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PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:46 am 
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Has anyone tried the Nashville tuning on an acoustic for a session? It has a very different and unique sound. Kind of a cross between a 12 string and a mandolin.


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Elaborate further?

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Is that when the first 4 strings(starting with LOW E) are a gauge thinner, and tuned an octave up?........:dontknow:...remember I'm a dumb drummer? :dontknow:....never tried it, but could be interesting sounding

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the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd string are tuned as usual. On the 4th, 5th and 6th strings, you use the same octave strings you would use on a 12 string guitar and have them an octave higher than the normal 4th, 5th and 6th strings. The gauges would be 018 plain, .020 wound, and .030 wound for those strings. It is really a neat rhythm sound, but don't try to play any lead licks on them, because after the 3rd string (G), the 4th string is a D above the pitch of the 3rd string. I tried it and it drove me nuts.

The tuning give the guitar a real different sound. Try it, you might like it, but for rhythm only.


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^^^OK ...had it backwardz :P


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I'll have the other half of HillLaRose try that out for ISHTARS & giggles


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I have heard that it works wonders and that a lot of the pro's use it, havent tried it myself as my 12 string sounds more than bright and wirey enough.

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Give 'Wild Horses' by the Stones a close listen. One of the guitars uses Nashville tuning.


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gordyzens wrote:
the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd string are tuned as usual. On the 4th, 5th and 6th strings, you use the same octave strings you would use on a 12 string guitar and have them an octave higher than the normal 4th, 5th and 6th strings. The gauges would be 018 plain, .020 wound, and .030 wound for those strings.


OK remember, I'm a dumb drummer so......how does a 12 string work? Are the 4 5 & 6 strings the skinny ones under the low E A & D on the 12 string? If so, use those gauge strings and tune them 1 octave higher than the normal G B & E on a 6 string guit-fiddle? :oops: ignorance is bliss

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 2:41 am 
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12 string gitfiddle can be thought of as a regular 6 string guitar with an extra string for each of the 6 strings.

on a regular 6 string guitar the skinniest string (E) is called the 1st string. the fattest string (also E) is called the 6th string.

on a 12 string, the first 2 strings are just doubled. (2 B's, 2 E's.) (might be called unisons).

the extra strings for strings 3 through 6 are octaves (they are tuned an octave higher than their partner strings). they're thinner than their partner strings. gordyzens says what gauges to use for strings 4 thru 6.

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ps: and try an .011 gauge string for the octave string for the 3rd string.


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