How to play like Martin Carthy

First: be brilliant.

Second: use this tuning, CGCDGA.

I’ve used it for about 20 years, with others, and though, as MC says, it imposes limitations, it allows some very beautiful chords to be found and some melodic invention that would be very difficult otherwise. You can also play very simple-sounding classic rock style music with it (within limited keys, of course) – there are some monstrous ‘big’ Kossoff-esque chords to be found as well as lots of sensuous Joni-esque ones.

Have fun!

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