Re: Alternate Guitar Tunings (OT)

[Daryl Shawn <highhorse@mhorse.com>]

Yup, called the "Nashville tuning" in fact (though traditionally it 
changes the bottom four strings, using a 12-string set). Pat Metheny 
uses it a lot, in particular on his "One Quiet Night" record, albeit on 
a baritone guitar.

I played exclusively in DADGCF for five years, which was great for rock 
and helped me break out of certain ruts, but I never use alternate 
tunings anymore because I know I'll never be as comfortable as in 
standard tuning. I always want to be able (or aspire to be able) to play 
what jumps into my head at any given time, and playing in a different 
tuning is a handicap, to me, for that goal.

Daryl Shawn
www.swanwelder.com
www.chinapaintingmusic.com
 

> If I recall, that' an old Nasville country music recording trick.
>
> You can hear it on many C&W hits of the 50s, 60s and 70s.
>
> Not done so much any more though.
>
> On Dec 4, 2008, at 12:57 AM, Per Boysen wrote:
>
>> Another good tuning for zing-zing-a-zing backing acoustic is to
>> change the three lower strings to thinner strings that are tuned the
>> same but one octave higher. Then you simply play the chords as usual
>> and get kind of minimal chords, never wider than a triad, but with a
>> very rich and layered tone.