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justinhunt
03-09-2005, 01:46 AM
what exactly does this mean?
Portis_26
03-09-2005, 06:30 AM
it means you tune flat, like you tune E to Eb. there are lots of different tunings that can be used to get different sounds and make some things easier to play.
guitarist101
03-09-2005, 01:24 PM
standard tuning
e |----------------------|
b |----------------------|
g |----------------------|
d |----------------------|
a |----------------------|
e |----------------------|

drop d tuning
e |----------------------|
b |----------------------|
g |----------------------|
d |----------------------|
a |----------------------|
d |----------------------|

down half step tuning
Eb |----------------------|
Bb |----------------------|
Gb |----------------------|
Db |----------------------|
Ab |----------------------|
Eb |----------------------|
guitarist101
03-09-2005, 01:34 PM
Oops, fixed. Thought I changed it. :P