John Bechtel
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Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 19 Aug 2004 9:36 pm |
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About the only practical way I can think of at the moment would be: Low to High
D–E–F#–G#–B–E = E9
6 strings is just a bit of a handicap, but; workable though limited! I knew a fellow by the name of Shorty Sax, in N.J. who played on a 6-string tuned to E6:
B–E–G#–B–C#–E and did very well for many years. Back when I was a young-adult, I was always amazed at his ability with this tuning! Why not try both and pick the one that suits you best? I personally would go with the E6.
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Chris Scruggs
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 19 Aug 2004 9:55 pm
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The E9 John recommended is the same as Jerry Byrd's tuning from his "Admirable Byrd" LP. But since Jerry played it on an eight string guitar, he had B for the seventh string, and E for the eight string(I believe).
It is nice, too, because it uses the same string gauges as C6, so you can get alot of music out of one six string guitar.
Plus, if you tune the second string up from B to C#, you get a real nice E13 tuning(ala Jerry Byrd's "Mind Your Own Business" solo).
Chris S.
PS
To get the pedal steel "1 chord to 4 chord" sound on E9, play strings 2, 3, and 5 straight on the fifth fret(A chord). Then slant the nose of your bar up so the 2nd string is on the seventh fret, your 3rd string is on the sixth fret, and your 5 string stays on the 5th fret. That gives you a full D chord.
To resolve back to the A chord, go up the the 12th fret(E chord) and repeat the same slant up there. That will put it back in A. You can play the "Slowly" intro this way.
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