Art of New Standard Tuning on New Settlers

KMUW | By Lu Anne Stephens

Published February 12, 2014 at 6:37 PM CST

Saturday, Feb. 15: Listen for music from the California Guitar Trio performance at the Orpheum in Wichita. The three guitarists met in a Guitar Craft course focusing on the New Standard Tuning, which they still use today. If you’re wondering what the New Standard Tuning is and why it matters, just listen to them play. Amazing.

Some examples:

Bohemian Rhapsody. Whoa.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNNcMDZn2Qk

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w3fD54bNvU

Music

Lu Anne Stephens

Lu Anne Stephens is KMUW's Director of Content and Assistant General Manager. She has held many positions over many years at KMUW. Lu Anne also produces KMUW’s New Settler's Radio Hour and the Hidden Kansas segment for KMUW’s weekly news program The Range.

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