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The first 8 songs on Raison D'etre feature the first ever recordings of the Gambale Tuning.
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GAMBALE TUNING EXPLAINED
“Firstly, it’s called “GAMBALE TUNING” :o).
The open strings are the same pitch as a 5th fret capo with strings 1 & 2 an octave lower.
6 - A ( same as regular 5th string but it now the lowest string (6th).
5 - D ( same as regular 4th string but it now the 5th string.
4 - G ( same as regular 3rd string but it now the 4th string.
3 - C ( same as regular 2nd string but it now the 3rd string tuned up a half step.
2 - E ( same pitch as 2nd fret on a D string in standard tuning. It’s a wound D string from a lighter gauge set tuned up a whole step D to E )
1 - A ( same pitch as 2nd fret on a G string in standard tuning. It’s a wound G string from a lighter gauge set tuned up a whole step G to A )
There’s transcriptions on my website available for songs from the album Raison D’Etre recorded in 2004 where I first introduced this GAMBALE TUNING invention.
The song I played on Rick Beato’s interview was called “Table For One” from Raison D’Etre.
The Gambale Tuning allows you to be able to be comfortable and play with it right away without thinking because it’s essentially a modified standard tuning, but because two pitches are an octave lower, it open up endless new voicings that were previously only possible on keyboard. It’s VERY liberating!.
Suggested strings;
Use strings from two different gauge sets, for example, Light and Extra Light gauge sets as follows;
6th - A string from Light gauge set
5th - D string from Light gauge set
4th - G string from Light gauge set
3rd - B string from Light gauge set tuned up a half step
2nd - D string from Extra Light gauge set tuned up a whole step
1st - G string from Extra Light gauge set tuned up a whole step
Enjoy,
FG