Members martinipm Posted November 1, 2009 Members Share Posted November 1, 2009 I've spent most of the night playing "Shine" by Collective soul. What are some of your favorite dropped 'D' tuning songs? I think my favorite is 'Everlong' by the Foo Fighters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Melodeous Posted November 1, 2009 Members Share Posted November 1, 2009 Not much of a song in length but Stephen Stills' Find The Cost Of Freedom has a nice vibe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted November 1, 2009 Members Share Posted November 1, 2009 "Those Who Waot" by Tommy Emmanuel, though technically all his strings are dropped down a 1/2 step and then the low E is dropped down another full step to C# giving his Maton dread a deeper rumble: [YOUTUBE]jdt4Y2fNXOI[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members riffmeister Posted November 1, 2009 Members Share Posted November 1, 2009 I really like drop D tuning, too. Okay, this is not the best video recording, but this guy is The Master: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Montagman Posted November 1, 2009 Members Share Posted November 1, 2009 Emmanual ia an alien, and I don't mean from another country. Did you ever see him play Classical Gas! Ouch! He's inhuman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted November 1, 2009 Members Share Posted November 1, 2009 I thought TE's Maton was a 000/OM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BLUtunes Posted November 1, 2009 Members Share Posted November 1, 2009 I like dropped D a lot too. I have an arrangement of Connection (and old Stones tune) that I do in dropped D. It's not really like anybody else's arrangement, although it is influenced quite a bit by the Montrose version. They did a hard rock, electric guitar intro, though, so I had to come up with my own variation. World Turning is another in dropped D. If you go to dropped D plus a capo, you get some cool songs like Acadian Driftwood by the Band (one of their grossly underappreciated gems). I'm even doing Here Comes the Sun in dropped D with a capo, although I think most people use standard tuning with a capo for that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted November 1, 2009 Members Share Posted November 1, 2009 I thought TE's Maton was a 000/OM? His main one is, but he also has a Maton dread with a cutaway that I saw him use live to play "Those Who Wait", "Questions" and "Initiation." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elmusico Posted November 3, 2009 Members Share Posted November 3, 2009 Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted November 3, 2009 Members Share Posted November 3, 2009 I used to use a lot of drop D but in the last few years, I've moved more toward partial capo, faux drop D. At first, it was tough to shake the feeling I was cheating somehow. It was years ago, but it took me a long time to train my hands and mind to deal with that D bass -- and, frankly, I was more than a little nervous about possibly displacing that knowledge by working in the partial capo D-bass thing. But recently I've gotten increasingly into DADGAD, but I think it's kind of like languages; the more you sort of know, the easier it is to learn the next one. Or something. Anyhow, DADGAD gave me a whole new set of challenges (and possibilities, of course; funny I never really got into it before), so I stopped feeling funny about the capo. (And I should say that my guitars are generally dropped a half-step, besides.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members missedmyexit Posted November 3, 2009 Members Share Posted November 3, 2009 I've spent most of the night playing "Shine" by Collective soul.What are some of your favorite dropped 'D' tuning songs? I think my favorite is 'Everlong' by the Foo Fighters. Funny you mention Everlong, I've recently been playing that alot too. Great tune! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Queequeg Posted November 3, 2009 Members Share Posted November 3, 2009 I used to use a lot of drop D but in the last few years, I've moved more toward partial capo, faux drop D. At first, it was tough to shake the feeling I was cheating somehow. It was years ago, but it took me a long time to train my hands and mind to deal with that D bass -- and, frankly, I was more than a little nervous about possibly displacing that knowledge by working in the partial capo D-bass thing.But recently I've gotten increasingly into DADGAD, but I think it's kind of like languages; the more you sort of know, the easier it is to learn the next one. Or something. Anyhow, DADGAD gave me a whole new set of challenges (and possibilities, of course; funny I never really got into it before), so I stopped feeling funny about the capo.(And I should say that my guitars are generally dropped a half-step, besides.) that sort of describes me, too. I would decide to learn a new tune & it would be in a different tuning I hadn't used before. I was a bit hesitant and intimidated at first by this. But in short order I understood I had no reason to fear open tunings.but back to the topic at hand... My drop-D list: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members satman Posted November 4, 2009 Members Share Posted November 4, 2009 outshined by soundgarden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members larry50 Posted November 4, 2009 Members Share Posted November 4, 2009 pfWObDHT1d0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gitnoob Posted November 4, 2009 Members Share Posted November 4, 2009 Drop-D for noobs (my first, and so far only, drop-D song): [YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members larry50 Posted November 4, 2009 Members Share Posted November 4, 2009 Sounds great, as does that nice Guild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nightwatchman9270 Posted November 4, 2009 Members Share Posted November 4, 2009 DAve MAtthews' "Crush" (as opposed to Crash) is a fun one. Alice in Chains' "I Stay Away" is good. STP's "Sex type Thing" is good (although electric). Ditto VH's "Unchained". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Walt G Posted November 4, 2009 Members Share Posted November 4, 2009 And there's the Shaker/Copeland tune, Simple Gifts. Always been one of my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members axegrinder77 Posted November 4, 2009 Members Share Posted November 4, 2009 I love drop d for just screwing around with blues stuff. you can get a good droning bass line in d and throw in little licks here and there. sounds good. once you try this, your appetite for more alternative tunings may kick in... like double drop d, dadgad, open g etc. all very similar tunings. led zeppelin used them a fair bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members larry50 Posted November 4, 2009 Members Share Posted November 4, 2009 It's definitely fun to play Harvest Moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hudman Posted November 5, 2009 Members Share Posted November 5, 2009 This thread inspired me to play in dropped D tuning tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members leftync Posted November 5, 2009 Members Share Posted November 5, 2009 Don't play too much because I have enough trouble with standard. But Tim Hardin's "If I Were a Carpenter" sounds good in dropped D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jwm1958m Posted November 6, 2009 Members Share Posted November 6, 2009 J.T.'s Country Road Walk on down................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted November 6, 2009 Members Share Posted November 6, 2009 Any song in the key of D sounds good in drop D tuning. Many sound even better in double-drop D if you like that folky, open string sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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