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Permalink Reply by Cigarbox Slim on October 16, 2014 at 11:57am

if you're not used to using open tunings all the time, it's the intervals that throw most people.

the damn notes just aren't where you're used to them being. an easy way to get familiar with

open tuning scales is to learn  the major scale for the tuning you are using. the major scale

regardless of what tuning you're using, is the good ole' do-ra-me-fa-so-la-ti-do. get used to

playing the major scale and you're off and running. for you blues cats the minor scale is

the same but with just a couple of different intervals. hope this helps.

Myke

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Permalink Reply by The Phrygian Kid on October 16, 2014 at 12:52pm

*** YEP 

or a different (better ?? ) way for the blues cats (and dogs) to look at minor scales....

once you know your 'do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do'....

you can go minor by starting it in a different place

->   '..-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do-re'

and ->  '..-..-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do-re-..mi'

and -> '..--..-..-..-..-ti-do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti...'

;)

incidentally...

these guys 'do-re-mi...'         <- Hey scruggs. could it be...

those romans we were all so wound up about a week ago in disguise ?!?!

incidentally 2...

does anyone know where they got these names??  ('do-re-mi....')

....  they're sounds that naturally shape your mouth to facilitate singing the scale !!

no shite,

try it

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Permalink Reply by Scruggy on October 16, 2014 at 2:26pm

It helps a lot thanks!

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