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Originally Posted by SATCHMO
I was assuming it had something to do with slide work. Iv'e always used open C. There's a bit of controversy over whether its better to learn slide in standard tuning or open tuning.
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Most styles of slide use some kind of open tuning. It is just more practical.
Lap steel, pedal steel and dobro all use open tunings.
I have been playing in dobro tuning quite a bit lately which is
GBDGBD which is interesting because something you learn on the top 3 strings will work on the bottom 3 as well.
Only style i can think of that would use a standard tuning is when you are playing a regular guitar and mixing regular fretted planing with slide.