Tag: Drop D Songs

  • “Breakdown” by Tantric

    Difficulty: Intermediate This is a really cool sounding riff from the new band Tantric. In the authentic recording it’s played with an acoustic guitar and doubled with electric guitars with very little distortion and tuned down 1/2 step.

  • Greed by Godsmack

    Difficulty: Intermediate This tune uses drop D tuning. In the recording all six strings are tuned down a further full step: C,G,C,F,A,D. So if you want to play along with the original recording, first tune down a full step and then drop you Low E string down another full step. I imagine they use a…

  • “Yellow” by Coldplay

    Difficulty:Easy – Intermediate There’s some interesting things going on in this song as two of the guitars use an alternate tuning. The chords played in this song may not be the style you are used to, so I included the correct chord diagram for each part. You’ll also find the complete guitar tab for download. Here’s how…

  • “Testify” by Rage Against The Machine

    Difficulty: Intermediate Their song “Testify” is in drop D tuning. In drop D tuning the low E string is tuned down one whole step to D. This enables the guitarist to play power chords with a single finger. 

  • Undertow by Tool

    You will need to tune to Drop D.

  • Deny by Default

    Difficulty: Easy Here is a pretty neat riff that is in drop D tuning. In drop D tuning, the low E string is tuned down one whole step to D. This enables the guitarist to play power chords with a single finger. If your favorite band uses drop D tuning and you want to experiment…

  • “Run Like Hell” by Pink Floyd

    Riff Rundown Difficulty: Intermeidate Drop D Tuning This song is in drop D tuning. In drop D tuning the low E string is tuned down one whole step to D. This enables the guitarist to play power chords with a single finger. If your favorite band uses drop D tuning and you want to experiment…

  • “All Apologies (Unplugged)” by Nirvana

    Difficulty: Easy

  • Bad Horsie by Steve Vai

  • Greed by Godsmack