Tuning question

[jwf222]

yall may have gone over this before, but I didnt see it on the boards. I'm not much of a guitar player, but I try and I'm learning. So far Ive only played songs with standard tuning, well, b/c, thats all I know how to do. Ashes of American flags, handshake drugs, california stars, etc. Could someone, in a simple manner, please go over just a couple of the common tunings jeff uses for some of the less advanved songs. i.e., open d,, drop d, etc. by simple manner, I mean, what should my tuner indicate when I pluck the strings? Thanks guys!

[MattZ]

Standard tuning is on the left, and the tunings you are asking about are on the right. In each case, tune down from standard tuning to the notes indicated.

 

Drop D (only one change):

 

E > D

A > A

D > D

G > G

B > B

E > E

 

Open D:

 

E > D

A > A

D > D

G > F#

B > A

E > D

[Guest Francis X. Hummel]

Are you looking for tabs of songs in alternate tunings?

 

 

 

here's another thread about tunings

 

i'm not sure about the DADAAD tuning - i always break my 3rd (G) string when tuning it up to an A. always.

[Moss]

Are you looking for tabs of songs in alternate tunings?

 

 

 

here's another thread about tunings

 

i'm not sure about the DADAAD tuning - i always break my 3rd (G) string when tuning it up to an A. always.

 

I always hate going up in tuning as well. For those type of tunings I like to tune the other strings down and throw a capo on. For example to play in open A I tune to Open G and put a capo on the 2nd fret.