RE: Tuning guitar in fifths for wider orchestration options

["L.Angulo" <labaloops@yahoo.com>]

very nice Anders!

www.myspace.com/luisangulocom


--- On Mon, 3/2/09, Anders Bergdahl <anders_e_bergdahl@hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: Anders Bergdahl <anders_e_bergdahl@hotmail.com>
> Subject: RE: Tuning guitar in fifths for wider orchestration options
> To: "Loopers Delight" <loopers-delight@loopers-delight.com>
> Date: Monday, March 2, 2009, 3:41 PM
> I agree, alternate tunings is a great way to do something
> different. BUT in the context of instrumental music I see a
> risk that what i find as "different" and
> "interesting" sounds in an alternate tuning is
> just me being amazed over the sound that comes out. It is
> really hard, for me at least, to do any real improvising in
> alternate tuning. It's more like what Luis describes, i
> see it almost as accidents that HOPEFULLY sounds cool. But
> I'm nit sure i would call it improvising... I really
> admire horn player, Miles, Trane that could always find new
> music to play with their instruments. I would love to have
> the control over phrasing and note choice that horn great
> players have. 
> On the other hand a reason I love looping is all the
> mistakes I make that forces me to find a creative way out.
> (BTW i have just posted a new "mistake" piece in
> alternate tuning on soundclick)
>  
> Greetings,
>  
> Anders 
> www.soundclick.com/AndersBergdahl
> 
>  
> 
> > 
> > IMHO there is no sense in really doing that really,i
> just try to know the root and from there i construct my own
> version of chords,treat it like a diferent instument,it
> might sound more interesting.There are people using open
> tunings out there that have translated everything from the
> standard tuning and for me it doesnt really sound that
> exciting anymore.I usually dont play any scales or translate
> chords,i play really simple one or 2 string melodies with
> open tunings,but sometimes i do like to play the same scale
> i use in standard tuning and hearing something completely
> coming out,thats the fun of it!
> > Luis