169. THE TWO CONSECUTIVE 3-COURSES BOUZOUKI AN INTERVAL OF 4 OR 3m APART 5-4-4-5-4 or 5-4-3m-5-4 TUNING OF THE 6-STRING GUITAR AND OUD

This is the tuning E2-B2-E3-A3-E4-A4  (for a 53 cm scale  length childrens guitar)

 E2-B2-E3-A3-E4-A4


A bass 3-courses bouzouki E2-B2-E3 and higher by an interval of 4 , also 3-courses bouzouki A3-E4-A4 in total

OR
E2-B2-E3-A3-E4-A4  (for a 53 cm scale  length childrens guitar)

or
E2-B2-E3-G3-D4-G4

Because the B2-E3-A3 is by consecutive intervals of 4 it allows for easy minor-major chord triads (on B2-E3-A3) in  1 or 2 frets only !

Also in the 2nd version because the D#2-F#3-A3 is 4-3m insterva; structure it allows for triad major minor diminished and augmented chords!

THE LATER TUNING ALLOWS TO PLAY IN MELODIES THE PARTS OF THE MELODIC THEMES OF INTERVALS OF 2 OR 3 HORIZONTALLY WHILE SΗIFT THE MELODIC THEME BY INTERVALS OF 4, 5 OR 8 VERTICALLY (FOR MELODIC THEMES MUTATIONS). IN TOTAL I FIND THIS TUNING VERY CONVENIENT FOR MELODIES IMPROVISATION.

For the oud one tone lower is more appropriate

D2-A2-D3-G3-D4-G4

or

E2-B2-E3-G3-D4-G4

For a 12-string guitar we may have the version

(C2:C2)-(G2G2)-(C3:C3)-(D3:D3)-(A3:A3)-(D3:D3)

                                                                          (5-4-3M-5-4)