Tenor Guitar tuned EADG

[edspyhill01]

Hi all.

(I couldn't find relavent tenor guitar thread to piggyback this question on.)

Can a tenor guitar be tuned EADG like the 4 lower strings of a guitar? The scale length is close to an acoustic guitar.

My rationale is I am considering adding the 3 note rhythm chords/triads to the ukulele groups jams. Rhythm chords like Freddie Green used. I have moved on to ukuleles and settled on playing the baritone ukulele which is tuned like the 4 treble strings of a guitar, DGBE.

I don't want to play bass in this context. Since moving to ukulele i love playing chords. I don't want to bring a guitar because it may be too loud and to be honest, 4 strings is magic for me, whether its bass guitar or ukulele or
was mandolin.

Not having the E and A strings on the baritone ukulele makes chord note choices and shape decisions real easy. I love the interaction of chord tones and the moving voices.

Another option is a guitarlele, but I'm in the 6 string territory again.

Thanks,

Ed T.

[dmckean44]

Yes, you can do this.

I started out a bass player and my first guitar was a tenor tuned this way. It worked out well enough but eventually I felt limited and started the long process of properly learning 6-string guitar.

I feel that tenor guitars should be a lot more popular considering how many people play four string instruments.

[philjs]

Originally Posted by edspyhill01

(I couldn't find relavent tenor guitar thread to piggyback this question on.)

You need to search in the "Other Stringed Instruments" subforum...

Originally Posted by edspyhill01

Can a tenor guitar be tuned EADG like the 4 lower strings of a guitar? The scale length is close to an acoustic guitar.

Most tenors are a 23" scale, 2 and a half inches shorter than most guitars so tuning down to E might need some medium gauge or heavier strings. That being said, I'm a DADGAD player and it was natural for me that my tenor (an 8-string "bouzar") tuning of choice is GDGC (same intervals as DADG but a 4th higher in pitch).

Phil

[edspyhill01]

Originally Posted by philjs

You need to search in the "Other Stringed Instruments" subforum...



Most tenors are a 23" scale, 2 and a half inches shorter than most guitars so tuning down to E might need some medium gauge or heavier strings. That being said, I'm a DADGAD player and it was natural for me that my tenor (an 8-string "bouzar") tuning of choice is GDGC (same intervals as DADG but a 4th higher in pitch).

Phil

Thanks,

Ed

[edspyhill01]

Anyway to move this to the Other String Instruments sub-forum?

Ed