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Topic: Alternate C6 tuning? |
Jeremy Glasgow
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Greensboro, North Carolina
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Posted 11 May 2024 8:51 am |
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Hi all,
I've been getting into C6 nonpedal lately and just bought Cindy Cashdollar's homespun tapes. I had always assumed that 8 string nonpedal C6 tuning had 2 lower strings, and was surprised to learn that she uses ACEGACEG. I'd like to follow along with her lessons but I don't have an 8 string guitar right now.
Does anyone use EGACEG as a C6 tuning? Is there a 6 string set, or should I just buy an 8 string set and toss the bottom 2? I've just got a cheap Rossetti 6 string lap steel right now, but my plan is to get an SX Lap 8 Ash 3TS model before long. Not an incredible guitar, but one I could afford sooner than later. Thanks y'all! |
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Allan Revich
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Victoria, BC
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Posted 12 May 2024 8:50 am
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I’ve looked through my tuning database, and most of my sources for the database, and have not found any references to C6 in that form. If it works for you with the lessons you might want to try it. But…
I think you’d be a lot better off using standard C6 (CEGACE) though. It doesn’t seem like you want to reinvent the wheel, and there are tons of lessons available online for standard C6 tuning.
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Current Tunings:
6 String | D – D A D F# A D
7 String | D9 – D A D F♯ A C E
https://papadafoe.com/lap-steel-tuning-database |
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Joe A. Roberts
From:
Seoul, South Korea
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Posted 12 May 2024 11:05 am
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| I believe Bobby Ingano plays C6th like that, and with 7 strings adds a Bb on the bottom. |
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Sebastian Müller
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Berlin / Germany
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Posted 12 May 2024 12:00 pm
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C6 with a Hi G is actually not that uncommon, in a way it is a variation of A6 but higher in pitch. I am using it at the moment because I like the Major Triad on top , that makes navigating easier for me because it is pretty similar to the A Major tuning that I use a lot. Yes, Bobby Ingano is using it, Joaquin Murphey also did use a High G on top for a certain period in his career.
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Allan Revich
From:
Victoria, BC
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Posted 12 May 2024 1:51 pm
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| Sebastian Müller wrote: |
| C6 with a Hi G is actually not that uncommon, in a way it is a variation of A6 but higher in pitch. I am using it at the moment because I like the Major Triad on top , that makes navigating easier for me because it is pretty similar to the A Major tuning that I use a lot. Yes, Bobby Ingano is using it, Joaquin Murphey also did use a High G on top for a certain period in his career. |
A question for Joe and Sebastian then, to keep my database up to date. Did/do Bobby and Joaquin play it on six strings, exactly as Jeremy inquired about, EGACEG?
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Current Tunings:
6 String | D – D A D F# A D
7 String | D9 – D A D F♯ A C E
https://papadafoe.com/lap-steel-tuning-database |
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Sebastian Müller
From:
Berlin / Germany
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