I like D-A-D-F#-A-D

Posted by Brian H P (A) on December 19, 2014 at 09:47:25

In Reply to: Or open tune a six string guitar to A C D E G A... posted by DeKay on December 19, 2014 at 09:20:03:

Good ol' "Sebastapol" tuning, popular with Victorian parlor guitarists and long a favorite with blues & folk players.

Strum all the strings open and you get a nice rich D chord. Barre at the 5th fret for G and at the 7th for A. All the chords you need to immediately strum along and accompany thousands of tunes.

Learn where the notes of the D major scale are on the highest strings, and start picking out melodies with a drone accompaniment. Works real nice with Scottish bagpipe tunes. Learn the notes of the D minor pentatonic scale, and play blues. With modified D-based scales like D and G harmonic minor, over the drone, you get some cool sitar-like effects. Try playing major and minor pentatonic scales with a slide, letting open strings drone underneath.

This tuning makes it easier to get good sounds right off the bat, compared to standard where you have to learn a bunch of left hand chord positions, and it makes learning fun. Although it limits you to D and neighboring keys, there's no limit to where you can take it within those keys, once you start developing your technique. Remember, Derek Trucks started out with this tuning exclusively!

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Topic - Parent of Blind Adult seeks info about audio equip - ltstangel 23:35:17 12/18/14 (15)

RE: Parent of Blind Adult seeks info about audio equip - Sondek 10:01:47 12/19/14 (2)

RE: Parent of Blind Adult seeks info about audio equip - ltstangel 11:29:13 12/19/14 (1)

How about some help here, please - Sondek 14:16:02 12/19/14 (0)

most every state, NJ and SC do, have Asociation of the Blind... - LCBIII 09:36:44 12/19/14 (0)

Audio equipment to listen to music with, play music with or create music with?... - musetap 09:07:32 12/19/14 (0)

Maybe a karaoke machine or electronic drum? - Kloss 07:57:08 12/19/14 (1)

RE: Maybe a karaoke machine or electronic drum? - fantja 13:13:04 12/19/14 (0)

A counter-cultural suggestion or three - John Marks 07:51:06 12/19/14 (4)

Or open tune a six string guitar to A C D E G A... - DeKay 09:20:03 12/19/14 (3)

I like D-A-D-F#-A-D - Brian H P 09:47:25 12/19/14 (0)

Yes, but... - John Marks 09:37:07 12/19/14 (1)

Did not consider slide use @ all, nor... - DeKay 17:03:38 12/19/14 (0)

RE: Parent of Blind Adult seeks info about audio equip - fantja 06:36:14 12/19/14 (0)

RE: Parent of Blind Adult seeks info about audio equip - Tom Schuman 00:56:34 12/19/14 (0)

You are in the right place ... - three_sox 23:39:09 12/18/14 (0)

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