Tuning - Steven Stills Black Queen?

[r***@gmail.com]

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!

Well 14 years or almost 15-- later--
on youtube lesson -- very detailed-- guy has tuning in "C" -which he says is drop D tuned down another "tone".

So try this C tuning or if not dropped D.

[Steve Daniels]

On Sun, 23 Nov 2014 01:29:29 -0800 (PST), against all advice, something

Post by r***@gmail.com

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!

Well 14 years or almost 15-- later--
on youtube lesson -- very detailed-- guy has tuning in "C" -which he says is drop D tuned down another "tone".
So try this C tuning or if not dropped D.

I have a book around here somewhere that has it tabbed out in double drop
D.

There's another thing you need to factor in. Apparently when Stills cut
that track on the pink giraffe album, he had consumed most of a bottle of
tequila. So, maybe that's the secret.

[Chris Dunkle]

Post by Steve Daniels
On Sun, 23 Nov 2014 01:29:29 -0800 (PST), against all advice, something

Post by r***@gmail.com

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!

Well 14 years or almost 15-- later--
on youtube lesson -- very detailed-- guy has tuning in "C" -which he says is drop D tuned down another "tone".
So try this C tuning or if not dropped D.

I have a book around here somewhere that has it tabbed out in double drop
D.
There's another thing you need to factor in. Apparently when Stills cut
that track on the pink giraffe album, he had consumed most of a bottle of
tequila. So, maybe that's the secret.

Stills sometimes uses DADDAD tuning. You might want to check that as
well.

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[Steve Daniels]

On Mon, 24 Nov 2014 20:33:54 -0800, against all advice, something

Post by Chris Dunkle

Post by Steve Daniels
On Sun, 23 Nov 2014 01:29:29 -0800 (PST), against all advice, something

Post by r***@gmail.com

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!

Well 14 years or almost 15-- later--
on youtube lesson -- very detailed-- guy has tuning in "C" -which he says is drop D tuned down another "tone".
So try this C tuning or if not dropped D.

I have a book around here somewhere that has it tabbed out in double drop
D.
There's another thing you need to factor in. Apparently when Stills cut
that track on the pink giraffe album, he had consumed most of a bottle of
tequila. So, maybe that's the secret.

Stills sometimes uses DADDAD tuning. You might want to check that as
well.

Plus, you don't have to get locked into tequila. Vodka, bourbon,
anything like that would probably do. Hell, it's the blues. Loosen up.

[e***@gmail.com]

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!

it is C-G-C-F-A-c tuning and u can find a lesson on YouTube:

Erik

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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!

here is the note by note lesson:

Erik

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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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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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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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Its C#G#C#F#A#C#

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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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Nope Tune guitar down 1 step so it would be DGCFAD NOW DROP double drop E stings

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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

[j***@gmail.com]

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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Post by j***@gmail.com
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 :-(

[Jo Satriani]

Post by j***@gmail.com
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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Tune whole guitar down one step to D (DGCFAD) then double drop D's.

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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