165. THE PANDURI-PANDURI -BOUZOUKI OPEN TUNING A2-E3-A3-C4-E4-G4 5-4-3m-3M-3m or 3m-3M-3m-4-5 or 3M-3m-3M-4-5 and 3M-3m-4-3M-4 and 3M-3m-4-3M-3m FOR THE 6-STRING GUITAR AND OUD

An inverse order of the combination of the composing instruments as in post 160 will give the tuning 

D2-A2-D3-F3-A3-C4  5-4-3m-3M-3m open Dm7

or 

A2-E3-A3-C4-E4-G4  5-4-3m-3M-3m   open Am7


or 


B2-F#3-B3-D4-F#4-A4  5-4-3m-3M-3m   open Bm7

Which is a Bouzouki at D2-A2-D3 and two panduri at D3-F3-A3 and at F3-A3-C4. The advantage is that the 4-strings D3-F3-A3-C4 allow for two rows of normal forms major-minor chords for accompanying at higher range.

NOTICE THAT IT IS AN OPEN TUNING AS IN OVER ALL IT IS Dm7


This D2-A2-D3-F3-A3-C4 is appropriate tuning for the  oud too.

For a 

A variation of this that could be called the  TAMOURAS-PANDURI-PANDURI tuning is the 
C2-G2-D3-F3-A3-C4 , where the C2-G2-D3 is a tampouras tuning by intervals of 5 and the D3-F3-A3 is a panduri in D minor plus the F3-A3-C4 a panduri in F major.

For a children 53 cm scale length guitar it could be



A2-E3-B3-D4-F4-A4 5-5-3m-3m-3M  OR G2-D3-A3-C4-E4-G4 The latter G2-D3-A3-C4-E4-G4 is appropriate for Oud too


Still another variation is the 


A2-C2-E3-G3-D3-A4  3m-3M-3m-5-5 

Or 

(SEE ALSO POST 90 AND 164) 

A2-C2-E3-G3-D3-G4  3m-3M-3m-5-4 (privileged scale C major)

or 

B2-D2-F#3-A3-E3-A4  3m-3M-3m-5-4 (privileged scale D major)

(For 53 cm scale length children guitars)

ALSO NOTICE THAT THE ISOCRATIC INTERVALS OF 5 THAT ACCOMPANY FAST DANCING FREE MELODIES ARE THE A2-(C2)-E3  , C2-(E3)-G3, G3-D3-(G4) THAT ARE THE IONIAN  AEOLIAN  AND MIXOLYDIAN MODES  C MAJOR SCALE.

For the oud and for a standard 66 cm scale length guitar one tone lower is more appropriate

G2-Bb2-D3-F3-C3-F4

with privileged scale the  Bb major or 

F#2-A2-C#3-E3-B3-E4

with privileged scale the  A major or 

E2-G2-B3-D3-A3-D4

with privileged scale the  G major or 

The above tuning seems to be one with the almost maximum number of possible accompanying intervals of 5 which also allows for (here at least 2 rows) of easy 1 or 2 frets major-minor triads

It can be considered also a minor triad panduri in lower 3-strings consecutive higher  at an interval of minor 3 of a 3-courses Bouzouki

Still another variation is the 

Bb2-D3-F3-A3-E4-A4  3M-3m-3M-5-4  

ALSO NOTICE THAT THE ISOCRATIC INTERVALS OF 5 THAT ACCOMPANY FAST DANCING FREE MELODIES ARE THE Bb2-(D3)-F3  , D3-(F3)-A3, A3-E4-A4 THAT ARE THE IONIAN  DORIAN  AND LOCRIAN MODES of  Bb MAJOR SCALE.

The above tuning seems to be one with the almost maximum number of possible accompanying intervals of 5 which also allows for (here at least 2 rows) of easy 1 or 2 frets major-minor triads

or 

for oud 

G#2-C3-Eb3-G3-D4-G4  3M-3m-3M-5-4 

with privileged scale the G# major



Still another variation is the 

 A2-C3-E3-G3-C4-G4    3m-3M-3m-4-5  which is again an open tuning Am7 

or

E2-G2-B2-D3-G3-D4    3m-3M-3m-4-5  which is again an open tuning Em7 

there is the major chord version of course

C2-E2-G2-B2-E3-B3    3M-3m-3M-4-5  which is again an open tuning E7 

or 

F2-A2-C2-E3-A3-E4    3M-3m-3M-4-5  which is again an open tuning F7 

WE MAY COMPARE THESE TUNINGS WITH THE JONI MITCHEL TUNING

4-5-4-3M-3m

D2-G2-D3-G3-B3-D4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhDiNy_U38Y


SIMILAR TO THE PREVOYS TUNINGS ARE THE 

 3M-3m-4-3M-4 and 3M-3m-4-3M-3m

e.g.

For a 6-string guitar 3M-3m-4-3M-4 

G2-B2-D3-G3-B3-E4

or for a 6-string oud  3M-3m-4-3M-3m


C2-E2-G2-C3-E3-G3