drop D..uhhh?

[ericplays]

Originally posted by Howard K
I hate chainging my tuning - for some reason I just really gets my goat.

Guitarists in my rock band do it for almost every song, the low E goes down as far as a low A in some numbers (tw~ts!)
In one song I have to drop the E to D purely because the line just sounds better pedalling off the open string rather than the fretted note on the B.

oh yeah I forgot...that too. Something about open strings just sounds better than 3rd fret on a b-string.

 

[Rob Terry]

I feel that the drop D makes things harder for me(I am used to standard) but it makes it easier for guitar chords. It kinda sucks but I can live with it.

 

[beaglesandbass]

Originally posted by fivesevenoh
how do I learn them by ear? i tried some computer program and i got this book. but they all use MIDI sounds. and the midi sounds nothing like bass.

just takes practice and time

 

[cwbassist]

I tried ADADG before but I didn't need to go that way, so needless to say I just play the five string in standard tuning, it's up to you though