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Topic: 1st string on C6th tuning? Other than G or D |
Billy Carr
From:
Seminary, Mississippi, USA (deceased)
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Posted 20 May 2005 12:51 pm |
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| I was just thinking about if there was another note besides the high G or the D that would be effective on the C6th. I've used the G & D back and forth through the years. |
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Tony Dingus
From:
Kingsport, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 20 May 2005 1:53 pm
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If I'm not mistaking, Weldon Myrick tunes his first string to D#.
Tony |
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MUSICO
From:
Jeremy Williams in Spain
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Posted 21 May 2005 4:24 am
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Don´t mean to brag  but we Universal players just hit a knee lever or in some cases an optional lock lever and we have C6 with G, D, AND A on top.
Jeremy Williams
Barcelona Spain |
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Bengt Erlandsen
From:
Brekstad, NORWAY
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Posted 21 May 2005 4:20 pm
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If you don't have a knee lever that raise 3rd string C-C# a C# note instead of the "D" on the 1st string could be quite useful for certain things.
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George Redmon
From:
Muskegon & Detroit Michigan.
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Posted 21 May 2005 8:44 pm
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I have played only C6th for many years..still do today..on my 12 string C6th, i am using DBG on top..i would not want to part with either the high G or D...just wondering..why do you?
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Billy Carr
From:
Seminary, Mississippi, USA (deceased)
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Posted 21 May 2005 10:55 pm
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| Not parting with the G or D on top. Just looking for some new ideas to work with. I'm always trying a little something here and there. I like to have at three different ways to play each song. Thanks. |
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Bobby Lee
From:
Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 22 May 2005 9:19 am
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Bobby Black uses a B and a D on his non-pedal guitars:
D
B
E
C
A
G
E
C# Some 12 string C6th players use B and D too. Not me.
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Jerry Hayes
From:
Virginia Beach, Va.
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Posted 23 May 2005 6:49 am
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The late great Curly Chalker used an E on his first string and his C6th playing was about as good as you could get. He also had a low A on the 10th string so he didn't have to use a Boo-Wah type thing to get that note. Curly was a master of this and I hope we don't forget him....JH in Va.
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Bill Stafford
From:
Gulfport,Ms. USA
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Posted 23 May 2005 8:34 am
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HI Billy, check out my tuning when you visit with us on the 4th of June here at DSSGA in Gulfport, I have been using an A note on top of the tuning for many, many years. And being a universal tuning, this note is a G# as my first string on the E9 tuning. In the B tuning, it becomes an A note on the first fret. Looking forward to your program with us on the fourth.
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John Bechtel
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 23 May 2005 10:40 pm
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Anybody ever considered an (F) on top? Not me! Except on a 10-string C-Diatonic Tuning: C–E–F–G–A–B–C–E–D–F 
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