CGCGGC Tuning

[geordie]

Originally Posted by JoeCharter

The third string wouldn't change, all others need to be tuned down.

Originally Posted by geordie

1st and 2nd strings down as with the rest

woops, I got carried away with all this tuning down - Joe's right

gota love that Totnes sound.

[coopman]

definitely check out cgcgcd and cgcgce while you "are down there"

[JoeCharter]

Originally Posted by geordie

woops, I got carried away with all this tuning down - Joe's right

gota love that Totnes sound.

I must've read the OP ten times as I wasn't sure I was reading the question correctly...

[la palma C]

Originally Posted by murrmac123

Gotta have one or t'other (if not both) , otherwise you end up with DDDDDD ...

Clearly OP's tuning contains the fifth, I was just saying you don't have to have both the 3rd and the 5th to have a useful tuning.

[Bill Reid]

<< "That would be cool to have a look at if you're offering. I reckon they won't have aged too much " >>

Nothing worse than obsolete chords. Throw 'em out after a year or two. Or play a vintage guitar. I understand an E7 in the 5th position still sounds pretty good if the guitar is a pre-war herringbone (good reason to buy one).

The main reason I like the complete triad (CGCGCE) is for the rich open chord. Not that I'm lazy, but there was a time when simply barre-ing looked pretty good compared to using all those fingers.

If anyone really wants a copy of my homemade chord booklet for CGCGCE, send me a PM with an address and I'll try to get it to you. If more than a few folks want one, I'll scan it and email.