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What you’re basically describing is ‘cross tuning’. I play in open G in 4 different positions. Open, open as the IV chord, open as the V chord and off the IImi7. I play in open D normally and off the V chord as my root. Dropped D as D and as the V or IV as well. Been doing it, and teaching it since 1970. Regards, Howard Emerson
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There is some merit to the suggestion that the bass note often defines the key of open tunings. So let's talk of differences between open and alternate tunings. Open G (DGDGBD), where the root is the open 5th string, works well for me because I often choose to play in Key of A in standard tuning. And the A string (5th) is low enough to serve as a bass note for the root, especially with the V chord is the open 6th string. Key of A in standard shares the same kind of bass displacement as Open G. Open tunings often share chord fingerings (which may be found on a different three strings from each other). Alternate tunings often make chording awkward or unmanageable for strumming, but they work in chordal fashion with fingerpicking where one can selectively play only 3-4 strings thus forming chords/inversions. Unlike Open Tunings, which are usually chord driven, I use alternate tunings to write or play more melody driven (I play solo fingerstyle) songs. I once saw a chord chart titled "A thousand chords in DADGAD" and thought why? I don't play chords very often in DADGAD unless I'm doing a drone passage. Irishy playing works well with DADGAD when one is bounding through the song mixing partial chords and inversions connected together by running lines…similar to the way a bass player will walk from one bass note to the next. Could one play DADGAD in chord fashion? Sure, but as a solo fingerstyle player, it would be easier to accomplish in standard tuning, by using a 3 string cut-capo at the second fret (covering strings 3-4-5). Then you can easily mix chorded playing with the Irish flavor of DADGAD. It's a mixture of Faux-DADGAD and conventional fingerings and normal chord shapes. |
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I love open C
As suggested earlier open C is really nice. Another variation is CGCGAD. Listen to Keola Beamers version of Eku’u Morning Dew. Open D for Emilia by Joni Mitchell,
Buckets of Rain Bob Dylan, Little Martha. |
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The Kyser DADGAD cut capo is fun. It is different than "true" DADGAD in that 1) Notes fretted above the capo are at their normal pitch and 2) Assuming the guitar is tuned to concert pitch the open strings with the capo are actually EBEABE.
Try playing D,G,andA-shaped chords. Stay away from E-major. It is dissonent. |
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Yep Chuck Cannon is fan of CGCGCD. And regardless of what some may claim I doubt one can really get there in standard tuning (maybe a pale simulation but I would imagine lacks the , feel, power and tension)
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Watching him play "Shallow Brown" from 2 feet away made me weep. I have been trying to play it ever since. I am no Tony McManus.
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Another vote for Open G. Rock? Check. Blues? Check. Slack Key? Double Check!
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I play almost exclusively in alternative tunings these days. Playing solo — I think — it makes it easier to present a variety of different sounds to audiences. Mainly I use:
DADGAD C sus 2 — CGCGCD G sus 4 — DGDGCD or CGDGCG But if I was looking for a new one to explore I would try Csus4sus9 — CGCFCD. This tuning seems to be able to cope with most styles and is a little less forward as Csus2. It is very close — though subtly different — to DADGAD but a tone lower obviously — it is pretty easy to transcribe tunes between the two. This tuning gives you a first, third, first on the bass strings which are the same intervals as Dropped D — so you shiuld be able to anchor your tune easily. I did produce this for some friends a few years ago!
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I play almost exclusively in alternative tunings these days. Playing solo — I think — it makes it easier to present a variety of different sounds to audiences. Mainly I use:
DADGAD C sus 2 — CGCGCD G sus 4 — DGDGCD or CGDGCG But if I was looking for a new one to explore I would try Csus4sus9 — CGCFCD. This tuning seems to be able to cope with most styles and is a little less forward as Csus2. It is very close — though subtly different — to DADGAD but a tone lower obviously — it is pretty easy to transcribe tunes between the two. This tuning gives you a first, third, first on the bass strings which are the same intervals as Dropped D — so you shiuld be able to anchor your tune easily. I did produce this for some friends a few years ago!
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I have thought about making up my own alternate tuning but have never actually tried it. Find 6 different pitches that work for open strings on your guitar and see what you can make of it.
I will try it on my Alvarez later today. I'm staying away from home without a lot of extra strings to substitute. A complete experiment will have to wait for at least a week. |