Double Drop D tuning

Double Drop D tuning

Double Dropped D tuning: DADGBd, also known simply as double drop D, is an alternate guitar tuning style E strings are tuned down ("dropped") one whole step (2 frets) to D rather than E as in standard tuning (EADGBE or EADG).

Uses of double dropped D tuning

the main use for double dropped d is so guitarists can play 5th chords with one finger on the bass strings, and play the treble side of a barre chord. examples of this are "Black Water" by the Doobie Brothers and almost every electric guitar track by Neil Young

Examples of chords in dropped D tuning

Chords in double dropped D tuning are formed as they are in standard tuning, with the exception of the sixth string, which is either omitted or fretted one whole step higher:


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