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Comment by Joe Scislowicz on October 20, 2011 at 5:36am

Thanks for Starting this Forum Slowpaw. I have done a couple of 3 stringers, but when I built my 4 string, I fell in love with it. Tune my to open G (four center strings on the six string). Used some of Keni Lee Burgess videos. They are a good source of instruction (if I only had all the time I liked to play!) Keep up the good work.

 

Joe

Comment by Slowpaw Steve T on October 17, 2011 at 10:36pm

nice one Kev! (-:

Comment by Chillicool on October 17, 2011 at 10:35pm

Err.....Transition.

Comment by Chillicool on October 17, 2011 at 10:33pm

Aint got a 4 string yet Slowpaw..but there's one on the way from Mr CBJ. so hopefully your new group will help me thru the tranition.

Comment by Uncle John on October 17, 2011 at 9:36am

I am practicing Steve.  It's cool and thanks. 

 

Is it huh -zuh or hoo- zuh?   I have been alternating. 

Comment by Slowpaw Steve T on October 17, 2011 at 7:06am

Thanks guys! special thankyou Keni for including some tasters from your DVD, looking forward to trying out those tunings (and some chords)  though i have a few more new songs in my bGDG tuning to get down first!.

@ Uncle John - the special "handshake" is to just use 4 fingers when shaking,  shout "huzzah four" four times while turnng round on the spot four times...will take a little practice - who thought this 4 string thang would be easy..? (-:

@ Alan, looking forward to hearing your new baby!

 

Comment by Alan Hodges on October 17, 2011 at 5:19am

Hi Steve, great idea for a new group, especially as I'm just coming to the end of building my 1st 4 stringer. Excellent timing! Not Exactly sure on tunings yet, but thinking more towards the open D (D, F#,A, D) Look forward to the discussions.

Alan.

Comment by Keni Lee Burgess on October 17, 2011 at 3:51am

BTW: Thank you Southpaw Steve for your recommendation of my CD. Here is another video. I also teach a group of Robert Johnson licks and demonstrate the various possibilities of stringing them together into songs. Thanks again for your consideration. Enjoy your practice, Keni Lee

Comment by Uncle John on October 17, 2011 at 2:28am

Thanks for the invite, Steve.  Is there a secret hand shake? I have been disappointed in some groups that decline to teach it to  me. 

 

I love my 3 strings- so easy.   I have a reso 4 string tuned DGBD.  After listening to you and Jon Grinder, I plan to try a GDGB tuned guitar soon.  I have a  3 stringer to convert.

Comment by Keni Lee Burgess on October 17, 2011 at 2:06am

A simple opinion: I believe learning 3 string tuned GDg is a little easier for a beginner than a 4 string tuned Dgbd. I base this on that learning Open D on a 6 string is easier than learning open G first. The 151 (GDg) interval on a 3 string CBG is very similar to the 151351 (DADf#ad) tuning of a Open D six string. For one thing, they both have a 51 interval on the top two strings. Regardless, there are many roads that lead to the same destination. Enjoy your practice, Keni Lee

BTW: Tuning a 4 string CBG to GDgd has the 3 string CBG tuning GDg plus the 5 tone. An alternate approach can be GDgb which can be found here D"GDgb"d in the full 6 string Open G tuning. Again, the GDg 3 string tuning plus the 3 tone. 

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