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Tenor guitar strings
I've been kicking around the idea of getting a tenor guitar, but the sound is a little brighter than I like. Has anyone used lower pitch strings? I was thinking of A-D-G-B like the center 4 strings on a regular guitar. Thank you for your input.
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Seen people use D-G-B-E to make the tenor more familiar to a guitar player. Most popular is C-G-D-A which is same as many tenor banjo players use as well as mandolin. Popular now is G-D-A-E, same as mandolin and octave mandolin.
I would think using A-D-G-B would make chord construction and scale patterns more difficult. The nature of the beast is going to be bright, that's what its for. |
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The chords and notes would match the 4 center strings on a regular guitar.
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Using a fifths tuning give you more options for chord voicings that will complement a 6 string, not duplicate it. |
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I used GDAE on mine, in theory, but mainly as it's not too far off my preferred tuning of GDGD, or sometimes I'll tune it to GDBD as I'm more familiar with open G on a guitar. It should be noted, I only noodle on it, I'm not a "real" tenor player. Every now an then I'll try 5th tuning chords but it's too weird....
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