Pearl Jam Daughter tuning question

[nate]

Hey all I was just wondering if it is actually safe to tune the low E string up to G or should I tune down to G. It just seems like tuning up would cause to much tension and the string will break. Any help would be great. I was playing it last night with it tuned down and the string was so slack it sound like crap. thanks again.

[sunglassesatnight]

They tune it up. I've done it. It didn't seem to hurt anything. You can always compensate and then capo wherever.

[nate]

Thanks slimerdmb, I'll give it a try tonight.

[dmbguitar718]

I bet you break the string.

[sunglassesatnight]

Low E up to G? Not the best idea, but I doubt it breaks.

[You_Enjoy_Myself]

I bet you break the string.

I've never broken a string going to this tuning, even when my strings were pretty damn old.


Tuning the high E up to a G is far more likely to break, the low E is quite a bit safer.

[dmbguitar718]

ahhh, the low e. nevermind. the high e would probably snap.

[Duffman]

what tuning are you trying to go to?

[aleceiffel]

GGDGBD, iirc.

[MattJ]

I play it in standard. Here it is, if you're interested:

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Verse
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--0-0-0---/4--2-/4-4--0-0-0---/4-2-0--0-|
D|--0-0-0---------------0-0-0--------0--0-|
A|----------/5--3-/5-5----------/5-3------|
E|--3-3-3---/3--3-/3-3--3-3-3---/3-3-3--3-|
 
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--0-0-0---/4--2-0-0-2--2-2-0--2/4-2--|
D|--0-0-0---------0-0--------0---------|
A|----------/5--3-----3--3-3----3/5-3--|
E|--3-3-3---/3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3/3-3--|

Chorus
E|---------|
B|--3--2---|
G|--0--0---|
D|--2--2---|
A|--2--2---|
E|--0--0---|

Bridge
E|-----------------------|------|
B|-----------------------|------|
G|--0-0-0-/4-2-4---------|--2---|
D|--0-0-0----------------|------|
A|--------/5-3-5---------|--3---|
E|--3-3-3--3-3-3---------|--3---|

[nate]

thanks mattj i'll give that a shot as well. Especially when I don't feel like messing with the tuning.

[sunglassesatnight]

I play it in standard. Here it is, if you're interested:

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Verse
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--0-0-0---/4--2-/4-4--0-0-0---/4-2-0--0-|
D|--0-0-0---------------0-0-0--------0--0-|
A|----------/5--3-/5-5----------/5-3------|
E|--3-3-3---/3--3-/3-3--3-3-3---/3-3-3--3-|
 
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--0-0-0---/4--2-0-0-2--2-2-0--2/4-2--|
D|--0-0-0---------0-0--------0---------|
A|----------/5--3-----3--3-3----3/5-3--|
E|--3-3-3---/3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3/3-3--|

Chorus
E|---------|
B|--3--2---|
G|--0--0---|
D|--2--2---|
A|--2--2---|
E|--0--0---|

Bridge
E|-----------------------|------|
B|-----------------------|------|
G|--0-0-0-/4-2-4---------|--2---|
D|--0-0-0----------------|------|
A|--------/5-3-5---------|--3---|
E|--3-3-3--3-3-3---------|--3---|

Nice job man.