D8 players - what tunings are you using?

Al Sato · Post by **Al Sato** » 16 Jan 2005 3:01 pm

I've been using a low A6 and E13 on the far neck. What are you other guys using? I'm thinking of going to a C6 instead of A6.

Al

Rick Alexander · Post by **Rick Alexander** » 16 Jan 2005 3:22 pm

Al, you can quickly and easily retune your A6 to C6 and back again.

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A6 C6 C6/A7
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E -------- E --------- E
C# ------- C --------- C
A -------- A --------- A
F# ------- G --------- G
E -------- E --------- E
C# ------- C --------- C#
A -------- A --------- A
F# ------- G (or F)--- G (or E)
</pre>

The E's and A's stay the same, the C#'s are tuned down to C, and the F#'s are tuned up to G.
You can tune the 8th string to F for a "C6/FM7" tuning that is very versatile.

From the C6 tuning, you can raise the lower C up to C# and get the C6/A7 tuning.

You can also easily tune to other useful tunings such as B11th and C#m7.

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Rick Alexander
57 Fender Stringmaster T8, 49 Fender Custom, 69 Strat, Rickenbacker BD6, National New Yorker

Music Man, Fender & Peavey Amps

[This message was edited by Rick Alexander on 16 January 2005 at 03:52 PM.]

George Keoki Lake · Post by **George Keoki Lake** » 16 Jan 2005 4:29 pm

E9th and B11th are what I use.

Les Anderson · Post by **Les Anderson** » 16 Jan 2005 5:33 pm

C6th on the first neck, E13th on the upper.

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(I am not right all of the time but I sure like to think I am!)

Chris Scruggs · Post by **Chris Scruggs** » 16 Jan 2005 9:00 pm

I tune the inside to C6:

E
C
A
G
E
C#
A
A (bass note)

Sometimes I drop the fourth string from G down to F#, and play it as a D9 tuning.

I tune the outside to E13:

E
C#
G#
E
F#
D
B
E

Sometimes I drop the second string from C# down to B and use it as an E9 tuning.

Rick Collins · Post by **Rick Collins** » 16 Jan 2005 9:14 pm

C6th, B11th, C#m9th

John Bechtel · Post by **John Bechtel** » 17 Jan 2005 2:40 am

E9/13: E, D, F#, G#, B, C#, E, G# C-Diatonic: C, E, F, G, A, B, C, E
C6/A7: Lo-A, C, C#, E, G, A, C, E
Plus Variations on the C6/A7-Neck.
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“Big John” Bechtel [This message was edited by John Bechtel on 17 January 2005 at 11:10 AM.]

c c johnson · Post by **c c johnson** » 17 Jan 2005 2:50 am

f#maj and cb9.

Bill Leff · Post by **Bill Leff** » 17 Jan 2005 10:54 am

C13 front neck, E13 neck closest to me. I also retune the E13 to B11.

Al Sato · Post by **Al Sato** » 18 Jan 2005 12:42 pm

Hey, thanks everyone, some of these tunings are pretty cool and give some nice sounds.