Drop D Tuning?


Tyler Murphy
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12/16/2005 6:32 pm
i dont know how to Drop D tune, and i cant find anything about it here in Guitartricks. can someone show me how to do it please? :)
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12/16/2005 6:35 pm
Tune your low E string down to a D.
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12/16/2005 7:01 pm
To tune to drop D, just tune the low E string down one step (2 frets). In other words, hold the low E string down on the 7th fret and tune it down until it's the same as the open A string (second string down).
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12/16/2005 7:01 pm
and in my terms, make the 7th fret of the low e match the a string.
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12/16/2005 8:13 pm
Remember to alter the string length for the new tuning - to keep the physics correct.
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12/16/2005 8:36 pm
There's a video showing how to do it here:

http://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=9358
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12/16/2005 9:02 pm
Originally Posted by: GramboRemember to alter the string length for the new tuning - to keep the physics correct.


That would be adjusting the intonation.
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12/19/2005 6:25 pm
so i just hold on to the 7th fret of the 6th string? and compare it to the A String? and do the rest like regular tuneing, (going down a string to the 7th fret each time) wouldnt that make a higher tone?

cause im trying to do 96 quite bitter beings by CKY, and a friend told me i have to drop d tune, to make it sound alike, is that true?
if its not, please tell me what to do.
-if this sounds noobish, i'm sry, im new :) -
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12/19/2005 10:10 pm
Originally Posted by: Tyler Murphyso i just hold on to the 7th fret of the 6th string? and compare it to the A String? and do the rest like regular tuneing, (going down a string to the 7th fret each time) wouldnt that make a higher tone?


Only the 6th string will be held down on the 7th fret and tuned down. The rest of the strings are tuned normally.
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12/19/2005 10:32 pm
oh... now i get it xD
thks so much
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