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Thread #97875 Message #1931070
Posted By: Cluin
09-Jan-07 - 12:32 AM
Thread Name: Chord Req: Good Open Tunings
Subject: RE: Chord Req: Good Open Tunings
That's an open G Tuning you're using, DF.
There's Open D: DADF#AD
And DADGAD (which is actually an open Dsus4 tuning) a nice modal one used a lot for Celtic music
There's a nice crosstuning I use a lot: An open Em tuning EBEGBE (which I call EebieJeebie tuning) but it requires tuning two strings up a full tone, usually considered a no-no, but I do it anyway (but I don't leave the guitar that way for long. It's good for bluesy stuff.
And EADEAE, sort of the DADGAD equivalent for the key of A. Again, modal and good for Celtic. I do Mingulay Boat Song in that tuning. Nice bagpipey flavour.