Need some good songs tuned down 1/2 step

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Unread post by 95_RipperZ » Wed Jan 29, 2003 9:49 am

It is probably just me but putting the CAPO on the first fret gets it closer but actually tuning it down the half step sounded better. Probably just me but that is what I thought.
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Unread post by stln » Wed Jan 29, 2003 11:15 am

didn't they mean - tune it down 1/2 and then when you want to play standard tuning...use the capo on 1st? :?:
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Unread post by HiFiKing » Wed Jan 29, 2003 11:20 am

stln wrote:didn't they mean - tune it down 1/2 and then when you want to play standard tuning...use the capo on 1st? :?:
That's exactly what they meant... it's a good practice if you don't feel like havinga diffrent guitar for each tuning...

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Unread post by dbernard » Wed Jan 29, 2003 4:01 pm

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Unread post by madtadder » Wed Jan 29, 2003 4:31 pm

HiFiKing wrote:
stln wrote:didn't they mean - tune it down 1/2 and then when you want to play standard tuning...use the capo on 1st? :?:
That's exactly what they meant... it's a good practice if you don't feel like havinga diffrent guitar for each tuning...

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yes, that's what they meant, but putting a capo on the first fret and then tuning the guitar to standard tuning would also put you in Eb (though i've found it very hard to tune with a capo on)
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Unread post by 95_RipperZ » Wed Jan 29, 2003 5:38 pm

see i knew i was an idiot. :) That makes more sense.
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Unread post by sable » Wed Feb 12, 2003 1:01 pm

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MTV unplugged version is better 'cos of Bass & Drums but still a fun song.
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Re: Need some good songs tuned down 1/2 step

Unread post by Ando » Wed May 07, 2003 9:39 am

[quote="95_RipperZ"]Well pretty much I am lazy and while I am tuned down 1/2 a step I want to be able to play more than just Puddle of Mudd- Drift and Die before I go back to standard.

I thought drift and die was played drop d?
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Unread post by Ando » Wed May 07, 2003 9:40 am

that didn't work....
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Unread post by billywestom » Wed May 07, 2003 2:33 pm

lowtech411 wrote:I think a good portion of the Nirvana Unplugged album is 1/2 step down.
they all are :D
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Unread post by Jay » Wed May 07, 2003 2:37 pm

every smashing pumpkins song :P
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