Ralph Patt
United States jazz-guitarist
Died when: 80 years 305 days (970 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
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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