Diatonic tuning

Drew Howard · Post by **Drew Howard** » 4 May 2008 8:40 am

I have eight-string dobro that I'm considering stringing for a diatonic tuning. There's a few varieties out there, Weldon Myrick's tuning and Jerry Byrd's.

Any listening sources for diatonic tuning?

Thanks.

Drew

Ray Montee · Post by **Ray Montee** » 4 May 2008 1:44 pm

Hi there my friend:
I'd suggest you might be richly rewarded if you'd go to the JERRY Byrd-Fan Club.com site, page #7, and in the drop-down menu, select 'INVITATION'.

It's a classic demonstration of JERRY's choice.

Give it a try. I'm sure you'll enjoy picking out all of the little tricks required to play in that tuning. Just remember, it's all C6th until you want that BIG FAT chord for which you must go up a couple of frets to acquire on the lower strings.
If I told you any more, I'd be depriving you of a real challenge.
GOOD LUCK!

Don Kona Woods · Post by **Don Kona Woods** » 4 May 2008 10:02 pm

go to the JERRY Byrd-Fan Club.com site, page #7 (MUSIC LISTEN), and in the drop-down menu, select 'INVITATION'.

http://jerrybyrd-fanclub.com/

Aloha,

Don

Drew Howard · Post by **Drew Howard** » 5 May 2008 6:59 am

Ray,

WOW! Thank you very much!!!!!! Awesome.

The gears are turning....

Drew

Ray Montee · Post by **Ray Montee** » 5 May 2008 9:29 am

Thanks again, Don.

Glad you found at least some, of what you were looking for.

Good Luck!

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 5 May 2008 5:44 pm

I can't get the songs to play.

Mark Deffenbaugh · Post by **Mark Deffenbaugh** » 5 May 2008 7:42 pm

They won't play for me either. Click, then nothing happens.

Philip Bender · Post by **Philip Bender** » 6 May 2008 1:46 am

Aloha Drew,
I have been playing this tuning for about 15 years, and find it very satisfying in the way it fills in gaps. I have been fortunate enough to have a friend that is a great arranger, composer, and player who has`given me some great tabs on songs like "Solitude" etc. Scotty is now selling the tabs that Jerry made available on his last listing, I am sure Scotty would make that list available, or it might be on his web site.
Phil B

Ray Montee · Post by **Ray Montee** » 6 May 2008 6:01 am

Lee & Mark........
What steps are you taking? Everyone else seems to be clicking-on without any problem and we get it here okay on two different 'puters?
I've found that M/Soft Media Player 7 has been a good reliable player vs a lot of the newer competitive players.
What say you?

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 6 May 2008 7:26 am

My guess would be that they are using a Macintosh or other non-Windows based computer. The menu and playback system you're utilizing on your web site requires the Windows OS to work properly.

Here's a direct link to the audio file:
http://www.jerrybyrd-fanclub.com/music/Invitation.mp3

Thanks for sharing, Ray!

Therman Jones · Post by **Therman Jones** » 6 May 2008 7:36 am

I was unable to play the song using Mozilla Firefox browser, but it worked OK on MS Internet Explorer.

Using the link provided by Brad it now plays on Firefox.

Thanks

Mark Deffenbaugh · Post by **Mark Deffenbaugh** » 6 May 2008 3:50 pm

Thanks for the link, Brad. (You guessed right: I was on my Mac.)

Anyway, wow: what great playing.

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 6 May 2008 5:27 pm

No Macs in my house! I do use Mozilla Firefox, though. I'll try switching over to Explorer and see if that helps. (BTW, Brad's link does work with Mozilla Firefox.)

Ray Montee · Post by **Ray Montee** » 6 May 2008 5:48 pm

This is one of the most important elements of this Forum, where fellow members come forward volutarily and share specialized knowledge.
BRAD and Don have both helped me out in the past and then here again. MANY THANKS.
I hope their suggestions help each of you.

I've included Brad's latest suggestion in my signature and hopefully, any of you failing to reach the JERRY BYRD FAN CLUB by the standard plan, will attempt to do so again, by using this "McIntosh" door-opener?

John Bechtel · Post by **John Bechtel** » 7 May 2008 9:58 pm

Well, my hat's in the creek after just listening to Eddie Stubbs on WSM Radio play the old Original Recording of Billy Walker singing “Charlie's Shoes”. That's before the version that made it a hit! (No whistling or Uke.) Jerry plays background and also does an instrumental break in the middle and it's all done on the C-Dia. Tuning. I worked for Billy for 2-yrs. but; I never knew there were two versions! Byrd's work is on about the same plain as he did with Ferlin Husky's “Next To Jimmy”, only maybe even better! PSG's got nuttin’ on Jerry Byrd!

admin · Post by **b0b** » 7 May 2008 10:28 pm

Jerry Byrd's "Steel Guitar Romantic World" album is a great demonstration of the capabilities of the diatonic tuning.

John Bechtel · Post by **John Bechtel** » 7 May 2008 10:32 pm

Jerry said that “Steel Guitar Romantic World” was probably his hardest endevor! Sure do miss him!

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 8 May 2008 2:30 am

Jerry's arrangement of Cold Cold Heart in Diatonic tuning:

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