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Mysteries Of The Baritone Guitar
Joined: Jun 24, 2007 Posts: 384 Sparks,Nv. 
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Posted on Jul 03 2007 12:55 PM
Been trying to compose a new tune using a Baritone Guitar. But it's got me baffled. Maybe I dont have it tuned correctly? The Mighty Surf Lords- Sparks,Nv. |
Joined: Jun 05, 2006 Posts: 445 |
Posted on Jul 03 2007 01:13 PM
You can tune them any number of ways. The most popular seems to be tuning them "down a fourth" or tuning them to B. For instance, if your low string is normally E, then tuning down a fourth goes 1 (E), 2 (D#), 3 (C#), 4 (B) So, you would tune that string to B and so on for each of the other strings. Once you're done, you'll come out with (lowest to highest) B, E, A, D, F#, B Another trick to remembering, "down a fourth" is the same as "up a fifth" What's the 5 of E?...B I like tuning to B because a lot of your open string tic tac stuff is still there where you're comfortable with it. Then you get the benefit of dropping down to get your B (5) pattern. So, basically, once you get it tuned up correctly, you'll have the same chord patterns available to you as you'd find in a normal guitar...just in a lower register. |
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Joined: Jun 24, 2007 Posts: 384 Sparks,Nv.
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Posted on Jul 03 2007 02:03 PM
Ahhh, it was the F# that was giving me problems. The Mighty Surf Lords- Sparks,Nv. |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25568 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A. 
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Posted on Jul 04 2007 01:30 PM
you can also tune them in A Jeff(bigtikidude) —Jeff(bigtikidude) |
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