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  • Tuning - Steven Stills Black Queen?

    From climberbob1@yahoo.com@21:1/5 to lindsay jones on Wed Oct 25 11:40:29 2017
    On Wednesday, January 5, 2000 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-8, lindsay jones wrote:
    I've been trying to figure out the tuning to Steven Stills Black Queen for years......any ideas....the nearest I've got is daddad.

    Help!

    I use my "Suite Judy Blue Eyes" tuning I figured out years ago and it seems to fit quite nicely. I go DADDAD. THe twin D's in the middle sound pretty cool played together.

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  • From ohthatwinstonsmith@gmail.com@21:1/5 to climb...@yahoo.com on Sat Mar 17 12:58:59 2018
    On Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 11:40:31 AM UTC-7, climb...@yahoo.com wrote:
    On Wednesday, January 5, 2000 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-8, lindsay jones wrote:
    I've been trying to figure out the tuning to Steven Stills Black Queen for years......any ideas....the nearest I've got is daddad.

    Help!

    I use my "Suite Judy Blue Eyes" tuning I figured out years ago and it seems to fit quite nicely. I go DADDAD. THe twin D's in the middle sound pretty cool played together.

    DADDAD is where I'd start. Ive heard called "Stills Tuning" and also "Double Dulcimer". Stills uses it on "Four and Twenty", on Buffalo Springfield Again.

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  • From guldndragn2012@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 4 14:19:27 2018
    Its C#G#C#F#A#C#

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  • From willwmilne@yahoo.co.uk@21:1/5 to guldndr...@gmail.com on Tue Apr 24 04:13:20 2018
    On Wednesday, 4 April 2018 22:19:31 UTC+1, guldndr...@gmail.com wrote:
    Its C#G#C#F#A#C#

    I think you mean 'Double Dropped D', tuned down a semi-tone. This is instantly more recognisable than 'C#G#C#F#A#C#'.

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  • From willwmilne@yahoo.co.uk@21:1/5 to ohthatwin...@gmail.com on Tue Apr 24 04:05:33 2018
    On Saturday, 17 March 2018 19:59:02 UTC, ohthatwin...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 11:40:31 AM UTC-7, climb...@yahoo.com wrote:
    On Wednesday, January 5, 2000 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-8, lindsay jones wrote:
    I've been trying to figure out the tuning to Steven Stills Black Queen for
    years......any ideas....the nearest I've got is daddad.

    Help!

    I use my "Suite Judy Blue Eyes" tuning I figured out years ago and it seems to fit quite nicely. I go DADDAD. THe twin D's in the middle sound pretty cool played together.

    DADDAD is where I'd start. Ive heard called "Stills Tuning" and also "Double Dulcimer". Stills uses it on "Four and Twenty", on Buffalo Springfield Again.

    Actually Most of that CSNY stuff is in what has become known as "Palmer/Stills" tuning as it was first used by Bruce Palmer and then Stills in Buffalo Springfield as far as I know. The tuning is like DADDAD but is even more extreme i.e. DDDDAD or EEEEBE
    i.e. the 5th string also tuned down. This allows those drone strums to happen while a melodic line is being played on the treble strings. As far as I know they never used DADDAD in any pitch.

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  • From shakeyben55@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 10 22:36:40 2018
    The tuning for black Queen is dadgbd tune down whole guitar to D then just double drop d. Carry on 4+20 St.Judy Bluesman Bruce Palmer tuning from Buffalo Springfield either EEEEBE or DDDDAD

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  • From shakeyben55@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 10 22:47:41 2018
    Nope Tune guitar down 1 step so it would be DGCFAD NOW DROP double drop E stings

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  • From shakeyben55@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 10 22:52:47 2018
    Drop whole tuning 1 step from EADGBE to DGCACD THE DOUBLE DROP STRUM D5 CHORD (D LESS IST STRING ,,3FRET DIG IN 5,STRING 2FRET TO ,6TH STRING ,3RD FRET

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  • From shakeyben55@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 10 22:43:24 2018
    Tune whole guitar down one step to D (DGCFAD) then double drop D's.

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  • From jfissinger@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Fri Nov 29 12:18:44 2019
    Here is Steven's exact tuning for 'Black Queen'
    C G C F A C from low to high.
    The low E is tune two whole steps down to C.
    The A string is tuned one whole step down as is the D, G, and B.
    The high e string is tuned down two whole steps, the same as the low E string. I have jammed with this song for 50 years and there is no other way to get the sound of Stills

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  • From Red Duke Teleman@21:1/5 to All on Fri Sep 25 05:57:59 2020
    Le vendredi 29 novembre 2019 à 21:18:47 UTC+1, jfiss...@gmail.com a écrit :
    Here is Steven's exact tuning for 'Black Queen'
    C G C F A C from low to high.
    The low E is tune two whole steps down to C.
    The A string is tuned one whole step down as is the D, G, and B.
    The high e string is tuned down two whole steps, the same as the low E string. I have jammed with this song for 50 years and there is no other way to get the sound of Stills

    I'm going to try that straight after work. Thanks jfiss. I used to have the Stephen Stills songbook with BQ in. Beautiful book in kind of parchment colour. I lost it. Can buy it now on ebay for 200 GBP...........wow :-(

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  • From Jo Satriani@21:1/5 to jfiss...@gmail.com on Sun Oct 15 12:33:24 2023
    On Friday, November 29, 2019 at 3:18:47 PM UTC-5, jfiss...@gmail.com wrote:
    Here is Steven's exact tuning for 'Black Queen'
    C G C F A C from low to high.
    The low E is tune two whole steps down to C.
    The A string is tuned one whole step down as is the D, G, and B.
    The high e string is tuned down two whole steps, the same as the low E string. I have jammed with this song for 50 years and there is no other way to get the sound of Stills

    Thanks J...just heard this song and love it...kind of difficult for me to figure it out. Appreciate this thread.-Jo

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  • From Jo Satriani@21:1/5 to All on Sun Oct 15 12:19:30 2023
    On Thursday, January 6, 2000 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-5, Exnay43 wrote:
    According to a Stephen Stills songbook I have from a long time ago the tuning is indeed DADGBD but it also says' to play with the record tune down one 1/2 step.'
    Also in this book is a transcription and tab of the song.It's very accurate and well done but it's 8 pages long- too long to put on the NG.If anyone really
    wants it ,let me know and I'll try and get you a copy.
    Later,
    Johnny

    Hi Johnny, I know it is like 20+ years later, but I just heard this song for the first time and would so appreciate if you can email me a copy. Thanks.-Jo

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