I was wondering , is it still possible to play correctly songs which are in different tunning at a standard tunning?
Standard tunning
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Originally Posted by: darickmendesI was wondering , is it still possible to play correctly songs which are in different tunning at a standard tunning?
It depends on the tune & the tuning. The further away from standard tuning a song is, the more difficult it can be to play or approximate what is happening.
If a song uses a drop D tuning, then you can play everything except the low notes D & E-flat (open string & 1st fret) on the low string because in standard tuning that's an E & those 2 notes simply are not available. So, a low power chord D is unavailable.
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But you could play it as a higher voicing in standard tuning.
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|-7--(A)---|
|-5--(D)---|
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Same chord, but different voicing. Noticably different sound.
If a song uses slack tuning, (a half-step down on all strings), then it you'd have to play everything one fret down in standard tuning. This means you can play the same chords, but you'd have to use different voicings. And of course all open strings are off so, using any voicing with an open string won't work.
If a song uses a drastically different tuning (DADGAD, for example), then you can approximate the chord progression, but standard tuning won't sound similar.
Hope that helps.
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Oh so these kind of songs are preatty difficult to play by ear without being told the tunning they are on , right ?
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Originally Posted by: darickmendesOh so these kind of songs are preatty difficult to play by ear without being told the tunning they are on , right ?
It depends on your skill level, the difficulty of the song & the complexity of the tuning. For many songs with drop D, it's pretty obvious if you have any experience with that tuning & the ability to figure out songs in the first place.
On the other hand, sometimes I don't realize a song has non-standard tuning until I get to a certain chord voicing & realize it requires a certain tuning to get that particular voicing. That happens with Stones songs in which they occasionally have a guitar part in open G tuning for example.
It's easier to hear on songs with guitar parts that obviously have open strings that ring a lot & the note isn't one of the usual open strings.
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