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Topic: E13 vs. C6/A7 |
Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 25 Mar 2005 9:26 am |
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Here's a 1:1 comparison of E13 & C6/A7 ... (lo to hi):
E13 ... D E G# B C# E
C6/A7 ... C# E G A C E
I'll make it short and sweet ...
For me ... so many harmony combinations are built around the top two strings (my melody strings) ... on the C6/A7 tunin' ...
It makes this my favorite tunin' by far.
Granted ... a proficiency in reverse slanting is needed to take advantage of string one combos ...
But once you "have it" ... its all there ...
As far as having the C# ... instead of the C ... on the bottom ...
The dominant 7th chords available on strings 3,4,5 & 6 ... far outweighs having the root C down there ... for me ...
Plus you get that cool "Octave" Min 3rd/Maj 3rd forward slant run (for lack of a better name) ... much cooler sounding than the standard "octave" run.
Anyway ... thats about the best I can do ... hope you found these 1:1 comparisons useful.
I will put these all together and put them on my site ... for future reference.
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Aiello's House of Gauss
My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield
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Jeff Strouse
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Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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Posted 25 Mar 2005 9:33 am
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| Thanks, Rick! |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 25 Mar 2005 9:42 am
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This is almost as exciting as wrasslin'! 
Very  of you Rick. Certainly gave us something to do. |
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Jeff Au Hoy
From:
Honolulu, Hawai'i
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Posted 26 Mar 2005 12:27 am
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E6/C#7 works well also (E13 tuning mentioned above with 3rd added above, 7th at bottom eliminated, and low E string sharped):
G#
E
C#
B
G#
F
Has the goodies of C6/A7 but in a different range and timbre.
BTW, I wonder why it's B11 and not A6/B9 when C6/A7 is not something like A7#9?[This message was edited by Jeff Au Hoy on 26 March 2005 at 12:37 AM.] |
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Jim Bates
From:
Alvin, Texas, USA
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Posted 26 Mar 2005 7:42 am
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Different strokes (strings) for different folks. Learn to play in many tunings.
It's hard to beat the 'old' Jerry Byrd book for learning the variations of basic tunings and how they are related to each.
Thanx,
Jim |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 26 Mar 2005 8:25 am
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Jim ... I agree.
I wasn't tryin' to "beat it" ...  ... just use a different approach to "explain it" ...
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Aiello's House of Gauss
My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield
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chas smith R.I.P.
From:
Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 26 Mar 2005 11:53 am
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| Who's your pharmacist? I need to get some of whatever you're taking..... |
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John Bushouse
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Posted 26 Mar 2005 12:17 pm
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| Thanks for putting all of this together. As someone who is branching out from open G, I appreciate the thought you've put into this. |
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