Weird tunings

[Hoj0]

The tuning I've liked recently is GDADGBE.

This is a fucking awesome tuning.

 

[Jedi_Ekim]

Okay, but WHY is it awesome? What do you do with it that you couldn't do with a normal 7?

I've often wondered where "normal" tuning come from too. I'm a theory novice.

 

[JPMDan]

I like: A / D / A / D / G / B / E

my favorite as well. I'll have to try some of the tunings you guys are mentioning.

 

[Broken]

GDGDGBE is also cool (I also do that one a half-step lower for a Low F#).

Ya I do a variation of that GCGCFAD , I think that's it. It's like Drop C and you tune the low B down 2.

 

[ConcealerofFate]

d00d, I luv playin in A, E, A, D, G, B, e.

I no its liek a crazy tuning, but still, its soooo coolz.

 

[rahul_mukerji]

I found this new tuning by accident:

6 C
5 G
4 C
3 Eb
2 Bb
1 D

I played a song with it as well. Full details on this thread

 

[cvinos]

I currently have my Dan Electro in minor thirds, starting down low at F#. I used only nickel wound strings ...the highest string is the A that usually is the 5th string in Standard E. The intonation is not good. The guitar sounds like a landscape... like a city that has been bombed to ruins the day before.

F#1, A1, C, D#, F#, A

 

[ConcealerofFate]

d00d, I luv playin in A, E, A, D, G, B, e.

I no its liek a crazy tuning, but still, its soooo coolz.

Great, nobody liked my sweet joke.

 

[Yuri Landman]

I use B EBE bbb as a 1 finger for all strings chord or with a slide.
the bbb section is tuned slightly out of tune causing a natural irregular chorus.
so its: b+ b0 b-. Not flat or sharp, but 2 red lights from the centre, when you use the white boss tuner.

Other options:
B EAD bbb (somewhat similar, but now you can play the regular barre chords)

Other option:
B EAD D#D#D#
In this case you can easily play the top and bottom strings, (exclude the middle section) and you hear a major chord when you play them on the same fret. When you drop the three thin ones one fret below, you get the minor chord.
So with just one finger variation you can slide along the neck and play all major and minor chords (without the fifth note included of course)

I'm not handy with chords, but no doubt more trained people are able to use the middle section as well in some way.

YL

 

[fuzzboy]

Open D-Minor tuning.

Reason = OPETH.

 

[JonesTown]

My favourite tuning currently is as follows:
(low to high)
C# F# B E G# C# C#

My High E is the only string I de-tune.
Saw this from Wes Borland

 

[Sewe Dae]

I assume with "a crap third world country" you mean SA?

I recently got an RG7321 as well, looking to mod it but as you know we don't exactly have good equipment coming out of our ears, despite even specialised shops in Joey's and PTA. Any good mods to recommend for a 7321? Any good guitar techs you know about?

BTW what string guages do you use for the tuning above?

J.

 

[metal_head666]

C# F# B E G# C# C#

So... you're tuning up a step except for the first string?

 

[signalgrey]

im partial to the

ABCDEFG tuning

i call it the alphabitch tuning. holler.

 

[Joose]

B F# B E F# B

Used by Sevendust on songs such as "Crucified", "Beautiful", "Skeleton Song"

Sometimes they take it up a whole step for songs like "Angel's Son" and some others.

 

[Ibanezsam4]

i've been working with two fun ones lately, "D G D G A D" very folky sounding, and "B F# D G A E"

 

[InCasinoOut]

How about:

CABBAGE

or

DEFACED

 

[WrathOfGirth]

How about:

CABBAGE

or

DEFACED

Fairplay, that made me laugh =P

What's a good way to start using different tunings to experiment with?
So far all I've used is standard as you do, drop tunings and DADGAD...
Don't currently own a 7, but I should be getting one in the next few weeks =]
(Jeff Loomis NT)

 

[Unforgiven312]

E - A - D - G - B - E

There is no 7 string, that wired!

 

[Janiator]

How about BAGDAD

Someone should try it.