Chris Scruggs tuning?
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Chris Scruggs tuning?
Does anyone know the tunings used by Chris Scruggs?
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In this Mel Bay interview, lesson he has C6 on neck one.
http://youtu.be/QuAchSYA6Xo
http://youtu.be/QuAchSYA6Xo
Here's a reply from him from a few years back on one of the forums but he does post here sometimes so we may even get a definitive answer from him on what he's using currently.
"I tune the inside to C6/a7:
E
C
A
G
E
C#
A
A (bass note)
Sometimes I drop the fourth string from G down to F#, and play it as a D9 tuning.
I tune the outside to E13:
E
C#
G#
F#
E
D
B
E
"I tune the inside to C6/a7:
E
C
A
G
E
C#
A
A (bass note)
Sometimes I drop the fourth string from G down to F#, and play it as a D9 tuning.
I tune the outside to E13:
E
C#
G#
F#
E
D
B
E
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It's an octave below. .68-.72 gauge. Jerry Byrd (which is where Kayton got it from) mostly used it for a thumpy bass effect when needed.Paul McEvoy wrote:In the C6 Tuning, is the low string an octave below the next string? What gauge would work for this? And what does it give you? Is it mostly for show/effect or does it offer something significant in harmony?
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I love this Kayton vid of Opryland Swing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkFjGDh2bB4
Check out this version!
Herb and Kayton playing Opryland Swing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH9zNlOxOaM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkFjGDh2bB4
Check out this version!
Herb and Kayton playing Opryland Swing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH9zNlOxOaM
That headstone is hilarious.
Has anyone pointed out the tuning listed on the gravestone is written incorrectly, according to Kayton? There is no D in the F13 tuning, as the 2nd string would be. Either the gravestone photo is bogus, or Kayton had even more of a sense of humor by having the wrong notes written on his gravestone.
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Has anyone pointed out the tuning listed on the gravestone is written incorrectly, according to Kayton? There is no D in the F13 tuning, as the 2nd string would be. Either the gravestone photo is bogus, or Kayton had even more of a sense of humor by having the wrong notes written on his gravestone.
John
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The tunings are on the back of the headstone. I have it on the authority on one of his good friends. She says it’s in Greenbrier cemetery in Greenbrier, TN, and I think she sent me the photo originally.
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Hi John.John Goux wrote:
Has anyone pointed out the tuning listed on the gravestone is wrong? There is no D in the F13 tuning, as the 2nd string would be.
John
On another post Chris Scruggs explained Kayton sometimes dropped the D to a C for the E9th sound but up half a step. Eg. F9th.
Thats how he got that pedal steel sound on "The Waltz You Saved For Me" And of course with string pulls.
Hope that's helpful
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uZ_wlu ... B&index=22
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The tunings are not named on the gravestone. A sequence of notes for someone’s tuning can’t be “wrongâ€. Those were his tunings. I think it’s cool as heck that he decided to share them with us even after he moved on.John Goux wrote:That headstone is hilarious.
Has anyone pointed out the tuning listed on the gravestone is wrong? There is no D in the F13 tuning, as the 2nd string would be. Either the gravestone photo is bogus, or Kayton had even more of a sense of humor by having the wrong notes written on his gravestone.
John
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It's quite similar to the Jules Ah See low C on the C13...it can of course be used for the thumpy bass effects but it does have a nice deep smooth bass addition to chords. When I retune my C13 neck to C6/A7, I do the same...6th string up to C#, 7th down a halfstep to A, 8th string down to A. I generally use a 68-70 gauge there (optimizing for C but it works for A as well).Scott Thomas wrote:It's an octave below. .68-.72 gauge. Jerry Byrd (which is where Kayton got it from) mostly used it for a thumpy bass effect when needed.Paul McEvoy wrote:In the C6 Tuning, is the low string an octave below the next string? What gauge would work for this? And what does it give you? Is it mostly for show/effect or does it offer something significant in harmony?
Thanks!
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I love Kayton’s playing and attitude. I’m a big fan of Chris, too.
Here is the master himself from a 1993 interview in Steel Guitar World magazine:
“ KR: Yes, it’s a 1951 Fender...it’s my only steel. That steel is 41 years old. I had another one time that burnt up in a fire.
SGW: I see you’re still using your old DeArmond foot pedal.
KR: Yes, Shot Jackson rebuilt that for me before he passed on and it keeps going. I just can’t seem to wear it out.
SGW: How about your tunings, can you share those with us?
KR: Well, my main tuning is C6th, that’s my bread and butter neck. It has a little variation. Staring with the first string on the small end: E, C, A, G, E, C#, A, A (an octave lower). You will notice that I have two A’s together...the second is real low for that boom effect. It’s almost like a big third more than anything else. I use it only occasionally when I’m doing some thump style. Getting back to that C#, normally if you’re playing this C6th tuning and you rake across it, it will sound out of tune. But, if you rake across the strings and leave the second string out, then you’ve got a whole new tuning...and you see that second string there, the C, if you pull that a half step, it will fall right in tune with that tuning. You can really play some jazzy sounding stuff with it. It makes a whole new ball game. It’s like having a dual tuning. And on the other neck I’ve got a special tuning...it’s for rides and special things. The first string is F, D, A, F, G, Eb, C, F, but I couldn’t remember these if I didn’t right them down. I keep a list at home in case someone calls and wants to know. Don’t mind sharing these cause I don’t have any secrets. Of course, Hank doesn’t like notes played on the high register, so I’m usually limited to playing on the lower end.â€
Here is the master himself from a 1993 interview in Steel Guitar World magazine:
“ KR: Yes, it’s a 1951 Fender...it’s my only steel. That steel is 41 years old. I had another one time that burnt up in a fire.
SGW: I see you’re still using your old DeArmond foot pedal.
KR: Yes, Shot Jackson rebuilt that for me before he passed on and it keeps going. I just can’t seem to wear it out.
SGW: How about your tunings, can you share those with us?
KR: Well, my main tuning is C6th, that’s my bread and butter neck. It has a little variation. Staring with the first string on the small end: E, C, A, G, E, C#, A, A (an octave lower). You will notice that I have two A’s together...the second is real low for that boom effect. It’s almost like a big third more than anything else. I use it only occasionally when I’m doing some thump style. Getting back to that C#, normally if you’re playing this C6th tuning and you rake across it, it will sound out of tune. But, if you rake across the strings and leave the second string out, then you’ve got a whole new tuning...and you see that second string there, the C, if you pull that a half step, it will fall right in tune with that tuning. You can really play some jazzy sounding stuff with it. It makes a whole new ball game. It’s like having a dual tuning. And on the other neck I’ve got a special tuning...it’s for rides and special things. The first string is F, D, A, F, G, Eb, C, F, but I couldn’t remember these if I didn’t right them down. I keep a list at home in case someone calls and wants to know. Don’t mind sharing these cause I don’t have any secrets. Of course, Hank doesn’t like notes played on the high register, so I’m usually limited to playing on the lower end.â€
The tuning is "wrong" in the sense that it is not the tuning that Kayton always said he used.Allan Revich wrote:A sequence of notes for someone’s tuning can’t be “wrongâ€. Those were his tunings. I think it’s cool as heck that he decided to share them with us even after he moved on.
Whenever he was asked, he would say the F tuning started with F D A F. On the gravestone it starts with F C A F,
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LOL! OK, I get it now.Jeff Mead wrote:The tuning is "wrong" in the sense that it is not the tuning that Kayton always said he used.Allan Revich wrote:A sequence of notes for someone’s tuning can’t be “wrongâ€. Those were his tunings. I think it’s cool as heck that he decided to share them with us even after he moved on.
Whenever he was asked, he would say the F tuning started with F D A F. On the gravestone it starts with F C A F,