7 string tunings - Anyone have any good ideas for tunings?

guitargodjds01 · #1 03-12-2002, 10:20 AM

I recently bought a 7 string, and other than the following tunings, does anyone tune their 7 differently, so I might be able to get a different sound??

ADGCFAD, BEADGBE, AEADGBE, CGCFADG...These are the only ones I've used, so if anyone has come up with or heard of something different, could you please help me out??

chris state · #2 03-13-2002, 12:57 AM

aeadF#bb

beadf#bb

gdadgbe

guitargodjds01 · #3 03-13-2002, 09:33 AM

Thanks Chris, it's greatly appreciated!

The Dark Wolf · #4 03-13-2002, 02:24 PM

I tune my 7's, low to high,

Gb
Db
Ab
db
gb
bb
eb

The (b) of course denotes flat.

See this for more discussion on this topic. http://jemsiteforum.com/board/topic....91&start=0

Two hands31 · #5 03-13-2002, 05:52 PM

Try some open tunings, to get a really drone-y sound, but make it really heavy. *Listen to The Tea Party (they use lots of alternate tunings, but no 7-strings) and make it heavy in your mind and you'll see how cool it could be. *Here's one I've been thinking of:

G#
C#
G#
C#
G#
C#
D#

Yes, the D# seems odd, but it sounds cool when used right. *The Tea Party has a similar tuning (remove the low G#) for a few of their songs (Winter Solstice, Sister Awake, Messenger, etc)

Drew · #6 03-14-2002, 05:54 PM

Well, i've never actually tried this, but it'd probably be pretty cool:

e
b
F#
D
A
E
B

Close to another one someone else posted. The basic idea is the bottom 6 strings are now tuned the same as a baritone electric, with one higher string on top. So, instead of playing 6-string chords over a low B, you'replaying the same chord voicings under ahigher string.

-Drew

Sevenstringer · #7 04-07-2002, 10:12 AM

I have used DADGAD on my accoustic for years. I have a 7 string that I wasn't using too much and I tried it on that guitar. I tuned it DADGADA. Very interesting tones and sounds

sam669 · #8 04-12-2002, 06:17 PM

buy seven same gauged strings and tune them all G!!
:shoot:

highfivesuperman · #9 04-12-2002, 09:18 PM

these are cool (low to high)

B Gb Db Gb Bb Eb Eb

Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb Eb

Db Ab Db Gb Ab Ab Eb

Db Ab Db Gb Ab Ab Db

B Gb Gb Db Gb Bb Eb

kinda going for that king's x/ ty tabor dogman-esque tuning...which in my opinion was their best record

hope that helps all...