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Old 05-20-2009, 12:27 PM   #8
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Default Re: Another New 12 String Mike

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Originally Posted by joveski View Post
isnt modal D tuning when the B-string is also dropped down an A? (DADGAD)
does anyone know of artists who commonly use open D tunings? (DADF#AD)

i remember the frustration of trying to learn guitar as a tyke ie. play along to some fave 60/70s pop hits by following Barry's fingering (and NON-fingering) but it sound very much like crap...decades later i found out he was using an open tuning, duh (which is still difficult unless you have a long, strong ring finger)

YouTube - Medley (Midnight Special, 1975)

i suppose richie valens, no?
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