Unique tunings

[John54]

was wondering how all you guitar gods out there decide to change your tunnings? i know it make more and less chords acessable and easier to play and drop tuning increases your range but a buddy of mine once had a guitar with a off the wall tuning and no matter how hard you tried to play drak ugly chords it always came out with a soft chord. i dont know if there is some music therory behind it or if it is getting a wild hair and relearning how to play scales. adios

 

[The Reverend]

It was probably some sort of open tuning. You can actually go to Wikipedia and check out all sorts of tunings, that's what I did.

 

[Stealthdjentstic]

I don't use anything really all that unique. The most unique tuning I've used is drop C with a high and low G but that's not really unique.

 

[Ninjahat]

EEEH. I used NST for alittle bit. I may use it again, but highly unlikely!

 

[JosephAOI]

I use Drop G on a 7 currently but I plan to experiment with Drop G with a high G and some 7 string open tunings.

 

[xeL]

Karnivool Tuning (B-F#-B-G-B-E) Is pretty unique, haven't heard of anyone else tuning that way.

I have also seen D-A-D-A-B-E and C-G-C-G-A-D somewhere which Is Interesting.

 

[Mr. Big Noodles]

E standard 4 lyfe

 

[SkapocalypseNow]

I primarily play in open D minor. It makes soft chords sound drak and ugly.

 

[piggins411]

Tim Collis from This Town Needs Guns uses some interesting ones. About midway down the page you can see a lot of the ones he uses:

This Town Needs Guns @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com Forum Archive

 

[Koop]

Open tunings are just open chords. I find that there's a limit on how abstract the tuning can get on an electric guitar. On my acoustic I'm currently in Eb Maj9 (Eb Bb D Eb Bb F). I suppose open tunings can get crazier on acoustic since you can hear the notes with more clarity; it sounds more natural and 'woody', i guess.

 

[zjmourning]

I use low to high EAEADGF#B on my 7 string

here is what it sounds like
Mourningstar417 - YouTube

 

[metalocalypse93]

I was experimenting a little while back and wrote a couple riffs in G C G C G B E on my 7.

Didn't sound bad, just got to get used to where you bar the chords