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Oft neglected tunings.

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  • 31-07-2006 12:53am
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭


    You know, I've fallen into playing with the same few tunings as of late. It's mainly just standard E or on the 7 String, Bb. But just recently I've gotten back into playing with a larger variety of tunings, including D, drop D, C and so forth. Sometimes I think just playing in a different tuning can give you some fairly unexpected results.

    Almost everything I've written lately has been while playing something fairly normal on a different tuning. String-skipping while tuned to drop D provided some extremely unique sounds and riffs that had never really come into my head before.

    Anyway, just a different tuning can be quite inspirational, so if you feel stuck in a rut, try give it a go.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 12,135 ✭✭✭✭John


    Cgcggc


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭Karl Hungus


    John2 wrote:
    Cgcggc

    Hmm, that's a bit odd alright! :eek:


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,968 ✭✭✭jcoote


    i never really experimented past dropped d or c# but i would like to try some wierd ****

    its tough when your playing with people cos not everyone is willing to experiment


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,034 ✭✭✭✭It wasn't me!


    I tune down to B every so often, start playing away, and everything that comes to my head would have been at home in a Carcass song.


  • Registered Users Posts: 752 ✭✭✭Spicy Lauren


    GGDGBE, lovin' it lately!


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,598 ✭✭✭ferdi


    bass players should tune up more often....seriously.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,968 ✭✭✭jcoote


    i agree a lot of the nic little bass fills u hear are higher up on the neck and blend in much better as a compliment to he rest of the intrusments rather than accompanying them


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,598 ✭✭✭ferdi


    a bass tuned up 1 step just has a nice natual punch which is a welcome change


  • Registered Users Posts: 861 ✭✭✭deaddonkey


    open g, open e, and everything tuned down 1 tone

    i'm the blues nerd.


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,135 ✭✭✭✭John


    Musn't forget Lou Reed's ostrich tuning: all strings tuned to the same note :D


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  • Registered Users Posts: 861 ✭✭✭deaddonkey


    John2 wrote:
    Musn't forget Lou Reed's ostrich tuning: all strings tuned to the same note :D

    that's not art, that's being a prat :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,135 ✭✭✭✭John


    Lou Reed's my favourite prat


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,399 ✭✭✭WetDaddy


    While we're mentioning people's tunings, Nick Drake had some wonderful sounding combinations (coupled with the fact he was a fantastic finger-picker as well, I suppose :)).

    Apparently, he never wrote them down. Just kept them all in his head!


  • Registered Users Posts: 26,558 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    CGCEGC ftw!


  • Registered Users Posts: 11,977 ✭✭✭✭Giblet


    AAAAAA super!


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,359 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    TBH, I'm having enough fun in E standard although I may tune one of the guitars to C just to see...


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