Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Those who play guitar, help? Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]mynameisdan[/m] at 4:34 pm on April 20, 2008[quote]It's just drop D and down 1/2 step.  It'll sound fine in drop D though if you don't want to retune all your strings.  Easiest way to change standard to drop D is to tune the 7th fret of the 6th string to the open 5th string. (make sure to only change the 6th string when doing this).[/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post samzkuul Posted at 5:39 pm on April 19, 2008 So there is a tab I really wanna play but the tuning it specifies is as follows: C# G# C# D# G# D# How would I go about tuning to that?

Replies mynameisdan Posted at 4:34 pm on April 20, 2008 It's just drop D and down 1/2 step.  It'll sound fine in drop D though if you don't want to retune all your strings.  Easiest way to change standard to drop D is to tune the 7th fret of the 6th string to the open 5th string. (make sure to only change the 6th string when doing this). myboringlife5 Posted at 5:42 pm on April 19, 2008 put it low and it will sound perfectly Niddan Posted at 5:41 pm on April 19, 2008 using the machineheads Space Ace Posted at 5:41 pm on April 19, 2008 get a tuner, the low e goes down to C# the A goes down a semitone, and follow with the rest of the strings. All 4 previous replies displayed.