Guitar Players - What Tuning Do You Normally Play In?

[RelentlessAF]

Hey guys, so this a question for my fellow guitar players. I just wanted to know what tuning you usually play your guitar in. Whether it be standard (E, A, D, G, B, E) or Drop D like I play (D, A, D, G, B, E) or whatever else it is you play. I used to use whatever tuning was attributed to the song I was playing a cover of but then I got bored of playing other peoples music and started just playing my own and as mentioned before pretty much stuck with Drop D. Unless I want to play a much softer song than I switch to standard since most of the chords I know are in standard tuning. So anyways, what are the tuning you guys play in and why! Also if you have music to share that you uploaded do that as well

 

Here's one me and my friend did for fun:

 

[Nyxathid]

Hey guys, so this a question for my fellow guitar players. I just wanted to know what tuning you usually play your guitar in. Whether it be standard (E, A, D, G, B, E) or Drop D like I play (D, A, D, G, B, E) or whatever else it is you play. I used to use whatever tuning was attributed to the song I was playing a cover of but then I got bored of playing other peoples music and started just playing my own and as mentioned before pretty much stuck with Drop D. Unless I want to play a much softer song than I switch to standard since most of the chords I know are in standard tuning. So anyways, what are the tuning you guys play in and why! Also if you have music to share that you uploaded do that as well

 

Here's one me and my friend did for fun:

 

Drop A (Devil in I) And Drop C

[RelentlessAF]

Drop A (Devil in I) And Drop C

Oh cool I've never played in Drop A before and Drop C is nice, I mostly used it to play System of a Down.

[PC-NOOB]

Is that background noise at the beginning of that clip?

[Nyxathid]

Oh cool I've never played in Drop A before and Drop C is nice, I mostly used it to play System of a Down.

Well Drop A tunning your string's are more losse than 70-year-old titties  

[RelentlessAF]

Is that background noise at the beginning of that clip?

Feedback from the amp. The recording was made with the microphone on an iPhone using the voice memo app.

[Anthony10]

standard unless a song can benefit from it like instead of using a capo

[A.D.A.M]

Here's one me and my friend did for fun:

Oh cool. I play at standard. Im a noob

[RelentlessAF]

standard unless a song can benefit from it like instead of using a capo

Ah cool I don't own a capo so I mostly have to tune down. I don't really play other peoples songs anymore though so I guess it's no big deal.

[RelentlessAF]

Oh cool. I play at standard. Im a noob

Standard isn't being a noob ^-^ it's about tuning to your musical style. Drop D and Drop C are mostly for Metal and Hard Rock whereas Standard can really do anything.

[A.D.A.M]

Standard isn't being a noob ^-^ it's about tuning to your musical style. Drop D and Drop C are mostly for Metal and Hard Rock whereas Standard can really do anything.

i wish i had an elecrtric. I know one song (well mostly i dont know how to do the solo) but it doesnt sound as cool on an acoustic

[sezir]

Estandard Drop D, Drop C, half step down, and full step down. depends on what im playing

[beebskadoo]

DADGAD, drop d, double drop d. And standard.

[RelentlessAF]

DADGAD, drop d, double drop d. And standard.

I have not tried Double drop D that actually sounds kind of cool. Do you know of any sample songs that utilize it?

[RelentlessAF]

i wish i had an elecrtric. I know one song (well mostly i dont know how to do the solo) but it doesnt sound as cool on an acoustic

Ironically I wish I had an acoustic aha ^-^ That way all the softer songs I play wouldn't need me to change tuning. Also they still sound cool just without distortion.

[beebskadoo]

I have not tried Double drop D that actually sounds kind of cool. Do you know of any sample songs that utilize it?

I play mostly acoustic, so those tunings fit well with my playing style.

Going to California is double drop d.

[A.D.A.M]

Ironically I wish I had an acoustic aha ^-^ That way all the softer songs I play wouldn't need me to change tuning. Also they still sound cool just without distortion.

i havent played for months the callous i was developing disappeared

[Guest Philosophy]

Standard or Open A