Guest guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 Hi Vedi, Saw your post on the group. I thought it better to private-mail you since what I've to say might not find across-the-board approval I do "Jack Of Speed" in sort of Drop D Lute tuning. It's D A D F# B E. Lumpy does the same for his Cumulus 19; he has samples posted on his site. On alt tunings and chords generally, one of the biggest reasons we might choose to do any arrangement in an alt tuning is that we want a sound that is "different" than typical standard tuning. Perhaps we frequently dig the low (or high) drone that is created by some of the open strings. With this in mind, I like to find chord voicings by simple experimentation rather than refer to a chart. That is, if I'm hunting for some kind of D major chord, I might start by finding a D on the bass strings. Then experiment with the remaining strings and frets till I find the appropriate notes that make up the rest of the chord. Having said that, I've also had reasonable success by trying normal, standard fingerings but played in alt tunings. It sometimes reveals a strange and new chord that I might not have thought up on my own. I may have to move one note a fret or two to avoid some dissonance. But overall I look at alt tunings not as simply playing the same old songs but with new fingerings. Instead my approach to alts is that I'm searching for something new that doesn't sound like EADGBE. Btw, Alan's site has a great chart for those wanting a starting point. Take it easy, Ramapriya hubli (AT) vsnl (DOT) com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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