Drake's was eerily elusive, grounded in a guitar style based on unusual tunings that implied both major and minor tones in one chord.

Garcia's stepfather, who was somewhat proficient with instruments, helped tune his guitar to an unusual open tuning.

Collins credited his unusual tuning to his cousin, Willow Young, who taught it to him.

There was an unusual tuning between the keyboard and ukulele that allowed Ramsey to come up with the song's melody.

The CD booklet details the unusual tunings D'Gary uses, as if daring other guitarists to try to keep up with him.

The instrument is also programmed to play in unusual tunings, using a 10-tone scale, for example, as well as a traditional 12-tone scale.

The scherzo represents his dance and the unusual tuning of the violin adds tension to its sound and contributes to the music's ghostly character.

Like many other songs by the Goo Goo Dolls, "Black Balloon" uses an unusual alternate tuning.

And his distinct sound was partly due to an unusual minor tuning he used.

Tonight at 8, two composers who exploit the acoustical phenomena of unusual tunings and multifarious drones will share a bill.