Members pinkzep52 Posted June 4, 2009 Members Share Posted June 4, 2009 Hello everyone! Does anyone know if there are any guitar exercise books in existence for Robert Fripp's so-called New Standard Tuning (CGDAEG)? I've been using the tuning for about a year now and I have grown to love it better than normal guitar tuning for many reasons. However it kind of sucks that I can't really find any sources for learning new licks and patterns on the tuning, aside from ones I create myself. Do you guys think that a mandolin or violin book might serve as valid substitutes if there are no guitar books available, considering that they are tuned the same way (GDAE)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zetor Posted June 4, 2009 Members Share Posted June 4, 2009 I have an acoustic that is tuned in NST - a wonderful tuning indeed! The bad news is that there probably are no books dedicated to NST, so we Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pinkzep52 Posted June 4, 2009 Author Members Share Posted June 4, 2009 ^Thx a lot for the help Zetor! Yes it looks like for the most part I'll have to look into non-guitar related material to increase my repertoire. I suppose this is helpful in the long run anyways; it'll help draw in influences into my playing from a variety of styles and instruments, especially from the classical genre so it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members greenbean Posted June 5, 2009 Members Share Posted June 5, 2009 Isn't one of the main points of NST to escape the mindset of licks and patterns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pinkzep52 Posted June 6, 2009 Author Members Share Posted June 6, 2009 ^Yes, to some extent and it has done that. I initially made the switch to NST to escape all of the cliches of standard tuning and formulate my own voice. I now have much more freedom in NST. However without any sort of instruction, I feel that my advancement in the art of guitar has declined, at least in this tuning. I have stopped progressing somewhat. I just feel that completely on my own, it can be difficult to fully reap the advantages of NST without some exploitation to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JnBroadbent Posted June 6, 2009 Members Share Posted June 6, 2009 Is this an acoustic only thing generally speaking? I've never heard of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nuclear arsenal Posted June 6, 2009 Members Share Posted June 6, 2009 from what i've read it's for lead playing, not for basic open chord voicings. so electric, not acoustic. plus robert fripp was in king crimson, which is prog rock.pinkzep, aren't there websites with lessons on nst? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Verne Andru Posted August 24, 2013 Members Share Posted August 24, 2013 Sorry for bumping such an old thread, but there's not much on this. I was reading an article in Guitar Player about the California Trio, and mention was made that they use this tuning. When I looked at it - CGDAEG - I did a double-take.CGDAE is the same tuning as 5 string mandolin! That's the good news. Bad news is there is even less info on 5 string mando's than there is on NST. But I've found Tenor Banjo - CGDA - provides some resources as does standard mandolin - GDAE. If you can find a copy, Tiny Moore's Mandolin Method is a great reference for arpeggio's and cool licks for the strings in 5ths.The coolest part of tuning in 5th, is that the patterns are the same for scales and chords, you just have to be able to think "transpose" while moving from string set to string set. I love the voicings, especially for jazz.Not sure what to do with that high G. Maybe I'll try tuning up a guitar and see what I get. Any of you folks have any insights into string guages for NST? Will "ordinary" strings work?Heres a link that may be useful:http://www.stationarywaves.com/2012/09/adventures-in-new-standard-tuning.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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