Pictures of the four tunings used in the making of this C.D. :
(with explanations)

1) Standard "E"     Everyone knows that "Even A Dog Gets Beestings Eventually.
                              E,A,D,G,B,E is the tuning from largest string to smallest.
                              Most other tunings stem from this one. I play in seven tunings.  
!---------!--------!--------!-------!----   E
!---------!--------!--------!-------!----   B
!---------!--------!--------!-------!----   G
!---------!--------!--------!-------!----   D
!---------!--------!--------!-------!----   A
!---------!--------!--------!-------!----   E
top^     first^   second^
nut       fret        fret           biggest string^
                                           this side
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2) Drop "D"         Simply put, drop from the big string "E" to a "D". This will put
                            you in an octave on the first and third strings. If you play a "D"
                            chord, you will now have a deep bass note. Cool, huh?
!---------!--------!--------!-------!----   E
!---------!--------!--------!-------!----   B
!---------!--------!--------!-------!----   G
!---------!--------!--------!-------!----   D
!---------!--------!--------!-------!----   A
!---------!--------!--------!-------!----   D

           drop biggest string to "D" from "E"
3) Open "E"         Requires a little work... I personally prefer to drop the whole
                            tuning to a "D" note while in the Open "E" tuning... because
                            it's less stress on the neck and (to me) it sounds better.
!---------!--------!--------!-------!--    E
!---------!--------!--------!-------!--    B
!---------!--------!--------!-------!--    G
!---------!--------!--------!-------!--    E
!---------!--------!--------!-------!--    B
!---------!--------!--------!-------!--    E

   will form a chord without a hand on the neck.
4) Don't know what to call it..            This tuning is easy. It is almost an open 
    I can only EXPLAIN IT:                 tuning except for one note, but I had to
    (for the song  "FREE")                  leave it there to make the song playable.
                                                         Tune your big "E" string up to a "G" and
                                                         your small "E" string down to a "D." 
!----------!---------!--------!-------!--   D
!----------!---------!--------!-------!--   B
!----------!---------!--------!-------!--   G
!----------!---------!--------!-------!--   D
!----------!---------!--------!-------!-    A
!----------!---------!--------!-------!-    G

    big "E" to "G",  small "E" to "D"
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