• Grah1
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Topic: Nashville tuning

Ive  just  set  a spare  acoustic  up  in Nashville  tuning  using  a  set  of  Diadario  Nashville strings  rather  than   rob a  12  string  set  for  the E A D G octave strings from a 12  string  set . It  gives  a  very  mandolin like  sound  , my   only    reservation   at  the  moment is  if  I  play   a  lead  run   from the   hi E string  10th   fret   finishing   on the Gstring 9th  fret  ( D C A G E progresion  ) it  sounds  too  sharp   as  it  is  a  whole  ocave  up . However   playing  somthing   like  the  intro  to  Tambourine  man   sounds  great .
Any  one  else tried  this ? 

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Re: Nashville tuning

Further  to this  post     I've played the  guitar   in this  tuning  for  a  while  but I  found  the   action a  little  low   and  the  strings   were  choking  a  little   higher  up  the  fret  board    so   I  replace  the saddle   with  a  slightly  taller  one  which  helped     , however   the  string  tension felt  a  little   high  and  I  ended  up  snapping  the    G  string     so  I  have  since   replaced  that  and  tuned  down   a  half  step   to  Eb  .I  can of  course   play  in standard  E  by  using  a  capo  on fret1  . Much  better   and  jangly  all  the way   up  the neck     

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Re: Nashville tuning

Chords and arpeggios usually shine, while melodic runs can feel “too bright” or thin depending on the line.     

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Re: Nashville tuning

Been   using   it  as  suplementary  voice  in      open chord  progressions   mainly     

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Re: Nashville tuning

Yes, that's normal. Nashville tuning produces a bright, mandolin-like sound, and the high notes on the D-C-A-G-E progression can sound sharp—this is a feature, not a bug. To soften the sound, you can mute the strings or combine it with a regular six-string guitar.