Links Log me on automatically each visit     Register for free Log in to check your private messages GuitarBrain.com Forum Index » General Guitar Tuning problems help! Author Message Drawing Guitarist Joined: 13 Apr 2006 Posts: 161 Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:21 pm    Post subject: Tuning problems help! So, I wanted to play the song by Dierks Bentley called "settle for a slowdown'' and this goaway on a different site told me that if you wanna play it like he does in the goaway you have to drop each string down a whole step. so does that mean that I make the e string a b and the b string a g etc etc? Back to top kingfreeze Site Admin Joined: 20 Oct 2005 Posts: 303 Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:49 pm    Post subject: Re: Tuning problems help! Drawing Guitarist wrote: So, I wanted to play the song by Dierks Bentley called "settle for a slowdown'' and this goaway on a different site told me that if you wanna play it like he does in the goaway you have to drop each string down a whole step. so does that mean that I make the e string a b and the b string a g etc etc? 1st string "E' becomes D, 2nd A,3rd f,4th,c,5th g,6th d. I never heard of dropping a whole step, are you sure it's not a dropped D tuning? Stevie ray Vaughn liked the sound of really thick strings, but they were too goaway to bend, so everything he did was tunned down a half step. ex.=1st string=Eb. _________________ Kingfreeze Back to top Drawing Guitarist Joined: 13 Apr 2006 Posts: 161 Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:44 pm    Post subject: all she said was that I had to drop each string 1 step down... Back to top plankguitar Privileged Author Joined: 20 Oct 2005 Posts: 126 Location: California Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 12:37 am    Post subject: Very common among the Metal set to tune down the whole guitar. Some guys even go down two whole steps to C! Isn't that more than halfway to a baritone guitar's A tuning? Back to top Matt Site Admin Joined: 13 Oct 2005 Posts: 404 Location: Belgium Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 5:59 am    Post subject: Drawing Guitarist, That could be correct. If you play Linkin Park you have to do the same thing grtz Matt. Back to top Ron Joined: 16 Oct 2005 Posts: 103 Location: Delft/Heemskerk Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:06 am    Post subject: plankguitar wrote: Very common among the Metal set to tune down the whole guitar. Some guys even go down two whole steps to C! Isn't that more than halfway to a baritone guitar's A tuning? Heheh, I have a guitar tuned to B Which is actually quite commonly used as well among a lot of heavier metal bands _________________ Greetings Back to top plankguitar Privileged Author Joined: 20 Oct 2005 Posts: 126 Location: California Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:21 pm    Post subject: Ron wrote: ...I have a guitar tuned to B Which is actually quite commonly used as well among a lot of heavier metal bands WOW! That must take really thick strings? Back to top Drawing Guitarist Joined: 13 Apr 2006 Posts: 161 Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 7:27 pm    Post subject: Matt wrote: Drawing Guitarist, That could be correct. If you play Linkin Park you have to do the same thing grtz Matt. thanks Matt. thanks everyone for your help. Back to top Ron Joined: 16 Oct 2005 Posts: 103 Location: Delft/Heemskerk Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 8:36 pm    Post subject: plankguitar wrote: Ron wrote: ...I have a guitar tuned to B Which is actually quite commonly used as well among a lot of heavier metal bands WOW! That must take really thick strings? 13's but their kinda slack, they need even thicker strings really _________________ Greetings Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First  View previous topic :: View next topic             GuitarBrain.com Forum Index » General Guitar All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 RSS-feed © GuitarBrain.com & DragonEye WebDesign Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group