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Thread #38045   Message #533348
Posted By: GUEST,Steven G.
22-Aug-01 - 01:48 PM
Thread Name: To Tune or Not to Tune
Subject: To Tune or Not to Tune
Hello, all

I have a great question to ask to you, amateur guitar players (like myself) or those professional performers that alot of musical experience.

I have been playing guitar for about 18 years now, and for the last couple of weeks have been tuning my guitars (6 & 12 string) a couple of different keys. Then I stumbled apon tuning my guitars to the key of E flat instead of the standard tuning key of E.

I find that if I tune my guitars to E flat that I can sing songs from Gordon Lightfoot a little better, and other singers that use a capo on the 2nd or 3rd fret.

I am wondering if other guitarists do tune there guitars to this key, or do you have any other suggestions of other keys that I can try?

And also I would like to know about this DADGAD tuning that I have been hearing about for the last few months. I know some Stan Rogers tunes are to this "unique" tuning. I am wondering if DADGAD is hard to learn and does anyone know any web sites where I can learn.

Anyway, have a great day. Great site to learn new things.

Steven G.