Alternate guitar tuning for bossa nova style?

fro9etb8j5qsl2 · 2013-04-01 23:15:18

I'm a great fan of messing about with alternate guitar tuning :D Recently, I've been experimenting with bossa nova style music (think Nouvelle Vague) but I can't seem to find any tuning besides standard that suits. A lot of the jazz tunings are more geared towards playing riffs and solos etc. Is there an alternate tuning…

01-04-2013 11:15PM

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I'm a great fan of messing about with alternate guitar tuning Recently, I've been experimenting with bossa nova style music (think Nouvelle Vague) but I can't seem to find any tuning besides standard that suits. A lot of the jazz tunings are more geared towards playing riffs and solos etc. Is there an alternate tuning that would add depth of tone and make diminished 7 and 3rd chords easier to play?

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Nope, not really, most alternative tunings are there to allow an open sound Bossa Nova guitar isn't that kinda sound anyway..when you get into jazz harmony, you can't really let notes ring out especially if you're playing a diminished 7 chord and then moving to something else, chances are there will be some serious note clashes.

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