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I read in a Guitar Player magazine about a year ago that Dewey Bunnell plays a specially tuned guitar for only one song in their set. "A Horse with no name" I don't remember the tuning but it was a comment by Gerry Beckley who said that nobody ever gets it right when they teach this song on the internet because the sound of Dewey's guitar is a specific with a triplicate of notes based on the fingering.

Enjoy all the lessons and my wife actually liked me playing "While my guitar gently weeps!"

Glad your wife is enjoying your playing!

"A Horse with No Name" was recorded in the key of E minor with acoustic guitars, bass guitar, and bongo drums. The only other chord is a Dadd6add9, fretted on the low E and G strings, second fret. A 12 string plays an added F# (second fret, high E string) on the back beat of the Em. A noted feature of the song is the driving bass line with a hammer-hook in each chorus. A "waterfall" type solo completes the arrangement. Produced by Ian Samwell on the day of final recording at Morgan Studios, at first the group thought it too corny and took some convincing to actually play it. Gerry Beckley has explained in Acoustic Guitar magazine (March 2007) that the correct tuning for the guitar is D E D G B D, low to high. The chord pattern that repeats throughout the entire song is: 202002 (Em),then 020202 and 000202. The tuning is unique to this song; they did not use it on any other America song. (from Wiki)

Andy great response to poohbear98 Thread.I've never heard that before.Thanks

AndyT wrote:

Glad your wife is enjoying your playing!

"A Horse with No Name" was recorded in the key of E minor with acoustic guitars, bass guitar, and bongo drums. The only other chord is a Dadd6add9, fretted on the low E and G strings, second fret. A 12 string plays an added F# (second fret, high E string) on the back beat of the Em. A noted feature of the song is the driving bass line with a hammer-hook in each chorus. A "waterfall" type solo completes the arrangement. Produced by Ian Samwell on the day of final recording at Morgan Studios, at first the group thought it too corny and took some convincing to actually play it. Gerry Beckley has explained in Acoustic Guitar magazine (March 2007) that the correct tuning for the guitar is D E D G B D, low to high. The chord pattern that repeats throughout the entire song is: 202002 (Em),then 020202 and 000202. The tuning is unique to this song; they did not use it on any other America song. (from Wiki)

Well whatdaya know thats why when I play it it sounds crap :laugh: