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Topic: 7 String Dobro G Tuning
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Billy Henderson
Member From: Portland, AR, USA
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posted 27 January 2003 03:59 PM
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How do you tune a 7 string dobro to open G? |
Roy Thomson
Member From: Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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posted 27 January 2003 04:19 PM
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1 G (o12)
2 D
3 B
4 G
5 D
6 B
7 G
Instead of the high "G" you could put a low
"D" on the bottom.
Either way it is the bluegrass tuning with an
extra string to play around with. Roy
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John Kavanagh
Member From: Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada
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posted 05 February 2003 09:00 AM
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IF you want to try something new, put an e in the middle: GBdegbd'. You'll have a little trouble avoiding that string when you don't want it, but it gives you a minor chord, the 6th tuning sounds if you want them, and a LOT of new slants and substitutions. |
Bob Stone
Member From: Gainesville, FL, USA
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posted 05 February 2003 09:15 AM
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I second John K's motion for the G6 tuning. A friend of mine uses that tuning on his Melobro 7 and I love it.I don't think you'll like the tone of that .012 high G if you stick with G major. My two cents. Enjoy your 7-string. I'm envious! Bob |
Pete Grant
Member From: Auburn, CA, USA
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posted 05 February 2003 03:02 PM
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I'd probably tune it G D G A B D G.That way, you have 1 5 1 on the bottom, and 1 on the top, like D or E tuning. The G on top is *GREAT*. For one thing, it gives you the same note as the 5th string on a 5-string banjo. It also gives you forward slants on the B and high G for parallel 6ths. The G A B gives you the 1 2 3 of the scale, which, 7 frets higher, becomes 5 6 7.[This message was edited by Pete Grant on 05 February 2003 at 03:03 PM.] |
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