pm
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Now that everyone has put pen to paper, so to speak, why not head over to Hawaii, with Radio Garden, and make some sense of all your wonderful notes:
http://radio.garden/visit/honolulu-hi/DmcW9wFe
(Allan, I enjoyed playing at The Halfway, in Saanich/Victoria. Tele master, Redd Volkaert, sat in one night. Wow!)
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"The Tapper" : https://christophertempleton.bandcamp.com/album/the-tapper
Soundcloud Playlist: https://soundcloud.com/bluespruce8: |
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Nic Neufeld
From:
Kansas City, Missouri
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Posted 1 Apr 2022 12:08 pm
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A very minor alteration of the high G C13 above is like Jules C13 but without the lowest C. Better for folks who are used to using the low C and having E on top.
Bb C E G A C E
Fmaj7/G13 (got this one from Alan Akaka)
G B D F A C E
6 1 3 5 7 (FM7, +6)
1 3 5 b7 9 11 13 (G13)
Functionally it is a lot like B11 (discordant 7th/9th and more on the bottom end, sweeter sounding 6th on the top strings...but with an added major 7th) if you added a top string to standard B11. This one maps out really nice for a 7 string as compared to an 8 string...on an 8 string an extra string on either bottom or top doesn't strike me as very useful.
For completeness my theoretical B11 adaptation...call it B13, or AMaj7/B13...same basic harmonic options as above but in a different key:
B D# F# A C# E G#
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Allan Revich
From:
Victoria, BC
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Posted 19 Apr 2022 5:18 pm
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| Chris Templeton wrote: |
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...(Allan, I enjoyed playing at The Halfway, in Saanich/Victoria. Tele master, Redd Volkaert, sat in one night. Wow!) |
Sounds like a great night! I can't find any references to the Halfway online. Looks like I won't get a chance to check it out Chris 
Meanwhile, I've added another 7 string tuning to the list, G9.
D G B D F A D
5 1 3 5 b7 9 5 (major)
1 4 6 1 b3 5 1 (minor)
You gots yer majors, yer 7ths & 9ths, yer minors, minor 6th, and even a m7b5.
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Current Tunings:
6 String | G – G B D G B D
7 String | G6 – e G B D G B D (re-entrant)
https://papadafoe.com/lap-steel-tuning-database |
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Allan Revich
From:
Victoria, BC
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Posted 22 Apr 2022 9:05 am B0b Lee’s D6/G added
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Added a 7 string adaptation of b0b’s D6 over G tuning. It’s his standard 8 string tuning with the high F# omitted.
G B D F# A B D
I’ve labeled it as GM9 (G major 9) in the list. It gives you a 1 chord and a 5 (or 1 & 4) chord on the same fret, and a m7 chord and M7 on each fret too.
This tuning has the advantage of having a prepackaged set of strings available.
https://www.steelguitarshopper.com/b0bs-gauges-d-g/
Also added the old Russian standard 7 string tuning, D G B D G B D. |
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