Alternate tuning for mandolin?

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smokindog

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Topic starter 31/05/2007 2:03 am

Does anyone us alternate tunings for mandolin? I have been tuning mine to an open C#(the same notes you would get if you put a capo on the 6th fret of a guitar tuned to open G. Just wonder if anyone else resorts to this with a mandolin :?:

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31/05/2007 12:26 pm

I switch between standard (GDAE) and GDAD, which is a fairly common tuning used by Irish players.

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Topic starter 01/06/2007 1:27 am

Thanks, never thought of that :oops:

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01/06/2007 2:12 pm

I've messed around with several different mandolin tunings, most of which I found here. It's a good jumping off point!

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