Let's play around in Drop-D tuning (Practice Log #1)
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
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For the last 15 years, I've treated drop-d tuning like it was the plague. I rarely committed to songs that required it, and even when I did venture to its shores - I couldn't get back to standard tuning quick enough.
But over the past week, I've turned over a new leaf.
While learning Rocky Mountain High (which is in drop-d), I decided to keep my guitar there - and forced myself to play around. Explore. Have some fun. See what new things I could have fun with. In the end, a lot of fun stuff was discovered.
In this video, I'll share some of the riffs, tips, techniques, and other cool stuff I picked up along the way. I am by no means an expert in the land of drop-d, but I do feel confident that a lot of these nuggets of guitar goodness may be helpful to you too!
Enjoy :)
I've been playing 40 years now. Nice clear lesson without of showing off your music theory knowledge in an over burdening way.
Dave thanks for this practice log, you are the first person to give a simple explanation of drop D tuning that I could understand. Great video, keep them coming. Thanks Jim
That's great to hear, Jim! Glad it was helpful. Hoping the future entries into this series are equally helpful.
The song “in Constant sorrow all my days” by the Soggy Bottom Boys has some good hammer on and pull off licks on those top three strings in drop D.
Being a beginner, I wouldn't drop the "D" until now.
Thanks for sharing!
Wow this is one of the best lessons I have seen on drop D, great job
Thanks Albert!
Thank you so very much, you really opened up a new horizon for me. As Ive recently just discovered the drop “d” tuning. But honestly I didn,t know what to do.... THankyou for your generosity...
Dave, I've only been playing for just over a year, your lessons have really helped me move forward. I was hung up for quite a while until I saw your "Murder ballad" lesson, right after that I saw Colter Wall in Calgary (way up north eh?). Another song he sang was ride me down easy, I loved the sound but couldn't get it right. Then I came across a gentleman named Rex Richards and he did a video lesson for me to help me learn it.
It is in Drop D but he taught me a neat trick, drop all the strings down, then put your capo on all the strings but the low E on the 2nd fret- Boom- drop D tuning. Cover all six and back to standard and it also makes stretching to reach some of those difficult chords a bit easier.
He explains it pretty good.
I just bought my first guitar and without a doubt, you're the best teacher I've seen.
I love the way you share, so clear and useful, so generous and humble!
Another great thing is there are so many great acoustic songs in drop D tuning.
Never too late by Three Days Grace is a good song in Drop D, specifically for acoustic!
Jonathan Reid Project and maybe is the most popular song along the rock fans
Jason Isbell’s “Cover Me Up,” “Speed Trap Town” and “Dreamsicle” are great drop d songs.
Kieth Richards used drop D a lot , always had trouble learning Rolling Stones songs until I learned about drop D , now I’m learning about open G
Oh I'm really glad I found this site. This place is amazing!
Nice lesson, Dave, great pace for us terminally intermediate players! Definitely gonna explore drop d more!
Thank you so much David. Excellent lesson. Hope all going well!
Thank you for this nice and clear lesson Dave!
Great video! This opened up a lot of doors for practicing in drop-d. One other thing I like to do is throw in another note while doing a power chord in drop-d. So for instance, bar the D-A string on second Fret and play the E with the ring finger on the 5th fret of D (4th)string. Gives you a lot fuller sound.
Valuable triads. Thank you.
Murph Roberts was going to say that but you beat me to it
Can’t Find My Way Home (Blind Faith) and Harvest Moon (NY) are my favorites in drop D. Great lesson. Thanks!
Ta fella, good stuff.
I use the Chuck berry boogie a lot on the bottom strings, and using drop d makes it so much easier!
Greetings from a Patreon in Scotland, Dave. Fantastic explanation of this tuning I may be prepared to move out of Standard for it. Think one of my favourite artists, Jason Isbell, uses this tuning a lot too👍🏼
Thanks Sean! Glad you found this helpful, I’m glad I got over the hump myself of being scared to leave standard tuning! I need to learn some J Isbell songs on guitar, it’s sad that I may not know any now that I think about it! If you have any favorites or requests let me now
@@songnotes - Not sure it's in drop D, but the song 'Elephant' is a hauntingly beautiful song, sad but beautiful at the same time.
good
for G chord, add finger on A string at 5th, so you don't need to mute it
Nice lesson.....thanks
Thanks so much, great video 👍👍🎸
Really enjoying yeh lessons Bro
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Glad to see someone in drop-D tuning, its nice for slide too.
This was a good video. I really enjoyed it.
Oh I love that G I’ve never thought about that I play in lotta G and D That is awesome I’m glad I found your channel that is awesome
Very nice
great lesson! Thank You!
One thing I like to play around with is instead of dropping the e to d, I like to bar the bottom 5 strings at the 2nd fret with a capo.. It gives the same effect.. I also tune one of my guitars a full step down, and with that capo trick I then have true drop d.. For some reason the normal g chord seems to work just fine also..
Loved the clips of San Diego and the little girly-whirlie at the pinball machine!
Thanks Mom :)
Thanks midnight Ryder by almond brothers is a good one in drop d
Best guitar lesson EVER 🤘🏼
My favorite closing chord in this tuning is D major 13th (includes 9th and major 11th): 004554.
Was waiting for the rocky mountain high opening riff...😀
Great idea! Keep it up!
Thanks, I definitely will keep at it, hope you keep watching!
a good Japanese fingerstyle song in dropD turning: 風待ち
Once you try D you never wanna leave 😉
Drop d is great I play it half step drop d sounds great and a very forgiving tuning for intermediate players
Thanks David.. helpful information!
Usually drop D tune-ing is done capoed at the 2nd fret, puttin the song played in the E Major key
Opens a whole new door… thanks brother
Interesting! Thanks
Hammer on and pull off drop d power cords 🔥
Don't forget DAYS OF THE NEW... incredible acoustic songs in Drop D
Yew!!! San Diego!!! 🤙
I’m in Sa Diego. It’s a great place
Great work!
Great stuff. I like playing Heart Of Saturday Night in this tuning. I was wondering what shape you use for Bm
Power chords in Drop D!
Seagull by Bad Company sounds great "D" tuned!
very nice
Double drop D (high E 2 steps down) and play a Man of constant Sorrow.
The link doesn't work!! Great lesson...thank you
Put the capo on 2nd fret. But dont capo the low E. It makes an automatic drop D.
No need to change the form of the G.
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Wow this is a great beginner lesson for learning Dd
Thanks!
Boulevard of broken dreams, one of my favorites that I would like to learn
Thanks! I like that one as well. Would be very happy to do it.
Great lesson nice progression of chord shapes.. but wanna not be able to put it down?
Go double drop D and get a slide...🤔
Great lesson Dave, I'm a drummer but like to pick up the guitar from time to time.. Always played in standard as I'm a bar chord guy. Love Seger and Young for sure... Only drop D I do is Everlong by Foo Fighters but definitely gonna learn some new stuff. My original band played in Drop C, C#? Does anyone mess with that?? It was more metal/Pantera, Down sounding. Just curious..
Very good point. I see a song that is in different tuning and I run for the hills.....Kinda the same thing I would do when I saw a barre chord in a line-up for a song. But alas, I have embraced the barre chords, they are now my friend. Maybe alternate tuning can become a friend too....hmmm...
Or Everlong
Hey can you teach that riff on the beginning? Please
My issue is... once I tune to drop d, I never tune back. Lol Also, I bar the first three strings on the 5th fret with my ring finger and bar the rest of the strings below on the 3rd fret with my pointer finger. Same chord from standard but instead it's drop d
Nice video. I also find that I rarely play in non-standard tunings, particularly half a step down; I really like the tone of it but don’t know that many songs in it and it takes longer to re-tune and from than drop D.
Getting back to your lesson, I like the multiple shapes and voicings of the chords; helps expand your musical palette.
What model is your Taylor, btw?
think i got the same one, 110GB nice guitar
Half step down tuning or Eb is the most like standard tuning of any of the alternate tunings. Anything you can play in standard you can play in E flat. It will just be down half a step. Hendrix played alot in E flat because it made the strings a little more spungey and easy to bend. Personally it's my favorite.
All my singers liked it dropped down a half step, made it easier to sing.!?
Man of Constant Sorrow, Several Jason Isbell Songs, a few Chris Stapleton Songs all in Drop D
Most guitar players have more than one guitar I leave one of mine in Drop D so I can switch easier I also have one tune down a whole step it’s also in drop D although he’s not really because once I do that down a whole step I’m not sure what you would say it is but it is quite amazing I also have one in dadgad
If you have you guitar tuned down a whole step it's in D standard and if you drop the top string down to C it's in drop C tuning. I have two guitars, one in E standard and one in D standard. It's nothing to quickly to raise and lower the top string one whole step.
I'm looking to get some new strings for my acoustic and I like to play in drop D, what gauge strings should I get?
The thing is, I feel like if I was just gonna play the same chords progressions, I would just use standard tuning. It has to be a different thing.
Playing Drop D with Cinnamon Girl....Edmund Fitzgerald....Don't Let It Bring You Down...
Please teach how to play "Do You Know" by Enrique Iglesias
Added it to my playlist of songs to check out! Thanks for the request.
Hello David, which Taylor are you playing?
Harvest Moon wifes favorite drop D tune.
Mr MC Watland that’s exactly why I’m here 😀 I’d retune to play Harvest Moon and never want to go back to standard tuning.... 🤪
Goo Goo Dolls use wild tunings.
your video link is not working
Good lesson, but to be honest - first half of the lesson could be done in "classic" tune - there isn't Drop D-specific.
i really like how basic you made this tutorial.
Steve earl copperhead road teach me that one......I know you can teach me that one.....tanks
It sounds great on the mandolin especially!
Sounds like classical music
Going to California Led Zepplin 😊
Those 'alternative chords'. Why are you talking about them as if they are somehow exclusive to Drop D ? You aren't even playing the dropped string in the video as soon as you go above the fifth fret.
Bad teacher, dosen't teach you that u can make power chords with one finger. Also u can make octave jumbs in drop tunings
palmmuted riffs
In dropped d your name would be Ave😂
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While he does that I'm writing a death metal song
Cant like because its at 666, so I subbed instead xD
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Dude… You play we just get disagree… I’ll just tell everybody
Thats the wierdest way to play an A chord that ive ever seen.
@James Haile 😁
shish, no idea what he is doing with his fingers?. the charts show one thing and the finger show another. not very clear at all.
You need to work on your explaining... I almost wish I could mute your voice