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Topic: Question about C6th tuning for an 8 string |
Steve Green
From:
Gulfport, MS, USA
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Posted 27 Apr 2011 7:02 am |
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If I take a standard Low C6 tuning:
1. E
2. C
3. A
4. G
5. E
6. C
7. A
8. G
And lower the bass string (8th string) to an F:
1. E
2. C
3. A
4. G
5. E
6. C
7. A
8. F
Would this then be called a C11 tuning? Would the addition of the F note make it an 11th tuning?
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Greg Booth
From:
Anchorage, AK, USA
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Posted 27 Apr 2011 7:24 am
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An 11th chord is made by adding the 11th scale tone, in this case F, to a dominant 9 chord. Since you don't have a b7 (Bb) or a 9 (D) it's not a true 11 chord, but maybe you could call it a C6 add 11.
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Jon Nygren
From:
Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 27 Apr 2011 8:27 am
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I've always thought that as long as you have a dom 7 added before the 11th, you could call it an 11 chord...and that goes for a 13th chord too. So in C:
C E G Bb F
So whats the correct way? Does it HAVE to have a 9th added? I've always wanted to know. |
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chas smith R.I.P.
From:
Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 27 Apr 2011 9:47 am
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| With the F on the bottom, you have a F Maj 7 with a 9. |
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Twayn Williams
From:
Portland, OR
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Posted 27 Apr 2011 9:54 am
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| chas smith wrote: |
| With the F on the bottom, you have a F Maj 7 with a 9. |
Otherwise known as an FM9 
I'd still think of it as an C6/F instead though.
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