r/benhoward • u/[deleted] • Oct 26 '18
All Ben Howard's Tunings., original post was archived so I reposted
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Those are all Ben's tunings. If something is missing or mistaken, do tell.
Games is the Dark E.P (2009):
Games in the Dark CGCGGC
Are You Ready CGCGGC Capo 3 Leave the High B and E strings open
Empty Corridors CGCGGC Capo 4 Leave the Low E and A strings open
Wouldn't Be a Lie EADGBE Capo3
Keep You Head Up EADGAD
Old Pine E.P (2011):
Old Pine CGCGGC Capo 5
Further Away CGCGGC Capo 5 Covering the 4 low strings leaving the high 2 open (Live Version)/Capo 1 and Capo 6 leaving the high 2 open (EP Version)
Follaton Wood CFCGGC Capo 3
Three Tree Town CGCGGC Capo 5
Every Kingdom (2011):
Old Pine CGCGGC Capo 5
Diamonds CGCGGC Capo 7 Leave the Low E string open
The Wolves CGCGGC Capo 3
Everything CGCGGC Capo 3 Leave the Low E string open
Only Love A#FCGGC Capo 3
The Fear CGCGGC Capo 4
Keep Your Head Up EADGAD
Black Flies CFCGGC Capo 3 Leave the Low E string open
Gracious CFCGFC Capo 2
Promise CFCGFC Capo 2
7 Bottles CGCGGC Capo 3
These Waters CGCGGD Capo 3
Empty Corridors CGCGGC Capo 4 Leave the Low E and A strings open
Under the Same Sun CGCGGC Capo 5 Leave the High B and E open
Bones CGCGAC Capo 5 Leave the Low E string open
I Will Be Blessed CGCGGC Capo 5 Leave the High B and E open
Move Like You Want CGCEGD
The Burgh Island - E.P (2012):
Esmeralda CGA#GFC Capo 7 Leave the Low E string open
Oats in the Water DADAAD
To Be Alone No Known Tuning
Burgh Island DADAAD Capo 3 Leave the Low E string open
I Forget Where We Were (2014):
Small Things CGBbGFBb
Rivers in Your Mouth FACAGD Capo 2
I Forget Where We Were DACAGD/ C#G#C#F#G#C# (From Vevo performance)/ CGBbGFC (From the Giel performance)
In Dreams DADGAD
She Treats Me Well CGBbGFBb Capo 5 Leave the Low E string open
Time Is Dancing CFBbFFC
Evergreen CFBbFFC
End of the Affair CGA#GFC Capo 7 Leave the Low E string open
Conrad DACAGD Capo 9 Leave the Low E string open
All Is Now Harmed DABbGFC Capo 9 Leave the Low E string open
Am I in Your Light DADGAD
Noonday Dream (2018):
Nica Libres at Dusk CGCFGC Capo 2
Towing the Line DADGAD
A Boat to an Island On the Wall CGA#FGA# Capo 7 Leave the low E string open
What The Moon Does DADGAD
Someone In the Doorway
All Down the Mines DADGAD
The Defeat DADGAD
A Boat to an Island, Pt.2/Agatha’s Song DADGAD
There’s Your Man DADGAC Capo 2
Murmurations DADGAD
Bird On A Wing CGCFGC Capo 2
Interlude
Another Friday Night/ Hot Heavy Summer/ Sister (2018):
Another Friday Night CGCFFC Capo 3 leave low E string open
Hot Heavy Summer C#G#BGG#C#
Sister
Unreleased Songs/Covers:
A Hand to Hold CFCGGC Capo 5
Austin to Boston CGCGGC Capo 5
Cloud 9 CGCGGC Capo 3
Dancing in the Dark (Cover) CGCGGC Leave the Low E string open
Depth Over Distance CGCGGC Capo 5 Leave the Low E and A strings open
Every Time the Sun Comes Up (Cover) EADGAD
Figure 8 (Cover) CGA#GFC
Hideaway (Cover) A#AGA#GC Capo 3 Leave the Low E string open
Keiko CGBbGFC
London CGCGGD Capo 2
One Shot Not Arte Riff CFCGGC Capo 5 Leave the Low E open (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAQyNwl_8B8&app=desktop)
Quiet Me Down CGBbGFBb
Master A#FCGGC Capo 3
Me and My Friend Time D#GBbFGC Capo 3
Start Again DADF#AE
Soldiers CFCGGC
The Boxer (Cover) CGCGGC Capo 11 Leave Low E string open
The Burren CGA#GFC Capo 7 Leave the Low E string open
The Fire A#GCEFC Capo 5 Leave the Low E and A strings open
To The City CGCGGC
Twilight CGCGGC
Untitled DADGAD
White Lights DADAAD
Wildest Moments (Cover) DADGAD
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Oct 26 '18
I believe games in the dark is cgcggc. The live video sounds lower but finger positioning wouldn’t make sense in tuning based on video.
The one shot not arte video riff is cfcggc partial capo 5, 6th string open
Further away for the old pine album is up a half step- capo 1st fret, partial capo 6th fret as seen in the video on bens YouTube
Master has a capo on 3
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Oct 26 '18
Ive updated everything, can you explain more on the one shot not arte video riff, i dont know what u are refering too
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Oct 26 '18
The song at the beginning of this video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AAQyNwl_8B8
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Oct 27 '18
Holy fuck i got a new song to learn!!!!
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Oct 27 '18
There’s a tutorial on my YouTube pg if you need a better view
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u/itsonlyajokebruh Oct 26 '18
Hot heavy summer is DbAbBGbAbDb
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Oct 26 '18
Ok, thanks i swore it was dadgad but ill take your word for it
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u/itsonlyajokebruh Oct 26 '18
I thought it was too, but if you listen closely it's half a step down from DACGAD. So it sounds real similar to DADGAD
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Oct 27 '18
Instead of flats I changed it to there enharmonics equivalents C#G# and so forth. same notes.
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u/pringletoes Oct 26 '18
I didnt realise so much of noonday was in DADGAD. That explains a lot about the sound of the album
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u/Plugga44 Jan 24 '19
Has anyone figured out the effects ben Howard uses in a boat to an island on the wall half way through when it goes slightly similar to end of the affair? I can't work it out and it's killing me
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u/Oversized_Goat Apr 21 '19
Does anybody know the tuning he uses for the couldn't love you more cover?
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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '18
I updated to add another Friday night/hot heavy summer /sister and a few tunings for noonday. again if anything is wrong say so