eadabe/dgcgad guitar tuning

Subject: eadabe/dgcgad guitar tuning
From: The Sandman
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 08:02 AM

has anyone experimented with this tuning,and found it useful. basically one string[string 3] altered from standard.Dick Miles

Subject: RE: eadabe/dgcgad guitar tuning
From: Bryn Pugh
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 10:54 AM

I could be wrong, Captain, but I think these to be, respectively, E modal and D modal. It is in the back of my mind that Nic Jones might have used D modal in 'Canad-ee-i-O', but as always I'm prepared to be wrong.

Thanks, by the way, for your kind words about ECGCGE tuning - ca va ?

Subject: RE: eadabe/dgcgad guitar tuning
From: The Sandman
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 11:36 AM

I think Nic used CGCGCD for Canadeeio.

Subject: RE: eadabe/dgcgad guitar tuning
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 01:35 PM

cranking a wound third string up to A is a bit risky imo.

budget for lots of breakages ...

Subject: RE: eadabe/dgcgad guitar tuning
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 01:36 PM

Oh, I get it , you're tuning down a whole step ...

Subject: RE: eadabe/dgcgad guitar tuning
From: GUEST,Jonny Sunshine
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 02:18 PM

I used to play one song in DGCGAD (I had my brother to thank for that). Gives you some nice chord options (and unison bends on the lower strings sound great). I also used the similar DADABE on a couple of numbers- particularly good on electric guitar (and less chance of breaking the third string). Also worth a try is EAEF#BE which is the same pattern shifted down a string, and only 2 strings different from standard tuning.

Subject: RE: eadabe/dgcgad guitar tuning
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 06 Mar 08 - 02:55 AM

At one stage I used to play "Step it out Mary" in DADAAD and it was necessary to use a lighter than usual wound G and I still broke lots!