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Topic: Random Dobro Swing - G11 tuning |
Doug Beaumier
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Posted 11 Sep 2024 10:45 am |
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This is some audio that I posted back in 2018. I just found it on a flash drive and I added it to a short video I made today. I thought this might be of interest to dobro players. G11 tuning on dobro... the same intervals as B11 on lap steel. It's an easy re-tune from G tuning. No need to change any strings.
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It's an easy re-tune from G. Just tune strings 1, 2, & 3 down a whole step.
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G G11
D ---> C
B ---> A
G ---> F
D D
B B
G G
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G11 is a combination tuning. The top 4 strings make F, F6, Dm, Dm7, and the bottom 5 strings are G, G7, G9.
F major = strings 1, 2, 3
F6 (and Dm7) = strings 1, 2, 3, 4
Dm = strings 2, 3 ,4
G major = strings 4, 5, 6
G7 = strings 3, 4, 5, 6
G9 = strings 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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Tony Dingus
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Kingsport, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 11 Sep 2024 4:48 pm
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Sounds great Doug.
Tony |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Joe Krumel
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Hermitage, Tn.
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Posted 12 Sep 2024 2:54 am
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| I'm liking that dobro sound and tuning.thanks for posting. |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Gil James
From:
Louisiana, USA
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Posted 12 Sep 2024 5:46 am G11
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đź’ˇ!!đź‘€
Thank you Doug. |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 12 Sep 2024 9:06 am
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Doug, that was wonderful! I always enjoy your music.
Did you use any slants on the song, or does the tuning provide the intervals you needed?
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Posted 12 Sep 2024 9:28 am
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Thanks Lee. No slants on this one. The tuning has major, minor, diminished, 6ths, 7ths, and 9ths chords... and probably more. I haven't played it in a while. It's the same intervals as B11 lap steel tuning. Like all non-pedal tunings though, there seems to be something missing. For example, I can't always get the harmonies or the chord voicings I'm looking for, especially when playing patterns that move up the neck on the thin strings. Maybe if I spent more time with the tuning I would get more comfortable with it.
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Lee Rider
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Fort Bragg, California, USA
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Posted 12 Sep 2024 11:04 am
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Thanks for posting. Been looking for a different tuning I can use with the Hipshot Doubleshot, and this one should work!
Best,
Lee Rider
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Larry Jamieson
From:
Walton, NY USA
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Posted 13 Sep 2024 4:58 am
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| Very nice, Doug. I enjoyed your music. That's a great sounding instrument and you play it well. |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Mark Eaton
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Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 13 Sep 2024 12:23 pm
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I tuned my Clinesmith resonator to this today, and could spend all afternoon messing around with it. Thanks Doug!
My wife opened the door to my music room and said, “that sounds beautiful!”
Thanks honey!
And she rarely comes into the music room to say anything when I’m playing… 
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Lee Rider
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Fort Bragg, California, USA
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Posted 13 Sep 2024 1:40 pm
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| Mark Eaton wrote: |
I tuned my Clinesmith resonator to this today, and could spend all afternoon messing around with it. Thanks Doug!
My wife opened the door to my music room and said, “that sounds beautiful!”
Thanks honey!
And she rarely comes into the music room to say anything when I’m playing… |
I have been working with it too, but got the opposite reaction from my better half....works great with the Double Shot! Nice diminished chord in the middle too.
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Rick Trolinger
From:
Springdale, AR
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Posted 14 Sep 2024 11:26 am
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Thanks for sharing this. I may have to try tuning my reso with the Hipshot DoubleShot with this tuning. I’ve been considering something that would give me more options for minor chords than my current open D tuning.
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Lee Rider
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Fort Bragg, California, USA
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Posted 14 Sep 2024 11:58 am
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| Rick Trolinger wrote: |
| Thanks for sharing this. I may have to try tuning my reso with the Hipshot DoubleShot with this tuning. I’ve been considering something that would give me more options for minor chords than my current open D tuning. |
That is exactly what I did, works great and has lots of options.
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