Dave's tunings

the floodzone · Unread post by **the floodzone** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 7:43 pm

How did someone figure out the tunings Dave uses? Like the raised b tuning and the strings used? How do you figure out what each strings is tuned to? I've always wondered how this was figured out. Anyone know?

Chris

West1331 · Unread post by **West1331** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 9:40 pm

i guess if you were musically trained or have played for a long time could pick out the notes. if you mess around with enough tunings they do begin to sound familiar after a while.

personally i just let the smart people figure it out.

yea i kinda realize this is of little or no help.

cpowell21 · Unread post by **cpowell21** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 11:02 pm

Got buy 2 sets of new Extra Light strings
then go throw out the Low E string on one set. Proceed with stringing you guitar with the left over 5 strings starting with what is typically the "A" string on top in place of the low e. Then go down the line 54321, at this point open the second set of strings and grab the "b string and place it at the end. So the arrangement of strings is 543212. then tune to.
B-E-A-D-F#-B

Taken from a Links2131 post at http://www.taylorguitarforum.com

MWR · Unread post by **MWR** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 4:31 am

the floodzone wrote:How did someone figure out the tunings Dave uses? Like the raised b tuning and the strings used? How do you figure out what each strings is tuned to? I've always wondered how this was figured out. Anyone know?

Chris

Raised B is pretty common and is also reffered to a Nashville tuning. If you watch Dave play it you would notice two things: he would switch guitars, and he would play open position chords. You put two and two together and presto. There are people like Nick Drake who use weird suspended tunings and obviosly it's get harder to pick out.

cpowell21 · Unread post by **cpowell21** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 10:43 am

Sorry I didnt realize what your question was...

Matty Boom · Unread post by **Matty Boom** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 10:50 am

i thought nashville was like standard except G, B, and E strings were tuned an octave up

my memory is probably serving me wrong, but i thought that was what one of the guitars was tuned to in the stones' 'wild horses'

the floodzone · Unread post by **the floodzone** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 1:26 pm

MWR wrote:
the floodzone wrote:How did someone figure out the tunings Dave uses? Like the raised b tuning and the strings used? How do you figure out what each strings is tuned to? I've always wondered how this was figured out. Anyone know?

Chris
Raised B is pretty common and is also reffered to a Nashville tuning. If you watch Dave play it you would notice two things: he would switch guitars, and he would play open position chords. You put two and two together and presto. There are people like Nick Drake who use weird suspended tunings and obviosly it's get harder to pick out.

I get the switching guitars part. That gives away a lot of DMB songs now. But just by watching the chords someone could tell that it was raised b? Thanks for the info about it being a Nashville tuning.

Chris

mikee · Unread post by **mikee** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 12:26 pm

cpowell21 wrote:Got buy 2 sets of new Extra Light strings
then go throw out the Low E string on one set. Proceed with stringing you guitar with the left over 5 strings starting with what is typically the "A" string on top in place of the low e. Then go down the line 54321, at this point open the second set of strings and grab the "b string and place it at the end. So the arrangement of strings is 543212. then tune to.
B-E-A-D-F#-B

Taken from a Links2131 post at http://www.taylorguitarforum.com

Good to know. Thanks!

So is this the same as putting a capo on the 7th fret?

Matty Boom · Unread post by **Matty Boom** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 2:09 pm

mikee · Unread post by **mikee** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 2:21 pm

Thanks Dude

DrFartbrain · Unread post by **DrFartbrain** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 8:16 pm

West1331 wrote:personally i just let the smart people figure it out.

Ironic, considering your avatar.

mikee · Unread post by **mikee** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 8:19 pm

Hahahahahahaaha......I love you for that one FartBrain!!!

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