The Steel Guitar Forum

Hey,

I started out playing straight guitar slide for years, before exploring steel. I play a lot of C6 non-pedal, and was wondering if anyone's experimented with using 6th-based tunings for slide? Obviously, most slants are out, but it seems like there would be a ton of other possibilities.

Thoughts? Experiences?

I think Ry Cooder used D6(Bm7) on a few tunes, as have I. DADF#BD. Possibly it was E6 like Sol Hoopii. I have that option with a guitar I have outfitted with a Stringtone device. It gives me G,D&D6.

I will occasionally retune from open D to D6 by raising the second string from A up to B.

Hi Jim,
yeah, all the time. My acoustic is generally tuned D-A-D-F#-b-e, though there are a couple tunes running C-A-C-G-b-e. Also came from a bottle-neck background- with high action there's plenty opportunity to fret behind the slide.

Matt