Bassist who play in Drop D

[jnevi9nr]

which bassist and which of their popular songs do they play in drop d?

[metallicafan18]

I know a lot of Godsmack is in drop-D.

Sad but True by Metallica is in Drop-D as well. Both are pretty famous.

[jnevi9nr]

i think some of ratm's self titled songs are in drop d.

[projectMalamute]

Almost every Tool song.

[mister-o]

Tons of stuff by Carlos D of Interpol.

[benagainnn]

I think all Billy talent's song are in drop D (jonathan Gallant)

[Spraeg]

Alot of metal/hard rock/grunge is in Drop-D -Alice In Chains, Soundgarden, Silverchair, Metallica, Pantera, Godsmack, Rage Against the Machine to name a few, it really varies by song. A lot of times when a band deviates from Standard, they tend to shift tunings back and forth. Sometimes, it even varies by band member (For example, in my band, I play in Drop-A [AEADG], the Rhythm Guitarist plays in Drop-D [DADGBE], and the Lead Guitarist plays in D Standard [DGCFAD]).

[nvd]

A number of Rage Against the Machine's songs are, as well as Stabbing Westward, Finger Eleven, Korn, Creed, Sound Garden just to name a few.

[jnevi9nr]

so far I have:

pot - tool
schism - tool
killing - ratm
bulls parade - ratm

looks like I gotta get a 5 string, because I really dont want to drop d on a 4 string.

[RNV]

A 5er isn't going to fix the issue if you are playing anything that may "ride" the open D and have notes being quickly fretted on the A. Fretting your B string on the 3rd fret while skipping the E to strike your A or moving up your neck to play the E is going to be next to impossible.

[Essen]

Most of Tool, some of Porcupine Tree, a lot of Opeth.

[somegeezer]

Gojira guitarists play drop D. But the bassist is smart and just uses a 5 string. To the above comment. I'm pretty sure most of Opeth's stuff is just in E standard. Unless by "a lot" you just meant a few songs over many albums rather than majority. It might just be the way I read it.

[jnevi9nr]

Originally Posted by RNV

A 5er isn't going to fix the issue if you are playing anything that may "ride" the open D and have notes being quickly fretted on the A. Fretting your B string on the 3rd fret while skipping the E to strike your A or moving up your neck to play the E is going to be next to impossible.

thanks for the comment. didnt think of it that way.

[HailCorduroy]

Some Pink Floyd stuff is in drop D, Another Brick in the Wall for example.

[tk421]

most everything from Karma to Burn is drop D. i saw them 4 different times between 93 and 96 - never saw Rich tune it.

[chump stain]

I'm smart and play in D standard :^) it's easier to play then drop D.

Just like everyone said, any given Tool, or RATM songs are likely drop D. That's how they play that main riff from Freedom without a position shift in the middle of the riff.

[tk421]

i used to write stuff tuned DADA ...

unfortunately that was 15 years ago and i never actually WROTE any down.

[DeliriumTremens]

Originally Posted by jnevi9nr

so far I have:

pot - tool
schism - tool
killing - ratm
bulls parade - ratm

looks like I gotta get a 5 string, because I really dont want to drop d on a 4 string.

Bulls On Parade is in Eb Standard

[Bob C]

Originally Posted by jnevi9nr

i think some of ratm's self titled songs are in drop d.

Does this mean the songs are titled "Rage Against The Machine", or that the band came up with the titles themselves?

[lackthereof]

Go for the 5

Most Drop D songs can be played on a 5-string, just have to use the brain a bit. You will be a better player for it.

As a bonus, you also get 3 extra notes...