Tuning Down A Step

Ando · Post by **Ando** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 12:34 am

Does anyone know how to do this? I've been playin a lot Ben Harper lately and doesn't sound all the great in standard, and I'm too lazy to try to figure it out myself..

Can anyone help me out?

Thanks

fatjack · Post by **fatjack** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 12:41 am

D
A
F
C
G
D

Ando · Post by **Ando** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 12:50 am

Ah... Fatjack.. I knew you'd be the one to reply..

isaac · Post by **isaac** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 12:56 am

snag AP Guitar Tuner. that helps too.

Easy E · Post by **Easy E** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 7:05 pm

if you dont have a tuner follow these simple steps:

tune your low E down until the 7th fret sounds like your A string,
then proceed to tune everything else down off of that D note

Ando · Post by **Ando** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 7:23 pm

eze3484 wrote:if you dont have a tuner follow these simple steps:

tune your low E down until the 7th fret sounds like your A string,
then proceed to tune everything else down off of that D note

Yeah I know, I got it..

I knew how to tune drop d.. but anyhow, after fatjack's reply I realized I was an idiot..

Wesdutchmaster · Post by **Wesdutchmaster** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 8:24 am

How about tuning it half a step down? How do you do this?

Trippin Hillbilly · Post by **Trippin Hillbilly** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 10:58 am

Put a capo on the first fret, then tune it to standard.
Take off the capo and you're done..

Wesdutchmaster · Post by **Wesdutchmaster** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 12:00 pm

thanks! wow that's so simple it makes me happy!

Easy E · Post by **Easy E** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 1:22 pm

also can be done without a capo, like what i said before just making your 6th fret E sound like the A then tune the rest to that

ryopan · Post by **ryopan** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 2:27 pm

i just wanna say that tuning down half a step is absolutely aces.

grock · Post by **grock** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 3:11 pm

isaac wrote:snag AP Guitar Tuner. that helps too.

this is definately a more precise (and prefered) way to do it.

THE AP TUNER HAS BEEN UPDATED.
http://www.cerlsoundgroup.org/cgi-bin/a ... pmain.html

this new one has a registration screen but gives a lot of control to how you want to tune your guitar. not sure if it is incredibly better but better none the less.

DT · Post by DT » Wed Sep 10, 2003 4:03 pm

i love AP guitar tuner, its so much easier than one of those little digital tuners, much more precise

Wesdutchmaster · Post by **Wesdutchmaster** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 4:42 pm

ryopan wrote:i just wanna say that tuning down half a step is absolutely aces.

why?

ryopan · Post by **ryopan** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 5:40 pm

Wesdutchmaster wrote:
ryopan wrote:i just wanna say that tuning down half a step is absolutely aces.
why?

i just love the sound of it. playing some open chords while tuned down is just fantastic. just fantastic.
ryan