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Topic: What to tune a 2 string Diddly Bow to?
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Wayne Carver
Member From: Martinez, Georgia, USA
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posted 11 June 2004 08:05 AM
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A friend of mine made a two string Diddly Bow and was wondering what to tune the extra string to. His single string version is tuned to "E". |
Jay Fagerlie
Member From: Lotus, California, USA
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posted 11 June 2004 08:19 AM
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A '5' chord!
I have one I made from an old dulcimer neck...part of a kit that had a cardboard body. I picked it up for $5.00 at a music store, removed the cardboard and tie-wrapped two brass bowls to it, a small one at the tuner end and the bigger one at the other end. I tune it 1,5,1 (octave higher) and have a blast with it. It sure turns people's heads...first they laugh when they see it, then when they hear it, they stop laughing.
Very eastern sounding
Jay |
Steinar Gregertsen
Member From: Arendal, Norway
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posted 11 June 2004 08:20 AM
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I would have chosen a root and a fifth,- the most basic harmony there is for one of the most basic instruments.Steinar ------------------
www.gregertsen.com
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HowardR
Member From: N.Y.C.,N.Y.
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posted 11 June 2004 03:54 PM
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C6/A7 |
Bobby Lee
Sysop From: Cloverdale, North California, USA
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posted 11 June 2004 07:54 PM
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If his first string is tuned to E, his second string should be tuned to E. |
Andy Volk
Member From: Boston, MA
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posted 12 June 2004 03:40 AM
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Happy = major third
Blue = minor third
Chrous effect = unisons
Devil's music = tritone
Fake Wes Montgomery = octaves |
Erv Niehaus
Member From: Litchfield, MN, USA
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posted 12 June 2004 07:39 AM
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Daryl and his other brother, Daryl! |
Chuck Fisher
Member From: Santa Cruz, California, USA
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posted 12 June 2004 12:08 PM
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a 4th like a B and an E as in the hi side of a normal guitar would be a "lead diddley"a 1 and 5 power chord would be a "rhythm didley" tuned to 1 and #4 it would be a "Miles Diddley" Just add heroin and bop like crazy! |
HowardR
Member From: N.Y.C.,N.Y.
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posted 12 June 2004 12:53 PM
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Here's my tuning chart for my D2 Diddly: Front neck 1.A
2.C Back neck
1. D
2. G I use my back neck for Bluegrass and my front neck for Western Swing. I'd like someone to design a crossover.
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Denny Turner
Member From: Northshore Oahu, Hawaii USA
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posted 12 June 2004 06:10 PM
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Wayne,Here is a chart that might help figuring out what "Bow" tunings to try ....by what a tuning affords up and down the board; and by examining what others' suggestions here afford. In quickly looking it over I see that a tuning of 6 / 1 affords some Maj7 and min7 patterns that appeal to me for their groupings, Maj7 and Dom7 scale notes proximities and blues voices ...straight bar. Cool thing about diddley bow is learning the template where it's 2 notes are complimentary (contained in) different scales / chords .....so that jamming along with other Musicians can move along triad and extension note boxes and groupings, and look / sound like quite a trick ...when all it is is knowing the template! Aloha,
Denny T~
[This message was edited by Denny Turner on 12 June 2004 at 06:17 PM.] |
Chuck Fisher
Member From: Santa Cruz, California, USA
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posted 12 June 2004 06:35 PM
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slants on a diddley wouldbe easyto deal with as your ears only have to hear 2 noteslike a 3rd could be minor w reverse slant, suspended with a forward. and others of course. BTW Howard, thats a COPEDANT not a tuning chart, use proper terminology or no rimshots! |
HowardR
Member From: N.Y.C.,N.Y.
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posted 12 June 2004 10:45 PM
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Aaaagggghhhhh!!!!!  |
Andy Volk
Member From: Boston, MA
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posted 13 June 2004 04:05 AM
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I can't decide whether to set mine up like Emmons or Day but I do know that the black ones sound better.. |
Ron Randall
Member From: Dallas, Texas, USA
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posted 13 June 2004 11:06 AM
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I think I'll check with Bo Diddley.
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Bill Bosler
Member From: Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, USA
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posted 13 June 2004 05:04 PM
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Howard- If it ain't got any pedals, it can't be a copedant. It's a tuning chart. |
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