The tenor guitar was a four string guitar that was tuned
D G B E (i think)
and was used as a guitar for banjo players once
dixieland started to die out.
-c l i f t o n
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--- In jazz_guitar@y..., Randy Groves <bebopguitar@y...> wrote:
Jazzers: Well, I took the plunge, bought a bass
(g)string and tuned my Es 150 down a 5th according to
the directions someone posted (thanks to whomever it
was!). (A, D, G, C, E, A) It sounds very cool. You
have to learn to avoid muddiness, but it has real
possibilities. I will probably start to bring it as a
second guitar to my gigs for a little variety. I can't
believe the rockers don't try this tuning. THe power
chords are intense, if you are into that (I'm not). It
is especially useful for accompianament. Great walking
bass. I may even try a gig without a bass player! A
question: Why call it an alto tuning? Wouldn't that
make normal guitar a soprano? Shouldn't the tuning be
called tenor since it is the next possibility up from
a bass? And shouldn't the normal guitar be called alto
then? It seems that there is such a thing called a
tenor guitar, but I don't remember what it was. Just a
thought.
