How to Tune a Guitar to Drop D Flat
To play certain songs on your guitar, including many hard rock songs, you may need to tune your guitar to drop D tuning. Drop D is when the lowest sixth string has been tuned town a whole step. Experience players may be able to tune to drop D by ear, but it can also be easily accomplished used an electronic tuner. Once you've tuned to drop D you can the tune all of your strings down a half step so that your guitar is tuned in drop D flat.
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Instructions
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Tune your guitar normally using a tuner for accuracy. The standard E tuning will be in be in E, A, D, G, B and E.
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Place your index finger on the second string of the fifth fret. Play this note, which is the D note.
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Use your tuner and drop your low E string to a D note. Strum the low E string until it reaches the D note on the tuner and then move your index finger back to the second string of the fifth fret again.
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Play the lower E string while holding down the D note at the same time. Continue to tune down the E string one step, if necessary, until the notes match up. The guitar is now turned to drop D.
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Go back up to the last string, which should be still tuned to an E. Start tuning down every string a half step, including the lowest string again. Your guitar will now be tuned to drop D flat.
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