Post: RE: NYC music

>> Last night, there were a couple duets between him and the flute
>> player, with her on alto flute and him playing some alternate-tuned
>> guitar -- a dark and very full sound.

>My friend is an excellent musician so his report on the alternate tuning is
>very likely accurate.

Alternate-tuned guitar means any tuning other than EADGBE -- though still
equal temperament in all probability. This is the ALTERNATIVE tuning mailing
list, meaning non-12tET. The fact that Beck is an "alternative" artist
should not help his case either.


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mr88cet@texas.net (Gary Morrison)
suggested tuning your 22tET guitar in fourths

The following list may trigger some more useful ideas re:

Alternative Guitar Tunings.

The following alternative open and "slack-key" guitar tunings
are intended for use on LucyTuned Guitars.

The same notenames may be used for 12 and other et systems,
plus meantone tuned guitars, (Pythagorean etc.), and will work
within the limitations of those tuning systems.

[To achieve the unique LucyTunBIonics and intervals, you will
need a LucyTuned guitar, or to refret your instrument.]

The open strings should be tuned to the frequencies assigned to
the notenames in the corresponding tuning system.

[eg for LucyTuned guitars with conventional notenames -
strings 6&1 (E) are tuned 4.5 cents flatter than 12et E;
4th string (D) 4.5 cents sharper than 12 et D;
3rd string (G) 9.0 cents sharper than 12et G; and
2nd string (B) 9.0 cents flatter than 12et B.]

* Notes marked * will be sharper than conventional tuning name.

String numbers/ MegaMode
& Notenames Code Open Chord Name
6 5 4 3 2 1

E A E* E A E 1/0 A (no III)
C G C G C* G* 1/0 C (no III)
D A D D A D 1/0 D (no III) DadDad
C Bb*C F Bb F* 2/0 Fsus4 or Bb9 (no bVII or III)
D G C G C* D 2/0 Gsus4 or C9 (no bVII or III)
D A D E A D 2/0 Asus4 or D9 (no bVII or III)
D A E* E A A* 2/0 Asus4 or D9 (no bVII or III)
E A D E A E 2/0 Asus4 or D9 (no bVII or III)
E B* E* F# B E 2/0 Bsus4 or E9 (no bVII or III)
C G C G C* F* 2/0 Csus4 or F9 (no bVII or III)
D G D D A D 2/0 Dsus4 or G9 (no bVII or III)
D A D G A D 2/0 Dsus4 or G9 (no bVII or III) DadGad
D A D G D* G* 2/0 Dsus4 or G9 (no bVII or III)
D G D G A D 2/0 Dsus4 or G9 (no bVII or III)
C G D G A D 2/0 Dsus4 or G9 (no bVII or III)
C G D F G C 3/0 Dm7 (noV) sus4
B F# B E A E 3/0 F#m7 (noV) sus4
D A D E A B 3/0 E7 sus4 or A9 (no bVII) sus4 or D6&9 (no III)
D G D E A D 3/0 A7 sus4 or D9 (no bVII) sus4 or G6&9 (no III)
E G D G A D 3/0 A7 sus4 or D9 (no bVII) sus4 or G6&9 (no III)
E G D E A E 3/0 A7 sus4 or D9 (no bVII) sus4 or G6&9 (no III)
D A D A* C* D 3/2 D7 (no III)
C G Bb Eb F Bb 4/0 Cm7sus4
C G D D A E 4/0 D9 sus4 (no III)
C G D A* E* G* 4/0 D9 sus4 (noIII) (Robert Fripp)
D A C G C* E 4/0 D9 sus4 (no III)
D A D G C* E 4/0 D9 sus4 (no III)
D A C D E* G* 4/0 D9 sus4 (no III)
E B* E* F# A D 4/0 E9 sus4 (no III)
D A D F# B E 4/0 E9 sus4 (no III) & D6&9 (no VII)
E A D F# B E 4/0 E9 sus4 (no III) Lute
D A D G B E 4/0 A9 sus4 (no III) Em7 & G6 (Drop D)
D A E* G C* E 4/0 Am7 sus4 or C6&9
E A D G B E 4/0 Em7 sus4 or G6&9 (Standard Tuning)
E B* D G A D 4/0 Em7 sus4 or G6&9
E B* E* G A D 4/0 Em7 sus4 or G6&9
E A E* G B E 4/2 Em sus4 or A9 (no III)
E B* E* G A E 4/2 Em sus4 or A9 (no III)
D Bb*D G Bb D 4/23 G minor
D G D G Bb D 4/23 G minor
E A C E A E 4/23 A minor
E A E* A* C* E 4/23 A minor
E B* E* G B E 4/23 E minor
C# G# C# G#*C#*E 4/23 C# minor
F#*A C# A* A E 4/3 F#m7 & A6
C G C G A E 4/3 Am7 & C6
C A C G C* E 4/3 Am7 & C6
Eb Bb*Eb*G C* Eb 4/3 Cm7 & Eb6
D A D F C* F* 4/3 Dm7 & F6
D G D G B E 4/3 Em7 & G6
F* Ab C Eb Ab Eb 4/3 Fm7 & Ab6
E A C# A* C#*E 4/34 A Major
E A E* A* C#*E 4/34 A Major (Open Blues)
C G E* G C* E 4/34 C Major (Cyail C)
C G C G C* E 4/34 C Major (Open C)
D A D F# A D 4/34 D Major (Open D)
E G# E* G#*B E 4/34 E Major (Slide Blues)
E B* E* G#*B E 4/34 E Major
D G D G B D 4/34 G Major (Taro Patch) (Open G)
D A E F# A D 4/4 D9 (no bVII)
E C E* G C* D 4/4 C9 (no bVII)
D G D G C* E 4/4 C9 (no bVII)
C A D G B E 5/0 C Maj9 + 6
E A D G C* F* 5/0 F Maj9 + 6 (Chain of IVths)
G* B* E* F# A D 5/0 G Maj9 + 6
B F# C# D A D 5/3 D Maj7 + 6
E A E* G#*C#*E 5/34 A Maj7
C# A C# G#*A E 5/34 A Maj7
D A D F Bb F* 5/34 Bb Maj7
C G E* G B E 5/34 C Maj7 (Gabby C) Emb6
E B* E* G C* E 5/34 C Maj7
G* C* E* G B E 5/34 C Maj7
D A D F# A C# 5/34 D Maj7
D A C# F# A E 5/4 F#m7b6
D A C# E A E 5/45 A sus 4
E B* E* G#*B D# 5/45 E Maj7
D G D F# B D 5/45 G Maj7
C G D G B E 5/45 C Maj9
F* Bb*C F A D 5/45 Bb Maj9 (Wahine) Dm7b9
C D? G? G B E 5/45 C Maj9 (no III)
C G D G B C 5/45 C Maj9 (no III)
C G D G B D 5/45 C Maj9 (no III) Em7b6
C G C F C* E 5/45 F Maj9 (no III)
D A D G A F#* 5/45 G Maj9 (no III)
F* A C A* Bb F* 5/45 F sus 4
Eb Bb*C F C* D 5/45 Bb9 sus4 (no VII)
C G D F C E 5/5 C9 (no bVII) sus 4
F* A D G B E 6/2 Dm + Em
D A D G C* Eb 6/236 Cm6+9 (no VII)
E A C# G C#*E 6/256 A7
F#*A C# A* A D# 6/256 F#m6
D A D F# C* D 6/256 D7
E G# D G#*B E 6/26 E7
E B* D G#*B F#* 6/26 E9
E B* C# G A E 6/2 A9
E A C G#*C* E 8/23678 Am Maj7
D A D F C#*F* 8/2368 Dm Maj7
E B* E* G B D# 8/23678 Em Maj7
Eb Ab E* F B Eb 9/35678 Fm7 Maj7 Aug 4 (no V)



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