Dave Douglass - Posted - 09/30/2008:  13:02:26

Just curious what tuning folks use to play Ragtime Annie. I use GCGBD capoed up 2 to D.

Dave Douglass

bulland - Posted - 09/30/2008:  13:20:19

I was shown years ago to play that out of D formation using G tuning and capo the 5th string capo at the second position. But the finger board is a field of opportunity!

Regards!

bulland

George Flink - Posted - 09/30/2008:  13:50:07

For OT I use Double D. aDADE. Double C capoed at the 2nd. fret.

chip arnold - Posted - 09/30/2008:  14:43:57

Double C/D here too. Works good up the neck and down.

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oldwoodchuckb - Posted - 09/30/2008:  20:42:23

Another Double D player here. If you are thinking in terms of the third part the single D tuning doesn't help - it is good for tunes in D and A but Ragtime Annie is in D and G. I find that a lot of tunes that go from D to G just lay out nicely on Double D.

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janolov - Posted - 10/01/2008:  01:30:00

Double D.

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Don Borchelt - Posted - 10/01/2008:  05:19:22

I pick in three finger style, and play Ragtime Annie in open D tuning, aDF#AD, like all my D tunes. I admit that the third part, which switches to the key of G, that's a real workout, especially if I'm playing my semi-fretless banjo.


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rendesvous1840 - Posted - 10/02/2008:  17:49:39

I use double C, capoe'd if I'm in a jam. If I'm alone, I often leave it in c. I do play the third part.
Paul

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Bill Rogers - Posted - 10/02/2008:  18:42:46

Std. C capoed at 2, like Dave. That's where Walt Koken plays it, and I've never heard the equal of his version.

Bill

Dave Douglass - Posted - 10/02/2008:  19:56:45

Bill-

Have you ever heard David Holt's fine version? That's the standard C version that inspired me.

Dave Douglass

Bluesage - Posted - 10/02/2008:  20:08:48

I use Open C tuning (gCGCE) which helps with the third part. If you're interested in what it sounds like in this tuning, I've included a sound file. Sorry it's so slow; it was meant as an aid to the tab and so I purposely dropped the tempo...

http://bluesageband.com/Tab%20MP3s/...imeannie.mp3

Hope I didn't add to the confusion with yet another tuning!

Mike Iverson - www.bluesageband.com

Edited by - Bluesage on 10/02/2008 20:09:40

Bill Rogers - Posted - 10/02/2008:  20:49:50

No Dave, never have heard David Holt's take on it.

Bill

maxmax - Posted - 10/03/2008:  09:06:18

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Originally posted by Dave Douglass
Have you ever heard David Holt's fine version? That's the standard C version that inspired me.

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