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Re: Alternate tunings?

Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 4:29 pm
by my bloody television
:lol:

Re: Alternate tunings?

Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 4:37 pm
by Wizard
DADGAD

....and it's many variations.

like:
DADF#AD
DADF#AC#

so on and so forth.

i like this one:
FADGBE

and this one:
FACGCE

Honestly, pick a sweet chord inversion, grab a capo, and tune to it. it's fun as shit. :thumb:

Re: Alternate tunings?

Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:08 pm
by bigchiefbc
Wizard wrote:Honestly, pick a sweet chord inversion, grab a capo, and tune to it. it's fun as shit. :thumb:


Actually you just make me think of another one that just sounds so fuckin ugly, it makes me want to puke and rock at the same time. I always loved this one horribly dissonant chord in "Root" by the Deftones, he hits it 4 times right before the first verse kicks in. So I tuned my guitar to that one, and it sounded fucking gross.

E-Bb-Eb-G-B-E

EDIT: Here it is, from 0:21 to 0:30, and then again from 2:40 to 2:50, if anyone happens to be interested in what I'm talking about.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABDea0ySu_U[/youtube]

Re: Alternate tunings?

Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:51 pm
by McSpunckle
On bass, I've been known to go CGCG, DADA, and more often, CGDA. But I've found I like standard better. I use a capo a lot, though...


For guitar, I've tried open tunings-- especially a C# Minor open tuning. But, again... always went back to standard.

Re: Alternate tunings?

Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:34 pm
by CBGB
Open unings are ace, because they make you think about music rather than just notes.

That said, I'm still getting my head around the standard Spanish tuning, and it's nice to sort of know where things are or should be... :lol:

Re: Alternate tunings?

Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:58 am
by Dexterecus
My classical guitar is tuned to open G, makes for some rocking blues.

Re: Alternate tunings?

Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 2:02 am
by smile_man
EAD#G#Be - "Landlord Is Dead" by Do Make Say Think
BF#BF#BD# - "Ongoing Horrible" by Maps and Atlases.

I also love open E.

Re: Alternate tunings?

Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 2:18 am
by 1,2,3, Pull Out!
Only one I do when writing actual songs is C standard. It makes for bad ass grimey-ness.

Re: Alternate tunings?

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 2:49 pm
by masked elwood
i'm big on mis-tuning, un-tuning and re-tuning.
here's what i have with me:

D A D G A D
D D D G A D
G G D G B D
E B E G# B E
C C E G C E
C G C G A# E
A A E A C# E
C G D G C D
C G Eb F Bb D
C G D E A D
D A D E A D
D A D F A C

there may be more but i can't remember..... :idk:

elwd

Re: Alternate tunings?

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 3:05 pm
by 1,2,3, Pull Out!
Holly shit Elwood, you must buy and break A LOT of strings :eek: :wha?: :eek:

Re: Alternate tunings?

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:06 pm
by smile_man
EADF#AE

Re: Alternate tunings?

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:23 pm
by Nychthemeron
smile_man wrote:EAD#G#Be - "Landlord Is Dead" by Do Make Say Think
BF#BF#BD# - "Ongoing Horrible" by Maps and Atlases.

I also love open E.


I've done DMST's "The Landlord is Dead" with regular tuning. I just don't understand how they do that high part halfway through the song.

Re: Alternate tunings?

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:16 am
by smile_man
I think I know what you're talking about. the tune their guitars like that, as far as I know, (I just got it from a tab site), and play harmonics on the twelfth and fifth frets.

e |--------------------------------------------
B |----------5--------------------------------
G#|----------5---------------------------------
D#|-12------------5---------------------------
A |-12------------5---------------------------
E |--------------------------------------------

HARMONICS! I love that song. :love:

Re: Alternate tunings?

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:58 am
by Mudfuzz
This is the hawaiian guitar tuning I've been using all weak
f F A# C# f g#

Re: Alternate tunings?

Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 10:33 am
by leastwise
C F C C (unison) F C

two unis in the middle is tuns of fun.