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Re: drop D tuning

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Posted by bart on February 07, 2001 at 07:29:43:

In Reply to: drop D tuning posted by Matt DeBusk on August 27, 2000 at 09:48:01:

Since the only note that is different from standard tuning is the 6th string, here is an easy way to get into Drop D tuning. Play your 4th string open, which is a D. Then play the 12 fret harmonic on the 6th string. Tune that harmonic note down a whole step so that it sounds like the open 4th string. If you play electric guitar, use some distortion when you do this. When both notes are ringing at the same time, you will then hear them "crash" against each other when they are out of tune. The further those crashes are from each other, the closer you are to being in tune.

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: : Since the only note that is different from standard tuning is the 6th string, here is an easy way to get into Drop D tuning. Play your 4th string open, which is a D. Then play the 12 fret harmonic on the 6th string. Tune that harmonic note down a whole step so that it sounds like the open 4th string. If you play electric guitar, use some distortion when you do this. When both notes are ringing at the same time, you will then hear them "crash" against each other when they are out of tune. The further those crashes are from each other, the closer you are to being in tune.

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