Tuning Bass in Fifths?

[Aukai]

Hey...umm someone showed me how to do this before but I can't really remember what the tuning is for fifths, do you tune or E to a C or a D? better yet just tell me the standard tuning for fifths on my bass without tearing the neck up ;)

[Potatoe]

the bass is tuned to EADG

and it is actually tuned to fourths[/music theory plug]

[Crudd-Bucket™]

E B G E

/ has no idea if right, orif it will tear neck up

[Az_Holl]

Isnt 5ths cello tuning? If so its CGDA

[Aukai]

the bass is tuned to EADG i beleive that it is tuned to fourths...

Remember when I told you you deserved a Potatoe as an Avatar? i was right.

I know its tuned in fourths, But I want to turn it in fifths So can I experiment.

[Aukai]

Isnt 5ths cello tuning? If so its CGDA

thx sir, drop tune the E and A and tune the G up?

[Az_Holl]

http://www.instituteofbass.com/bass_lessons/cliff_engel/bach/

I rock :smoke:

[Az_Holl]

thx sir, drop tune the E and A and tune the G up?
Yeah E goes down 2, A down one, D stays the same and the G goes up one

[S-Tin-Gray]

E.... then a fifth above that is B... then a fifth above that is F# (getting very dodgy), then a fifth above that is C#.... so yes, that's some crazy tuning and good luck with the whole string-snappining phenomenon that may just pay you a visit.

Or you could do it the cello way. :D Silly me... logic has abandoned me today. I think I left it at the bus stop...

[Aukai]

I thing a G tuned up a step isn't going to bite me in the ***

[S-Tin-Gray]

I thing a G tuned up a step isn't going to bite me in the ***

No, not at all... but a G tuned up to a C# will. :D

[Mailman]

the bass is tuned to EADG

and it is actually tuned to fourths[/music theory plug]
uhh

how can you be so stupid in every post you do

/puts on smiley face for gav :) bass forum still good

anyway, CDGA

[Aukai]

one says BGDA one says BDGA ahh!

[Potatoe]

E B F# C#... yea that maths up... but i think

C G D A would work better (downtune the e to c, a to g, and uptune the g to a)

or mabey: D A E B (downtune the e to d, up tune the d to e, and the g to b)

[Aukai]

No, not at all... but a G tuned up to a C# will. :D

Why would I do that? It's not cello tuning.

Now that I got all this done, I need to fine me a capo!

[Aukai]

C G D A would work better (downtune the e to c, a to g, and uptune the g to a)



We already stated that...


thx sir, drop tune the E and A and tune the G up?

Yeah E goes down 2, A down one, D stays the same and the G goes up one

Day late and a dollar short, silly potatoe man.

[joshmay]

cgda is correct



if i'm correct, some older european music called for this tuning of the bass, but as western music developed more it became obsolete



bass is the only of those strings tuned to fourths though, the rest of em are straight up 5ths. violin - GDAE

[Potatoe]

We already stated that...



Day late and a dollar short, silly potatoe man.


meh just trying to be helpful...

[Aukai]

meh just trying to be helpful...

Don't hate ya ;).

the only thing I don't like about this is the dropped C...ugh. too floppy for anything.

EDIT: One crazy thing is the tuning harmonics are at 3.2 and 5!

[Az_Holl]

Don't hate ya ;).

the only thing I don't like about this is the dropped C...ugh. too floppy for anything.

EDIT: One crazy thing is the tuning harmonics are at 3.2 and 5!
You should look at that link i posted, that Bach song is really cool

[Aukai]

I checked it out, thats where I got the idea for the capo, my C would sound cleaner and I could probably making some cool tapping and finger style.

[Aukai]

I had another question, I was reading up on that Alternate Tunenig Articles, and he was talking about extra light guage strings (piccolo). Are these readily availble at stores or will I have to go on the net?

[Az_Holl]

I had another question, I was reading up on that Alternate Tunenig Articles, and he was talking about extra light guage strings (piccolo). Are these readily availble at stores or will I have to go on the net?
More than likely you'll have to get them off the net or maybe your local store could order them in for you?

[Low_End_Communications]

You can probably have your local shop order light gauges for you. Or, order an octave-paired 8 string set.

CGDA is the most common tuning in 5ths. I'd use a .125 or .130 for your C, and a .80 or .85 for the G, depending on your stiffness preferences. Leave your D as is and use a .45 or .50 for the A. I mention these gauges because they'd be the most likely to keep an even tension on your neck, and the stiffness of the strings will be relatively equal, so it feels more like a standard tuning.

I once had a fretless 5 string that I had tuned AEBF#C#. I basically just used a standard 6 string set, but tossed out the D. I also experimented in Ab Eb Bb F C, as well as A E B F# B. Twas quite fun, however the bass died on me, and I've never gotten around to trying it again.

[Sade]

I keep one of my basses in 5ths, CGDA, cello tuning.

[Low_End_Communications]

^ What gauges are you using for that?

[LewsTherin]

Don't hate ya ;).

the only thing I don't like about this is the dropped C...ugh. too floppy for anything.

EDIT: One crazy thing is the tuning harmonics are at 3.2 and 5!


7 and 5 (on the opposite strings as when you tune in 4ths) works.

[Akira]

http://www.instituteofbass.com/bass_lessons/cliff_engel/bach/

I rock :smoke:
That looks pretty cool.

[Aukai]

Yeh that lesson section is really motivating, I was looking through the lessons on walking bassline and I saw using voice leading. Good stuff I haven't learned yet.

[Zjanarhi]

E B F# C#

D A E B

C G D A

B F# C# G#

A E B F#

All are tune in fifths (For a 4-string of course)

[Sade]

^ What gauges are you using for that?

I use a pretty heavy guage. Don't remember exactly what, though.

[PaulR]

How many are possible without snapping strings?

To that guy with the Z in his name.

[Zjanarhi]

How many are possible without snapping strings?

To that guy with the Z in his name.

D A E B = Replace G-string with C-string and tune accordingly.

C G D A = Super thin G-string guage needed, fat E-String.

B F# C# G# = Low B-string and thin G-string.


As for E B F# C# = I don't know... Replace A-string with D-string and tune down. Replace D-string with G-string and tune down. Get super thin C-String.