guitarsnrotts
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Being a big John Fahey fan and his playing being my primary motivation for taking up fingerstyle guitar playing in the mid-70s, I'd been working on a few of Fahey's tunes in standard tuning on the ukulele.
Last week I had the pleasure of seeing Glenn Jones, one of Fahey's students and friends, in concert at a small local music store. Watching him navigate various open tunings, I thought why not on a ukulele. I went home and tuned my Lanikai O-8 to what would be Fahey's Open C (CGCGCE) on guitar to the ukulele equivilent (FCFA).
Some amazing sounds and harmonies. May experiment a bit more with other tunings but Fahey's Open C has long been a favorite.
Last week I had the pleasure of seeing Glenn Jones, one of Fahey's students and friends, in concert at a small local music store. Watching him navigate various open tunings, I thought why not on a ukulele. I went home and tuned my Lanikai O-8 to what would be Fahey's Open C (CGCGCE) on guitar to the ukulele equivilent (FCFA).
Some amazing sounds and harmonies. May experiment a bit more with other tunings but Fahey's Open C has long been a favorite.