8 String Lap Steel Tuning

Used by don helms hank williams little roy wiggins eddy arnold and george morgan and speedy west with the 4th string tuned t a and a pedal to raise it to b would then be called f 9th tuning half chromatic and half.

8 string lap steel tuning.

The lap steel guitar is usually tuned to open tunings a6 or c6 or several tunings in the case of a double or triple neck instrument but there are many other tunings. Here s a really simple overview of the c6 c13 and a6 tunings for 8 string lap steel. The most common lap steel guitars have 6 strings followed by 8 string instruments which is the choice of many professionals 6 8 stringed instruments have been very popular. Depending on the song and what riffs i want to use i will either tune the low 6th note to a 6th or a 7th making the high 6th note a 13th.

Designed to fit in your guitar case slide rules includes over 70 of the. Strum all six open strings to sound the c6 tuning. The open string notes spell out a c6 chord hence the name. See the table below for a summary of these tunings in terms of string gauges tuning and scale notes.

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Since an 8 string guitar has two additional strings compared to the traditional 6 string guitar there are obviously different tuning combinations that become possible. Six seven and eight string lap steel guitar tunings. C6 tuning 8 string lap steel dobro guitar chords chart. All three are relatively easy to achieve and can be applied quickly to your instrument.

4 7 out of 5 stars 3. Only 16 left in stock order soon. Remove two or four strings and you have your lap steel string gauges. 8 string guitar tuning some common and uncommon options.

A6 chord chart for 8 string lap steel dobro guitar. There are different tunings for the lap steel guitar but three of the most popular are the high g high a and the c6 tuning. This tuning is. Andy volk has written an excellent guide to steel guitar tunings.