172 THE BOUZOUKI-TAMBOURAS AN INTERVAL OF MINOR 3 APART E2-B2-E3-G3-D4-A4 5-4-3m-5-5-5 TUNING OF THE 6-STRING GUITAR AND OUD

This is the tuning


E2-B2-E3-G3-D4-A4  (for a children's 53 cm scale length guitar)

It is a 3-courses bouzouki E2-B2-E3  and an interval of minor of 3 higher a 3-curses tambouras or sazi G3-D4-A4.

Because the intermediate 3 strings B2-E3-G3 are of  intervals of 4 and 3 apart, and it is an open Em the  B2-E3-G3-D4 is an open Em7 or G6 it allows for ordinary major and minor chord triads with easy dominant and major 7nths.


NOTICE THAT  THE NOTES ARE OF PENTATONIC SCALE

ALSO NOTICE THAT THE ISOCRATIC INTERVALS OF 5 THAT ACCOMPANY FAST DANCING FREE MELODIES ARE THE E2-B2  , G3-D4, THAT ARE THE IONIC AND AEOLIAN MODES OF g MAJOR SCALE.

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

D2-A2-D3-F3-C4-G4

The above tuning seems to be  one with the almost maximum number of strings an interval of 5 apart which also allows for easy 1 or 2 frets major-minor triads

171 THE D2-G2-C3-G3-D4-A4 TUNING 4-4-5-5-5 or 4-5-5-5-5 FOR THE 6-STRING GUITAR AND OUD

This is the tuning


D2-G2-C3-G3-D4-A4 tuning (for a children's 53 cm scale length guitar or on a mandola)



Because the highest 3 strings D2-G2-C3 are of equal intervals of 4 apart, it allows for ordinary major and minor chord triads with easy dominant and major 7nths.

Notice that the 4-strings G2-D4-A4 is already an  Irish bouzouki tuning


For the Oud and even a 66cm scale length standard 6-string guitar it is more appropriate the tuning one tone lower :

C2-F2-Bb3-F3-C4-G4


An alternative is the inverted Bouzouki-tambouras separated by an interval of that is 4-5-5-5-5

or

C2-F2-C3-G3-D4-A4 tuning (for a children's 53 cm scale length guitar or a mandola)

and for the Oud


C2-F2-C3-G3-D4 (see also  post 163)

The above tuning seems to be  one with the almost maximum number of strings an interval of 5 apart which also allows for easy 1 or 2 frets major-minor triads

It has the minor-major triads at lowest pitch

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.

170 THE C2-G2-D3-A3-D4-G4 5-5-5-4-4 TUNING OFTHE 6-STRING GUITAR AND OUD

This is the tuning


C2-G2-D3-A3-D4-G4 tuning (for a children's 53 cm scale length guitar)



Because the highest 3 strings A3-D4-G4 are of equal intervals of 4 apart, it allows for ordinary major and minor chord triads with easy dominant and major 7nths.

Notice that the 4-strings G2-D3-A3-D3 is already an  Irish bouzouki tuning


This applies for the Oud and even a66cm scale length standard 6-string guitar



C2-G2-C3-F3-C4-G4

The above tuning seems to be  one with the almost maximum number of strings an interval of 5 apart which also allows for easy 1 or 2 frets major-minor triads
It has the minor-major triads at highest pitch

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.

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)

168. THE BOUZOUKI-TAMBOURAS AN INTERVAL OF 4 APART D2-A2-D3-G3-D4-A4 5-4-4-5-5-TUNING OF THE 6-STRING GUITAR AND OUD

This is the tuning


D2-A2-D3-G3-D4-A4 tuning (for a children's 53 cm scale length guitar)

It is a 3-courses bouzouki D2-A2-D3 and an interval of 4 higher a 3-curses tambouras or sazi G3-D4-A4.

Because the intermediate 3 strings A2-D3-G3 are of equal intervals of 4 apart, it allows for ordinary major and minor chord triads with easy dominant and major 7nths.

The consecutive strings with in between intervals 5-5- allow also for 2-3 frets major-minor triads.

Notice that the 4-strings D2-A2-D3-G3 is already an inverted high-low pitch Irish bouzouki tuning

The inverse order Tambouras- bouzouki is also possible e.g.


D2-A2-E3-A3-E4-A4 but because there are not consecutive intervals of 4 or 4 it does not allow for
1 or 2 frets triads.


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

C2-G2-C3-F3-C4-G4

The above tuning seems to be  one with the almost maximum number of strings an interval of 5 apart which also allows for easy 1 or 2 frets major-minor triads

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. IN TOTAL I FIND THIS TUNING VERY CONVENIENT FOR MELODIES IMPROVISATION.

167. THE BOUZOUKI-PANDURI-BOUZOUKI 5-4-6-5-4TUNING OF THE 6-STRING GUITAR AND OUD

This is an open Am7 tuning e.g, for a children 54 cm scale length guitar.

It is 3-curses bouzouki C2-G2-C3 , a 3-courses panduri (inverted A minor) C3-A3-E4 and a 3-courses bouzouki A3-E4-A4 in total

C2-G2-C3-A3-E4-A4 which is also an inverted form of the Am7 chord.

It could also be

                                 F#2-C#2-F#3-A3-E4-A4
an open F#m7

For the oud one tone lower is more appropriate

B1-F2-Bb3-G3-D4-G4 which is also an inverted form of the Am7 chord.

D2-A2-D3-G3-D4-G4

And of course it can be a  major chord too if the distance of the two power chords is a major interval of  3 E.g.

F2-C2-F3-A3-E4-A4 which is an open F major 7

For the oud one tone lower is more appropriate

Eb2-Bb2-Eb3-G3-D4-G4 which is an open Eb major 7

For standard 66 cm scale length guitar it can be e.g.

D2-A2-D3-F3-C3-F4 which is an open  Dm7 or


C2-G2-C3-E3-B3-E4

which is an open C major 7

THE LATER TUNINGS 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.

166. THE FINGER-PICKING 5-4-3M-3m-4 TUNING OF THE 6-STRING GUITAR

It is a slight variation of the panduri-tambouras-bouzouki tuning of post 160 and of bouzouki panduri-panduri tuning of post 165 is the next bouzouki panduri-tuning.

It is based on the idea of finger-picking ina 6-string guitar.In other words that

1) The lower 2 strings are to be used as bass
2) The 4th 3rd and 2nd string (counting from higher pitch) are to be used for major-minor chord triads
3) The highest pitch string is to be used for solo

Thus for a privilege scale e.g.  C major 
1) The bass will be C2-G2

2) The C major chord will be C3-E3-G3 

3) The solo highest string will be C4

Thus in total 

C2-G2-C3-E3-G3-C4

which is an open C major chord 

Similarly for open D major 

D2-A2-D3-F#3-A3-D4  (or for D minor D2-A2-D3-F3-A3-D4)

Which is a Bouzouki at D2-A2-D3 and a 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.

Similarly for open F major 

F2-C2-F3-A3-D4-F4  (or for F minor F2-C2-F3-A#3-D4-F4 )

Similarly for open E major 

E2-G#2-E3-G#3-B3-E4  (or for E minor E2-G2-E3-G3-B3-E4 )

Similarly for open G major 

G2-D2-G3-B3-D4-G4  (or for G minor G2-D2-G3-Bb3-D4-G4  )

As alternative

1) The lower 1 strings are to be used as bass
2) The 5th 4th and 3rd and 2nd string (counting from higher pitch) are to be used for major-minor chord triads
3) The 2 highest pitch string is to be used for solo

Thus for a privilege scale e.g.  F major 
1) The bass will be C2

2) The F major chord will be F2-A2-C3 

3) The solo highest strings will be E3-G4

Thu in total C2-F2-A2-C3-F3-F4

which is an open F major