As alternative we may apply the 5-5-4-3M-4 E.g. C2-G2-D3-G3-B3-E4 of the 6-string guitar or 1+6 courses oud.
It can be considered a type of modification of the overtones tuning
1-1'-5'-1''-3''-7'' C2-C3-G3-C4-E4-G4
to the
1-5-2'-5'-7'-3''
The D3-G3-B3-E4 part is a 4-string Greek Bouzouki in G major
The G2-D3-G3 part is a 3-string Greek Bouzouki in Bb major or G major
The C2-G2-D3-G3 is a bass Irish 4-string Bouzouki
The C2-G2-D3 is a low tambouras or saz with privileged scale the C major.
AS AN ALTERNATIVE INSTEAD OF UTLIZINGTHE G MAJOR (E MINOR) AS PRIVILEDGED SCALE WE COULD UTILIZE THE Bb MAJOR (G MINOR) AS PRIVILEDGED SCALE WITH THE TUNING
The F3-Bb3-D3-G4 part is a 4-string Greek Bouzouki in Bb major
The Bb2-F3-Bb3 part is a 3-string Greek Bouzouki in Bb major
The Eb2-Bb2-F3-Bb3 is a bass Irish 4-string Bouzouki
The Eb2-Bb2-F3 is a low tambouras or saz with privileged scale the Eb major.
Some further advantages of this guitar tuning are
1) It goes lower than a standard guitar and as low as the cello
2) Still at the 4 higher strings all the chord-shapes and chords of the standard guitar can be played without any note missing. Thus we reduce all well known guitar chord playing in the higher 4-strings
3) Nevertheless in the lower 3 strings it plays also the triad-chords of 3 strings of an octave mandolin or mandocello!
4) It plays all the tunes of Irish bouzouki on the lower 4 strings and all tunes of the Greek 4-strings Bouzouki in the higher 4 strings. Including the isocratic melodies with two strings playing as drone an interval of 5th
5) In the 3rd 4th 5th strings it plays all the tunes of a Greek 3-strong bouzouki, including the isocratic with two strings playing as drone an interval of 5th
6)Thus it combines playing with ancient tunings that require strings tuned at intervals of 5th (melodies orientation) and more modern tunings like that of the standard guitar or 4-strings Greek Bouzouki (chords or harmonic orientation)
7) The simplest patterns of 2-frets triad (3-strings) chords have 3 modes of the privileged scale in this tuning (Ionian, Aeolian, Lydian) compared to the 2 only modes (Aeolian , Ionian) in the standard tuning of the 6-strings guitar
It can be considered a type of modification of the overtones tuning
1-1'-5'-1''-3''-7'' C2-C3-G3-C4-E4-G4
to the
1-5-2'-5'-7'-3''
The D3-G3-B3-E4 part is a 4-string Greek Bouzouki in G major
The G2-D3-G3 part is a 3-string Greek Bouzouki in Bb major or G major
The C2-G2-D3-G3 is a bass Irish 4-string Bouzouki
The C2-G2-D3 is a low tambouras or saz with privileged scale the C major.
AS AN ALTERNATIVE INSTEAD OF UTLIZINGTHE G MAJOR (E MINOR) AS PRIVILEDGED SCALE WE COULD UTILIZE THE Bb MAJOR (G MINOR) AS PRIVILEDGED SCALE WITH THE TUNING
The F3-Bb3-D3-G4 part is a 4-string Greek Bouzouki in Bb major
The Bb2-F3-Bb3 part is a 3-string Greek Bouzouki in Bb major
The Eb2-Bb2-F3-Bb3 is a bass Irish 4-string Bouzouki
The Eb2-Bb2-F3 is a low tambouras or saz with privileged scale the Eb major.
The highest 3 strings (1st 2nd 3rd) give in the 2-frets triad chords the Aeolian (6th step) mode of the privileged scale (e.g. Bb)
The 2nd 3rd 4th strings give in the 2-frets triad chords the Ionian (1st step) mode of the privileged scale (e.g. Bb)
The 6th, 5th, 4th strings in the 2-frets triad chords give the Lydian (4ths step) mode of the privileged scale (e.g. Bb)
As a contrast, the standard 6-string guitar tuning in the same sets of strings and on 2-frets triad chords give only the Aeolian and the Ionian mode!
As a contrast, the standard 6-string guitar tuning in the same sets of strings and on 2-frets triad chords give only the Aeolian and the Ionian mode!
Some further advantages of this guitar tuning are
1) It goes lower than a standard guitar and as low as the cello
2) Still at the 4 higher strings all the chord-shapes and chords of the standard guitar can be played without any note missing. Thus we reduce all well known guitar chord playing in the higher 4-strings
3) Nevertheless in the lower 3 strings it plays also the triad-chords of 3 strings of an octave mandolin or mandocello!
4) It plays all the tunes of Irish bouzouki on the lower 4 strings and all tunes of the Greek 4-strings Bouzouki in the higher 4 strings. Including the isocratic melodies with two strings playing as drone an interval of 5th
5) In the 3rd 4th 5th strings it plays all the tunes of a Greek 3-strong bouzouki, including the isocratic with two strings playing as drone an interval of 5th
6)Thus it combines playing with ancient tunings that require strings tuned at intervals of 5th (melodies orientation) and more modern tunings like that of the standard guitar or 4-strings Greek Bouzouki (chords or harmonic orientation)
7) The simplest patterns of 2-frets triad (3-strings) chords have 3 modes of the privileged scale in this tuning (Ionian, Aeolian, Lydian) compared to the 2 only modes (Aeolian , Ionian) in the standard tuning of the 6-strings guitar
