Diatonic tuning

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Diatonic tuning

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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.

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That Diatonic Tuning again............

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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!
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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, :)
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Ray,

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

The gears are turning....

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Thanks for the help!

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Thanks again, Don.

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

Good Luck!
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I can't get the songs to play. :cry:
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They won't play for me either. Click, then nothing happens.
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The C diatonic tuning

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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.
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What are YOU doing?

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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?
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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!
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Post by Therman Jones »

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.

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Post by Mark Deffenbaugh »

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

Anyway, wow: what great playing.
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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.)
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THANKS to Brad!

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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?
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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!
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Jerry Byrd's "Steel Guitar Romantic World" album is a great demonstration of the capabilities of the diatonic tuning.
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Jerry said that “Steel Guitar Romantic World” was probably his hardest endevor! Sure do miss him!
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