Sawmill tuning

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From BanjoBelle on 9/14/2014 6:24:32 PM

Any of you ladies work with sawmill tuning? I'm seeking a couple of tunings to play gospel & blues tunes in...playing clawhammer style. The other tuning I'm using is G tuning.

We're baking out here- today is supposed to be the hottest day of the summer. Egad.

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	Gingher says: 9/15/2014 10:11:23 AM Found this on Deering's site: G, D, G, C, D This is referred to as "G Modal" Tuning. This is a very popular tuning for old time tunes such as Shady Grove, Little Sadie, and many others. It is also sometimes called “Sawmill Tuning” or “Mountain Minor Tuning.” This is very close to standard G tuning but the second string is tuned up to a C note. This eliminates the third of the G chord and produces a G sus 4 chord. By eliminating the third of the chord, you cannot tell if it is a major or minor chord and gives it a modal sound. Here's the page as they have a bunch of different tuning patterns with explanations: deeringbanjos.com/blogs/banjo-...e-a-banjo
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