Lesson 17: Drop A tuning


Drop A tuning is an alternate tuning for an electric guitar. It is very low and requires extra-thick strings to use it. Modifications to the guitar might also be needed. It is nearly three and a half steps lower than the standard guitar tuning, so the result looks like this: A-E-A-D-F♯-B'. There are also two alternate versions of Drop A: A-A-D-G-B-E and A-E-A-D-F♯-A.

Drop A tuning is used in metal and death metal bands. The second version (A A D G B E) has been used by Thrice in songs such as "The Earth Will Shake" and "Firebreather."


Tune your guitar to Drop A - A Plea For Purging




Slipknot - The Heretic Anthem (Guitar Cover) Drop A tuning




Calm like a bomb - Rage Against the Machine (Drop A tuning A-A-D-G-B-E)

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