Licks, tricks and tips in Open C Major tuning

maliciousteve · 02-09-2008, 12:33 PM

Hey guys just tuned my PRS to Open C Major tuning (SYL influence) and wondered if any of you guys do the same?

If so, care to share any licks etc?

hunter75 · 02-22-2008, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by maliciousteve

Hey guys just tuned my PRS to Open C Major tuning (SYL influence) and wondered if any of you guys do the same?

If so, care to share any licks etc?

Hey there, I use open c all the time and tune my 6 down to open B, licks wise ermm id say that you can use 3 string major arrpegios for diminished down and i found it makes it 10x easier to do a diminished run, chords sounds great and easier when adding 9ths and major 7ths

distressed_romeo · 02-22-2008, 10:34 AM

Sorry I'm a bit late to the party here...

Here're some arpeggio fingerings...

...And here's a long legato run based on F minor pentatonic with a maj7 passing note for a jazzy sound...

This illustrates one of the coolest things about Open C; you can group extended scales into three-note-per-string fingerings, moving in octaves, and only have one position shift between the top two strings, as opposed to the three position shifts playing this same lick in standard would involve.

A similar concept is top play string skipping tapping licks across each C string (Devin Townsend does this a hell of a lot if you ever watch him play). You get three full octaves without any tricky position shifts.

As for chords, octaves ringing against open strings are your friends. As with most open tunings, you can get some pretty complex chords using deceptively easy fingerings.

hunter75 · 02-22-2008, 01:09 PM

Those scales look pretty awesome, I've found doing alot of diminished and minor arpeggios are easier thatn traditional shapes, I find chords to be the best thing about this tuning, adding massive octaves and adding in the 9th's and 7th's is awesome, aswell as playing some jazzy sequences, best tuning ever

having a seven with a low G makes it even better

02-09-2008, 12:33 PM	#1
maliciousteve Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Hertfordshire, UK Posts: 1,256 Real Name: Steve Main Seven: no more 7's Rig: Laney VC50+BM Thanked: 24	Licks, tricks and tips in Open C Major tuning Hey guys just tuned my PRS to Open C Major tuning (SYL influence) and wondered if any of you guys do the same? If so, care to share any licks etc? "Thank you boob lady!" - Homer Simpson, the Simpsons Movie

02-22-2008, 10:34 AM	#3
distressed_romeo Bringin' UR Kaos! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Albion Posts: 9,567 Real Name: I have many... Main Seven: C7 Hellraiser Main ERG: Aria bass tuned in fifths Rig: POD v2.0 Thanked: 200	Sorry I'm a bit late to the party here... Here're some arpeggio fingerings... ...And here's a long legato run based on F minor pentatonic with a maj7 passing note for a jazzy sound... This illustrates one of the coolest things about Open C; you can group extended scales into three-note-per-string fingerings, moving in octaves, and only have one position shift between the top two strings, as opposed to the three position shifts playing this same lick in standard would involve. A similar concept is top play string skipping tapping licks across each C string (Devin Townsend does this a hell of a lot if you ever watch him play). You get three full octaves without any tricky position shifts. As for chords, octaves ringing against open strings are your friends. As with most open tunings, you can get some pretty complex chords using deceptively easy fingerings. Nothing like a good depressant to chase the blues away! www.soundclick.com/distressed_romeo http://farsideguitars.blogspot.com/

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02-22-2008, 01:09 PM	#4
hunter75 ss.org Regular Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: england Posts: 39 Real Name: Kris Main Seven: Washburn WG587 Main ERG: Nothing as yet Rig: Marshal MG-AX15G Thanked: 0	Those scales look pretty awesome, I've found doing alot of diminished and minor arpeggios are easier thatn traditional shapes, I find chords to be the best thing about this tuning, adding massive octaves and adding in the 9th's and 7th's is awesome, aswell as playing some jazzy sequences, best tuning ever having a seven with a low G makes it even better


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