Guitar Tunings Series - Part 2 (Drop D Tuning)

Drop D tuning is one of the most popular guitar tunings around. It is an alternate tuning, but it is only different from standard tuning (EADGBe) in that the bottom/thickest string (the thick E string) is tuned down from an E to a D. Drop D is commonly used in rock and punk music; and can also be used in metal, blues, and jazz. The video below demonstrates how to tune your guitar down to Drop D and how you can play your guitar in Drop D

Drop D tuning is popular because power chords can be played easily by barring the bottom three strings. In standard tuning, power chords are harder to play. Power chords in standard tuning are done by playing the bottom (E) string two frets down from the the fifth (A) string. Drop D makes guitar playing simpler and more convenient.The videos in this post demonstrate why this tuning is so popular. 

This second video demonstrates how Drop D is used in metal music. Metal commonly uses power chords and open string playing (also known as chugging) A lot of my favorite artists (John Mayer, Woe Is Me, Green Day) use Drop D tuning in their music. One of my favorite metal songs, "Fame Over Demise" is played in Drop D (as seen in the first video) John Mayer uses Drop D in jazz music, Woe Is Me plays various drop tunings in metal, and Green Day commonly uses power chords

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