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There are four tunings on the album. Keep in mind that I usually tune my guitars down a half step from concert pitch.

DADGAD
A Full Heart - capo 2
Drummer - capo 4
Endo Contendo - capo 4
The 2nd Quadrant - capo 2

Open D
A Spacious Place - capo 4

DGDGAD
Another Thousand Cubits - capo 2

Open G
Breakfast with Barnabas - capo 4
Abigayle - capo 4
O Sacred Head - capo 4
Table Scrap Dawg - capo 4
Objects in Mirror - capo 4
Joy to the World - capo 4
Mode D’emploi - capo 4

What prompted you to start playing in alternate tunings?

I received a rather nasty bite from a router (I do woodworking) about six years ago. While my finger was healing (and my guitar playing future was in question), and before the stitches were removed, I tuned my guitar to OPEN G so I could at least play some slide. Of course, after a few days I couldn’t resist some “noodling” on the fretboard….’came up with some tasty stuff (at least to my ears), and I was hooked. This coincided with the discovery that most of the great players I listened to at the time played in a number of different tunings. Oh, my finger did get better…although it occasionally still gives me a pinch to remind me to be careful with power tools.

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