Question:
lol... seems like... every time i post... its another question... xP
but anyway...
someone told me that... in order to tune something like DADGBD
you have to match both E strings... to the D string...
is that correct?
if it is.... than... how would you tune Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb?
or in other words... /chris....php?song=2483 xP
Answer:
*whoosh*
To tune to DAGDBD, yes, you just tune both D's to match with the D string.... of course, they'll be an octave (two?) apart.
To tune to the second tuning you gave, you need to tune the whole guitar down one half-step. Start with the highest string and tune it to fret 4 of the B string (before re-tuning the B string), then tune the B string to fret 3 of the G string, then G to fret 3 of the D string, then D to fret 3 of the A string, then finally tune the low E to match the highest string (just a couple octaves down). That should work.
In His love,
Nate
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To tune to DAGDBD, yes, you just tune both D's to match with the D string.... of course, they'll be an octave (two?) apart.
Put another way, tune the guitar to the Classic Tuning (EADGBE) and then simply detune both E's one whole-step, or two "frets worth".
This is where a chromatic tuner comes in real handy.
(BTW, is the G and the D transposed in DAGDBD, or is that intentional?)
A better idea would be to simply tune your entire guitar down to DGCFAD, which maintains the intervallic relationships between the open strings (4th 4th 4th 3rd 4th) and also maintains the fretboard organization of notes. That's important.
That way, you get the same benefit of a drop-D tuning in terms of range and tonality, and all you have to do is move your normal guitar playing up two frets. Basically a no-brainer with a little bit of practice.
Go to the Fretboard Logic thread for more insight on this.
Now, it's important to note that the one perceived benefit that you don't get from this Global D-Drop Tuning (to coin a term) is that you can't play those little 3-string barre Power Chords that everyone seems to be so keen on. Okay, just play regular Power Chords.
After all, Pete Townsend of The Who, who invented the Power Chord, would play full five and six-string power chords in Classic Tuning, and made an art-form out of it. Then, somewhere along the way, some guitarists shortened them from five and six strings to two.
Chesh
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okay... to clarify...
To tune to DAGDBD, yes, you just tune both D's to match with the D string.... of course, they'll be an octave (two?) apart.
meaning... both E strings... will sound the same as the one D string?...???
This is where a chromatic tuner comes in real handy.
you mean... that... lil box thingy... that everyone uses to tune their guitars?
(lol... never actually learned the realy name... lol )
then finally tune the low E to match the highest string (just a couple octaves down). That should work.
lol... where is that? :P
and... if you tune the guitar... in a different way... than the standard tuning... it increases the chances of you breaking a string?
Answer:
Yes, it does, or at least on a general level...
As for the D-string thing, yes, they will be the same note, not necessarily the same sound...take the piano...you have C to B then you repeat it, except it's at a higher sound if you keep going up...so a C on the lower end is still the same note as the C on the higher end, but they have a different sound...this is called an "octave", and if you know things like "octagon" or "octet" then you see why it's called an octave (repeats every eight)...
Hope this helped...
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h2o - Go out and buy a chromatic tuner. They are real cheap these days, I think for as little as $20. I've even seen them at Wal-Mart where they sell those "First Act" guitar kits. That will make your life a whole lot easier.
If you just want to detune the two E strings, they it shouldn't break a string, because you are loosening tension on them, rather than tightening it. If, however, you were to try to tune your Low E string up to a D almost an octave higher (the tuning of the open D string) then yes, you would immediately break the string. No one is suggesting you do that.
Why do you want to use this particular tuning?
Chesh
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Why do you want to use this particular tuning?
lol... i really dont wannt that kind of tuning... just was looking at stuff like... chords/lyrics of "Our Love is Loud"... by DCB... (tuning is EAEEBE)
and... some other stuff in this site...
and i was just wondering... how you would tune it...
and.... thanks to you guys... i understand it...
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Well, I'd tune the D string up to E, G string down to E and the rest are normal...so there's far greater tension on the D, which makes it more susceptible to break...
Answer:
Originally Posted by CheshireCat A better idea would be to simply tune your entire guitar down to DGCFAD, which maintains the intervallic relationships between the open strings (4th 4th 4th 3rd 4th) and also maintains the fretboard organization of notes. That's important.
That way, you get the same benefit of a drop-D tuning in terms of range and tonality, and all you have to do is move your normal guitar playing up two frets. Basically a no-brainer with a little bit of practice.
Go to the Fretboard Logic thread for more insight on this.
Now, it's important to note that the one perceived benefit that you don't get from this Global D-Drop Tuning (to coin a term) is that you can't play those little 3-string barre Power Chords that everyone seems to be so keen on. Okay, just play regular Power Chords.
Chesh
I totally disagree about tunign the whole guitar 1 step down still sounding the same and standard drop-d. I guess it depends on what kind of music your playing but if your playing metal standard DD allows much quicker swiches. I guess thats kinda off subject though.
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Originally Posted by Worship kid I totally disagree about tunign the whole guitar 1 step down still sounding the same and standard drop-d. I guess it depends on what kind of music your playing but if your playing metal standard DD allows much quicker swiches. I guess thats kinda off subject though.
First, define "standard DD" since there are two different tunings that could fit that title, and I've discovered that there is very little that is standard in the world of guitars, accept for perhaps Strat specs as the basis of most specs for aftermarket parts.
Second, he wasn't talking about metal.
Third, do you appreciate the significance of the intervallic relationships in the Classic Tuning?
Fourth, define "quicker switches".
Chesh
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When I say standard drop d I mean DADGBE. By quicker swiches I mean the ability to hit way more chords useing bar power chords. I think when you say the interval thing you mean when your playin' lead the notes are in the same place reletively so if you did the same thing it that tuneing as the classic tuneing it would sound the same but be in a different key. In standard dd your only tuning one string down but it isn't used much for lead anyway but once again this probably has no bearing on anything cuz your not talking about metal. I like standard dd even though it kinda takes the classic tuneing's E outa' the lead.