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lorez .


Joined: 16 Dec 2009 Posts: 9095 Location: Hopelessly Wayward
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Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:55 pm Post subject: Tunings & shapes |
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I'm interested to hear what Tunings you are all using frequently and what shapes you are using with them? I want to have a mess about with something so inspire me beyond standard and drop d _________________
paul_ wrote: |
drink 2 beers and wank to the Sears catalog. |
robroe wrote: |
I dont need a capo. I have the other chords in my tonefingers |
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George .


Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 20945 Location: UK
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Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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Go open G like Keef but keep the bottom E the same. Muck about with the G or D major scale and it's great. From another thread I posted in (I think I'm wrong with the add9 chords as they're something else):
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If you haven't already twigged it yet here are the corresponding chord shapes that works in the G major scale:
Majors barred
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Gmaj Cmaj Dmaj
D---0---5---7
B---0---5---7
G---0---5---7
D---0---5---7
G---0---5---7
E---x---x---x
D major open
D---4
B---3
G---2
D---0
G---x
E---x
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Add9 chords you can do easily by hammering on the above shapes with your index and text finger
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Cadd9 Dadd9 Gadd9
D---0----2----7
B---1----3----8
G---0----2----7
D---2----4----9
G---0----2----7
E---x----x----x
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Minors
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Emin Amin Bmin
D---2----7----9
B---0----5----7
G---0----5----7
D---2----7----9
G---0----5----7
E---0----5----7
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You can also look at this tuning from the point of D major by scrapping the Cmajor chord and replacing it with Amajor and swapping Aminor for F#minor:
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Amaj F#min
D---2---4
B---2---2
G---2---2
D---2---4
G---2---2
E---x---2
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The best thing about all these chords is you can let any amount of notes ring openly and it will still be in key and give you lots of options to experiment and go nuts – as a general rule don’t stick the open bottom E in too often with major chords and you’ll fine. It’s really good fun, I think dream pop describes it well. |
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lorez .


Joined: 16 Dec 2009 Posts: 9095 Location: Hopelessly Wayward
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Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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Cheers George, I'll have a play around with this looks like fun _________________
paul_ wrote: |
drink 2 beers and wank to the Sears catalog. |
robroe wrote: |
I dont need a capo. I have the other chords in my tonefingers |
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wwrrss COCKDESTROYER

Joined: 25 Mar 2010 Posts: 2268 Location: Liverpool
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Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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Guitars:
Westone: CC G#G#
Aria Pro II: DDDDDD
Basses:
Westone: EADG
Encore : CEAD |
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gaybear Inventor of the Blues

Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 9617 Location: hard corvallis, oregon
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Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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wwrrss wrote: |
Aria Pro II: DDDDDD
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i'm admitedly not too knowledgeable about alternate tunings, but how do you do that? what string gauges are you using? _________________
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wwrrss COCKDESTROYER

Joined: 25 Mar 2010 Posts: 2268 Location: Liverpool
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Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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6 x 44s. |
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lorez .


Joined: 16 Dec 2009 Posts: 9095 Location: Hopelessly Wayward
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Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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But Sean what shapes do you use on those tunings or are you just playing lots of single note appeggios? _________________
paul_ wrote: |
drink 2 beers and wank to the Sears catalog. |
robroe wrote: |
I dont need a capo. I have the other chords in my tonefingers |
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wwrrss COCKDESTROYER

Joined: 25 Mar 2010 Posts: 2268 Location: Liverpool
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Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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I just grab big hands full of strings and put loads of dirt on. I'm no good at songs. |
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lorez .


Joined: 16 Dec 2009 Posts: 9095 Location: Hopelessly Wayward
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Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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wwrrss wrote: |
I just grab big hands full of strings and put loads of dirt on. I'm no good at songs. |
Smells like Jazz to me  _________________
paul_ wrote: |
drink 2 beers and wank to the Sears catalog. |
robroe wrote: |
I dont need a capo. I have the other chords in my tonefingers |
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Ainm .


Joined: 08 Sep 2011 Posts: 39 Location: Ireland
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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I quite like double drop D, DADGAD and EADGBB. I've been meaning to try out some of the tunings Ricky Wilson used on the first two B-52s albums for ages now, too. |
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