Open B major tuning

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glassjaw7

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is amazing!!! I've already written two songs in this tuning for my band's upcoming full-length that we'll start working on later this year. If any of you are hitting a wall creatively I highly suggest this tuning, or any alternate tuning for that matter. It's inspiring to pick up the instrument and be surprised when you get new "colors" and sounds from familiar chord shapes!

Now I need a few more decent playing guitars so I can have multiple tunings at any given moment. Or maybe a Tyler Variax...
 
Tawlks":20bcunuo said:
Hey, I think I'll give it a go, I googled it and found this, so I guess I'll ask the same question!

In short - "How do you tune to B Major?"

http://en.allexperts.com/q/Guitar-Gener ... -Major.htm
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It's B, F#, B, F#, B, D# Really cool and huge sounding tuning! Give it time. At first I didn't understand how guys like Devin Townsend can make this major tuning sound so dark and abrasive, but after messing with (and making up) chord shapes and voicings I'm on a roll! It can be gorgeous sounding for ballads or downright brutal for heavy tunes.

Or if you don't want to go that low, you can do open C (CGCGCE ) Same thing but a half-step higher on all strings.
 
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