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Other
common Drop D variations
- Drop D down a 1/2 step: From standard Drop D tuning,
tune all of the strings down a 1/2 step (like they were 1 fret
lower)
- Drop D down a whole step: From standard Drop D tuning,
tune all of the strings down a whole step (like they were 2
frets lower). This is sometimes called Drop C by mistake. Drop
C would mean to drop only the 4th string down to a C.
Tuning
notes for all 4 strings
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Drop
D
standard pitch
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Strings
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4th
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3rd
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2nd
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1st
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Drop
D
down a 1/2 step
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Strings
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4th
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3rd
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2nd
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1st
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Drop
D
down a whole step*
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Strings
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4th
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3rd
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2nd
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1st
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this tuning is sometimes mistakenly called Drop C tuning. Drop C
would mean that only the 4th string was dropped down to C.
Page 2, tuning all of the strings to the 4th string D
Page 1, getting into Drop D from standard tuning
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