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I've been playing/listening to Nick Drake like mad whoa crazy recently, and experimenting with some of the different tunings he uses. Is it bad that I like using alternate tunings a lot more than standard? Am I cheating? I just think they sound so pretty...
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no, its not cheating. i wanna use alternate tunings, but i dont have enough guitars ;) ... im lazy heh. id really like to use DADGAD, gotta love it.
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Haha i do the same thing. I enjoy playing my baritone a lot; not necessarily better, just a different sound. Variation is good !

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shane wrote:no, its not cheating. i wanna use alternate tunings, but i dont have enough guitars ;) ... im lazy heh. id really like to use DADGAD, gotta love it.
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dadgad is seriously amazing.

i like BEBEBE

and CGCFCE
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i like EABEBE
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wow yeah me too
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Re: Tunings

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NoNotThat wrote:I've been playing/listening to Nick Drake like mad whoa crazy recently, and experimenting with some of the different tunings he uses. Is it bad that I like using alternate tunings a lot more than standard? Am I cheating? I just think they sound so pretty...
no, it makes you cooler
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Alternate tunings are the bomb. It's fun making up your own and knowing that people have no clue what your doing.
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i like handing my guitar to people without telling them its in alternate tunings, and then see the confusion on their faces when they sound like crap.
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shane wrote:i like handing my guitar to people without telling them its in alternate tunings, and then see the confusion on their faces when they sound like crap.
heck yeah, especially since i've been keeping one of my guitars in an alternate tuning lately
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Post by juineaux »

yea, I went into a guitar store this last weekend and tuned a guitar to a variation of open C, the guy after me was so confused...
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