A6 vs. B11

Rick Aiello · From: Berryville, VA USA

Here's a 1:1 comparison of A6 to B11 ... (lo to hi)



A6  ...  C# E F# A C# E





B11 ...  C# D# F# A C# E

I have written B11 out as an "A" tuning ...

A common variant to B11 would have a B on the bottom ...

But that sets up that 2,5,6 (B, E, F#) "Just Intonation" problem ...

And for me ... that ruins my pretty strum ...

I really put in some time here ... cause I haven't done the ... 135 ... on top yet.

And I don't want y'all to think I'm stackin' the deck when I "unleash" C6/A7 on you tomorrow ...

These two are so packed with "goodies" ... I'd be hard pressed to choose between them ...

What are y'alls opinions ... ???

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[This message was edited by Rick Aiello on 24 March 2005 at 03:04 PM.]

Jeff Au Hoy · From: Honolulu, Hawai'i

A parallel would be C6 vs. D9, the latter being another 6th-derived tuning with the 5th flatted to form a nice 9th chord (just like B11). David Keli'i seemed to like the D9 a lot more than B11, perhaps because it was so much closer and a quick retune from C6. Of course he didn't have the 5th on top, as the B11 affords. But the D9 has a unique timbre all its own.

Gerald Ross · From: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Here's an example of a tune in D9 tuning. It's Doug Smith doing 'Jazzin' The Strings' from his page on the HSGA website.

Doug Smith - Jazzin' The Strings - D9 Tuning

D9 is a very cool tuning. You can do a lot of B11 type things and you still have the minor triad on the top three strings.

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Gerald Ross
'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar'

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[This message was edited by Gerald Ross on 24 March 2005 at 04:10 PM.]

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