The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #19470   Message #198183
Posted By: GUEST,Jeff Morrison
20-Mar-00 - 02:43 PM
Thread Name: Help: Banjo Player Questions
Subject: RE: Help: Banjo Player Questions
Hi Bill,

That's a pure G minor chord and also sounds nice. I always thought that by leaving out the 3rd AND the flatted 3rd (minor note) you get the ambivalant, confusing sound that is neither major nor minor, giving the haunting qualities of the tuning. It apparently confuses the hell out of classically trained musicians. I love it!