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 Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:22 pm
I like a bunch of songs in Drop D. I've read that it's half a step down or a step down or whatever; this is alien to me. The only tuning I know is Standard EBGDAE, and I use this Korg tuner: http://korg.com/gear/info.asp?a_prod_no=GA30&category_id=5My question is: How do I know when I'm in Drop D using that tuner?
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:35 pm
i usually dont use a tuner. heres what you do. its simple...tune yor low E string a step down (D). thats it...see? easy!
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:34 pm
If you have that problem then you might want to invest into a 7-string therefore you can have standard tuning and drop d at the same time.
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:59 pm
definently the easiest alternative tuning. I also like open G: D-G-D-G-B-D
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:12 pm
Pick a harmonic at the 12th fret on the low E string and tune it down until it's at the same pitch as the D string when it's played open. Simple as pie.
Then there's open D tuning. DADF#AD - That's my personal favorite tuning to play slide in.
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:27 pm
azur_sakai94 i usually dont use a tuner. heres what you do. its simple...tune yor low E string a step down (D). thats it...see? easy! Normally, I'd be an a*****e because of that comment, but I like this guild. So I will say nothing.
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:28 pm
Balisong Pick a harmonic at the 12th fret on the low E string and tune it down until it's at the same pitch as the D string when it's played open. Simple as pie. Then there's open D tuning. DADF#AD - That's my personal favorite tuning to play slide in. Thanks.
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Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:47 pm
METAL FREAK87 If you have that problem then you might want to invest into a 7-string therefore you can have standard tuning and drop d at the same time. That would be neat man!
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Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:24 pm
i have no idea. i tune by ear (i lost my tuner a week after i got it) so i am of no use.
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 5:32 am
dunno. i tune with my builtin tuner in my Zoom GFX-1 processor board. that copes with tuning to any note.
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Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 11:09 am
tune standard, then tune your e down until it sounds similar to your d string, but an octave lower. to perfect it, use the natural harmonics (press lightly on the 7th fret of the e string you tuned to d, and the 5th fret of the a string, and let go after plucking the string to create a high pitched harmonic) and if the harmonics are clearly wavering, play around with your e string in drop d tuning till the wavering stops, and the 2 harmonics sound identical. your guitar should be in drop d tuning, you can test this by playin power chords on a single fret.
if your confused pm me
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Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 12:39 pm
If you are using a tuner and want the easy way out just press the button that says "Flat" twice if you want to go to D. If you know how to do that then you'll be fine.
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Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:31 pm
If you turn the low E string peg 9 times (going lower in pitch) and then 6 times in the other direction (getting higher), then the result will be a roughly tuned Drop D tuning.
True story.
3nodding
Unless my numbers are incorrect, and if so, someone please correct me.
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Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:54 pm
tune your 6th string down so that your 7th fret, 6th string, is the same pitch as your open 5th string. Easy. I've got it down now so that I can change my tuning basically in the middle of a song if i need to, I just hit the bottom two strings and downtune E until i hear the nice power chord sound.
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Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:32 pm
Dropping your E strings to D sounds good. Esspecialy if your're playing hard core metal. domokun
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