What tuning is this called?

Mattsican · Post by **Mattsican** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 5:43 am

Ive been experimenting with open tunings and stumbled on this one somewhere... D-A-D-Gb-A-E. Its drop d with the G tuned down half a step and the B tuned down a full step. I really like it. Anyone have other ideas for odd open tunings that are drop D based? i like having the ability to do the power chords but also able to open it up a bit with the higher strings tuned different.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 6:21 am

ill try it out in the morning

Zack · Post by **Zack** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 8:44 pm

DADF#AE is one of my favorite open d reiterations, DADAC#E being the other. I use these two constantly.

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 8:45 pm

It's open D, except you've left the High E as E
Think of the Gb as F# (same thing, but makes more sense)

Post by **Doog** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 11:01 pm

Yeah, it's tuned to D add9; sounds like it could be fun!

Lucamo · Post by **Lucamo** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 2:18 am

Open D tunings, or Drop D variations are basically the easiest tuning for me to get used to it seems.

I have been playing D-A-D-F#-B-E a bit recently. Doesn't sound like a chord...

but I know it is just drop D on the bottom strings, but then the top 3 are all discordant and fun.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 6:35 am

Lucamo wrote: I have been playing D-A-D-F#-B-E a bit recently.

I use this a lot too, my only songs not written in standard are in it. It's open D with the top 2 strings left standard, great for extended janglies about the fretboard.

aen · Post by **aen** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 3:30 pm

aenstandard: DADAAE
it's the breast.

Mattsican · Post by **Mattsican** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:39 am

aen wrote:aenstandard: DADAAE
it's the breast.

Tits.

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 5:31 pm

Been writing in CGCGA#C these last couple days. It's yeilding pretty interesting minor stuff for the metalz but with the added bonus of a sibilant G and A#, if fretted together for the noise assholery.