maskofduality
Brandeis Sophomore
I was wikipedia surfing (I started out with two different searches, one on Pain of Salvation and another on Herbie Hancock) and eventually I searched modes, then cadence, then after several more search terms i came across Robert Fripp's "New Standard Tuning". I've heard about it before but this time was different. With the actual tuning laid out before me, I noticed the rather incredible range it offered on a six string guitar.
With this in mind, I pose the following questions:
The learning curve aside, is it a good tuning for creativity?
how would you have it tuned on your sevenstring, a high D or a Low F?
Where can I go to learn about using this new scale in terms of scale patterns, methods to chord shapes, etc?
If you guys know anything about it, feel free to post it
EDIT (props to Naren): New Standard Tuning on the six string guitar is from highest to lowest:
G4(<-- like the high G alternative on some 8 and 7 string guitar tunings)
E4(<-- originally this would be your highest string on a normal tuned guitar)
A3(<-- raise your G string's tuning by a whole step... obviously)
D3(<-- just leave your D string alone basically)
G2(<-- Lower your A string one whole step)
C2(<-- Drop your E string two whole steps)
I just added those instructions for quick tuning and stuff.
EDIT2: After some brief research, it seems like this tuning would favor four note per string patterns. I have yet to try it out. I've also noticed a lot of comments about the high strings being prone to snapping when you bend them. Not good since I'm a huge fan of bending but meh, we'll see.
With this in mind, I pose the following questions:
The learning curve aside, is it a good tuning for creativity?
how would you have it tuned on your sevenstring, a high D or a Low F?
Where can I go to learn about using this new scale in terms of scale patterns, methods to chord shapes, etc?
If you guys know anything about it, feel free to post it
EDIT (props to Naren): New Standard Tuning on the six string guitar is from highest to lowest:
G4(<-- like the high G alternative on some 8 and 7 string guitar tunings)
E4(<-- originally this would be your highest string on a normal tuned guitar)
A3(<-- raise your G string's tuning by a whole step... obviously)
D3(<-- just leave your D string alone basically)
G2(<-- Lower your A string one whole step)
C2(<-- Drop your E string two whole steps)
I just added those instructions for quick tuning and stuff.
EDIT2: After some brief research, it seems like this tuning would favor four note per string patterns. I have yet to try it out. I've also noticed a lot of comments about the high strings being prone to snapping when you bend them. Not good since I'm a huge fan of bending but meh, we'll see.