Drop D For 7 string?

Psychoface · 03-03-2008, 04:13 PM

heard about this tuning for putting your 7 string in drop D:

A D a d g b e

Ideas? Comments? Anyone actually use this tuning?

?

distressed_romeo · 03-03-2008, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psychoface

heard about this tuning for putting your 7 string in drop D:

A D a d g b e

Ideas? Comments? Anyone actually use this tuning?

?

I use this all the time on my baritone seven, although I usually take it another half-step down. It's one of my favourite tunings for rhythm playing, as you can get some really interesting chord voicings on the bottom strings.

Sus 2 chords are really easy for example...

E----------
B----------
G----------
D-----------
A-----5-----
D-----5-----
A-----3-----

Diggers · 03-03-2008, 04:35 PM

Yeah, it's quite a cool tuning. I've tried it once or twice.

drjenkins · 03-03-2008, 04:47 PM

Hrmm...methinks I'm gonna have to try this one out.

lucasreis · 03-03-2008, 05:16 PM

I use this tuning sometimes to play stuff that is written on A standard tuning because I don´t really have patience to drop the whole guitar one step down. It´s an interesting tuning

usagi · 03-03-2008, 05:30 PM

I have used that on occasion and come up with some of my favorite riffs. My fav is just to drop the B string a step. Though I need to try this one again.

Xaios · 03-03-2008, 08:38 PM

Aye, I just do drop A (A-E-A-D-G-B-E) as well. You can get some really deep lush sounding chords out of it, and they're simple too.

E--5--
B--5--
G--2--
D--2--
A-----
E-----
A-----

That chord just sounds huge.

The Dark Wolf · 03-03-2008, 08:45 PM

I have 2 tunings -

1. Drop A

2. Double drop. I tune the E down to D, and the A down to G. Works every time.

AARRGGHHH · 03-03-2008, 10:07 PM

Yeah I use that Drop D drop A tuning most of the time. A fair amount of the material written for my one or two of the bands I'm in was done in normal drop D on a six string, so I guess I was using it partly out of necessity at first, but now I used it because as said you can get some interesting chord voicings easily and you can do some easy arps/diminished runs on the lower strings.

distressed_romeo · 03-04-2008, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Dark Wolf

I have 2 tunings -

1. Drop A

2. Double drop. I tune the E down to D, and the A down to G. Works every time.

I've done that second one on a six quite a few times before, going CGDGBE, although I haven't used that in a while.
A similar one I really liked on my Hellraiser was GDGDGBE (all down another half step).
The ADADGBE tuning's still my favourite drop-tuning arrangement on the seven though!

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Psychoface SS.org Addict Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 526 Real Name: Yves Main Seven: Ibanez RG7321 Thanked: 5	Drop D For 7 string? heard about this tuning for putting your 7 string in drop D: A D a d g b e Ideas? Comments? Anyone actually use this tuning? ? ?

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drjenkins Your Hero Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 225 Real Name: Dave Main Seven: ESP LTD-MF207 Main ERG: Agile Septor 727 Rig: Powerball->VHT FB Thanked: 15	Hrmm...methinks I'm gonna have to try this one out. I'm about as cool as a fart in a space helmet.

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Diggers ss.org Regular Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: UK Posts: 95 Main Seven: Ibanez RG7321+Dimarzios Rig: X3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Yeah, it's quite a cool tuning. I've tried it once or twice.

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lucasreis ss.org Regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 292 Thanked: 2	I use this tuning sometimes to play stuff that is written on A standard tuning because I don´t really have patience to drop the whole guitar one step down. It´s an interesting tuning

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usagi more gain please Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kingston WA Posts: 345 Main Seven: 19?? Ibanez RG7621 Thanked: 3 / 1	I have used that on occasion and come up with some of my favorite riffs. My fav is just to drop the B string a step. Though I need to try this one again.

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Xaios Foolish Mortal Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada Posts: 790 Real Name: Rob Main Seven: Ibanez RG1527 Rig: Marshall AVT100X Thanked: 19	Aye, I just do drop A (A-E-A-D-G-B-E) as well. You can get some really deep lush sounding chords out of it, and they're simple too. E--5-- B--5-- G--2-- D--2-- A----- E----- A----- That chord just sounds huge.

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AARRGGHHH Fretboard Wizzard Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 99 Real Name: James Main Seven: Schecter C7-Blackjack Rig: Cornford MK50 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Yeah I use that Drop D drop A tuning most of the time. A fair amount of the material written for my one or two of the bands I'm in was done in normal drop D on a six string, so I guess I was using it partly out of necessity at first, but now I used it because as said you can get some interesting chord voicings easily and you can do some easy arps/diminished runs on the lower strings.

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