Jookeyman wrote:
I play standard E, open D, DADGAD & a secret tuning I'm not giving away.
I think Joni Mitchell is Queen of the multiple tuning thing. Then there's Sonic Youth, Michael Hedges, Neil Young (check out ATGR), Blood Ulmer..........................
don't forget Albert Collins who played in open Gm!!!!! WTF?? he sure sounded pretty damn good tho.
yeah, Joni is the Queen of open tunings for sure....huge fan here. i've tried messing w DADGAD but only could come up w the same usual cliches that often plague that tuning. maybe i should spend more time w it. or not.
besides standard, i play in "gtr G" D G D G B D, and on dobro "dobro G tuning" G B D G B D
i keep one of my Supro lap steels in the "gtr G" tuning above, and the other is in C6 tuning C E G A C E
i've messed w open C tuning on 5 strng banjo but it's easier for me to get my head around the standard open G tuning for that instr.
and then of course i have to keep my brain wrapped around playing in fifths tuning on mandolin.
BTW...i just put up an easy and fun A7add9 tuning in the "tip of the day" thread.