Michael Hedges - Gospel

BigLicks67

Any one know what tuning is used on this piece :

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Bluesman1989

G G C E G C

Not 100% on the high C, but I had a quick look Might want some heavy strings! My low .068 can just about do it, but it's questionable.

Could take it up a tone though

Bluesman1989

Good call on Hedges btw

octatonic

I wish he wasn't dead.

axisus

Funny enough I was listening to MH just yesterday. A unique guitarist who actually brought something new to the table. He had a surprisingly good voice as well. I got on to him pretty early on, it was via a copy of american guitar mag (forget the name) which used to have Flexi discs on the cover. The pic was of MH with a harp guitar, a weird instrument that I'd never seen before, and the Flexi track was 'because it's there', a harp guitar track that absolutely blew me away! It was like 3 instruments playing at once.

Bluesman1989

Don't get me wrong, Michael's music is great and SO influential (As well as so many that he inluenced ) But the headstock on those harp guitars ... A bit suspect! I far prefer Andy Mckee's/Don Ross' harp headstock

I'd love to see and hear Michael's music today (as in what he would be writing now), as well as his reaction to everything that's being played because of his influence. Same can be said for Eric Roche.

BigLicks67

Bluesman1989 said:

G G C E G C

Not 100% on the high C, but I had a quick look Might want some heavy strings! My low .068 can just about do it, but it's questionable.

Could take it up a tone though

Many thanks - I'll give it a go - probably up a tone though. : >

CHRISB50

Seeing as we're on the subject of Michael Hedges and the OP has his answer....

Apologies for the derail but does anyone know where I could a decent tab or lesson for Bensusan?

Winny_Pooh

There used to be a good tab online for Bensusan years ago, I'm sure it migrated to ultimate guitar.com?

CHRISB50

I'll have a look around there then! Cheers...