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Chris's List of Recordings and Tunings for all of his Songs
You can hear the tuning used on two songs from The Chris Proctor Collection Here's a hot tuning for all of you enthusiasts: EBEGAD. I picked it up from Peter Finger. It's a high-tension affair on the A and D strings, so be careful there when you tune them up to B and E. You can hear it in use on two tunes from my Chris Proctor Collection CD: "Tap Room" and "Hotspot," and also on "Ozymandias," from my brand new CD Ladybug Stomp. There's more about music and guitars at the Explorations page of this site. Tune on Garth! Ladybug Stomp (2007) CPSM: DADGBD Dream and Variations: Standard Tuning with Esus4 partial capo, yielding EBEABE Beppe: DADGAD Requiem: DGDGBbD The Anniversary Waltz: Standard Tuning Solstice: DADF#AD Make It Snappy: Dropped D Ozymandias: EBEGAD Red Zinger: C Tuning (D Tuning a whole step low) CGCEGC Meriwether: CGDGAD Ladybug Stomp: CGDGAD Hard Times: CGDGAD Sounds of Wood and Steel 3 (2004)Ozymandias: EBEGAD The Chris Proctor Collection (2003)Late Again: Open G, tuned one whole step low, so guitar is in F, CFCFAC Stormwatch: DADGBD Swept Away: CGDGBbD War Games: Open D, tuned one whole step low, so guitar is in C, CGCEGC 704: DADGAD The Bells of the Harbor: Open D, tuned one whole step low, (open C), CGCEGC Hotspot: EBEGAD Saturday's Prayer: open C, CGCGCE Over the Pass: Open D, tuned one whole step low, (open C), CGCEGC Henry's Shuffle: CGDGAD The Emperor's Choice: EAC#EBE Mountaineer Creek: Standard Tuning with Esus4 partial capo, yielding EBEABE Interstate: Standard Tuning with Esus4 partial capo, yielding EBEABE Morning Thunder: Standard Tuning with Esus4 partial capo, yielding EBEABE His Journey Home: EAC#EBE Tap Room: EBEGAD Under the Influence (2000)Nights in White Satin: CGDGCD Martha My Dear: Standard tuning Shea Beag Shea Mhor/The Coola Shores: DADGBD Ohio: DADGAD Revisiting the Sailor's Grave: FCFCAC California Dreamin'/Paint It Black/Runaway: DGDGBbD The Huckleberry Hornpipe/Limerock/The Kitchen Girl: DGDGBD The Last Steam Engine Train: Standard tuning Nothing is Easy/Bach Bourree: Standard tuning Bach to Ireland: DADF#AD Hey Jude: CDGDAD Only Now (1997)Adrenaline: DADGBD Tap Room: EBEGAD Dialogues: Standard Tuning Three Jigs: Open G, DGDGBD Slickrock Lament: BbFCFAC Hotspot: EBEGAD Only Now: CGCGCD October's Window: Open D, DADF#AD Anymore: Standard Tuning Travelogue (1994)Mountaineer Creek: Standard Tuning with Esus4 partial capo War Games: Open D tuned one whole step low, CGCEGC Ossana's Gift: DADGAD Valedictory: CGDGAD Henry's Shuffle: CGDGAD Emerald Winds: Open C, CGCGCE The Rambling Irishman/Southwinds: Standard Tuning with Esus4 partial capo The Middle Fork: CGDGAD Tammy/Oh, What a Beautiful Morning: Open G, tuned one step low, CFCFAC Seven-Oh-four: DADGAD Ruby Tuesday: CGDGAD Steel String Stories (1991)Interstate: Standard Tuning with Esus4 partial capo Restless Harbors: Standard Tuning with Esus4 partial capo Saturday's Prayer: Open C, CGCGCE The Penultimate House on Salmon Beach: Open G, DGDGBD Webster's Revenge: CGDGAD Larry's Latin Leap: Standard Tuning with Esus4 partial capo California Dreaming/Paint It Black: Open Gm, DGDGBbD Halfway: Open D tuned one whole step low, CGCEGC From L.A. to Zaire: CGDGBD Serpentine: Standard Tuning with Esus4 partial capo His Journey Home (1988)Cheap Vacations: CGDGBD The Emperor's Choice: EAC#EBE White Rooms: Standard Tuning, Key of C#m Morning Thunder: Standard Tuning with Esus4 partial capo La Loma: CGDGBD His Journey Home: EAC#EBE The Coola Shores/The Glacier Lily: DADGBD Just Another Late Night Blues: Standard Tuning Fond Farewells: Dropped D The Delicate Dance (1985)Stormwatch: DADGBD, capoII Swept Away: CGDGBbd, capo II A Trip to Jackie's House: Standard Tuning with Esus4 partial capo The Smiling Islands: CGDGBD (This song was not included in the Runoff/Delicate Dance combination CD) The Huckleberry Hornpipe: Open G, DGDGBD The Bells of the Harbor: Open D, tuned one whole step low, CGCEGC Bush Pilot Syndrome: Open D, tuned one whole step low, CGCEGC Seldovia: Standard Tuning with Esus4 partial capo The Sad Pig Dance: CGDGBbD (This song was not included in the Runoff/Delicate Dance combination CD) Jennifer Juniper: Dropped D (This song was not included in the Runoff/Delicate Dance combination CD) Bach to Scotland: Intro is open D, DADF#AD, remainder is in Gm, DGDGBbD The Delicate Dance: Standard Tuning with Esus4 partial capo Runoff (1982)Late Again: Open G, tuned one whole step low, so guitar is in F, CFCFAC An Introspection: Standard tuning, capo II Phillip's Whimsy: DADGBD, capo II The Sunset Medley: Open G, DGDGBD Runoff: DADGBD, capo II Tiptoes: Standard Tuning, capo II Over the Pass: Open D, tuned one whole step low, so guitar is in C, CGCEGC Canyonlands: DADGBD, capo II (This song was edited and shortened for the Runoff/Delicate Dance combination CD) The Winfield Rag: Standard Tuning, capo II Sleepytime: DADGBD, capo II Questions? You can contact Chris at proctorgtr@aol.com. |
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Here's a little tuning tidbit to get you players started. Try this tuning: EBEGAD. I picked it up from Peter Finger, and I like it a lot. Be careful when tuning up the D string to E--there's a lot of tension there. You will probably find others, but here are three likely key choices: E minor, D major, and G major all work well.