cris the man Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 upon being at school, i started playing the cello, wasn't mine, just picked it up for a quick twang anyway... the tuning for a cello is G, D , A, E is it not? WELL, i tried tuning my bass similar (C, G, D , A) im amazed at how much range i've just got from my jazz bass! i was just curious to ask if anyone else has tried this, and had any success with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesalius Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 erm...no it's not... cello tuning is as you've done with your bass; ie. c g d a the viola is the same only 8va higher. the tuning you gave - g d a e is used by violins. i use the modern system of lower case for notes - and capitals for chords, - makes processing easier and hence reading faster, especially in compound harmony. eg. Bb/c is easier than C7 sus4 +9. as you say, tuning in perfect 5ths, instead of perfect 4ths gives you wider range of notes. cheers, v. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Woodcock Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_standard_tuning"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_standard_tuning[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgraham Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 I tried CGDA (i.e. tuned in fifths) for a while. The added range is cool, and wider intervals are made easier. The con is that smaller intervals are made much more difficult. I eventually abandoned it and went back to fourths partly because of comfort and the time I'd invested in fourths, but also I felt it didn't lend itself well to the scale of the bass and function that the bass tends to serve in music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 (edited) [quote name='Vesalius' post='1096759' date='Jan 20 2011, 08:37 PM']eg. Bb/c is easier than C7 sus4 +9.[/quote] Different chords. Bb/C [Bb/c] has no G C9sus has a G. Garry Edited January 21, 2011 by lowdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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