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A#FA#C#G#C#FA#D# | B♭FB♭D♭A♭D♭FB♭E♭ Da Fuq? - Guitar tuning, chords & scales

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Verbal Analysis: Virginia Lowdown

The "Virginia Lowdown" is an incredibly deep and resonant 9-string guitar tuning, clearly conceived for sonic exploration and heavy, atmospheric soundscapes. As its original description hints, it's a tuning born from a moment of introspection, leading to a unique and potent sonic palette. With notes dipping into the first octave, it commands a dark, expansive presence, ideal for genres like doom metal, progressive metal, ambient drone, or any style demanding a profound, weighty foundation. The prevalence of flattened intervals and lower octaves creates a tuning that feels both powerful and melancholic, capable of producing dense, brooding chords and intricate, low-end riffs. It encourages a slower, more deliberate playing style, allowing the massive sustain and inherent dissonance to fully resonate.

Technical Analysis

This 9-string guitar tuning presents a complex array of notes: A1#, F1, A2#, C3#, G3#, C4#, F3, A4#, D5#. The lowest notes, F1 and A1#, establish a remarkably deep tonal center. When viewed as a composite chord, the unique notes present across the open strings are F, A# (Bb), C# (Db), G# (Ab), and D# (Eb). This collection of notes strongly hints at an F diminished quality, or perhaps an Ab minor 7 structure with additional extensions, due to the presence of F, G#, C#, D# (F, Ab, Db, Eb). The intervals are wide and often dissonant, promoting a rich harmonic texture when all strings are strummed open.

Specifically, the relationship between the lowest F1 (String 8) and A1# (String 9) is a perfect fourth (F to A#). The subsequent C3# (String 6) creates an augmented fourth/diminished fifth interval with F1, contributing significantly to the dark, unstable character. Octaves are strategically placed, such as F1-F3 (String 8 - String 3), A#1-A#2-A#4 (String 9 - String 7 - String 2), and C#3-C#4 (String 6 - String 4), which adds thickness and power to the overall sound.

Open Chords and Voicings

Given the intervallic structure, the "Virginia Lowdown" is ripe for:

  • Massive Power Chords: The abundant octaves of F, A#, and C# make power chords extremely resonant and full. For instance, an open F5 can be achieved using String 8 (F1) and String 3 (F3) with a fretted C on String 6 or String 4, or utilizing the C# for a dissonant feel. Similarly, A#5 (A#1, D#5 on String 9 and String 1) provides a huge low-end.
  • Dissonant Drones: Strumming all open strings yields a complex, dark, and sustained chord, often resembling an Fsus4(b5) or an extended Ab minor voicing (Ab-Db-Eb-F). This is perfect for creating atmospheric backdrops.
  • Minor and Diminished Voicings: The underlying F, G#, C#, D# (F, Ab, Db, Eb) tones naturally lend themselves to minor or diminished chord shapes. An A# minor triad (A#-C#-D#) can be formed across strings 9, 6, and 1, or by using fretted notes to complete the chord. Similarly, C# diminished (C#-F-G#) is readily accessible.
  • Low-End Riffing: The extremely low F1 and A#1 make this tuning exceptional for heavy, single-note or two-note riffs that utilize the deep register of the 9-string instrument.

How to Tune

To achieve the "Virginia Lowdown" tuning, follow these precise adjustments from standard tuning:

  • String 9 (Lowest): Tune down 3 semitones to A1#.
  • String 8: Tune down 1 semitones to F1.
  • String 7: Tune down 1 semitones to A2#.
  • String 6: Tune down 3 semitones to C3#.
  • String 5: Tune down 1 semitones to G3#.
  • String 4: Tune down 1 semitones to C4#.
  • String 3: Tune down 2 semitones to F3.
  • String 2: Tune down 1 semitones to A4#.
  • String 1 (Highest): Tune down 1 semitones to D5#.

Note: All string movements for this tuning are within a safe range for standard string gauges. Always tune carefully and incrementally.



String 9: A1#

String 8: F1

String 7: A2#

String 6: C3#

String 5: G3#

String 4: C4#

String 3: F3

String 2: A4#

String 1: D5#

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