Open G Tuning (or other keys) with a Bender?

ScottyRay · March 16th, 2004, 01:34 AM

Howdy fellow Bendomaniac's! I got to thinkin 'bout trying some open tunings on my P.G. B-Bender...any thoughts ,suggestions, songs, riffs? Thanks in advance!

Andy Pendley · March 16th, 2004, 09:30 PM

I've recently tried open E (E,B,E,G#,B,E low to high) or open D (same pitch ratio, but lowered). You still get the E6th/C#minor effect when you raise the B string a full step. I'm experimenting with bottleneck and B bender combined.

I suppose you could use open G if you set your B bender to raise the pitch a half step, giving you suspended 4th effects. I'll have to try that as well.

Good luck

Don Miller · March 16th, 2004, 10:37 PM

I have Keith style tuners on my E strings ...so I can go into open G pretty rapidly...at least on the top 4 strings ...and after various attempts I decided open G and a b bender dont work too well...unless one wanted to mess with retuning the bender or drastically revising ones chord fingerings....

Open E-open D...havent tried it but as Andy suggested it should work fine...

March 16th, 2004, 01:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
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March 16th, 2004, 09:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
Andy Pendley TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 11	Open E I've recently tried open E (E,B,E,G#,B,E low to high) or open D (same pitch ratio, but lowered). You still get the E6th/C#minor effect when you raise the B string a full step. I'm experimenting with bottleneck and B bender combined. I suppose you could use open G if you set your B bender to raise the pitch a half step, giving you suspended 4th effects. I'll have to try that as well. Good luck __________________ Telecasting from Greater Spudville, USA

March 16th, 2004, 10:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
Don Miller Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Age: 58 Posts: 747 17 Photos	Open G I have Keith style tuners on my E strings ...so I can go into open G pretty rapidly...at least on the top 4 strings ...and after various attempts I decided open G and a b bender dont work too well...unless one wanted to mess with retuning the bender or drastically revising ones chord fingerings.... Open E-open D...havent tried it but as Andy suggested it should work fine...

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