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    THE DEVIN TOWNSEND TUNING

    Oct 31, 2018 3 minutes
    LEAD WORK WITH PETER HODGSON

    Devin Townsend is one of my favourite guitarists, because when you strip it right back, he streamlined his guitar approach to get the maximum possible sonic depth and harmonic sophistication with minimal technicality.

    His favoured Open C tuning makes it possible to play some really, really tricky stuff without having to take his mind away from singing like a metal god. This Open C tuning (C, G, C, G, C, E) is broad in pitch, and even more broad in possibilities.

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