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Topic: Blues, Rock tunings? |
Will Houston
From:
Tempe, Az
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Posted 8 May 2000 10:01 pm |
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| I got my 6 string tuned open E,any sugesstions for some other bluesy and or rock tunings for my dual 8? Thanks, Will |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 9 May 2000 9:36 am
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I have a number of tunings on my web site that might be useful. Freddie Roulette uses this tuning on his eight string National:
G A A C# E A C# E
(string gauges .034, .052, .052, .038, .034, .020, .016, .012)
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Brad's Page of Steel:
www.well.com/~wellvis/steel.html
A web site devoted to acoustic & electric lap steel guitars
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Bob Kagy
From:
Lafayette, CO USA
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Posted 9 May 2000 11:29 am
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How about major pentatonic. In C it would go (bottom to top):
C, D, E, G, A, C |
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Bobby Lee
From:
Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 9 May 2000 11:42 am
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I like E13: D E G# B C# E. You get that "Purple Hayes" chord on strings 6, 4 and 2, six frets away from the key you're in:
E7#9
E ___________
C# ___6_______
B ___________
G# ___6_______
E ___________
D ___6_______ The close tuning makes it easier to play fast licks. Try playing over an E chord at the third fret.
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 Bobby Lee quasar@b0b.com gigs CDs
Sierra Session S-12 (E9), Speedy West D-10 (E9, D6),
Sierra S-8 Laptop (D13), Fender Stringmaster D-8 (D13, A6) |
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Bobby Lee
From:
Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 9 May 2000 11:52 am
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Oh, for a D-8! Well, like I said a 13th works well. Here's what I'm currently using:
D13 A6
E E
F# C#
D A
B F#
A E
F# C#
D A
C E The grips on the middle six strings are the same, but the A tuning is a fourth lower than the D tuning. I usually use the D tuning for lead and the A tuning for rhythm. I retune the low string of the A tuning to F# for songs in minor keys.
Notice that the first string of the D13 is a step lower than the second string. This is real handy for fast leads.
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Bobby Lee quasar@b0b.com gigs CDs
Sierra Session S-12 (E9), Speedy West D-10 (E9, D6),
Sierra S-8 Laptop (D13), Fender Stringmaster D-8 (D13, A6)[This message was edited by Bobby Lee on 09 May 2000 at 12:52 PM.] |
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