what tuning thingy are we talkin here??

[guitarjedi33]

hey i just bought a glass slide today and thought i'd mess around with it and see what happens... anyone got any suggestions on setting up or tuning for using a slide.. i haven't got a clue and they weren't givin em away with every slide purchase... HELP:confused:

[Knottyhed]

hey i just bought a glass slide today and thought i'd mess around with it and see what happens... anyone got any suggestions on setting up or tuning for using a slide.. i haven't got a clue and they weren't givin em away with every slide purchase... HELP:confused:

 

 

Generally you're best off tuning to an open chord tuning - e.g. D A D G A D (search the web for others or figure out you're own)

 

You'll need a fairly high action and you'll be better off using a heavy string gauge.

[whit townsend]

You can play some slide in standard tuning, but takes a little more skill at muting, etc.
For blues I'ds go open D, low to high:
DADF#AD capo at 2nd fret for open E.

for a Country Blues sound, Ry Cooder, K. Richards, try open G as well.
low to high
DGDGBD

[skydog]

open E tunning (ebeg#be) is a good allman brothers tunning.
like someone else said, raise your action a little and play at least a 10ga.
set of strings. also try to learn how to finger pick with the slide.
you can mute out the strings your not playing with your fingers so you dont have any unwanted notes or string noise. always try to keep your your slide
straight and not crooked. and remember to play the note you want above the
fret wire and not in between the frets. you will defininetly need to have your intonation set. hopefully some of these tips will help and just remember to
to keep practicing. it wont happen over night.

[335clone]

Generally you're best off tuning to an open chord tuning - e.g. D A D G A D (search the web for others or figure out you're own) You'll need a fairly high action and you'll be better off using a heavy string gauge.

 

 

As others have said, Open G or Open D. You can take either up a full step to A or E, or better yet capo them at 2 since tunings above standard can be hard on some necks.

 

DADGAD, however, isn't an open chord tuning. It's a fun tuning for fingerpicking, but not one I'd use for slide. Of course you could play slide in any weird tuning you want, but most people use a major or minor chord for slide tunings. That way, you can hit all the strings and have a nice full major or minor chord. Do that in DADGAD and it isn't so pretty.

 

Here is a link to a bunch of open tuning info

 

http://eceserv0.ece.wisc.edu/~sethares/alternatetunings/opentunings.pdf#search=%22open%20G%20chord%20chart%22

 

and here is more than you will ever want to know...

 

http://www.dancingcat.com/skbook1-history.php#slackkeytunings

 

it's centered on Hawaiian slack key, but contains info on all comon blues slide tunings and a whole lot more

[gennation]

Remember that Open D and Open G (already mentioned) are Open E and Open A, respectively, with a capo at the 2nd fret.

 

Many slide player use the lower tuning with a capo so they don't have to tune UP and add strain on the neck.

 

Keith would use open G and capo up for open A.

 

Duane would use an Open D and capo up to open E.

 

As do other slide players such ad Mick Taylor and Eric Sardinas.

[Knottyhed]

DADGAD, however, isn't an open chord tuning.

 

 

Ummm - it's a Dsus4 chord... I'm sure you're right that an open maj/min chord is more 'normal' though.