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Ralph Oliver Patt (5 December 1929 – 6 October 2010) was an American jazz-guitarist who introduced major-thirds tuning. Patt's tuning simplified the learning of the fretboard and chords by beginners and improvisation by advanced guitarists. He invented major-thirds tuning under the inspiration of first the atonal music of Arnold Schoenberg and second the jazz of John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman.

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  • Ralph Patt
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  • Ralph Oliver Patt (5 December 1929 – 6 October 2010) was an American jazz-guitarist who introduced major-thirds tuning. Patt's tuning simplified the learning of the fretboard and chords by beginners and improvisation by advanced guitarists. He invented major-thirds tuning under the inspiration of first the atonal music of Arnold Schoenberg and second the jazz of John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman.
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Birth Date
  • 1929-12-05(xsd:date)
Notable Instruments
  • 8(xsd:integer)
  • archtop hollow-body guitars modified with wide necks for 7–8 strings: 8-string Gibson ES-150 modified by Vincent "Jimmy" DiSerio and several by Saul Koll; 7-string by José Rubio
death place
  • Canby, Oregon
Name
  • Ralph Oliver Patt
Genre
  • Jazz
Caption
  • Ralph Patt invented major-thirds tuning, which he played on eight-string guitars.
Instrument
  • archtop hollow-body guitar , six- and eight-string classical guitar, 12-string guitar, 6-string bass guitar, eight-string mandolin, banjo, and oud
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Years Active
  • 1950(xsd:integer)
Alias
  • Ralph Patt
Birth Place
  • Kittanning, Pennsylvania
death date
  • 2010-10-06(xsd:date)
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  • yes
Background
  • non_vocal_instrumentalist
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  • Ralph Oliver Patt (5 December 1929 – 6 October 2010) was an American jazz-guitarist who introduced major-thirds tuning. Patt's tuning simplified the learning of the fretboard and chords by beginners and improvisation by advanced guitarists. He invented major-thirds tuning under the inspiration of first the atonal music of Arnold Schoenberg and second the jazz of John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman. He graduated with a degree in geology from the University of Pittsburgh. After his career as a guitarist, he worked as a geologist and as a hydrologist, often consulting on projects related to the U.S. Department of Energy.
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