Many of you know I love to experiment with different tunings. Here is one I have found to be useful & versatile...high to low it is: E C A G F E D Bb. It includes majors,minors,7ths,9ths, & full major 7ths. It also includes the I IV V shift which is reminiscent of Eddy Alkire and some of JB's diatonic tunings. All of these changes & chords are conveniently located within a couple of fretts from you basic major "key chord" position. I love it and just wanted to share it with you guys & gals! I find that there is very little which has not already been thought of, so someone else may have already tried this, maybe even Jerry Byrd. Regardless, it is a keeper.
~~W.C.~~
Another C6th variation?
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! If you look at it as F-based, there are triads for the I,IV and V on the same fret... -Steve-
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DAN & STEPHAN, thanks for your comments. I also have a 10 string,non-pedal,tuning that is a bit unusual and also inspired by Jerry Byrd's genius. I find that most non-pedal steelers aren't interested in 10-string tunings,but for any that might be...well...
here is a horse of a different color, but one of the most beautiful tunings I have ever tried: (high to low) D E C B A G E C A# A. You can easily see that there is a C6 tuning in there,Cdom7,Cmaj7,etc. This one was a little difficult for me to learn,mainly because of the "B" note. I tried it in the #2 string position (like Maurice Anderson's) but it seemed to be more useful for my purposes where I have it.
Using it in the #2 position cleans up the C6 portion and would help C6 players to adapt to it...but I opted for the present position in order to increase the diatonic style capabilities.
~~W.C.~~
here is a horse of a different color, but one of the most beautiful tunings I have ever tried: (high to low) D E C B A G E C A# A. You can easily see that there is a C6 tuning in there,Cdom7,Cmaj7,etc. This one was a little difficult for me to learn,mainly because of the "B" note. I tried it in the #2 string position (like Maurice Anderson's) but it seemed to be more useful for my purposes where I have it.
Using it in the #2 position cleans up the C6 portion and would help C6 players to adapt to it...but I opted for the present position in order to increase the diatonic style capabilities.
~~W.C.~~