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22 Dec 00 - 12:01 PM (#361757) Subject: Bouzouki chords needed From: sledge To anyone who could help, I am trying to learn the 4 course Irish bouzouki, and doing so quite badly. It is tuned to GDAD as that is the only tuning I have chord diagrams for. As I am a bit unhappy with how GDAD sounds I was hoping some kind soul out there could could give me the chords for GDAE. I know I could check a book (but I left it in the UK when packing) or see a music teacher but I am in the middle of nowhere currently and will be so until into the New Year so I am stuck. Cheers and seasons greeting Sledge |
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22 Dec 00 - 12:30 PM (#361772) Subject: RE: Help: Bouzouki chords needed From: Sorcha Not sure, but is G the tenor string, or the bass? If G is the bass string would a mandolin chord book work? |
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22 Dec 00 - 01:22 PM (#361794) Subject: RE: Help: Bouzouki chords needed From: The Shambles Yes but I'm not too sure how far up the neck the mandolin chords would go. A tenor banjo book (Irish tuned to GDAE) would be better, if you can find one. |
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22 Dec 00 - 03:11 PM (#361857) Subject: RE: Help: Bouzouki chords needed From: Zebedee Sledge This page gives some basic chords. This page looks a lot better, but its slow to load. Hope these help Ed |
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22 Dec 00 - 04:59 PM (#361905) Subject: RE: Help: Bouzouki chords needed From: Malcolm Douglas Han's Irish Bouzouki Homepage |
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22 Dec 00 - 05:43 PM (#361928) Subject: RE: Help: Bouzouki chords needed From: GUEST,Bouzouki Bob I have seen some very usefull info at the following sites Bouzouki & irish music Bouzouki chords Playing the bouzouki in GDAD tuning By the way Rick Fielding taught me to play in ADAD tuning, I have found it easier than the others, and sounds great as well. Good luck, B.B. |
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22 Dec 00 - 05:46 PM (#361929) Subject: RE: Help: Bouzouki chords needed From: GUEST Bob, Some more information on the sites you 'mention' might, how shall I put it, be helpful...
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22 Dec 00 - 06:10 PM (#361942) Subject: RE: Help: Bouzouki chords needed From: pastorpest GDAE is the same tuning as mandolin. You are playing your bouzouki like an octave mandolin. Any chart of mandolin chords will work. I prefer for myself GDAD but especially if you have large hands and fingers with good reach GDAE offers all kinds of possibilities. |
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22 Dec 00 - 08:12 PM (#362003) Subject: RE: Help: Bouzouki chords needed From: Mooh Or I suppose since the difference between the two tunings is only that the first course is tuned up a full step, all you'd have to do is modify your existing chords by lowering the notes on that course one full step (ie two frets). The Mandolin Cafe website has links to various chord charts and I think you can get at it through the Mudcat links also. You're in the middle of nowhere too eh? So am I. If it's the same nowhere, maybe we can talk. PM me if you want. Mooh. |
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22 Dec 00 - 08:35 PM (#362020) Subject: RE: Help: Bouzouki chords needed From: McGrath of Harlow Mandolin/banjo/fiddle tuning is a bit fussy. ADAD you get the octaves ringing out all the time, and it's great for rhythym.
And with ADAD it's easier not to get trapped into playing chords, you naturally tend to play play diads instead, and that's got a lot of advantages with many Irish tunes, because you don't nail them down into deciding whether they are being major or minor. |
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22 Dec 00 - 08:38 PM (#362022) Subject: RE: Help: Bouzouki chords needed From: Sorcha Don't know about plucked strings, but with fiddle, ADAD sets up LOTS of sympathetic resonances with after tones. Can drive you crazy, but if used correctly sounds a lot like pipes. Same with EAEA. |
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22 Dec 00 - 10:06 PM (#362068) Subject: RE: Help: Bouzouki chords needed From: GUEST,Bouzouki Bob the 3 sites I mentioned are on the web. Try the search engine "Google" and enter the listed names. I dont know how to add the link to this message, perhaps someone could explain the procedure to me. Happy surfing! B.B. |
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23 Dec 00 - 02:17 AM (#362174) Subject: RE: Help: Bouzouki chords needed From: sledge A great many thanks for all the help, fortunately I have a bit of time to sit and go through it all. Wassail sledge
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23 Dec 00 - 08:23 AM (#362225) Subject: RE: Help: Bouzouki chords needed From: GUEST,cheese If it helps (and if you already play guitar), EADG tuning - top to bottom - is the same as a guitar but upside down. Try playing upside down guitar chords to get you started. Bozouki is great for backing but - unless you got VERY big hands - be careful when playing tunes, as I know of one person who had to give up playing for a while due to RSI (repetitive strain injury) getting those big stretches. For this reason I play mandola, as you can do the stretches for tunes without injury and back tunes, too, though you don't get the depth of a bouzouki. Obviously, it's horses for courses. |
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23 Dec 00 - 06:09 PM (#362426) Subject: RE: Help: Bouzouki chords needed From: McGrath of Harlow You know, that had never occurred to me, cheese. Now all I need is a left handed mandolin player who'll lend me his mandolin, and I can amaze the company and myself as well with all kinds of chords I didn't know I knew. |
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06 Sep 01 - 08:56 PM (#544008) Subject: RE: Help: Bouzouki chords needed From: Geoff the Duck |
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16 Oct 10 - 07:29 PM (#3008704) Subject: RE: Help: Bouzouki chords needed From: GUEST,GLENZO THE mAGPIe HI.... FOr some reason i can't remeber i started building elf lutes or as you's call them bazookis of the irish type..any way i heard about the gdad tuning and got partway there with my experiments with strings and box's and necks...and.for some reason GDGB spoke to me iam a singing book man with a liking for majors and minors but i also like listining to the planet of the elves radio that comes out of this thing beautiful easy to play runs of celtic fiddle tune stuff betwix the bazoo soundin cords my question is are elves sending us messages when we play |