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Posts: 242 (05/31/2009 6:11 PM) I'm never speaking up again... Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	summeroflove wrote: Our class worked on a number of artists such as Crosby, Stills &Nash's "Suite:Judy Blue Eyes", tuned to EEEEBE. Who the hell came up with that tuning? Actually it was Buffalo Springfield bassist, Bruce Palmer who tuned a guitar and handed it to Stephen Stills and said, "Have fun with this". "Judy Blue Eyes" was born. On the CSN 'The Acoustic Concert' DVD Stills is the lone guitar and I'm pretty sure he's tuned DGDGAD That is very possible. They could have dropped the tuning a step to accommodate their vocals. When getting older they probably can't hit those same high notes. If you check out the original recording, you will hear the tuning is 5 E's and a B. It is a very dronning sounding tuning. Is there a youtube link?
summeroflove		#22	[-]
Posts: 694 (06/06/2009 1:05 PM) I'm tired of being alone... Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Here's an amazing open tuning queen featured in the July Guitar Player. Vivki Genfan. She is tuned Bb Bb Eb F Ab Bb Last Edited By: summeroflove 06/06/2009 1:13 PM. Edited 2 times.
benjsutt	...	#23	[-]
Posts: 198 (06/06/2009 6:45 PM) I'm never over...over you. Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	i have to admit that, while all of the tappity-tappity stuff is very clever and interesting, i've not found any one player that can hold my attention using that alone - Justin King is a great example of someone who uses the techniques of the tapping and the slapping and the whacking to good effect in nicely written 'songs'. i prefer the open tunings used as alternatives to standard tuning and as accompaniment. here's an example of a CGDGBE tuning and great fingerstyle by Richard Thompson... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxKTzwaEa2o ben.

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