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Very interesting. I play my 4 string in spanish or open g tuning. Using standard guitar strings Dgbe, I tune Dgbd. From the G major scale (g a b c d e f# g) these are the 1,3,5 tones making a g major chord. So, I am tuned 5135. The tenor is tuned in fifths. CGDA. G is the 5th tone in a C major scale, D is the 5th tone in the G major scale and A is the 5th tone in the D major scale. By extension GDAE works too. Of course you can drop the A and E and tune GDgd (1515) and be in an open g tuning with no 3rd. This is a portion of open C tuning on a standard 6 string CGCgce (151513). Basically, you need to decide on string relationships. Then guages can be selected for the tuning. I hope this helps. Enjoy.
This brings up a question I have been wondering about ever since I started fooling around with cbg. Why couldn't you tune a 4 string dgbe, or in other words the same tuning as strings 1-4 on a standard tuned 6 string. It would seem this would make it easier to play chords and especially melody if you were already somewhat proficient on a 6 string. I am no expert on music theory but I do know how to build a chord. I don't have a 4 string yet but I have a three string and I tune it to dgb and it sounds fine.Thanks in advance, and I do greatly enjoy your playing Keni Lee.
Keni Lee Burgess said:Yes, you definitely can tune Dgbe and play just like the 4 highest strings of a standard guitar. It all deepens on the style you want to play. I mainly play bottleneck slide blues. Tuning in open g on a 4 string (Dgbd) gives me a miniature version of the 6 string (DGDgbd) I have two lower string to play an alternating bass and two treble strings to play slide and two note doublestops (chord fragments). In addition, chords (3 note triads) lay out perfectly across the fingerboard. Basically, it comes down to setting up the instrument (form) to accomplish it's function. Deep investigation will unlock the mysteries of the fingerboard created by your own chosen string arrangement (tuning). Enjoy.
Bob Young said:This brings up a question I have been wondering about ever since I started fooling around with cbg. Why couldn't you tune a 4 string dgbe, or in other words the same tuning as strings 1-4 on a standard tuned 6 string. It would seem this would make it easier to play chords and especially melody if you were already somewhat proficient on a 6 string. I am no expert on music theory but I do know how to build a chord. I don't have a 4 string yet but I have a three string and I tune it to dgb and it sounds fine.Thanks in advance, and I do greatly enjoy your playing Keni Lee.
Keni Lee Burgess said:Yes, you definitely can tune Dgbe and play just like the 4 highest strings of a standard guitar. It all deepens on the style you want to play. I mainly play bottleneck slide blues. Tuning in open g on a 4 string (Dgbd) gives me a miniature version of the 6 string (DGDgbd) I have two lower string to play an alternating bass and two treble strings to play slide and two note doublestops (chord fragments). In addition, chords (3 note triads) lay out perfectly across the fingerboard. Basically, it comes down to setting up the instrument (form) to accomplish it's function. Deep investigation will unlock the mysteries of the fingerboard created by your own chosen string arrangement (tuning). Enjoy.
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