Looking for some alternatives to the regular EADGBE tuning? Are you trying out slide guitar? Check these tips!
1. Drop D: DADGBE
Drop the 6th string 2 semitones to match the pitch of the open 4th (D) an octave below. By lowering the 6th string you are expanding the guitar’s register, therefore allowing you to create a bigger sounding D major chord (DADADF#). You can also use the low D to sustain chords or melodies.
“Goodbye Blue Sky”, included in Pink Floyd’s The Wall album is a great example of this technique.
2. Modal or Celtic: DADGAD
In addition to the drop D, tune down the B and E top strings two semitones. This results in an open D suspended fourth chord, keeping this tuning from being considered either major or minor.
Mostly heard in Celtic and folk music, it found its way to rock and other genres. Remember Kashmir by Led Zeppelin?
3. Open D major: DADF#AD
Tune down the 3rd string (G) a half-step to F#. Now you have an ..Read more