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Topic: A C C# E G A C Eb ? |
Bengt Erlandsen
From:
Brekstad, NORWAY
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Posted 22 Nov 2004 2:29 am |
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By accident I found I have this tuning available on strings 12 thru 5 on my S12ext by pressing a couple of pedals.
The tuning is actually 3 notes lower but I showed it with A as lowest note for easy comparison with A C C# E G A C E.
I tried some searches on the forum to see if I could find any variations for the top string but could not find any.
I have tried several musical ideas and it does not feel at all bad to have that Eb note note on top and if I want the E I could let go of one of the pedals pressed.
Question: A C C# E G A C Eb is a normal variation of A C C# E G A C E or is the Eb on top a "not so good note"?? |
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Gary Boyett
From:
Colorado
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Posted 22 Nov 2004 3:57 am
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| My first thought would be a C 6th with the added C# (C6th + 7)instead of tuning up the C they just added a string for C#. The Eb should probably just be an E. With 12 strings there a more options. |
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Dan Sawyer
From:
Studio City, California, USA
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Posted 22 Nov 2004 10:13 am
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| I don't know if it's "normal" or not, but i have used this type of tuning on an 8 string. It's a C major tuning if you use the middle strings and a C minor/F9 tuning if you use the high strings. I've also done it the other way, with a Eb in the middle and the E natural on top (but no C#). If you are playing swing/ blues your tuning is is a good one since you can play the I chord and the IV7 chord in the same position. |
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John Bechtel
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 23 Nov 2004 1:40 am
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If you lower the top (E) to Eb, then you could also add the middle (E) raising to (F). On my last PSG I had the standard pedal-change Raising the top-(E) to (F) and Lowering the middle-(E) to Eb and then a knee-lever doing just the opposite! You can also just Lower both E's to Eb or just raise the middle-(E) to (F)! I also had the middle-(E) raising to (F) alone on an extra-pedal. You can view the whole set up if you click here and scroll down.
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Bengt Erlandsen
From:
Brekstad, NORWAY
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Posted 23 Nov 2004 3:55 am
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I should probably have mentioned that this order of notes happen on my Extended E9 guitar and not my C6.
It is possible for me to raise the middle E a halftone by releasing a knee lever but for the moment I will explore those 8 strings as if I had no pedals/levers. I just thought the tuning as I got looked very similar to the
A C C# E G A C E found in other posts here, and wondered if there was a normal variation to lower the top string a half tone?
 I do like blues and swing type musical styles and minor6th voicings that might be why I feel comfortable with an Eb on top. |
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