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    Intervallic Tunings for Twelve-String Guitar
    Intervallic Tunings for Twelve-String Guitar
    Intervallic Tunings for Twelve-String Guitar
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    Intervallic Tunings for Twelve-String Guitar

    By Richard Allen

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    Intervallic tunings are an unusual and fascinating alternative to conventional guitar tunings. Recommended for twelve-string guitar players, this volume examines the history of intervallic tunings, as well as how to use them on the twelve-string guitar.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateFeb 22, 2015
    ISBN9781483551067
    Intervallic Tunings for Twelve-String Guitar
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    Richard Allen

        Richard Allen is Chair Professor of Film and Media Art and Dean of the School of Creative Media at City University Hong Kong

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      Intervallic Tunings for Twelve-String Guitar - Richard Allen

      Intervallic Tunings for Twelve-String Guitar

      Copyright © 2015 Richard Allen

      Carriwitchet

      Post Office Box 1964

      Phnom Penh, Cambodia

      First edition

      ISBN: 978-1-4835510-6-7

      Table of Contents

      List of Figures

      Preface

      Chapter 1     Intervallic Tunings from the Past

      Chapter 2     An Introduction to Intervallic Tunings

      Chapter 3     Nine Mixed Intervallic Tunings

      Chapter 4     Fretboard Cartography: Towards a Model of Intervallic Tunings .

      Chapter 5     Fretboard Cartography: Diagrams

      Chapter 6     Sundry Practical Considerations

      Appendix

      Glossary

      Bibliography

      About the Author

      List of Figures

      Preface

      The twelve-string guitar is an ideal instrument for exploring the unusual tuning schemes that this text describes as intervallic tunings. This slim volume, which will likely attract only a small number of novelty-seekers, proposes to sketch a few broad outlines for articulating a system of organizing intervallic tunings.

      The original intention of this volume was to document the specific set of intervallic tunings that form the compositional foundation of three of the author’s self-published releases, Nevada (2011), Motorcycle for Hire (2012), and The Wild Season (2014). In preparing the work, a brief history of intervallic tunings was deemed necessary.

      This volume is a provisional effort. It is the author’s intention at the time of writing that a second edition, as yet uncompleted, will expand upon this document and the ideas contained herein.

      Embrace the adventure …

      Richard Allen

      September 02, 2014

      Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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      Intervallic Tunings from the Past

      A.   Introduction

      Three interrelated topics call for our attention: (1) the defunct yet pioneering Stratosphere Guitar Manufacturing Company; (2) the innovative tuning scheme promoted with the singular Stratosphere Twin guitar model; and (3) Jimmy Bryant, the gifted country-jazz guitarist from Moultrie, Georgia. Thus, an obscure guitar

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