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Permalink Reply by Glenn Reither on November 6, 2010 at 12:26pm

Not at all Keni. I'm a jazz nerd so I enjoy a harmony chat and the more arcane the better.

I did experiment with tuning bflat G D g. That puts the HIGH minor 3rd on the 1st string. I made it minor so you could play all minor chords with a simple barre and add one finger on the 1st string for major. And keeps GDg as a handy open 5th for slide. That was the main reason for moving the highest pitched string to a banjo-ish location. Also means your tonic chord can stay in root position rather than 2nd inversion. Kinda sounded nice having that bflat (the highest pitched string) being the first one struck on a downstroke too.





Keni Lee Burgess said:

Hello Glenn,
I did not intend to make my replies too technical. I just can't help myself when taking about the possibilities. Strum sticks with their diatonic scales make CBG easier to play. The fretted notes are all good notes for the tuning of the instrument. You can basically use your ear and find melodies. Basically strum sticks are dulcimers, but instead of on your lap you play them like a guitar. I am quite sure if you google, you will come across instructional material. Thank you for the discussion. Sorry for any confusion. Enjoy

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Permalink Reply by Keni Lee Burgess on November 6, 2010 at 11:52pm

Interesting approach. Creating a banjo type instrument with a higher (bottom) string, certainly opens up a whole new world too. Originally, I started playing 6 string in open D tuning DADf#ad. It was only after reducing down to a basic triad tuning (513) on 3 string CBG, did I fully visualize the full potentical of the moveable chords systems based on major chord intervals that appears on the fingerboard. Now I explore all the horizonal movement possibilities created by:
D(ADf#)ad 513
DA(Df#a)d 135
DAD(f#ad) 351
Someday, I would like to have the time to fully study all this. The potential if offers for arranging is enormous. Thanks for sharing. Enjoy.



Glenn Reither said:

Not at all Keni. I'm a jazz nerd so I enjoy a harmony chat and the more arcane the better.

I did experiment with tuning bflat G D g. That puts the HIGH minor 3rd on the 1st string. I made it minor so you could play all minor chords with a simple barre and add one finger on the 1st string for major. And keeps GDg as a handy open 5th for slide. That was the main reason for moving the highest pitched string to a banjo-ish location. Also means your tonic chord can stay in root position rather than 2nd inversion. Kinda sounded nice having that bflat (the highest pitched string) being the first one struck on a downstroke too.





Keni Lee Burgess said:

Hello Glenn,
I did not intend to make my replies too technical. I just can't help myself when taking about the possibilities. Strum sticks with their diatonic scales make CBG easier to play. The fretted notes are all good notes for the tuning of the instrument. You can basically use your ear and find melodies. Basically strum sticks are dulcimers, but instead of on your lap you play them like a guitar. I am quite sure if you google, you will come across instructional material. Thank you for the discussion. Sorry for any confusion. Enjoy

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Permalink Reply by Tom on November 7, 2010 at 8:59am

TO THE WISE OLD SAGES WILLING TO SHARE OFTEN FROM THIER POOL OF KNOWLEDGE.....

WOW, Ask and you shall recieve. Thanks guys for ALL the imput. The knowledge shared here is sure to put me in a study mode for some time. Lots of good stuff here and even more I dont even know is good YET !

Jef, the vid you put up - Thanks for the time and effort. It starts out and looks like it WILL BE just over 15 minutes long, but always shuts off just 3 minutes into in ?

In any case, with all the info shared, I have copied,cut and paste, so that I have it on paper in front of me to go over.

I am sure to be back with questions.

THANKS AGAIN

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Permalink Reply by The Phrygian Kid on November 8, 2010 at 1:48pm

Tom said:

TO THE WISE OLD SAGES WILLING TO SHARE OFTEN FROM THIER POOL OF KNOWLEDGE.....


WOW, Ask and you shall recieve. Thanks guys for ALL the imput. The knowledge shared here is sure to put me in a study mode for some time. Lots of good stuff here and even more I dont even know is good YET !

Jef, the vid you put up - Thanks for the time and effort. It starts out and looks like it WILL BE just over 15 minutes long, but always shuts off just 3 minutes into in ?

In any case, with all the info shared, I have copied,cut and paste, so that I have it on paper in front of me to go over.

I am sure to be back with questions.

THANKS AGAIN

sorry dude. works ok for me.. yeah it is just over 15 minutes, which is utubes limit, thats why its hosted at clubhouse. I gotta do that vid again theres some real key stuff in there will help a boatload of u guys Glenn, yes open minors are real cool, i dunno why more dont do em the redgum one on the right is G,D,G,Bb and the reentrant thing is cool too, my banjo has e,E,G# (sometimes G for minor), b,e the first and 5th strings are unison

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Permalink Reply by Tom on November 9, 2010 at 7:59am

Hey Jef,

Couldnt find the vid on utube, but for some reason it decided to work ok from here last night :)

Did manage to snatch some other vids of yours from the U.

Lots of stuff here you guys are laying down, trying to get my head around at least some of it.

My first experiment to show ya all I am working on what you are laying down for us, is I tuned to a DGDBb
for a mighty blues sounding feeling ( for me at least ). Working on the numbers to this still. But I think I can do it.
I think I can do it. I think I can do it.

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