_open-c-wide-major-124-c-g-c-g-c-e-124-world-of-tuning-124-rga-junglism.jpg "Open C (‘Wide Major’) | C-G-C-G-C-E | World of Tuning | Rāga Junglism from guitar chords g major 7 Video Screenshot Preview")
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✓ Published: 19-Mar-2022
✓ Published: 19-Mar-2022
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Full page: https://ragajunglism.org/tunings/menu/open-c/ | “Open C (unlike Open D, G, A, and E) doesn’t quite correspond to any of our familiar EADGBE chord shapes. It’s closest to the classic ‘xx0232‘ Dmaj shape in terms of interval pattern (actually it’s like ‘making a Dmaj shape in Drop D’, then all minus 2 semitones). For me, this isn’t one to overtheorise: its simplicity makes it easy to get stuck straight into, with handy symmetries and variable string tensions. Ideal for
Full page: https://ragajunglism.org/tunings/menu/open-c/ | “Open C (unlike Open D, G, A, and E) doesn’t quite correspond to any of our familiar EADGBE chord shapes. It’s closest to the classic ‘xx0232‘ Dmaj shape in terms of interval pattern (actually it’s like ‘making a Dmaj shape in Drop D’, then all minus 2 semitones). For me, this isn’t one to overtheorise: its simplicity makes it easy to get stuck straight into, with handy symmetries and variable string tensions. Ideal for
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_open-dsus-dadgad-124-d-a-d-g-a-d-124-world-of-tuning-124-rga-junglism.webp "Full page: https://ragajunglism.org/tunings/menu/dadgad/ | “Resembles a Standard-tuned ‘0-2-2-2-0-0’ Esus4 shape in terms of interval structure. Neither major nor minor, DADGAD’s ambiguous open-chord resonance offers up incredible versatility, ideal for exploring the musical variety of many global traditions. Regardless of what you play, there’s always a certain fundamental stability to the tuning’s character, partly arising from an abundance of parallel octaves (6/4/1str=D, 5/2str=A")
_open-dm-bentonia-124-d-a-d-f-a-d-124-world-of-tuning-124-rga-junglism.webp "Full page: https://ragajunglism.org/tunings/menu/open-dm/ | “Resembles a Standard-tuned ‘0-2-2-0-0-0’ Emin shape in terms of interval structure, with everything lowered a whole tone. Thus forms a ‘cross-note’ pattern, as (unlike in Open D) you can easily ‘cross over’ to major voicings with just one finger (e.g. ‘0-0-0-1-0-0’ = Dmaj). In many ways, this is a very logical place to start your open-tuned explorations: after all, this Em shape is almost always one of the very first")
_all-major-thirds-124-e-ab-c-e-ab-c-124-world-of-tuning-124-rga-junglism.webp "Full page: https://ragajunglism.org/tunings/menu/all-major-thirds/ | “A ‘regular’ stack of maj. 3rds (i.e. 4 semitones separate each string) – forming an augmented triad from any of its three notes, regardless of which string you start on. These odd symmetrical properties arise because our 12-semitone octave divides into 4 with no remainder – meaning that a sequence of 4 fret jumps will always ‘orbit’ back around to (octaves of) the root as you extend the series upwards – i.e.")
_open-a-spanish-124-e-a-e-a-c-e-124-world-of-tuning-124-rga-junglism.webp "Full page: https://ragajunglism.org/tunings/menu/open-a/ | “Matches the structure of a Standard-tuned Amaj shape (‘0-0-2-2-2-0’). Open A is like Open G’s ‘electric counterpart’ – it has the same interval sequence, but everything is raised up a whole tone (electric strings are thinner, so can go higher). Also used amongst acoustic bluesmen of the pre-amplified era, who often wound their strings as tight as possible to maximise volume amidst the noise and chaos of late-night juke joi")
_magic-farmer-124-c-f-c-g-a-e-124-world-of-tuning-124-rga-junglism.webp "Full page: https://ragajunglism.org/tunings/menu/magic-farmer/ | “Another wide-spread tuning from steel-strung magician Michael Hedges, showcased on The Magic Farmer (1984) – the final track of Aerial Boundaries. The pensive, gently-paced composition was a dedication to flautist Mindy Rosenfeld, his then-partner and the mother of his children (‘Rosenfeld’ means ‘field of roses’ in German). Degrees 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 of the major scale are present (albeit octave-shuffled across different s")
_papa-papa-124-d-a-d-d-a-d-124-world-of-tuning-124-rga-junglism.webp "Full page: https://ragajunglism.org/tunings/menu/papa-papa/ | “‘Double-dad’ tuning is handily symmetrical, mirroring its ‘D-A-D’ pattern across the guitar’s centre line to form a stacked D power chord.(like a double-decker sandwich filled with ‘A’). Only one string differs from the more famous DADGAD – the 3str is lowered by a fourth, going super-slack to add psychedelic phasing effects. Variants have long been used on steel guitars and other lap slide instruments. Theorist B")
_coyote-124-c-g-d-f-c-e-124-world-of-tuning-124-rga-junglism.webp "Full page: https://ragajunglism.org/tunings/menu/coyote/ | “Gives root to the sensual strums of Coyote, the first track from Joni Mitchell’s 1976 Hejira album – once described by literary academic Dr. Ruth Charnock as “either the most flirtatious song about fucking or the most graphic song about flirting ever written”. Her tuning is essentially ‘Hejira + Open C’ (split, respectively, as: 6-5-4-3 | 2-1str). It forms a 5ths-focused reshuffling of tones 1-5 of the major scale (1-2-3-4")
_zigzag-thirds-minor-124-f-ab-c-eb-g-bb-124-world-of-tuning-124-rga-junglism.webp "Full page: https://ragajunglism.org/tunings/menu/zigzag-thirds-min/ | “A ‘stack of thirds’, alternating between minor and major (i.e. semitone gaps of 3, 4, 3, 4, 3). Proposed by Greek mathematician Dr. Costas Kyritsis as an ideal landscape for simplifying the shapes of all common diatonic chords – a logical point, given that much of Western harmony is built from ‘towers of thirds’ (n.b. also see its ‘flipped’ counterpart: the ‘maj-min’ zigzag). Outlines a min9(11) arpeggio f")
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