Tuning help please!?!?!

wwbom02 · Post by **wwbom02** » Tue Nov 26, 2002 9:17 am

B-E-A-D-F#-B
Will someone please explain to me a the way to get this tuning down... I'm sorry if it is a dumb question.. Thanks for your time!!

Brad

PilotC150 · Post by **PilotC150** » Tue Nov 26, 2002 12:16 pm

tune every string down 5 half steps (5 frets)

Or capo on 7th fret.

That's the tuning Dave uses on You Never Know. He uses the lower tuning, on a baritone guitar, i think.

wwbom02 · Post by **wwbom02** » Tue Nov 26, 2002 2:22 pm

thanks man!!! later

Brad

madtadder · Post by **madtadder** » Tue Nov 26, 2002 3:33 pm

PilotC150 wrote:tune every string down 5 half steps (5 frets)

don't try and tune your regular guitar with regular strings down to baritone tuning. it won't be able to keep the tension and the strings will just flop around. i've seen people that have altered guitars in order to be able to drop them that low, but normal guitars just aren't cut out for it.

MattyTrane · Post by **MattyTrane** » Tue Nov 26, 2002 3:51 pm

heh, learn somethin new every day, although i never really tried that.

gcom007 · Post by **gcom007** » Tue Nov 26, 2002 3:55 pm

madtadder wrote:
PilotC150 wrote:tune every string down 5 half steps (5 frets)
don't try and tune your regular guitar with regular strings down to baritone tuning. it won't be able to keep the tension and the strings will just flop around. i've seen people that have altered guitars in order to be able to drop them that low, but normal guitars just aren't cut out for it.

ditto, it'll screw up your neck too

edit: this was my 400th post!!!!!!!