. . . . . . . . . . . . . . "yes"@en . . . . "Ralph Oliver Patt (5 December 1929 \u2013 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."@en . "archtop hollow-body guitar , six- and eight-string classical guitar, 12-string guitar, 6-string bass guitar, eight-string mandolin, banjo, oud, lute, and bazuki"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "36687454"^^ . . . . . . "27521"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Ralph Patt"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "2010-10-06"^^ . . . . . . . . "2010-10-06"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Ralph Oliver Patt"@en . . . "Ralph Oliver Patt (5 December 1929 \u2013 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."@en . "1929-12-05"^^ . . . "1950"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1929-12-05"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "Ralph Oliver Patt"@en . . "2010"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "1950"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "1105863979"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Ralph Patt"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Ralph Patt"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Ralph Patt invented major-thirds tuning, which he played on eight-string guitars."@en . .