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{{Hatnote|This article is about a tuning for six-string guitar. For the steel guitar tuning, see [[E9 tuning]].}} |
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'''Nashville''' or '''high strung tuning''' refers to the practice of replacing the [[Guitar string#Wound strings|wound]] E, A, D |
'''Nashville''' or '''high strung tuning''' refers to the practice of replacing the [[Guitar string#Wound strings|wound]] E, A, D and G strings on a six-string guitar with lighter gauge strings to allow tuning an octave higher than [[Guitar tunings#Standard tuning|standard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daddario.com/Resources/JDCDAD/Videos/DAddario_Nashville_Tuning.pdf |title=High-strung/ Nashville tuning |website=Daddario.com |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=2017-03-05}}</ref> This is usually achieved by using one string from each of the six [[Course (music)|courses]] of a [[Twelve-string guitar|twelve string]] set, using the higher string for those courses tuned in octaves. |
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The [[Pink Floyd]] song "[[Hey You (Pink Floyd song)|Hey You]]" from the album ''[[The Wall]]'' and the [[Kansas (band)|Kansas]] song "[[Dust in the Wind]]" <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guitarworld.com/acoustic-nation-kansas-ken-livgren-shares-story-behind-dust-wind|title=Kansas' Kerry Livgren Shares The Story Behind "Dust In The Wind"|website=Guitarworld.com|accessdate=2017-03-05}}</ref> from their ''[[Point of Know Return]]'' album are notable for using this form of guitar tuning. In "Hey You" [[David Gilmour]] replaced the low E string with a second high E (not a 12-string set low E octave) such that it was two octaves up. [[The Rolling Stones]]' "[[Wild Horses (The Rolling Stones song)|Wild Horses]]" also features both a 12-string guitar played by [[Keith Richards]] and a guitar with Nashville tuning played by [[Mick Taylor]]. [[James Williamson (musician)|James Williamson]] used Nashville tuning on "Gimme Danger"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OvB-wDt7mA|title=The Stooges' James Williamson - Guitar Moves - Episode 1|date=13 May 2013|publisher=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=2017-03-05}}</ref> on [[ |
The [[Pink Floyd]] song "[[Hey You (Pink Floyd song)|Hey You]]" from the album ''[[The Wall]]'' and the [[Kansas (band)|Kansas]] song "[[Dust in the Wind]]" <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guitarworld.com/acoustic-nation-kansas-ken-livgren-shares-story-behind-dust-wind|title=Kansas' Kerry Livgren Shares The Story Behind "Dust In The Wind"|website=Guitarworld.com|accessdate=2017-03-05}}</ref> from their ''[[Point of Know Return]]'' album are notable for using this form of guitar tuning. In "Hey You" [[David Gilmour]] replaced the low E string with a second high E (not a 12-string set low E octave) such that it was two octaves up. [[The Rolling Stones]]' "[[Wild Horses (The Rolling Stones song)|Wild Horses]]" also features both a 12-string guitar played by [[Keith Richards]] and a guitar with Nashville tuning played by [[Mick Taylor]]. [[James Williamson (musician)|James Williamson]] used Nashville tuning on "Gimme Danger"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OvB-wDt7mA|title=The Stooges' James Williamson - Guitar Moves - Episode 1|date=13 May 2013|publisher=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=2017-03-05}}</ref> on [[Raw Power]] by [[the Stooges]]. [[Elliott Smith]] used a variant of Nashville tuning with a twelve string guitar on [[XO (Elliott Smith album)|''XO'']] for the song "Tomorrow Tomorrow." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://video.billboard.com/services/player/bcpid1628391690001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAAAEMcC3Y~,NII8yi9nN4zfbo6c85C9uVdLDWJHdSE3&bctid=4226483273001|title="Heaven Adores You" Elliott Smith Documentary|website=Video.billboard.com|accessdate=2017-03-05}}</ref> |
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Similarly, [[Andy Fairweather Low]] used a high string guitar on his 1975 UK hit single, "[[Wide Eyed and Legless]]", taken from his ''[[La Booga Rooga]]'' album.<ref name="Sleeve">{{cite AV media | date=1975 | title=La Booga Rooga | medium=record sleeve | location=UK | publisher=A&M Records}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=William Ruhlmann |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/la-booga-rooga-mw0000839142 |title=La Booga Rooga - Andy Fairweather Low | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date= |accessdate=2017-03-05}}</ref> |
Similarly, [[Andy Fairweather Low]] used a high string guitar on his 1975 UK hit single, "[[Wide Eyed and Legless]]", taken from his ''[[La Booga Rooga]]'' album.<ref name="Sleeve">{{cite AV media | date=1975 | title=La Booga Rooga | medium=record sleeve | location=UK | publisher=A&M Records}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=William Ruhlmann |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/la-booga-rooga-mw0000839142 |title=La Booga Rooga - Andy Fairweather Low | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date= |accessdate=2017-03-05}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:35, 18 April 2017
Nashville or high strung tuning refers to the practice of replacing the wound E, A, D and G strings on a six-string guitar with lighter gauge strings to allow tuning an octave higher than standard.[1] This is usually achieved by using one string from each of the six courses of a twelve string set, using the higher string for those courses tuned in octaves.
The Pink Floyd song "Hey You" from the album The Wall and the Kansas song "Dust in the Wind" [2] from their Point of Know Return album are notable for using this form of guitar tuning. In "Hey You" David Gilmour replaced the low E string with a second high E (not a 12-string set low E octave) such that it was two octaves up. The Rolling Stones' "Wild Horses" also features both a 12-string guitar played by Keith Richards and a guitar with Nashville tuning played by Mick Taylor. James Williamson used Nashville tuning on "Gimme Danger"[3] on Raw Power by the Stooges. Elliott Smith used a variant of Nashville tuning with a twelve string guitar on XO for the song "Tomorrow Tomorrow." [4]
Similarly, Andy Fairweather Low used a high string guitar on his 1975 UK hit single, "Wide Eyed and Legless", taken from his La Booga Rooga album.[5][6]
See also
References
- ^ "High-strung/ Nashville tuning" (PDF). Daddario.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ^ "Kansas' Kerry Livgren Shares The Story Behind "Dust In The Wind"". Guitarworld.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ^ "The Stooges' James Williamson - Guitar Moves - Episode 1". YouTube. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ^ ""Heaven Adores You" Elliott Smith Documentary". Video.billboard.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ^ La Booga Rooga (record sleeve). UK: A&M Records. 1975.
- ^ William Ruhlmann. "La Booga Rooga - Andy Fairweather Low | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
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