Differerent Tunings

[led_zeppelin5022]

I'm looking to experiment more with my six string...and I was wondering what some odd tunings are? And list tunings you guys use apart from standard,drop D etc etc i mean weird tunings...

Thanks:thumb:

[vashts80]

open tunings I guess could be considered weird. Such as DADF#AD, but that's more of a guitar thing than bass

[led_zeppelin5022]

open tunings I guess could be considered weird. Such as DADF#AD, but that's more of a guitar thing than bass
hmm i never thought of open tunings...thanks:thumb:

[muthafunkabass]

try this, from low to high: C-G-D-A-E-B

[802.11-NGR]

Try this
A0
A0
A0
A0
A0
A0

For lots of low end thump!!!

Standard: GDAE
Drop D: GDAD
Drop C#: GDAC#
Half Step Down: GbDbAbEb
Full Step Down: FCGD
Drop D/G: GDGD
Raised G: GDAG
Low B: DAEB
Low A#: C#F#D#A#
Low C#: G#C#F#C#
Low C# Dropped To A#: D#A#FA#

5 String Bass:

5 String Standard: GDAEB
Drop B: CGDAE
Drop B/C: GDADC#
Half Step Down: GbDbAbEbBb
Full Step Down: FCGD

6 String Bass:

6 String Standard: BGDAEB
Low B: CGDAEB
Low C: EBGDAE

8, 12, 15, and 18 String bass:

8 String Standard: GgDdAaEe
Full fifths: GdDaAeEb
12 String Standard: GggDddAaaEee
15 String Standard: GggDddAaaEeeBbb
18 String Standard: BbbGggDddAaaEeeBbb
Full Fifths: GdgDadAeaEbe
Full Fifths: GgdDdaAaeEeb

There...

[muthafunkabass]

:lol::lol:

he just asked for a 6er, but whatever floats your boat.

[led_zeppelin5022]

Try this
A0
A0
A0
A0
A0
A0

For lots of low end thump!!!

Standard: GDAE
Drop D: GDAD
Drop C#: GDAC#
Half Step Down: GbDbAbEb
Full Step Down: FCGD
Drop D/G: GDGD
Raised G: GDAG
Low B: DAEB
Low A#: C#F#D#A#
Low C#: G#C#F#C#
Low C# Dropped To A#: D#A#FA#

5 String Bass:

5 String Standard: GDAEB
Drop B: CGDAE
Drop B/C: GDADC#
Half Step Down: GbDbAbEbBb
Full Step Down: FCGD

6 String Bass:

6 String Standard: BGDAEB
Low B: CGDAEB
Low C: EBGDAE

8, 12, 15, and 18 String bass:

8 String Standard: GgDdAaEe
Full fifths: GdDaAeEb
12 String Standard: GggDddAaaEee
15 String Standard: GggDddAaaEeeBbb
18 String Standard: BbbGggDddAaaEeeBbb
Full Fifths: GdgDadAeaEbe
Full Fifths: GgdDdaAaeEeb

There...
um...wow...i love you

[EADG]

http://www.manthing.com/tunings.htm

[BenJammin]

I recently tuned the bottom three strings of my sixer to F#-D-E and got good results from it. It's good if you like to tap, because you've got all of those really low notes and then you still have the top three in standard for your melodies.

[muthafunkabass]

^^^that sounds really cool :p^^^

[Crudd-Bucket™]

There are many, many tunings that will give you some cool dark tonalities..If you're just going to play single notes, standard tuning is probably fine, but altered tunings offer some very nice possibilities for chords and harmonics. Think about what key you want to play in and try looking for tunings that might give you the best colors. A few that come to mind that you might want to try are: BEBEF#, BEBDG, BEAEG, BF#BDF#, CEbGDG, CDAEG, BDADE, BDADF, BDAEF...

Or restring your 5-string with a high string instead of a low B and try these: DADAC, DADAD, DADGA, DABbFC DADEA, DADAC, C#G#D#EC#, C#G#BG#E, C#G#C#G#C#, C#G#C#G#B...

- Manring

[Joelbassman]

Manring was told to develop as a bassist before experimenting with altered tunings. So he did. Look at him now. :amaze:

[EADG]

I suggest you learn some theory (things such a key signatures) and a lot about harmonics, and then try making up your own tunings from what you've learned.

[rh15951]

Manring was told to develop as a bassist before experimenting with altered tunings. So he did. Look at him now. :amaze:

Manring?

[Jaded]

Dur...

[FunkMetalBass]

I like to tune an octave below a baritone guitar.

B, E, A, D, F#, B