Drop D Tuning and Slide

fingerguy · #1 11-16-2017, 08:34 AM

I am slightly confused. I am planning to start messing around with slide playing and watched a few videos. It seems to be popular to drop D your guitar which I understood it as DADGAD (from 6 to 1). Then in this guys video sounds like he tunes string 3 (G) to a F# and then the last two after I replayed it still not hearing him right or he messed up what he said.

Also when I Google Drop D seems like the most common answer I get is:

DADGBE

So which is it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjhY...F3C3&index=162

Kerbie · #2 11-16-2017, 08:36 AM

On Drop D, only the 6 string changes (the low one). Sometimes you'll see Double Drop D when both Es go to Ds, but DADGAD is yet another tuning.

fingerguy · #3 11-16-2017, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Kerbie

On Drop D, only the 6 string changes (the low one). Sometimes you'll see Double Drop D when both Es go to Ds, but DADGAD is yet another tuning.

Thank You. That is what I have to do in order to play "Whiskey And You" which I need to come back to for I never really focused much on it.

Isn't DADGAD popular with Celtic Music?

Kerbie · #4 11-16-2017, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by fingerguy

Isn't DADGAD popular with Celtic Music?

Yes, indeed! And it's a great tuning. Double Drop D with the B-string down to an A. There are many wonderful fingerstyle tunes in DADGAD and not just Celtic.

Kerbie · #5 11-16-2017, 08:53 AM

Here's a teaser by Al Petteway about playing the blues in DADGAD. He did an album, class at Swannanoa and instructional DVD on it. Great fun.

fingerguy · #6 11-16-2017, 09:09 AM

Thanks a lot Kerbie...the love bug

Laughingboy68 · #7 11-16-2017, 09:37 AM

Most of the slide players I know, play in standard tuning, open G (DGDGBD), open D (DADF#AD), or open E (EBEG#BE). On an acoustic guitar, that last one will add quite a bit of tension, so take that into account.

Laughingboy68 · #8 11-16-2017, 09:40 AM

To the OP:

I the video that you posted, He's in open D (DADF#AD).

fingerguy · #9 11-16-2017, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Laughingboy68

To the OP:

I the video that you posted, He's in open D (DADF#AD).

THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT HE SAID!!! Thank You!!!!!!

joe paul · #10 11-16-2017, 02:54 PM

And while you're in open D, if you want to learn some slide from one of the best, Steve James is the man.
Great playing and a lot of slide wisdom to pick up.

Kerbie · #11 11-16-2017, 02:56 PM

Steve is great!