• Registered: 2006-08-25
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Topic: Open tunings... playing slide

I have been listening to Ben Harper lately and I am amazed by his skill at the lap steel guitar. Recently, I have been experimenting with a slide and open D tuning and it has opened up many new doors. I am trying to figure out what other tunings I should learn next. What are your favorite tunings to use while playing slide?

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  • From: A black hole in deep space
  • Registered: 2007-10-28
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Re: Open tunings... playing slide

DAGDAD or tune to any major or minor theres a site that explains all the alternant tunnings I dont have the link I think guitarpix or topdown might be able to help furthur

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  • From: Madeira Beach, Florida
  • Registered: 2007-12-05
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Re: Open tunings... playing slide

Here's a link to a pretty cool .pdf file that shows scales and chord charts for various open tunings:

http://eceserv0.ece.wisc.edu/~sethares/ … unings.pdf

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  • Registered: 2006-08-25
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Re: Open tunings... playing slide

Thanks topdown! that page is very helpful.

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  • From: sand lake michigan
  • Registered: 2007-03-25
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Re: Open tunings... playing slide

i use open "e" ebeg#be it helps becouse the chords are in the same fret as my guitar barr chords
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  • From: NH
  • Registered: 2008-05-28
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Re: Open tunings... playing slide

here is a nice website i found for alternate tunings.

http://www.strummeronline.com/


i had others but cant find them now.

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  • From: North Europe
  • Registered: 2007-08-20
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Re: Open tunings... playing slide

hey topdown, that link is top! perhaps put it in the resources section of the site?

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