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C6 tuning is one of the most common tunings for steel guitar, both on single and multiple neck instruments. On a twin-neck, the most common set-up is C6 tuning on the near neck and E9 tuning on the far neck. On a six-string neck, for example, on lap steel guitar, C6 tuning is most usually C-E-G-A-C-E, bass to treble and going away from the ...
E9 tuning is a common tuning for steel guitar necks of more than six strings. It is the most common tuning for the neck located furthest from the player on a two-neck console steel guitar or pedal steel guitar while a C6 neck is the one closer to the player. The E9 is a popular tuning for single neck instruments of eight or more strings.
A fundamental challenge of lap steel guitar design is the inherent constraint it places on the number of chords and inversions available in any given tuning. [19]: 34 To address the meager array available to them, some early players would simply have a second lap steel at hand, with a different tuning, ready when needed. [23]
These tunings are frequently used in the playing of slide and lap-slide ("Hawaiian") guitars, and Hawaiian slack key music. [22] [24] A musician who is well known for using open tuning in his music is Ry Cooder, who uses open tunings when playing the slide guitar. [23]
While most touring professional pedal steel guitarists tend to either carry a double neck guitar (D-10 with E9 and C6 tunings) on the road, many have found that a single neck 10 string pedal steel guitar with the E9 tuning is enough for their needs. Some pro players have chosen a 12- or 14-string pedal steel for touring and recording sessions.
There are hundreds of alternate guitar tunings; whole books have been written on the subject. [16] Classical Guitar: Steel String Guitar: Electric Guitar: Guitar, alto 11 strings 11 courses. B ♭ 1 C 2 D 2 E ♭ 2 F 2 G 2 C 3 F 3 B ♭ 3 D 4 G 4: Archguitar, altgitarren, Bolin guitar Sweden Guitar, alto 13 strings 13 courses. A 1 B ♭ 1 C 2 D ...
James Williamson used Nashville tuning on "Gimme Danger" [4] on Raw Power by the Stooges. Elliott Smith used a variant of Nashville tuning with a twelve-string guitar on XO for the song "Tomorrow Tomorrow." [5] Pat Metheny is known for using Nashville tuning on several occasions, notably his song "Phase Dance" from his group's debut album.
Among alternative tunings for the guitar, an open G tuning is an open tuning that features the G-major chord; its open notes are selected from the notes of a G-major chord, such as the G-major triad (G,B,D). For example, a popular open-G tuning is D–G–D–G–B–D (low to high).