The following is offered for the novice guitarist on some of the possibilities of Dropped D Tuning. The D Bass string gives the many opportunities for full rich chords and is perfectly suited to APG fingerstyle arrangements.
1 OPEN CHORDS 1
E -----10----9-----7----5----3----2----0---------!---
B -----10----10----8----7----0----3----2----3----!---
G -----11----9-----7----7----0----2----2----2----!---
D -----0-----0-----0----0----0----0----2----0----!---
A -----0-----0-----0----0----x----0----0----0----!---
D -----0-----0-----0----0----5----0---------0----!---
2 OPEN CHORDS 2
E --------------------------!------------------------------
B -----7----5----3----2-----!-----7----8----10----12-------
G -----7----6----4----3-----!-----7----9----11----12-------
D -----0----0----5----0-----!-----0----0----0-----0--------
A -----0----0----0----0-----!-----0----0----0-----0--------
D -----0----0----0----0-----!-----0----0----0-----0--------
3 D MINOR
E -----1----3----5----7-----!-----10----8----5-----3-------
B -----3----5----6----8-----!-----10----8----6-----5-------
G -----2----5----7----7-----!-----10----9----7-----5-------
D -----0----0----0----0-----!------0----0----0-----0-------
A -----0----0----0----0-----!------0----0----0-----0-------
D -----0----0----0----0-----!------0----0----0-----0-------
4 a la KOTTKE
E --------------------------!---------------------12-------
B -----2----3----5----7-----!-----7----8----10----10-------
G -----0----0----0----0-----!-----0----0----0-----0--------
D -----2----4----5----7-----!-----7----9----11----11-------
A -----0----0----0----0-----!-----0----0----0-----0--------
D --------------------------!------------------------------
5 Variations 1
E -----10--12--10----9--10--9--!---8--10--8---5--7--5------
B -----10-----------10---------!---9----------7------------
G -----11------------9---------!---8----------7------------
D -----0-------------0---------!---0----------0------------
A -----0-------------0---------!---0----------0------------
D -----0-------------0---------!---0----------0------------
6 Variations 2
E -----------------------------!-----------------7--9--7---
B -----7--8--7----8--10--8-----!---10--12--10----8---------
G -----7----------9------------!---11------------7---------
D -----0----------0------------!---0-------------0---------
A -----0----------0------------!---0-------------0---------
D -----0----------0------------!---0-------------0---------
7 Variations 3 - 7th chords (?)
E -----7----5----3----2-----!-----0--3---2---------0-------
B -----8----7----5----3-----!-----1------3--3---1------3---
G -----7----6----4----2-----!-----0------2------0------2---
D --------------------------!-----2------0------2------0---
A --------------------------!-----0------0------0------0---
D --------------------------!-----0------0------0------0---
8 Rolling Scale
h h h h h h St h h h h h St
E ----------------------------!--------------------0-------
B ----------------------------!----------------2-3----3----
G ------------------0-2-4--2--!---------0-2-4---------2----
D ----------0-2-4----------0--!--0-2-4----------------0----
A ---0-2-4-----------------0--!-----------------------0----
D -------------------------0--!-----------------------0----
9 Sustained Chord Arpeggios
p p p h h
E ----2--0-------0----------!--------------------0-2-------
B ----3----3-----2--3-2-----!---3-----------2--3-----------
G ----2------2---2------2---!---0--5-4------2--------------
D ----0----------2----------!---0------5----2--------------
A ----0----------0----------!---x-----------0--------------
D ----0----------0----------!---5--------------------------
10 Misc. Lines
h p p h
E ------------------2--0-----5----3--2-0--------------0-------
B ------------3-----3----2--------2------2--3----2--3---2--3--
G --------2---------2------3------2---------2----2---------2--
D --2--4----4-------0-------------2---------0----2---------0--
A --0---------------0-------------0---------0--------------0--
D --0---------------0-----------------------0--------------0--
St = Strum slow p = Pull Off h = Hammer on
NOTE: Copyright 1996, Lester A. Weller. This file is freely
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Tab by L. Weller - drop-d01.txt - 6/22/96
for American Primitive Guitar