C6th TUNING QUESTION

[Wayne D. Clark]

To day is the day, I am going to set my 8 string lap steel to C6th, Give it a try. however [ and this may ba a 50%-50% draw]. BOTTOM TO TOP [E G A C E G A C] OR [ A C E G A C E G] YOUR RECOMENDATION AND WHY?

MELBERT 8 CONSOLE
GOODRICH PEDAL
PEAVEY 110

[Tom Alsteen]

I'm glad this was posted as I have the same question. I'm taking on-line lessons from Reece Anderson and he has me tune my 6 string to EGACEG (bottom to top). Will the tabs for regular C6 work with this tuning?? I haven't seen anything for the EGACEG tuning.

Thanks,

Tom

[Ray Montee]

Since most of your melody is going to be played on the top four strings.......

why not start "THINKING".........from the TOP down.

E C A G E C# C and whatever on the bottom.

If you really want to get everything C6th has to offer, you'd be hard-pressed to do better than this.
You can hear many classic examples of how flexible and versatile this fine tuning can be simply by visiting the JerryByrd-FanClub.com Whether melody or back-up, the C6th played in the Byrd style is so very, very RICH!

I'd personally forget that top G string......

[Wayne D. Clark]

Ray, so what I see you recomending is E.C.A.G.E.C# A G for 8 string? Thinking Top down makes sence. However as I look at you suggestion again are you saying E C A G E C# C G, or A? But why the C# followed by the C. I would think that C# A G.

W

[Ray Montee]

The C# string can be an essential and versatile element in playing the C6th tuning, provided you're a melody player.

FORGET for a moment the technicalities of MUSIC......

Go to the 5th fret F chord position.

Roll the 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th strings.......from the bottom up.

next Roll the 3rd, 4th & 5th strings......

next go to the fourth fret and roll the 6th,5th,4th & 3rd strings......

next drop down to the third fret and again roll the 6th, 5th, 4th & 3rd strings.

(Should you choose to do so, you could also top off that last roll with the 1st (E) string on top.)

You've just completed a turn-around from F to C7th.This is a universal turn-around. JERRY BYRD used it for the intro' to his Mercury recording of "Coconut Grove". You can also use that procedure in a wide variety of other playing examples........some of which can be heard on the JERRY BYRD Fan Club site.

Under no circumstances attempt to play BOTH the C and C# strings at the same time, okay? The bottom string (8th) can be ANY PITCH you choose to use as long as you can easily rake it with your thumb.

[Rose Sinclair]

Ray-
Thanks for the step-by-step intro with the C# string. Beautiful!!!
-Rose
p.s. Missed you at Dallas.

[Anthony Locke]

This is a Joaquin version I had for a long time, you should try it out and see what you think. I am pretty sure this is one of the tunings he used on "Dance-O-Rama."

low to high-
high B where the low A would be.

B (.20 gauge)
C#
E
G
A
C
E
G

[Jonathan Stuart]

Hi Ray,
I just tried out your example. Love it!
Thank you,
Johnny7