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Topic: Chord Melody Leavitt Tuning |
Roy Thomson
From: Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 10 Apr 2010 4:27 pm
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This is a little ditty that I resurrected
from a few years ago and after some revising
recorded it again today.
It is solo chord melody which I think the
Leavitt tuning is well suited for and I hope
more people will give it a try when considering
alternate tunings.
If interested check out my site and the Leavitt
offerings that I have available. Please feel
free to email me for any further information.
Link to Chord Melody Leavitt Solo..
http://www.mediafire.com/?fqmhngyzzm2 _________________ Custom Tabs Various Tunings
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Roy Thomson
From: Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 11 Apr 2010 12:00 pm
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The pic hereunder shows how simple
to change from C6th tuning to Leavitt.
I encourage those who have not tried
this great tuning to give it a shot.
This is the set up for the clip I did
as the subject of this thread.
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John Ed Kelly
From: Victoria, Australia
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Posted 11 Apr 2010 10:55 pm
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Hi Roy,
Which strings would I or could I, dispense with for a 6 stringer? Is this a G tuning, with two Gs?....I suspect it is. And.......pardon my newcomer ignorance......who is/was Leavitt?
cheers,
John |
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Roy Thomson
From: Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 12 Apr 2010 2:04 am
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Hi John,
For a six stringer just drop the
bottom 2 strings A and G which leaves
you with..
D--C--Bb--G--E--C# High to Low
The first 5 strings are a full C9th chord
and the bottom 4 a dim7th. That's just a
start...it is much more.
If you do a Google search for Bill G. Leavitt
you will find out all about this man. Unfortunately
he is no longer with us.
All the best.
Roy _________________ Custom Tabs Various Tunings
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John Ed Kelly
From: Victoria, Australia
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Posted 12 Apr 2010 2:16 am
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Thanks Roy,
That's a separate tone for each string for me!
I think the available combinations will be enormous - that said - I will wait until I get some tuition under my belt before experimenting however. |
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