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Trouble Bound Castaway
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December 3rd, 2005 at 12:06pm
I read that most of Green Day's songs were tuned down half a step, and I'm sort of still using an automatic tuner because I've only been playing for two years. So I have a question, how do you tune down half a step?
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December 3rd, 2005 at 01:22pm
well i first find the Eb note on another string and i'll tune the E down to match it up. and then i tune the others but using the 5th fret of the E (now Eb) for the A, 5th for the A for the D, 5th for the D for the G, 4th for the G for the B, and 5th for the B for the high E. sounds confusing but if it's too confusing for you, i'll clarify whichever part you find confusing =)
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December 3rd, 2005 at 01:39pm
Uh...I'm like...confused by like..everything
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December 3rd, 2005 at 06:47pm
ah well, i can't explain it any better, just use a tuner, it's more precise anyway
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December 3rd, 2005 at 11:52pm
How would I know on the tuner though?
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December 4th, 2005 at 12:52am
ohh
cuz when you turn the nob lower it'll start going flat E and then the 'E' will change to 'Eb' and just get the line in the middle when it's on the Eb note. and same as the others, make sure they're all on the flat note.
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December 4th, 2005 at 06:56am
Most songs played in Eb are easy to play in an Standard tuning, just move everything up one step.
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December 5th, 2005 at 02:52am
OMG:Gustavatron.:
Most songs played in Eb are easy to play in an Standard tuning, just move everything up one step.


ah exactly, you're so smart lol (i am sooo not sucking up). but if there's an Eb5 chord then you're screwed =P
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December 5th, 2005 at 02:55am
or just play it like 6688XX Wink

my guitar's tuned down to Eb, too, as i prefer .11 string gauge which is actually a bit too taut for EADGBE Wink
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December 14th, 2005 at 05:30pm
just do it how you would do Standard E manually, but tune the bottom E down half a step. Depends if you have a chromatic tuner with flats and sharps.
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December 14th, 2005 at 11:51pm
No offense, but if you can't tune down after 2 years, you suck. I could do after a month.
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December 15th, 2005 at 06:56am
FOD:
No offense, but if you can't tune down after 2 years, you suck. I could do after a month.


Oh, shut up.
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December 15th, 2005 at 06:23pm
don't be cruel FOD. a lot of people don't like to play in any other tuning cuz well, they choose not to. there's nothign wrong with not being able to tune down, if he can't tune a standard tuning, then there's something wrong.
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December 16th, 2005 at 09:29am
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don't be cruel FOD. a lot of people don't like to play in any other tuning cuz well, they choose not to. there's nothign wrong with not being able to tune down, if he can't tune a standard tuning, then there's something wrong.
I can't tune it down a half step x_x Just down to drop D.

Which makes it possible to play Eb5 with all the other strings in standard tuning.

Cool
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December 16th, 2005 at 10:37am
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GreenDay420:
don't be cruel FOD. a lot of people don't like to play in any other tuning cuz well, they choose not to. there's nothign wrong with not being able to tune down, if he can't tune a standard tuning, then there's something wrong.
I can't tune it down a half step x_x Just down to drop D.

Which makes it possible to play Eb5 with all the other strings in standard tuning.

Cool


smart =P i often tune to drop D (just the low E string for those who don't know) so i can play a7x songs =P but it's like cheating on power chords cuz i just have to barre instead =)
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December 16th, 2005 at 10:43am
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GreenDay420:
don't be cruel FOD. a lot of people don't like to play in any other tuning cuz well, they choose not to. there's nothign wrong with not being able to tune down, if he can't tune a standard tuning, then there's something wrong.
I can't tune it down a half step x_x Just down to drop D.

Which makes it possible to play Eb5 with all the other strings in standard tuning.

Cool


smart =P i often tune to drop D (just the low E string for those who don't know) so i can play a7x songs =P but it's like cheating on power chords cuz i just have to barre instead =)
Well. It's actually the only tuning i use.

But I dislike the sound of drop D so I tune it down to drop C when I make my own music. But for A7x songs. Yeah =)
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December 16th, 2005 at 11:04am
ah drop C, it's got quite a nice dark sound. i use drop C, drop D, and regular tuning for my own songs.
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December 16th, 2005 at 11:14am
It's really nice, and BFMV play drop C.
Oh that reminds me. I havn't heard any Abandoned Projekt songs ;_;
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December 16th, 2005 at 04:28pm
Gustav! At The Disco.:
Most songs played in Eb are easy to play in an Standard tuning, just move everything up one step.
Yeah it can be easier to just move everything down by 2 frets.
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