I'm also working on the DBGDa Raised Fifth tuning chord chart. Right now it has some typeface issues, but you can take a look if you want.
I've decided I like DBGDa tuning a lot. It allows you to play accompaniments in D or A easily without retuning anything but that pesky 5th string.
If you're playing in D, you have the option of playing a D WITHOUT a third. The open fifth gives a sort of modal feel like you get on some Appalachian dulcimer songs. Also, nobody can tell if your song is major or minor unless other parts come in, a characteristic not only of three-century-old Appalachian ballads, but also of several Fleetwood Mac songs. And whether you're playing in A OR D, that Dno3rd chord helps you get through really fast chord changes.
If you're playing in D and you go up to G but leave the fifth string open, you're really playing a G9 chord. You'll discover that it sounds pretty nice. It makes an easy substitute for a straight G chord. (Acoustic guitar players playing in G substitute C9 for C all the time and you never noticed. This is the same principle.)
If you're playing in A, you'll discover that it's easy to substitute E7sus4 for E7 in most songs. This is the same principle as when we were playing in G and substituted D7sus4 for D7.
This tuning also makes it a piece of cake to play songs in Am or Dm.
Several solos in this tuning have been tabbed in the BanjoHangout.org site. I use it mostly for playing folks-style songs in D or for playing in Dm or Am. When I'm playing in D or Dm, that low tonic gives a gutsy kick to the part that you just don't get when you're playing in G.
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