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Old 11-26-2012, 04:54 PM
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Default Help me figure out the intro to this song

Okay, first, I'm not a 'doomsday prepper' nor is this thread about that issue.

Really only interested in the first four seconds.
I just saw a bit of this song on a TV commercial and am trying to figure out how to play the intro, I think it could be useful in many songs.

From what I've heard so far by pausing and rewinding is that I think the first note is a D, likely a guitar tuned to drop-D, DADGAD or some other alt tuning.

They don't really show the fingerboard clearly, and it's so brief.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...v=5H164NtabM0#!

Any ideas?
Thanks, -K

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Old 11-26-2012, 05:03 PM
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Presumably played on an air guitar?

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Old 11-26-2012, 05:28 PM
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It might help if you put up a link to the tune in question........
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Old 11-26-2012, 05:45 PM
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It might help if you put up a link to the tune in question........
Doh! Sorry about that!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...v=5H164NtabM0#!
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Old 11-26-2012, 05:54 PM
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Looks and sounds like Drop D tuning

The usual shape of Dmajor chord to start, descending run starts on C
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Old 11-26-2012, 07:52 PM
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Cool, that helps.
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