What Do You Make Of This Tuning?

[Patrick McMahon]

Is it how he's playing it, or is it Cajun tuned? Or am I imagining it?

It's a Lachenal G/D that's on sale in Ebay England . But it certainly sounds cajun to me.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HfzwfvMAKg&feature=youtu.be

[David Barnert]

I don't hear anything unusual about the tuning. Are you perhaps being thrown by the fact that the 9th note (and the last note) is a flatted 7th, not found in a standard major scale (but common in jazz, blues and celtic modes)?

[Patrick McMahon]

Thanks. I'm not much up on the technical side of different tunings, so it's all greek to me.

I asked the seller if it was "cajun tuned" and he replied :

 

"No just a Standard G/D. I'm using the F on the pull which probably sounds unusual. For your interest the tune is a Cajun waltz called 'Dreamers'

Cheers"

So you're right about the tuning.

 

It's got 20 minutes to go on ebay. Sounds nice to me !

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/232129320236?euid=1ae611864a274f5482b7d509ac2902b2&bu=43024663004&cp=1&sojTags=bu=bu