@ambergrey to be honest I think I never changed the tuning of my guitar, except maybe the very rare occasion when I went drop D for some specific heavier song. I'm just too used to the standard tuning (with its advantages and its challenges) to feel comfortable learning new fingerings and positions that are pretty much muscular memory for me by now. I've struggled with the ukulele for the same reason 😂

@lminiero I love how you’ve put this. Regular tuning really has advantages and challenges. There are times when I miss the freedom of piano to have any note anytime. Or even lever harp, which is the same but more limited than piano. But the limits of guitar add a complexity that is just enticing enough… the puzzle is irresistible

@lminiero @ambergrey I think I prefer using a capo to alt or open tunings for similar reasons. Chord shapes are the same - just a matter of learning what key I’m in when capo is affixed.

@NigelTufnel @lminiero I saw Chords of Orion using two capos yesterday and I was like…that’s two many capos! Or is it

@ambergrey @NigelTufnel @lminiero Using multiple capos to emulate alternative tunings is a cunning move.

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I tried DADGAD but for the life of me I don’t get why it’s not DADGbAD. Such a pain to get minor chords with the former, such a breeze to get major chords with the latter…

@sknob @elsemusic @ambergrey @NigelTufnel maybe the point is to force you to be happy: minor chords are just too sad 😄

@lminiero but minor chords make me happy 🥹😄
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@sknob @elsemusic @ambergrey @NigelTufnel you and me both! Besides, as Bill Bailey said in one of his fantastic music comedy sketches, major chords are just too eager to please ("like me, like me, like me, like me, I'm a major key!")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dVFknALySA

@lminiero what a great skit! Thanks for the discovery 😂😂😂
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@sknob @elsemusic @ambergrey @NigelTufnel oh if you've never heard of him, he really is great! An amazing comedian who's also a great musician, so many of his bits are centered around music (he did a special at the Royal Albert Hall using the entire orchestra for that 😁 )

@lminiero I watched a couple of videos and I can’t wait to watch some more. Thanks again!
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@ambergrey oh piano is a different beast... I took piano lessons for a while and still couldn't do it! 😅 Too hard for me to have different brains in the two hands, which is something that's much easier to go around on guitar instead. If you can play both I'm really envious!

@lminiero I find piano to be …not easier, but more straightforward. But Youre right, I agree about the two minds in the hands. I’d prefer to have more brain space available to sing instead, most of the time