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rbrb - Posted - 10/17/2022: 10:46:20
Newbie question. After way too much research I have finally realized that Tuning and Keys are completely different beasts. So in G Tuning I could play any key of music it just might require really difficult fingering so often banjo tunes are tuned to make the fingering easier based on the key of the song. I hope that basic premise is correct. HOWEVER, I also know/have read that different tunings make a song sound different EVEN if the melody notes are not changed and the key is the same. Why is that? All I can figure is that different open strings get played on brush strokes and the 5th string is tuned different. Am I missing a fundamental point here? Why do songs sound different in different tunings if the chords and notes are the same? Thanks so much.
mmuussiiccaall - Posted - 10/17/2022: 10:52:06
Your on the right path, different drone strings and lick possibilities. let alone the way the melody notes lay out in higher or lower positions on the neck which changes the way it can be ornamented (slides, hammer-ons and offs, bends, etc,)
Edited by - mmuussiiccaall on 10/17/2022 10:54:25
rbrb - Posted - 10/17/2022: 11:13:37
Thank you so much for your response. Glad to know I’m finally starting to understand some of the really important fundamentals.
jack_beuthin - Posted - 10/17/2022: 12:07:01
Wade Ward on "atmospheres" created by different tunings (talking starts ~0:45 minute mark): youtu.be/DS4kI10nrUA
Ira Gitlin - Posted - 10/19/2022: 07:36:10
Sounds like your understanding is right on track. I'd also add that open strings resonate even when they're not being picked. That might be hard to pick out consciously, but it does affect the overall "hum" of what you're hearing.
