peted Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 At University one of my Music student house mates got bored of being able to play EVERYTHING on his guitar and tuned it in 5ths to give himself a challenge. Took him about a week before he could play EVERYTHING again on it (b@stard!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veils Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 I used to tune ADADG which always caused confusion for anyone borrowing my bass for a quick play I also used to play about with open tunings on my acoustic guitar quite a lot, so once my Shuker arrives I am considering leaving my Warwick in an open tuning for some chordal shennanigans! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wulf Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Tuning in fifths will mean you have to relearn all your favourite riffs. That's not necessarily a bad thing unless you do a lot of playing in covers bands (or established originals groups where you are essentially covering your own material). Most riffs that span 3-4 frets when tuned in 4ths will require shifting up or down. On the other hand, if you have a spare instrument that is feeling a bit neglected, it wouldn't hurt to try it. At the moment, I'm persevering with tuning a minor third higher than normal on my six string. My rationale was that I rarely went below low D and played a lot of chords / melodies where slightly lighter strings and higher pitch would be a benefit. So far, it is working okay but even there I have to think harder to make sure that I start songs in the right place and to adapt riffs that previously relied on open strings. Wulf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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