Are there particular tunings which are used frequently in country music, other than the standard tuning? (I ask because I have been asked to write a protest song, and want to try a new tuning in conjunction with it- I'm bored of the same old standard tuning.)
Take care,
Casey
Can't really think of any specific "country tuning", but try the dropped-D tuning - DADGBE (low to high) - it's quite popular among 'folk singers'... If that's not inspiring enough you can move on to DADGAD (Dsus4) and straight D-major - DADF#AD.
G-major - DGDGBD - is also used quite a bit in folk and blues.
Steinar
C6 is country. I play in high bass G...GBDGBD low to high. it is full of blues notes, but I can coax a bit of country out of it.
it is more of how you slide.
But, I don't think Hank would have done it thata way.
...I play in high bass G...GBDGBD low to high. it is full of blues notes, but I can coax a bit of country out of it. ...it is more of how you slide. ...
Since that's 'standard' dobro tuning, ( and the high 4 strings are same as 5-string banjo), a bit of country is definitely coaxable from that... :wink: :D
No offense intended...
C6 is one of the two 'standard' neck tunings on pedal steel guitar.
"A child of five could understand this...send someone to fetch a child of five !"--Groucho Marx
he posted in 'slide and...' so I assumed.
country tunings on a stand up six string guitar?
never heard of them.
Sorry- I should have made it clearer- I WAS on about country tunings on standard six string guitar. (I'll see what I can coax out of open G)
Take care,
Casey
Sorry- I should have made it clearer- I WAS on about country tunings on standard six string guitar. (I'll see what I can coax out of open G)
on old Fenders where the wear pattern is all over the first three frets it is called cowboy chord wear. or cowboy wear. (in standard tuning too)
that is because most of the playing was down there. lots of C, F and G.
another position is the Am pentatonic which plays neatly over C. I call it A minor blues applied to C major cowboy.
another thing to learn...and I sure would love to...is the Nashville style. lots of picking from a chord shape with double stops and 'pedal' bends.
if you search nashville players or lessons you might get some hits.
let me know!
