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stajed
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stajed
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05/09/2003 10:33 pm
i am a newcomer to the world of guitar and am in need of some assitance. so ive decided to swallow my pride and ask for help...so here it goes


what is a "drop d"? my friend told me to try it and i told hime i didnt know what it was so he told me to look it up...

and uhhh...one more thing... what is "tapping"?

peace and good times
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SLY
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05/09/2003 10:48 pm
Drop D is a tuning ... To get it , tune your guitar to standard EADgbe tuning , then drop your low E to D .

Tapping is using your picking hand's fingers (or pick) to fret (by legato technique , i.e. Hammerons and Pulloffs).
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Axl_Rose
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05/10/2003 5:03 pm
I reason your pal might have told u to drop D is beacuse it makes some chords easier to play, especialy if your a beginner. G5 - 355XXX becomes 555XXX. Which is easy to play with just one finger!

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stajed
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05/10/2003 7:43 pm
thanx guys for the information...

peace out and good times
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