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I use
a variety of open tunings (sometimes called
"altered" or "alternate" tunings). In fact, very
few of tunes I've ever written have been in
standard, EADGBE tuning. For you fingerstyle
devotees out there, here are the tunings for some
of my tunes:
Jade (2003 Redtail Records
RT-1028):
DACGCE
Dragondance
CGCGCE The
Shawinigan Handshake; Redtail Circles the
Sun
EBEF#BE
Tumblehome; Causeway
C#G#C#F#A#C# Si
Bhig, Si Mhor; Banana Seat Boy
BF#C#F#BF# Dharma
Bomb
DADGAD Lone
Ranger & Tonto; Ragamuffin; To Leave the Heart
Behind
FACFCF Berkley
Springs
Red Havens
Rising
(1999 Redtail Records RT-1028):
Invitation to
Circumstance: Open-C (CGCGCE)
Kicking Bird: 12-string, tuned down 1/2 step
(D#G#C#F#A#D#)
Buffalo People: Drop-D (DADGBE)
Acadie: Open-G (DGDGBD)
Days Between Stations: Drop-D (DADGBE)
Je t'aime: A#D#F#A#F#G# (capo at the 5th fret)
Strength, Broken By Strength, and Still Strong:
Drop-D (DADGBE)
Red Havens Rising: DADGAD
As Far As She'll Go: Drop-D (DADGBE)
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