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I prefer the 1513 also cause the chord patterns are shared across the keys...any key tuned 1513. I can actually sing a little in A.
You're right! (I just checked the video.)
He does the Muddy Waters lick in an open G tuning with the 3rd on top and then tunes open A like you said--with the root on top and bottom. It occurs to me that you could do both of these tunings using the same 4 strings out of the middle of a six pack. I don't know if that's a consideration.
I like it! You do end up with lots of Ee strings Left over though
Be a freak. If you can't be a freak, be a freak anyway.
I've used E-A-E-A, one step down from Open B.
I've also used A-E-A-C♯, one step up from Open G.
When not using Open G, I tend towards Open D: A-D-F# and A-D-F#-A.
E-A-E-A has been useful, at least for me, in playing repetitive backup stuff.
It's just derived from A-E-A-E-A-C♯.
Bug,
I thought the "Devil's Tuning" had to have the 3rd of the chord on the high string (as in E-a-c# or A-E-a-c#). I assumed it was because you could barre that tuning up 3 or 5 (or even 7) frets and not change the underlying harmony--thereby introducing some really funky extensions into your chord. You can rationalize all those crunchy notes as minor 7ths, raised 9ths, 13ths, etc.
That said, it may be that it's the devil because it ruins your instrument neck. A good aggressive tuning can certainly do that. (Also can break a lot of strings!)
Do you (or anybody listening in) have any documentation for where the name came from?
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