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Comment by Mark Stowe on February 19, 2011 at 9:05am

I don't think anything beats open E (E-B-e) on a three string slide. To me it has a growl that just can't be matched.

Here are my own examples

Comment by Hip Bone Bellaire on February 19, 2011 at 3:26am

I've tried all but only liked open E for some reason.. at least on the Texas Electric.

Comment by Ice Bob on February 19, 2011 at 3:04am

try (DGb) its the 3 open notes of a G on a  six string soloing is eazy if you play guitar. and it slides chords nice. alot of my tunings on 4 string are realy 3 string tunings with a double lead string (DGbb) dont be afraid to tune around just strum and tune one string till you hear something you like

 

Comment by Pete Roy on February 19, 2011 at 2:04am

What are some tunings for playing slide on a 3 string. I've been using open D and open G but these are just not doing it for me.

Comment by Mark Stowe on February 18, 2011 at 8:32pm

Here is a take on open G that I came up with to play some Duane Allman slide stuff. Allman would tune to open E for most of his slide work, but I couldn't get it to sound right on the four string box I made. So I took the idea of transposing regular open E up to a G, as if you tuned your guitar to open E then put a capo on the third fret, (then you don't use the top two strings). So what I came up with was this "G-B-d-g" (top to bottom). It gives you the root note on both the top and bottom strings, and makes classic Allman Brothers Band type of call and answer riffs really easy.

Comment by Ice Bob on February 16, 2011 at 4:42pm

played free ride in (BF#bb) last night with a full band i kinda do it like spirite in the sky the low b string sounds like a bass

Comment by Ice Bob on February 14, 2011 at 6:17pm

Comment by Ice Bob on February 14, 2011 at 6:15pm

shannandoeh was a weird one it's a 4 string used like a 3 string (BF#bb) i use the 2 bb's for melody up and down the neck. at this camera angle you can see it all. i find these tunings and songs jump out at me weird here's the link   http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/cigar-box-guitar-shannandoah

Comment by Mick---The Rag Picker Mojo on February 14, 2011 at 2:13pm

Funny how the Tuning Spirit knows best!

 

M49

Comment by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars on February 2, 2011 at 2:53am

Hip Bone, I had one that did not sound 'right" until it was tuned to Ebe also. Funny how some guitars work better with some tunings even when strung up the same. I have since changed it to Dad and that seems to work well too.

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