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very nice Anders! www.myspace.com/luisangulocom --- On Mon, 3/2/09, Anders Bergdahl <anders_e_bergdahl@hotmail.com> wrote: > From: Anders Bergdahl <anders_e_bergdahl@hotmail.com> > Subject: RE: Tuning guitar in fifths for wider orchestration options > To: "Loopers Delight" <loopers-delight@loopers-delight.com> > Date: Monday, March 2, 2009, 3:41 PM > I agree, alternate tunings is a great way to do something > different. BUT in the context of instrumental music I see a > risk that what i find as "different" and > "interesting" sounds in an alternate tuning is > just me being amazed over the sound that comes out. It is > really hard, for me at least, to do any real improvising in > alternate tuning. It's more like what Luis describes, i > see it almost as accidents that HOPEFULLY sounds cool. But > I'm nit sure i would call it improvising... I really > admire horn player, Miles, Trane that could always find new > music to play with their instruments. I would love to have > the control over phrasing and note choice that horn great > players have. > On the other hand a reason I love looping is all the > mistakes I make that forces me to find a creative way out. > (BTW i have just posted a new "mistake" piece in > alternate tuning on soundclick) > > Greetings, > > Anders > www.soundclick.com/AndersBergdahl > > > > > > > IMHO there is no sense in really doing that really,i > just try to know the root and from there i construct my own > version of chords,treat it like a diferent instument,it > might sound more interesting.There are people using open > tunings out there that have translated everything from the > standard tuning and for me it doesnt really sound that > exciting anymore.I usually dont play any scales or translate > chords,i play really simple one or 2 string melodies with > open tunings,but sometimes i do like to play the same scale > i use in standard tuning and hearing something completely > coming out,thats the fun of it! > > Luis