| Subject: | Re: [RESOGUIT-L] D Tuning | | Date: | Wednesday, February 28, 2007 01:21:27 (+0000) | | From: | reso-man <reso-man @.......net>
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Larue! Calm down, u'r confusin' me here!
Getting from G tuning, (6 TO 1 as GBDGBD) to the D tuning (6 TO 1 as DADF#AD)
isn't all that hard. I think of it as a three step operation.
First.....drop both B strings, (the 2nd & 4th) a whole tone, or two frets, from B to A.
Second....drop the G string, (the third string) a half tone or one fret, from G
to F#.
Third.....UNWIND the low G (the 6th string) down five frets or four and a half
tones, to D
There you have it! I find you may have to "tweak" the other strings after you
unwind that low G alllllll the way down to D.
I haven't done all that much with this very interesting tuning other than figure
out how to get in and out of it reasonably quickly. I find that if I sorta
forget about the 1st string and think of the rest of the tuning as moved towards
me by one string, it plays kind of similar to the regular G tuning except for
that funky low D which is a lot of fun.
Hope this helps, I'm sorry I don't know more about this tuning, but I haven't
had a lot of time to "play" with it.
I thank Michael for the comment on the string guage regarding that 6th string.
I've thought of increasing it to a .060, but I really think it's just a matter of
getting used to the low note and lower tension.
Richie
-------------- Original message --------------
From: Michael Edwards <edirex@bigpond.net.au>
>
> Yep - Larue
> Thats it - down on the low G - enjoy the looseness of the
> blues.....the rest as you say
>
> - you can increase guage to 60 or above - but I find that its a bit
> too thumpy - the 56 has a nice resonance
> in D on my Deneve
>
> but thats just me
>
> my advice leave the strings the same - and you can go back and forth
> as needed!
>
> Michael
>
>
> On 27/02/2007, at 11:27 PM, laruepork@netzero.net wrote:
>
> > Rookie question but, I'm a headed the D way on my Johnson (never
> > got to it).
> >
> > As I understand it, from 6th String to 1st String, it's DADF#AD?
> >
> > Do I tune BELOW G?
> >
> > I can't see being able to tune UP to D from G . . .
> >
> > But, before I start . . .
> >
> > Three steps down on the 6th String G SEEMS kinda low and
> > loosey . . . change guage?
> > Lighter or heavier?
> >
> > B bass is only one step down to A, kewl.
> >
> > 4th String D stays.
> >
> > 3rd String to F#, only half down, kewl.
> >
> > 2nd String B to A is kewl.
> >
> > 1st String stays the same.
> >
> > Is that it?
> >
> > Thanks in advance . . . .
> >
> > -RestlessNUNFestedLeftCoast
> >
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