Full D Tuning???

[sXe_pUnKiD]

hey guys i'm new here be nice. anyway i wan't to know if anyone could explain how to full D tune a guitar. that's each string down a full step and i dunno how to do it. my friend showed me once but by the time i tried it i forgot. help would be greatly apreciated. thnx again. sXe 4 life.

[pstring]

Hi, spk, starting from the 1st-6th string, D,A,F,C,G,D, thats one whole step down............

[magicninja]

I thought all D tuning was d a d a dd or something to that effect?

[pstring]

If you read spk's post you'll see that he is referring to De-Tuning, down 1 whole step, looking to make make some rumble I guess, not play Black Moutain Side, a "D" tuning could mean alot of things, it could be a chordal tuning or a modal tuning or whatever the twisted mind can imagine...

[James8831]

here's a Pagey D tuning which is DADGAD, fairly easy to remember.

http://plaza.powersurfr.com/zeppelin/tablature/black_mountain_side_gtab.html

Initially hard to get to grips with..but most useful for riffs

[Bardsley]

It seems like you are asking how to physically tune the guitar a whole step down. If that is right, here's what you do.
Tune down the bass e string so that the seventh fret note is an a, and it is the same note as the next string down. Then, play the fifth fret note on the e string (a G now), and tune the A string to match that. Then, tune as normal with the other strings (ie. to the fifth fret of the one above it, except to the fourth with the b string).

[sXe_pUnKiD]

thnx bardley! i think i have finally done it!

[PonyOne]

I've done that, especially with my SG, which is already inherently deep and low, it sounds cool, but the strings feel too loose and can really easily make that nasty hitting-the-fretboard sound if you're not careful.

You might want to look at a baritone guitar, or getting a baritone neck if your guitar is a bolt on, probably like $175 or so. Also, Lace makes a pickup specifically for drop-tuned guitars that i've heard positive feedback on.

[pickin4life]

If he wants to tune full D that means he's dropping EBGDAE to DAFCGD. I cant tune worth diddly so I use a tuner. Anyways I think thats what hes referring to.